To the North and the East. To the West and the South. As Above so Below Within as Without. Past, Present and Future. I am that which sees and knows I am Maya, Maya I am I am everything and nothing. And by my power, I confess that nothing is out of balance. These are features not bugs opportunities for growth. Herein lies change Therein and Throughout. Change that I ride as a pipeline through time. Changing I ride the pipeline.

I’ve been tracking “small wins”, the little things in life that go right and are often overlooked in the rush to address the problem of the moment. There are two things on today’s list of which I’m especially proud: I got nine hours of sleep last night. That’s almost unheard…

Sun rises and you wake up Get dressed Go to work Do your job Leave work Sleep Rinse and repeat How long have you been doing this Do you even like your job What happened to the dreams you had The dreams they said were insignificant and meaningless Where are they now What are you even doing here Seriously, WTF? No need to answer You already know I am on the path I walk the walk Those who know They don’t talk

That's what worked for me: chop wood, carry water. I've got about 20 years on you and can tell you that the other side is very rewarding. Once you get back in touch with yourself and your dreams, good thing will happen … slowly, but they will be there to encourage you to keep moving forward.

We were told that the Sunday Law would lead to an American Holocaust in which all Sabbath keepers (those who worship on Saturday) would be put into concentration camps like in WWII. And of course those of us who were racial minorities would suffer worse than others. Fucking scare tactics induced trauma in a lot of people.

Sundown towns are alive and well. Welcome to my world. In the late 1980s, a white friend asked me to take her to visit a relative in Crossville, Tenn. My dad about lost it when I told him. He gave me phone numbers of friendly white people in the area and warned me to leave long before sunset. My friend later confirmed that my father's warnings were warranted. Be safe, y'all.

This may be uncomfortable now but you’ll be better for it later — 25 years ago today I got up, dressed and went to the hospital sat by the bed. It was a corner room with lots of light. We held hands someone prayed someone cried the line went flat and I became widowed. That’s how it started for me. We’re going along…

No seriously what-the-hell, dude? — I ask myself these questions often. The answer is never exactly the same. Sometimes I am taking out the trash, driving, thinking, wearing a hat …. I find myself grounded when I’m conscious of what I am doing. I am doing The Thing. I be dooin’ it, baby. Watch and learn. Man on a mission to be I already am My mission is accomplished It was completed It’s been a long time This journey to become We were separated In my being We are complete

I found this text online years ago. Haven’t been able to trace its provenance or find any other references to the myth. If you have knowledge, please share. Landry is a mythical object thought to have existed prior to the Norman invasion of the British Isles in 1066. …