Nonurgency

Sitting Quietly in a Room Alone

03/16/2020

Blaise Pascal, the French thinker, mordantly captured the essence of our lives as social creatures 350 years ago: "All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone."

The Winding Road

01/23/2020

From a distance, contemplated at once, a winding road is intimidating. All of the turns, viewed from a distance, can seem impossible to navigate. But by driving the road, and approaching each turn, one at a time, the road is simple to follow. Each turn, al...

Your Urgency is Not My Urgency

01/08/2020

Your urgency is not my urgency Your want is not my want Your pain is not my pain I am content to be. To do or to not do. The way that it is, is the way that I am. I am content here and now I am content to do nothing I am content to do something I will tak...

Sleepy Turtle

12/24/2019

Sleepy turtle took a nap While she curled up in my lap She slept and slept and slept and slept And then she woke up everyone else

Sitting

12/09/2019

I’m sitting Right here It’s all good Right now Let’s let it happen Or not It’s okay Seriously I’m fine Either way

Another post

12/02/2019

I was going to write another post, But it didn’t really seem all that urgent.

Looking

09/15/2019

Sometimes there’s a nagging feeling That something must be done A task completed Reconsidered A feeling you’re under the gun Sometimes when you look for something You forget it’s already found Your mind keeps tugging Pulling back Dragging you to t...

Nonurgency

07/05/2019

Nonurgency Blows in the wind Rides the current Past where it’s been It’s where it is now With nothing to do But where instinct Takes it It’s looking for you

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Captain Underpants

04/08/2019

Let’s Get Serious, Folks! Did you ever notice how grown ups hate it when kids are having fun? Seriously, when the last time you were doing something fun and some adult came over and made you stop? If you're like most kids you're probably reading this very...