Saying no can be the most powerful thing but it goes farther than the delicious jelly donut or crazy boy/girl asking for a date. Saying no takes place without ourselves in our emotional state and life-scope. To say no is to make yourself bigger than a twitch to agree and create a story where your character is dynamic…

Giving up authority in one’s mind is a strange game of pride. To learn more, we must shut up and listen then think. Blindly following orders and looking for a guide is best way to find disgust and ease in one’s self. As soon as we give up our own authority, life becomes much easier. And we become fools or slaves…

Everybody dies but not everybody really falls in love. We can kiss, screw, marry, procreate, have high levels of oxytocin and go on magnificent adventures but until we start to be ourselves in each waking moment, we cannot truly love someone. Because without really being ourselves, WE aren’t really in love. Standing out, alone complex and shimmering is freedom and that single absurdist decision to get stranded and walk real is where someone must see you to love you…

Allowing someone to be influential in your life is a gift to them (as well as you–but more so them). Being influential gives a person a sense of value and purpose in their life.