Journals of Lord Malinov

the poetry of madness

vulcan

Another weekend slides by.  Already almost tomorrow, the drama races against the falling curtain. 

I shouldn't let it vex me
I shouldn't take it hard
I should ignore their capering
with a kingly disregard
But look at all those idiots, look at all the boobs
. . .
That's why I'm singing the blues

Remaining calm within my life's continual streams of emotive eruptions is my struggle.  The mind races for answers but the first step to finding answers lies in putting the mind at rest.  A racing mind soon generates flawed analysis, based on incredible mis-estimations of cost and consequence.  The "flight or fight" response is not built for reason, on the contrary.  The only way to retain the capacity for reason in mortal danger is through establishing a stable calm at the core of our being.  Excitement is easy - a cliff we can leap off anytime, but calm requires gentle focus, a sloping path accomplished by patience and determination. 

Most people have no idea what calm actually feels like.  Biofeedback is an excellent method to associate the experience with the label.  The primary methods of accomplishing calm are a a relaxed posture, slowed breath release and conscious suppression of the ego - continual pressure to quiet the internal dialogue.  Notice that the conscious suppression of the ego involves a contradiction, for the suppression of the ego cannot be accomplished by direct conscious efforts.   However, by consciously undertaking methods of ego suppression like distraction or confusion, we can consciously quiet our conscious thoughts.

Our choice of words reflects our attitudes and affects our attitudes.  Feedback is built into our system.

Letters and words have been considered sacred since letters and words were invented.  The development of the human race is intimately tied to our use of language.  Language has gone far beyond a method of communication - it is our a significant portion of our thoughts. 

My first real attraction to writing rose when I began experimenting with the power that could be contained in a written word.

Certain sequences of letters will cause this blog to be unviewable to some readers.  I can put any concept across for general distribution, so long as I avoid certain sequences.  The data sequence offends.  Curiouser and curiouser.

I like to find words that especially offend a person and use the word in ways that de-energize their aversion. 

I have many things to think about.

Malinov

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