City Livin'/Lovin'

"The city becomes a giant novel and suddenly we are omniscient narrators. Standing at this height, it is easy to see the unconscious poetic collaboration between people. Watch how the guy unloading a truck full of eggs is carrying a tray of them into a store where a pregnant woman is working behind the counter. Note how people walking fast need the people who walk slow in order to feel fast. Experience fully the spotlight that the man directing traffic must feel and feel entirely the salaciousness shared between a hot-dog vendor and the hunger of passersby."

-Excerpt from Speedology: Speed On New York On Speed

By: Timothy "Speed" Levitch

Focus, balance.

Remember to be kind and patient with yourself. A tree doesn't grow in a day. Even the smallest effort matters, if it's with good intentions. Don't waste your time with negative thinking of any kind. The next time you catch yourself thinking a negative thought, ask yourself what it's doing for the mood of your day, for the people around you, for your soul?

You'll feel better if you:

"God dwells within you... as you."

I don't need from you a waterfall of careless praise
And I don't need a trophy for all the games I played
But all I want is your eyes
In the morning as we wait for a short while

And I don't need you to catch my wandering mind
And I don't expect a southern girl to know the northern lights
And all I want is your eyes
In the morning as we wait for a short while

And I do need the wind across my pale face
And I do need the fern to unfurl in the spring
And I do need the grass to sway
Yes, I do need to know my place

And all I want is your eyes
In the morning as we wait for a short while

Winter

Winter is just around the corner and I'm going to embrace it completely this year. Last year I basically just bundled up and blocked out every moment I was caught outside in the gustery, ice cold air. This time around I'd like to see the beauty in winter like I saw the beauty in autumn. The contrasts in scenery are phenomenal. Colors that ranged from vivid red to bright yellow to burnt orange, slowly fade to thin, black, baron stems connected to thick trunks dipped in rich, white, spilt milk, everywhere you turn. I'll take a trip somewhere the trees stretch tall into the sky, rather than buildings, pick up all my hobbies steadily, drink hot green tea to keep warm. There's no reason to stop living life as fully as you did when it was warmer out. Winter can be a perfect time for introspection and self-betterment. I can't wait.

Joanna Newsom fits beautifully with the coming of winter:

"Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you."

-Lao Tzu