Mythos & Marginalia

life notes; flaws and all

j.g. lewis

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A thought du jour, my daily breath includes collected and conceived observations, questions of life, fortune cookie philosophies, reminders, messages of peace and simplicity, unsolicited advice, inspirations, quotes and words that got me thinking. They may get you thinking too . . .

acts of clarity

Slow down: even with the ideas that come to quicky. Take the time to acknowledge the feelings that arrive, as they arrive.

 

Write it down. How else will you remember what you were thinking?

 

Print neatly. You hardly understand the thoughts at the time, why make it more difficult to comprehend weeks or years from now?

 

Follow your own logic; only you need to truly make sense of what is happening, or all that has happened.

 

Pay attention to the lessons of the past. Be mindful that not all are worth repeating.

 

Clarity. Make corrections as you go. Flaws become more difficult to correct the longer you live with them.

 

11/14/2024                                                                                                                  j.g.l.

November 11

cloud songs

             We exist, at times silently,

               comfortable in our invisibility.

 

                 Unnoticeably so.

 

             Unexplained. 

 

           We so know, or learn, when

                      it is time to speak up.

 

11/08/2024                                                                                                j.g.l.

I'm like a pencil;
sometimes sharp,
most days
well-rounded,
other times
dull or
occasionally
broken.
Still I write.

j.g. lewis
is a writer/photographer in Toronto.

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Mondays are just young Fridays

Posted on September 10, 2018 by j.g.lewis Leave a comment

The human voice: individually it is strong; together in a range of voices, it is powerful.
  Out on the bike Saturday, I stopped in a park where a choir was assembling at a casual event in a nearby neighbourhood.
  I’ll stop, anytime, to listen to any live music.
  The voices rose high above the crowd, into and above the trees in the middle of a bustling city.
  My spirit was lifted.
  Powerful voices.
  Singing out.
  It was a non-audition community choir, people singing because they want to sing.
  Is there a better reason for a choir?
  I sat.
  I listened.
  I enjoyed.
  It was moving.
  I didn’t recognize any of the songs, but understood the message of one song in particular.
  “Don’t be afraid.”
  A beautiful theme.
  Powerful and sustaining.
  Individually we are strong.
  Together we are powerful.

09/10/2018                                        j.g.l.

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