en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal The Last.fm journal for Knightwriter. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2011/07/31/4ijjyp_right_here Sun, 31 Jul 2011 06:22:12 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2011/07/31/4ijjyp_right_here The world is a better place to be
because of those who love you.

Stargazing, dreaming, longing to find
what is, and always has been, right in front
of you can lead to a dark and lonely sky...]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2011/07/18/4hou9t_bad_dream Mon, 18 Jul 2011 06:58:29 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2011/07/18/4hou9t_bad_dream Today a scream woke me from a sound sleep... and I realized it was me screaming in my dream...]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2011/07/17/4hn1et_kids Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:10:51 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2011/07/17/4hn1et_kids Why do children expect their parents to behave all the time?]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2010/11/23/429371_success... Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:45:12 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2010/11/23/429371_success... Success is not in positive thinking, success is in positive feelings...]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2010/11/06/410xo8_a_friend_of_mine... Sat, 6 Nov 2010 19:51:04 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2010/11/06/410xo8_a_friend_of_mine... A friend of mine called today to tell me that his wife is leaving him.
A friend of mine called today to tell me that he had lost his job.
A friend of mine called today to tell me that the bank had taken his house.
A friend of mine called today to tell me he had been in a car crash.
A friend of mine called today to tell me his mother is dying.
A friend of mine called today to tell me he was thinking of giving up on life.

Thank you God for letting me be there to listen...]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2010/06/05/3orilr_the_phoenix Sat, 5 Jun 2010 07:19:10 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2010/06/05/3orilr_the_phoenix Today I met a Phoenix Bird captured in plastic, Oil, and Wrapped in Canvas. Its wings paralyzed. Its beak sharp and proud, still biting at the air. Today I met a Phoenix bird and marveled at its tenacity.... And though it might not survive, wrestled away from flight, I trust it will rise again.... strong, proud and full of life.]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2010/01/02/3azg2x_lifes_cadence_and_a_happy_new_year Sat, 2 Jan 2010 14:34:14 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2010/01/02/3azg2x_lifes_cadence_and_a_happy_new_year As time marches on, i believe we are privileged to see things through eyes wizened with the years and hearts which beat with perhaps a bit more measure. Granting us patience, and appreciation for life and that which surrounds us that perhaps escaped us when we were 20 and 30. Most of all, perhaps one begins to gain a grasp on the universal truth that good friends, family, and love are what is important in the world.

So lets toast to friendship, family, love, and the peace that comes with understanding....

Happy New Year]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2009/12/24/39tlfu_santa_left_me_a_little_message_on_my_voicemail..... Thu, 24 Dec 2009 06:17:02 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2009/12/24/39tlfu_santa_left_me_a_little_message_on_my_voicemail..... Santa left me a little message on my voice mail.... he told me that he would keep it brief and to the point, as the battery on his cell phone was running low and the cell coverage was not so good, anyway it went like this, or as close as I can recall anyway....

"Well young man... (nice I thought, as we are all young to Santa, after all he has been around for a long, long time, so I really must seem like just a youngster to him) .. anyway he said...I just wanted to let you know that I am not leaving any packages under the tree this year, instead a special little thought that I hope will fill your stockings (funny that expression, well at least to me)... so here it is young Knight... the meaning of Christmas is not presents, either given or received, nor candy, or feast, not decorated trees nor lights or even snow that paints the day with white. "

The message continued as he cleared his throat and said "Ahummm not even Santa himself or his reindeer's are what Christmas is all about.... you see.. the meaning of Christmas is about the celebration of the birth of the Christ child, the earthly presentation of the spirit of God. So, no matter what the language,or the way in which people go about it, the doctrine, the ceremony or the service in whatever form, Christmas day brings forth the celebration of God's love for man... and that, is what Santa has for you today, the wish that you would know for certain in your heart that God loves you."

Merry Christmas to you all and to all a good Knight!]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2009/12/18/39715j_it%27s_about_time.... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:34:23 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2009/12/18/39715j_it%27s_about_time.... Ever wonder:

Why time seems to travel so much faster as you get older?

Perhaps it really does.... maybe just maybe it's one of those curve things.... you know like from geometry, but with a bit more quantum physics thrown in. Perhaps it is that as we move farther from our birth, the speed at which we travel in space time slowly accelerates more and more.

Proof you ask? Well just think about how long it seemed to take to go from being 15 to 16 so you could get your drivers license or until you turned 19 so you could get a beer.
It took forever, but how fast it seems the big 4 0 sneaks up on you or the kids grow up.

Well I like to think of a world in which we could slow it all down for a bit, look around us, listen to the music, notice the breeze in the leaves, watch the clouds form shapes, and thank the people in our lives for the influences they have had on us and how they have touched us.

It is possible to slow time way down you know, I have done it at least a time or two in my life. When I noticed it, I was completely in the moment, yes, living completely in the moment, not looking back, or looking forward, no expectations.... just experiencing the now...and in that state, time seemed to melt away and there was this feeling of being right with the universe....like being a part of an infinite space full of energy and love. Stay in that place for a bit and time truly does seem to slow.

Meditative? No.... for me it was a waking state, a childlike mind frame, taking everything in, marveling at it, filled with wonder, acutely aware of the senses and their awareness of everything.... I guess the best way to describe it, was like the feeling of being in love for the first time.

Well anyway, as I said before.... I like to think of a world in which we could slow it all down a bit, look around us, listen to the music, notice the breeze in the leaves, watch the clouds form shapes, and thank the people in our lives for the influences they have had on us and how they have touched us.....Fireflies]]> http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2009/12/13/38ml24_people_are_ok Sun, 13 Dec 2009 05:45:33 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/Knightwriter/journal/2009/12/13/38ml24_people_are_ok Sure they can be a bit finicky, or have a bit of their own agenda, perhaps we all are, and all have a bit of an agenda. After all we were made instinctively to self preserve. So we have to stretch a bit to put others first without some bit of agenda.

By and large, people are OK in my book. Amazingly the same everywhere that I have been, people I have chatted with all over the world. Concerned about their family, future, friends, wanting to be loved, respected, and to be successful in their endeavors. Reaching for something better, doing what it takes to make it.... By and large caring about others and wanting to connect.... yes people are OK in my book... that's my Thanksgiving thought, albeit a little late this year....]]>