tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62974405032564444392024-03-04T21:43:18.255-08:00A Mind In Colorwords by: John Joseph TorresAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046328155386572175noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297440503256444439.post-52650182142691261272016-02-21T18:23:00.001-08:002016-02-23T09:35:42.842-08:00Thoughts while listening to sappy spa music on Spotify while walking in a grocery storeWell,it's official. I am old and boring! The kind of guy who listens to spa music. <br /><br /> Recently, I stumbled upon a playlist on Spotify entitled "Stress Relief" (link below). Seeking just that, I found that this playlist is simply a compilation of songs one might hear while being massaged at Burke Williams, or some such massage parlor. I'll admit, I have listened to this playlist on more than one occasion since, and it always puts me in quite the serene mood.<br /><br />The reason I mention it, is not just to deflate my ego however. Today I stumbled upon an amazing experiment, that I'd like to recommend to anyone reading this.<br /><br />If you have a subscription to Spotify, then use the link below. But if you don't, then just crack out your headphones and put together a compilation of the most beautiful, peaceful and awe-inspiring music you can find. Then, when you have to go grocery shopping next, just pop your headphones on and go about your business.<br /><br />Now of course you don't want to be the A-hole in the grocery store who can't hear people when they ask you to kindly move out-of-the-way, or hand them something on a high shelf. So you will have to be a little more vigilant in terms of keeping your eyes moving, and paying attention to such things. Also, I think it goes without saying that you should end the experiment before you pay, so that the cashier doesn't hate you.<br /><br />That being said, once you have begun walking the aisles, do yourself a favor and simply take in the beauty of other people.<br /><br />Today while doing this for the first time, I simply fell in love with everyone in the store. The music in my head, created a sort of soundtrack to the experience that was going on all around me. I started to find a simple beauty while just looking at people.<br /><br />It must've been written all over my face, because people began making more eye contact with me than normal, and even smiling here and there.<br /><br />I don't really think I can do poetic justice to the depth of the experience I had, so I will simply leave it at this. Give it a try sometime. Perhaps you too will be surprised at this simple change of perspective, and fall in love with the people all around you. <br /><br /><br />Here is the link to the Spotify playlist in case you're interested:<br />https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/3SXtTLpEuiEgovsSM6o4bF<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><a href='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1TmLCYmFRhSSklp-onON87rpEiCCJ_Tfvx-yzNGMQZXqDkCJeddhtAdt-CqrrGtjj1vBGbTubYKx7u2hCRChfvRZeMq7iMpVfPI9QR2c_gK8gFL11KQ7LqhBYT6TTm1_yJhgn3HMtoxo/s288/iphone_photo.jpg'><img src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY1TmLCYmFRhSSklp-onON87rpEiCCJ_Tfvx-yzNGMQZXqDkCJeddhtAdt-CqrrGtjj1vBGbTubYKx7u2hCRChfvRZeMq7iMpVfPI9QR2c_gK8gFL11KQ7LqhBYT6TTm1_yJhgn3HMtoxo/s288/iphone_photo.jpg' border='0' width='280' height='210' style='margin:5px'></a></center><br /><br />- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone<br /><br /><p class='blogpress_location'>Location:<a href='http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Rosemead%20Blvd,San%20Gabriel,United%20States%4034.129355%2C-118.072883&z=10'>Rosemead Blvd,San Gabriel,United States</a></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046328155386572175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297440503256444439.post-92120544136016679322013-06-06T00:44:00.001-07:002013-06-06T00:44:38.200-07:00Insomnia<br><div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Insomnia</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">by: John Torres </div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">6.6.13</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">The lingering lonely evening attests</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">to the blankness that drowns a simple mind.</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">And though it longs to pass the test,</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">a restlessness is all it finds.</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">A shout that cannot find an ear,</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">reflecting off the canopy </div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">of sleeping souls from there to here, </div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">an incoherent mutiny.</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Perhaps if audibly He spoke</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">in hyperactive semitones,</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">then I might comprehend the joke</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">of seeming hours spent all alone.</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">And then at last, when good and deep</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">the ship has sunk to furthest lows,</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">The restless vessel finds its sleep,</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">the moment which it never knows.</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">And in the gap from here to there</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">There is a spark of mystery.</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">But at the moment scarcely care,</div><div style="color: rgb(78, 79, 69); font-family: '.Helvetica NeueUI'; font-size: 16px; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">of darkness or eternity. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkce-JaZx1wSLoP3CSl118baeRMe2_9e4W2RcXSiHIOe23hR8_EnUqbOznRwMMFgrE3wb7mOCj1xtWF2smN1aj_by6gBQKj2P8Tdo8wKwPIC03BCLgsyXCfIs_PB8jrqkITgWSZmInUYa/s640/blogger-image-880021183.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkce-JaZx1wSLoP3CSl118baeRMe2_9e4W2RcXSiHIOe23hR8_EnUqbOznRwMMFgrE3wb7mOCj1xtWF2smN1aj_by6gBQKj2P8Tdo8wKwPIC03BCLgsyXCfIs_PB8jrqkITgWSZmInUYa/s640/blogger-image-880021183.jpg"></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17046328155386572175noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297440503256444439.post-25422365474642083942013-01-09T14:23:00.001-08:002013-03-26T16:20:07.123-07:00New Year - by: John TorresThe perfect sun warms my face,<br />
reminds me that life is happening now, and now alone.<br />
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There is no past.<br />
There is no tomorrow.<br />
There is only the heat seeking kaleidoscope of now.<br />
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The bloodsoaked sword of inspiration and carnage, that lays waste to unsightly reminiscence and counterproductive fantasies,<br />
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The sonata of endless possibilities, infinite patterns and heart-bursting decisions,<br />
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The treacherous road of twisted metal or miraculous flight,<br />
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of arrival,<br />
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or of peril.<br />
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The perfect day begins and nothing can stop it's slow steady march through my soul.<br />
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It is a river, gently flowing through me, and behind me, off into the horizon.<br />
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We have only to decide one thing<br />
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What will be written in the messages we whisper and float downstream toward forever?<br />
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