tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29057224329637987772023-06-20T06:24:27.792-07:00The Literary AdventureJoin me on my journeyJason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-32129749031037079482012-03-17T14:04:00.003-07:002012-03-17T14:07:30.104-07:00I Choose YouThere are places I long to see<br />
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People I long to meet</div>
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Things I long to do</div>
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Oh life, today, I choose you</div>Jason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-50570404418261145122012-03-10T15:01:00.001-08:002012-03-17T14:07:54.958-07:00The Stuff Stories are Made of<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’ve heard people speak of viewing life as a story and yourself
as a character in it. I think this is a beautiful perspective. Similarly, each
life is a book within that story. Though we are the not the sole authors of our
own book, as we are part of a much larger story, we do bare much responsibility
for our own tale – our will, our choices, our mistakes, our gifts, and our weaknesses
all contribute to what’s being written.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Life is not perfect. Looking at life through the prism of a
story allows room for the conflicts, the struggles, and the tragedies. Indeed,
what is a story without conflict? What if the characters in our favorite
stories shied away and hid from all their struggles? We probably would not have
enjoyed that story. We are not moved or inspired by the character that runs
away, clams-up, and does not face the adventure at hand. Those are the kind of characters
we <i>don’t</i> write about. But they too
are reflective of us. We are not simply heroic protagonists. We are human, and we
have weaknesses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Life is not a <i>choose
your own adventure</i> story where you can always go back and make a different
choice if things don’t work out. We must live with the choices we make and
their consequences. Though we may not like where we are, we have only one way
to go, and that is forward. If we stumble on this adventure we must catch
ourselves, if we fall we must get back up, and if we get lost we must find our
way again. There will always be help along the way, when we need it most. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Never give up completely, no matter how bad your story gets.
Remember, it’s those stories, the ones in which the character chooses to
weather the darkness, that always mean the most to us. Surly we all feel
hopeless and down sometimes, like things are not as they should be, as if we
are failing in our part of the story. But take heart and remember that things
never stay the same. Dark nights always give way to new days, struggles give
way to understanding, and facing those hardships is the very stuff great stories
are made of. </span></div>
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<br /></div>Jason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-1327600518854905702012-03-09T20:18:00.000-08:002012-03-10T03:47:30.207-08:00The Many Sides of Me<span style="font-family: inherit;">I’m
at peace, but not fulfilled</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Confident,
but unaccomplished<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Driven,
but unaware to where<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Grateful,
but still determined<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I’m
not lonely, but I am alone<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not
without love, but still not in love<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not
without gifts, but what good are they without giving <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not
without friends, but most are far away<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I
am not young, but not old<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not
frail, but very careful <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not
aloof, but a recluse <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Not
religious, but not atheist<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I
am lucky, but not always<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Eccentric,
but not narcissistic <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Liberal,
but not gullible <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Kind,
but not always to myself <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I
am not perfect, nor pure<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Nor
the worst one here<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The
best I can be is to simply be me<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">And
better the faults that I do see </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Jason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-92220178353505490972012-03-06T18:56:00.000-08:002012-03-17T21:18:12.427-07:00When Creativity CallsPeople have many opinions on where creativity comes from:
the soul, God, muses, the collective unconscious, our own past. I don’t know if
any of these are true, maybe they all are. It doesn't matter to me. I’m not
sure if my creativity comes from the same place yours does. Are you sure? Do
you know where it comes from? All I know is it’s a mystery, and that’s OK with
me.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">What does matter to me is that I recognize when it’s present.
I try to harmonize with it, try to bring forth what it inspires. As a spider
spins its incredible web, does it wonder where its inspiration comes from? When
bees make their symmetrical combs do they reason why they do it? They do it instinctively.
Creativity comes and goes, it’s never constant, and can never be truly controlled.
In a strange way it seems to <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">know</i> what
it wants. We are but its instruments, its orchestra. If we reject it, or in other ways fail to recognize
when it calls on us, we miss out on participating in a fantastic adventure! </span> </div>Jason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-81699848929325532622012-03-04T20:30:00.000-08:002012-03-17T21:20:05.272-07:00The Things I Never DidThe
things I wanted to say but never knew how<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
things I wanted to do but never learned how<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
people I wanted to know but never allowed the chance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
places I wanted to go but always feared the chance<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The
things in life I never did<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Yet,
I’m still young and have much to live<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Will
I now be strong enough to do the things I never did?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: white; font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Jason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-44791391892149947962012-03-04T13:57:00.001-08:002012-03-17T21:19:08.262-07:00My Elusive Dreams<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
Where are my dreams</div>
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Those things so dear to me<br />
Those forces hidden within me<br />
I look out there, yet see them nowhere<br />
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Where are my dreams<br />
Those things so dear to me<br />
That ocean of vastness buried within me<br />
I look to others, yet I only taste a piece of what I seek<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></div>
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Where are my dreams<o:p></o:p></div>
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Those things so dear to me<o:p></o:p></div>
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Always there waiting for me to see<br />
I know they’re somewhere within me<br />
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I saw them once<o:p></o:p></div>
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I held them close <o:p></o:p></div>
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But a time came <o:p></o:p></div>
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When I had to let them go<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></div>
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There will come a time<br />
A light will shine<br />
Where darkness is now <o:p></o:p></div>
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Clarity will be mine<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;"><br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" /> <o:p></o:p></span></div>Jason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-58217082906724449292012-03-04T12:59:00.000-08:002012-03-04T12:59:22.655-08:00Inspiration for the Introverted!<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/susan_cain_the_power_of_introverts.html">Inspirational Talk on Introverts</a><br />
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Hope you find this as motivational as I do.<br />
CheersJason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-90135609267364390542012-03-04T12:50:00.000-08:002012-03-04T20:39:37.711-08:00Music: A thing so dear to me<div class="MsoNormal">
Its seductive lure I cannot resist</div>
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Emotion filled</div>
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Passion imbued</div>
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Pure ambrosia, the nectar of my muse</div>
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It dances through the air</div>
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Through the shells of my ear</div>
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Onto the strings of my own heart</div>
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Where it awakens that divine spark</div>
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I close my eyes once more</div>
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Allow my mind to wonder free</div>
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The beauty, the grace</div>
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The calm that I so need</div>
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Music: A thing so dear to me</div>Jason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2905722432963798777.post-77705700928365381802012-03-01T23:22:00.000-08:002012-03-05T11:42:02.410-08:00Hello!<div class="MsoNormal">
Thanks for checking out my blog. The Literary Adventure is a personal blog. It is comprised of writings of mine which I hope you will find intriguing, helpful, cool, entertaining, or even in need of revision! Please, don’t be shy to comment – all feedback is welcome.<br />
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*Some of these works were written a couple years ago, some are more recent, and others will be brand new. </div>Jason R. M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13767501101675119994noreply@blogger.com0