“Because it’s not love to be static like the desert, nor is it love to roam the world like the wind. And it’s not love to see everything from a distance, like you do. Love is the force that transforms and improves the Soul of The World. When I first reached through to it, I thought the Soul of the World was perfect. But later, I could see that it was like other aspects of creation, and had its own passions and wars. It is we who nourish the Soul of the World, and the world we live in will be either better or worse, depending on whether we become better or worse. And that’s where the power of love comes in. Because when we love, we always strive to become3 better than we are”, Page 157, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Ash's Life List
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1. To live instead of exist
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2. Never stop learning
2 entries . 8 cheers3,609 people -
3. take better care of myself
5 entries . 5 cheers1,131 people -
4. meditate daily
17 entries . 9 cheers3,418 people -
5. make more art
6 entries . 7 cheers424 people -
6. Learn to play the guitar
6 entries . 4 cheers10,738 people -
7. exercise regularly
1 entry . 1 cheer8,846 people -
8. Practice Yoga
1 entry . 5 cheers3,556 people -
9. get better at keeping in touch with people who are important to me
4 entries . 7 cheers631 people -
10. go back to college
7 cheers754 people -
11. get out of debt
4 entries . 3 cheers8,843 people -
12. make a difference
2 entries . 2 cheers6,047 people -
13. Learn Spanish
1 entry . 2 cheers12,696 people -
14. sell my art
7 cheers495 people -
15. Get my tongue webbing cut
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16. do a suspension
1 cheer25 people -
17. learn to make sushi
2 cheers657 people -
18. go to burning man
8 cheers1,237 people -
19. Go skydiving
1 cheer5,230 people -
20. go skinny dipping
3 cheers2,622 people -
21. Cliff Dive
1 cheer66 people -
22. Go white water rafting
2 cheers998 people -
23. learn to belly dance
1 cheer2,035 people -
24. become an established artist
1 entry . 8 cheers13 people -
25. swim with sharks
1 cheer504 people -
26. travel the world
1 entry . 1 cheer15,221 people -
27. love and be loved
10 entries . 3 cheers2,474 people -
28. Make love.
2 entries . 3 cheers1,258 people -
29. visit a buddhist temple
5 cheers157 people -
30. learn to ride a motorcycle
1 entry . 4 cheers1,345 people -
31. live in a commune
1 entry . 4 cheers110 people -
32. Get a guide dog
2 entries1 person
All these metaphysics authors coming and going, dictating Sandy’s letters, getting a feel for how this whole “spiritual workshop” system goes, all the networking, and fluffing..
I’m learning a lot slowly working for this organization.. figuring out how I want to help people reach consciousness.
I’m not really comfortable with all this ‘selling a product’, but I guess Stranger In A Strange Land said it best,
“You have to sell it to them because otherwise they won’t take it. It takes people a long time to accept a good thing for free”
Distrust is an ugly thing that makes us withdraw from ourselves.
I was making so much progress, then fell away from it.
Recently, I’ve realized that wrong or right, my subconscious didn’t want to know, which.. is a silly reason to disconnect from intuition because.. what’s meant to be will happen regardless.
Fear cripples evolution, becomes a cage..
I need to be brave.
I think starting this journal, something real, a weight I can feel in my hands, pages of thoughts, experiences, magazine clippings, and quotes I can take with me will be something beautiful someday.


