Adolescence

Butterflies begin as humble caterpillars—this much, everyone knows.But what is too often forgotten is the long and perilous journey before they can climb the slender bough and spin the silken shroud that will cradle their becoming.Many fall before the climb; many lack the strength, or the courage, or some secret spark the journey demands.Yet for those who endure, there is still the final trial—the slow parting of the cocoon, the trembling spread of wings, the leap into an unfamiliar sky.This too calls for courage,but in that moment, they fulfill the promise written into their being from the very first … Continue readingAdolescence

What a fool believes…

A fool believes that everyone loves him, That everyone is good intentioned That everyone is a fool like him They believe they invented something new or that people will treat him different A fool is always at holiday Seldom realizing the truth of his predicament Happy to live life as a lie Oh yeah he is the movie star Oh yeah everyone laughs at his joke Oh yeah everyone finds him attractive A fool believes that all that is fleeting is forever and everything that is forever is just a point in time  A fool is not deter by … Continue readingWhat a fool believes…

Ignorance is never funny – UPDATED

Updated for 2025 8 billion people on earth 6 billion don’t know the world spins 5 billion don’t know that they should have rights 4 billion can’t or wont read a book 3 billion live in total poverty 2 billion don’t care about anything There are 335 million people in USA 50% of the registered voters voted at last election 30% of High school students won’t graduate high school 40% of college students will never finish 70% of people in this country will be functionally obsolete in 10 years 90% of the people reading this don’t care National Debt: … Continue readingIgnorance is never funny – UPDATED

A farmville terrorists – A comment on Modern Life

2023 Version The bright-eyed lass stared at her glowing screen, Longing for the sound of the click so keen. A prospective neighbor, perhaps a long-lost friend, A connection so strong, it might never end. She tended her farm, crops growing tall, Hoping that click would come to call. Night after night, she lay in bed, Anxiously waiting, not daring to rest her head. Many clicks came, but none held the key, To unlock the door to her destiny. She knew not what she sought, But the click that mattered, she knew not. Yet still, he haunted her every night, … Continue readingA farmville terrorists – A comment on Modern Life

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A spiritual relationship…

Spiritual love is simple—let folks be who they are and love them anyway; it’s only hard because people are involved. – YNOT! Many people assume you can’t have a truly spiritual relationship with another human being. If we’re flesh and blood, the thinking goes, then all bonds must be purely physical or psychological. So we end up anthropomorphizing the invisible—spirits, angels, departed loved ones—because we forget that a spiritual relationship with living people is possible. For such a relationship, a few prerequisites matter: Intention — We all bring preconceived aims and interests. Name them honestly. Free will — Can … Continue readingA spiritual relationship…

On Religion!

Religion, God and mankind…. Truths, half-truths and lies…  Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:53pm - copyright  2009, Tony Lester  Thoughts to ponder from a very favorite song. Whether you agree or not… Imagine for a moment then lets discuss. IMAGINE Imagine there’s no heaven It’s easy if you try No hell below us Above us only sky Imagine all the people Living for today Imagine there’s no country It isn’t hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion, too Imagine all the people Living life in peace You may say I’m a dreamer But I’m not … Continue readingOn Religion!

DAY. 10 – Happiness is Your Responsibility—No One Else’s

Happiness is Your Responsibility—No One Else’s   Happiness like beauty, it is in the eye of the beholder.   Learn to be happy with less, and you will find endless happiness.   Yes, it is this simple….   Ok, here is more…     Happiness is Your Responsibility—No One Else’s “Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be,” said a wise man once, and he wasn’t wrong. People spend their lives waiting for happiness to be delivered to them like a package from the heavens, only to find out the delivery service doesn’t … Continue readingDAY. 10 – Happiness is Your Responsibility—No One Else’s

On Making Money – Easy 10 Step plan

Making money is easy.  Find something people want.  Make it or do it better.  Repeat it.  Make it better  Repeat it.  Multiply it.  Make it better.  Teach others how to do it.  Cash out  Find something else…. Start in step 1 again    What would rather have; a million dollars, a dollar that increase by a dollar a day, or a penny constantly duplicates  so get 100% gain everyday. Many would pick the million dollars, but the real winner is the magic penny. In 31 days it would be more than a million. In 32 days it would be … Continue readingOn Making Money – Easy 10 Step plan

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ON TRAVELING

A Haitian Experience     People surviving, people living their own dreams. Some full of passions, some passionless. People do Facebook, negotiate prices on purses while outside others beg for anything. Garbage everywhere and not a can in sight.  Pastries by the bag, people begging, people making deals.  Pottery and purses.  Buy here, pay there Men in suits speak four languages, others wonder why. Art for sale, so are people’s dreams Undecided women shopping, Others wanting the sale The heat of the day increases, People are getting tired All kinds of machines.  Broken cars being fixed on the roadway. Toto didn’t … Continue readingON TRAVELING

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Haiti

I saw a little girl walking down the street carrying her whole life in her head.  I asked others for her name, they knew her only as ti madam. On second glance she was not a girl but a woman.  She had all the desires of a girl and the passions of tigress.  She was trapped by her circumstance, a creature of circumstance. Still a bird without flight, a butterfly in a cocoon, a young bribe without a lover. Her black waist long hair flowing down the mountains, an unexplored country, hidden in mystery.  How I desire to explore … Continue readingHaiti

Explorations in Honesty. The Bright, Blinding Beast

Honesty is such a gray word. One might expect something as simple and virtuous as honesty to be clean-cut, black or white, solid as a preacher’s handshake. But we don’t live in a black-and-white world. All our perceptions are blurred, smudged in shades of gray like an overused pencil eraser. True honesty—pure, unadulterated truth—would be a light too blinding, too hot, for our tender souls to endure. It would sear us to the core, leave us naked and trembling like sinners on judgment day. And so we compromise. A little dishonesty here, a dab of self-delusion there, like smudges … Continue readingExplorations in Honesty. The Bright, Blinding Beast

WIN / WIN in everything….

An updated version is here WIN / WIN in everything…. The greatest tool to being successful is the attitude of WIN/WIN. I am sure you have read or heard something about the concept. Let me expand on it more and let me expand on the concept of Win/Lose and Lose/Win. There is also LOSE/LOSE but no one wants that. In WIN/WIN both parties feel that they are winning in the relationship. Both are relatively happy, and both are working for that WIN/WIN feeling. In a WIN/LOSE, one party is purposely trying to win at all cost over the other … Continue readingWIN / WIN in everything….

Confessions of some of my deepest thoughts

Things you probably don’t know about me….   I get up in the middle of the night to write on my computer and don’t really sleep much  I love to paint, and sculpt in many different mediums. Never said I was any good   I used to be the total nerd and wore glasses to look older so people would respect me.  I taught classes at a College once… I got tired of saying same thing over and over again.   I am much more open in my writings than in person, I tend to go a little more over the top … Continue readingConfessions of some of my deepest thoughts

HOW TO SEDUCE HER

Not all women are the same — especially if they still haven’t gone through that first love experience. But this does not mean you still can’t flirt with that beautiful twenty one year old red head that works in the same building as you. Some young women will entertain the idea of dating an older man, while others will diplomatically pass up the invitation. But if you want to improve your chances, then you should keep these tips in mind: Be a friend: The last thing a young woman needs is a man that wants what every other boy … Continue readingHOW TO SEDUCE HER

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PHOBIAS

Bet you can’t get half-way down this list without discovering that you are afraid of at least a few of these. Ablutophobia- Fear of washing or bathing. Acarophobia- Fear of itching or of the insects that cause itching. Acerophobia- Fear of sourness. Achluophobia- Fear of darkness. Acousticophobia- Fear of noise. Acrophobia- Fear of heights. Aerophobia- Fear of drafts, air swallowing, or airbourne noxious substances. Aeroacrophobia- Fear of open high places. Aeronausiphobia- Fear of vomiting secondary to airsickness. Agateophobia- Fear of insanity. Agliophobia- Fear of pain. Agoraphobia- Fear of open spaces or of being in crowded, public places like markets. … Continue readingPHOBIAS

Ode to a Clownfish

Ode to a Clownfish – Thou still unravish’d bride of quietness, With silence and slow time, Who canst thou express A flowery tale more sweetly than rhyme: What legends haunt about thy thoughts Of deities or mortals, or of both, In Miami or the island seas What men or gods are these? What maidens loth? What mad pursuit? What struggle to escape? What wild ecstasy? What passions? Heard melodies are sweet, but those unheard Are sweeter: therefore, play on; Not to the sensual ear, but, more endear’d, Fair youth, beneath the trees, thou canst not leave Thy song, nor … Continue readingOde to a Clownfish

Path to Everything

The path to accomplishing anything and everything… Begin with the end in mind, work backwards. In the beginning say yes to everything. Do everything you want. Build a foundation then expand. Eliminate personal history. Celebrate your excellence. Connect, understand, share, accept everyone. Act with detachment, react to nothing. Pay attention to your inner voice. Eliminate your fears and limiting beliefs. Explore to abandon, Violate the appropriate. Seek pleasure and not pain. Become spontaneous, finding balance. Practice confidentiality, celebrate silence. Check your ego, advance your empathy. Eliminate personal censorship, drop expectations. Harm no one, harm nothing at all. Take almost … Continue readingPath to Everything

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Mordida

A work in progress in two languages give me a little Bite only a small bite a little bitty bit   give me a little bite here and there and everywhere   give me a small bite in your ears on your neck     a small bite in every inch of your arms in every inch of your legs   give me bite, a very gentle bite in your lips that reaches all the way to your breasts let me bite those small massitas that you are always hiding   give me a little Bite only a small … Continue readingMordida