Old Journals - Poetry "Shakespeare Killed Language"

Put another notch on the wall

For the foul play of the mind

It tends to get a little dark

But I'm still alive

Are you in this for fortune or fame?

I'm invisible it's all the same.

Watch as our fates eclipse

I'll catch you as you fall

I'm not one to hold on long

You can catch me heading south

To make a trade with the devil

Soul for heart, passion for blood

Dissolve your crystallized fears

Trapped in a visitors palace for years

Fight or flight balanced in this game

My instincts are getting to me

Walking on without a name

Borrowed a knife from a friend

To kill the devil before he cursed me

Buried him in lime and salt

Under a tomb in the mountains

Rests a silver sun echoing a single beam

Ripples reside in our indignant nature

Marked his grave, Before parting ways

Said a prayer out of respect

I knew he was innocent

Justice lies in victory

There's no justice in battles lost

Separation is the myth of higher powers

I'm the myth that you'll devour

I'm now in a place where we can talk

It's unstable, chaos calls

Shakespeare killed language, dead men walk

I spilled my feelings, but not my heart

Cause I keep up my guard

Wisdom of nature, Self-defense

There are things yet to be finished

Sometimes it's not about how it ends

The dust falls and you wander

Chalk another one up to better sense

Damnation will waste your time

Darkness isn't about how dark it is

Put another notch on the wall

For the foul play of the mind

Are you in it for reason?

Or will you go on believing?

Death is a fate we all share

Listen to the wind to compare.

JG

Life Purpose: Figuring It All Out

What's your life purpose?

Do you know?

Do others know your purpose?

Is it important for you that they know your purpose?

Does your purpose serve the greater good of humanity?

How do you know when you have the right life purpose?

My life purpose is . . .
To discover my life purpose.
To live a fulfilled life.
To be honest with myself and others.
To live with integrity and character.
To create and provoke thought.
To challenge myself and others.
To grow.
To experience new adventures.
To create meaning.
To pursue a value & principle based life.

How can you simplify your purpose?

What does your purpose mean?

The great thing about life purpose is it can evolve over time.  Being a good person and treating others with respect and dignity is innate in my life purpose.

Our current self doesn't always match up with the life purpose of our ideal self.  In those moments of awareness we are provided the areas for growth within our current self.

You may need to figure out what your life purpose is not to figure out what it is.  You may need to figure out who you're not to see who you truly are.  Careful of the advice you follow.  Watch closely people's actions and keep on guard your own character.

"Don't take advice from someone you wouldn't trade places with." Unknown Author

Gaining clarity on your purpose will allow you to act in accordance with your purpose.  Imagine how you will feel when you are living your life purpose.  Imagine what it would be to have a life full of meaning.  Imagine waking up each day and knowing exactly why you're here.  How will it feel?  What would be different about your life?  Who do you have to be to bring about a change in your identity?

Share your life purpose in the comments below.

If you have any questions on life purpose let me know and I'll see what I can do to help.

Thanks for reading.

Cheers,
JG

Habits & Other Things on my Mind

What are the habits you're creating?

What do you want your legacy to be?

I've started the Miracle Morning again - I'm on day number 5 in a row.  I've found when I was most successful I had a solid morning routine.

The Miracle Morning is a great morning routine.  It implements six of the most powerful personal development practices into one routine.  Hal Elrod, the author, calls it SAVERS.  S is for silence and/or meditation.  A is for affirmations.  V is for Visualization.  E is for Exercise.  R is for reading.  S is for scribing - writing or journaling.

Here's what Hal outlines in the book

Silence - 5 minutes
Affirmations - 5 minutes
Visualization - 5 minutes
Exercise - 20 minutes
Reading - 20 minutes
Scribing - 5 minutes

There's your action packed morning routine.  You don't always have to do each activity for that set amount of time - you can do more or less.  It gives a great structure to your morning.  Also it allows you to work on yourself.  If you need a great morning routine, implement the Miracle Morning and really do it for at least 30 days.  It will work wonders.

What's your morning routine?

What helps you get started the right way?

Comment below . . .

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Check out his website

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If you've been looking for something to change your life, Hal Elrod can definitely help.  He'll give you tools that will help take your life and business to the next level.  Check him out - let me know what you think.

A great video on the book is from Brian Johnson

Next
It's planning your day with your most important tasks.
What's your outcome for the day?  What do you need to get done?  But also what is what you're getting done accomplishing?  What's your end goal with what you're doing?

Is what I'm doing generating income?  How can I be even more fulfilled with my work?  How can I be even more fulfilled in my life?

How can I look back on the day and make sure I had a great day?

How am I adding value today?

What questions do you ask yourself?
What gives you meaning?

Thanks for reading
Have an outstanding day

-JG

Meditation 101: How to Meditate without Moving to the Himalayas

I enjoy sharing great ideas or things I'm learning.  I've done meditation in the past and it has really improved my focus and clarity.  This is something I'm going to get back into and making it a daily practice.  Above is a great video on meditation.  Brian Johnson has a lot of great videos.  Check out his Youtube Channel

Peace,
JG

Are you a writer?

This is a great question. . . What makes someone a writer?  Do they have to be published?  Do they have to be an expert?  Is there something that has to stand out about their style or their voice?  Are they catchy?  Are they edgy?  Do they tell a story?  Are they memorable?  Are their characters memorable?  Do you want more?  Are you curious what's next?  Do they have you creating your own plot lines of what could happen?  Is it intriguing?  Is it engaging?  Do I want to share this with a friend?  An enemy?  Does it connect to me?

Yes, yes, no, yeah, maybe, sure . . . whatever you say, right?

Are you passionate about writing?
Who told you, you can be a writer?

Or is a writer a writer.  A writer is someone who leaves the reader with a new thought or idea.  Or it could reinforce a current idea.

Does anyone even read any more?

Writing is an art form - so is editing.

So, are you a writer?  Yes.  Probably.  Most likely.  Maybe.  No.  You are a writer.  You communicate with an audience.  You draw a conclusion.  You change someone's of perspective or perception.

Writing changed my life.

What's changed your life?  What has meaning for you?

Journal whatever comes to mind - write about the world - how you see it - how you see your place in it.  Make up a story.  Write out dreams.  Write out ambitions.  Write something meaningful.  Write with purpose. You're your own hero.  You're your own history book.  You're someone who the world's been waiting to read.

Spill your heart onto the canvas to see the magic and mystic as you read the words.  You've captured your creativity.  You've harnessed your will even if it is just to amuse yourself.

Good Luck,
JG

How To Make More Money (Do This Everyday)

This is a great reminder.  "You get paid for the value you bring to the marketplace."  Jim Rohn

How are you bringing more value to the marketplace today? This week?  This month?  This year?

Focus on value and the money will come.

What are you doing to improve yourself today?

Old Journals

I have so many journals of things I've written.  It is kind of absurd how many I have.  I have plans to go through all of them and see what I can gather from them.  For now here's a poem I wrote back in July of 2011.  Thanks for reading.

Passion Dances on Your Tongue

You scared me that one time

I think you remember when

You had me that one time

I don't really understand

It's a viscous cycle we're facing

Better check for vital signs

I see we're fading

I see we're fading

Kissed on a summer night

The air was getting thin

Planned on doing things right

Couldn't seem to begin

Climbed to the mountaintops

Risked my life in a thunderstorm

I feel we're wasting

I feel we're wasting

Planned on moving up

Couldn't figure what you want

The final show will be done

And we'll see a setting sun

Don't forget your  loving song

Remember to live in everyone

You leave behind

You leave behind

Her life fell to hearts desire

Passion dancing on her tongue

Now you see he's right in front of you

Remember, when you see him

Here comes another setting love

Left unnamed forever gone

I see an open mind

I see an open mind

Welcome to my world

Blogging . . .

This world is a great and wonderful place.  I'm a writer.  I'm a creative person.  Fuck, I hate labels.  I'm who I want to be.  I'm who I'm meant to be.  I wonder, what will happen after we've figured this "life" thing out.  Welcome to my great and wonderful world.  This is a moment of self-discovery.  This blog will be whatever I want it to be.  I will share many of the things I enjoy.  I've thought about starting a vlog on youtube as well.  A collection of thoughts . . .  ********  Don't read into it too much - it probably doesn't mean what you think it means.  Nothing has meaning except the meaning you give it.  But if you do get lost in all of this be sure to come back to reality every now and then.

Imagination is something that can fool you, you're someone who can be fooled.
Tomorrow is a destination untraveled, Yesterday was never there.
It's only a realization of a moment to moment life - a chain reaction - lost in time.
Can you tell the difference between an actor and a saint?
Can you see the changes in this coded place?
Can you hear the waves in my art form?

Destination . . . unknown . . .

Time to blast off.

- JG