nature reclaims what she lost

listen and love

i have been useless and preoccupied with interviews and english lessons and little people begging for my knowledge and wisdom. it sometimes scares me to think that i have this amount of influence on little lives. but childish innocence is unbelievably refreshing and so is this music by my most talented man. listen and love. www.sammillermusic.blogspot.com

there's more where that came from so keep stopping by.

much love

my lady river

6am. 1 million thoughts later. and i am still no closer to sleep. sitting on my jungle balcony with the rushing sound of the river and the odd bird as my only companion i am struck by the quiet and stillness that surrounds me. my nocturnal habits. my sleepless mind. questioning and postulating and wondering around the cluttered chambers of brain matter. amazing thailand: where you have that friday feeling everyday. i don't think i have fully grasped the thai way of "just being." which brings to mind the basic principles of taoism. i read the tao of pooh for some lovely enlightenment, winnie the pooh style. and you should too. and this morning, looking at the river, i think i understand what pooh was trying to say. be like  the river, ever flowing and moving fluidly around any rocks or obstacles in its path. don't over complicate things and over think to the point of confusion. the principle of wei wu wei is the Taoist concept of "effortless doing," and pu, the concept of being open to but unburdened by experience. both are highly uncommon characteristics of western thinking. being in thailand has aided in breaking down my ingrained western thought patterns and structures. this has not been easy as i am constantly plagued by the feeling of needing to be doing something, keeping busy. working towards something. achieving something in some shape or form. instead i have had the most relaxing and inspiring 3 months of attempting the art of "just being" and for that i am truly happy.

lingering light

twisting uncannily out of sight

i will breathe you in and out

the ghosts that broke my heart before i met you

bamboo views

beautiful hues

jungle jams

 

he was so kind, such a gentleman tied to the ocean side 

 ran out the door into the dark

 carved out his initials into the bark

all the loose ends that surround me again in the shape of your face 

what do i see in your eyes

besides my reflection hanging high

sim sala bim on your tongue

fleetfoxes lyrics