Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
blog 6-29-2011
In this world, we have so many things fighting to control everything we do, everything we think, every emotion we feel. From the religions to the governments, the media and the entertainment....the people who have a desire to control and manipulate us for their own gains fight hand and tooth to control us all. And these people range from Presidents and Popes, business CEO's and economic advisers, newscasters and marketing strategists, to everyday people like you or me...those people who strive to be one of those in control, and fall in line to the programs, world views and systems that instigate a 'get everything you can, while you can...and don't worry too much about the next guy' mentality. But you can't necessarily blame them for their behavior...they are just trying to win the game that they have been presented with as life. The world seems to reward this type of behavior.
But that doesn't mean that you have to fall into it if you don't want to.
We all have the choice to make our own worlds by what we do and what we say and the places and the people we chose to surround ourselves with. The world is what the world is, and we can only control what we chose to look at and the way we chose look at it. We all make our own lives. No matter what anyone tells you, we are all gods. We are all the gods of our own lives...to say anything otherwise belittles us all. We all make the decisions that constitute our lives and get us wherever we find ourselves to be. Now, that is not to say that many things won't influence our decisions (faith, outside uncontrollable situations, other people's actions, etc)...but ultimately to say that anyone or anything else is responsible for your actions and/or your decisions is nothing more than to say that you are a slave, at the whim of an outside force, and I, for one, do not favor that opinion in the fucking slightest.
Live your life. This is the best advice that I could ever give my son. Live your life and don't fucking ever let anyone tell you how to do it any differently than you would chose. That is what freedom is. We all know what is best for us, most times...and the mistakes that we will always make along the way teach us to better live and to make better decisions.
Go with what your heart tells you, and never allow anyone to make you do otherwise.
...that's what I am doing. Because talk is only good for so long...and then you have to start doing.
But that doesn't mean that you have to fall into it if you don't want to.
We all have the choice to make our own worlds by what we do and what we say and the places and the people we chose to surround ourselves with. The world is what the world is, and we can only control what we chose to look at and the way we chose look at it. We all make our own lives. No matter what anyone tells you, we are all gods. We are all the gods of our own lives...to say anything otherwise belittles us all. We all make the decisions that constitute our lives and get us wherever we find ourselves to be. Now, that is not to say that many things won't influence our decisions (faith, outside uncontrollable situations, other people's actions, etc)...but ultimately to say that anyone or anything else is responsible for your actions and/or your decisions is nothing more than to say that you are a slave, at the whim of an outside force, and I, for one, do not favor that opinion in the fucking slightest.
Live your life. This is the best advice that I could ever give my son. Live your life and don't fucking ever let anyone tell you how to do it any differently than you would chose. That is what freedom is. We all know what is best for us, most times...and the mistakes that we will always make along the way teach us to better live and to make better decisions.
Go with what your heart tells you, and never allow anyone to make you do otherwise.
...that's what I am doing. Because talk is only good for so long...and then you have to start doing.
Monday, June 20, 2011
Sunday, June 19, 2011
video blog 6-18-2011
made a video blog today. here it is....with some afterthoughts to accompany it...
ok first off, i watch this and i think "why am i doing this?" i mean, shit...i don't think of myself as anyone special, first off. i don't know why i feel the need to post shit like this...i mean, who the hell am i that people would watch this? wtf?!?
ok, now getting beyond that....
something i really wanted to mention but forgot to, was that a big part of wanting to do something like this is that, hopefully, i might be able to capitalize on it somehow, through trying to sell my photographs and possibly compile a book through the course of my travels....the main reason for this is so that i can leave something for my son. so that i can be everything that i always tell my son to be, and if all goes well, leave something for him as a legacy of sorts...i hope that makes sense.
as parents, we tell our children they can be anything they want to be, that they can do anything they want to do. we give them so much optimism and inspiration, as parents....but few of us really follow through with this as adults. it is the same message our parents taught us.
i am very thankful for the upbringing that my mother gave me. she made me the person i am now. she gave me all the right ingredients for me to be at the point that i am. i love her for that. she was strong enough as a parent to allow for a free, if not somewhat outside the box, thinker to grow up and truly follow what it is his heart tells him he should do.
as with everything in my life, i just go with it.
that's all i got tonight...hope the day treated you kindly and that life is smiling on you excessively.
much love
-kcl
ok first off, i watch this and i think "why am i doing this?" i mean, shit...i don't think of myself as anyone special, first off. i don't know why i feel the need to post shit like this...i mean, who the hell am i that people would watch this? wtf?!?
ok, now getting beyond that....
something i really wanted to mention but forgot to, was that a big part of wanting to do something like this is that, hopefully, i might be able to capitalize on it somehow, through trying to sell my photographs and possibly compile a book through the course of my travels....the main reason for this is so that i can leave something for my son. so that i can be everything that i always tell my son to be, and if all goes well, leave something for him as a legacy of sorts...i hope that makes sense.
as parents, we tell our children they can be anything they want to be, that they can do anything they want to do. we give them so much optimism and inspiration, as parents....but few of us really follow through with this as adults. it is the same message our parents taught us.
i am very thankful for the upbringing that my mother gave me. she made me the person i am now. she gave me all the right ingredients for me to be at the point that i am. i love her for that. she was strong enough as a parent to allow for a free, if not somewhat outside the box, thinker to grow up and truly follow what it is his heart tells him he should do.
as with everything in my life, i just go with it.
that's all i got tonight...hope the day treated you kindly and that life is smiling on you excessively.
much love
-kcl
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Google Mapping is fun
A friend of mine Google Mapped the walking and bicycling routes from here to Florida, just to get an idea of how crazy my idea is....to our surprise:
Biking:
Little Miami Scenic Trail
1,327 mi
4 days and 20 hours (nonstop bicycling)Walking:
US-27 S
1,244 mi
16 days 23 hours (nonstop walking).........now, these figures do not account for sleeping, eating, and in general 'walking around taking pictures time'...but, hell...if I were to bike on my journey around the country, I figure it might take about a month or so to get myself down there....maybe about five weeks...that would give me time to get from place to place, take my time and see the sights.....and take alot of pictures along the way.
Another good friend suggested that I treat it like a job , and bike from 7am to 3 or 4pm Monday through Friday , which was a good idea as a rough plan, but I also will allow myself plenty of time as I need it, to stop and enjoy my surroundings and meet some of the locals along the way. That's really what this is all about, the journey. It isn't a race. There is no schedule after I leave. I will be able to do whatever I want, with nothing to hold me back or to alter my path in any way other than what I see fit.
In the month or so, I will be going on several 'warm up' journeys to see what kind of crazy shit I am getting myself into. The first will be something relatively close...like Toledo or something...Toledo should take me around 4-5 hours to get to if google maps is in the least bit accurate. That should be a good warm up. 46 miles. That doesn't really sound like very much at all now that I am looking at it, but it will be a good run, if all goes well.
After making the Toledo trip, I am thinking I may take a week and bike west to Chicago to visit family as a second 'warm up' trip. Google Maps says it is 1,244 mi, which it says will take me 1 day and 1 hour to travel. I figure it will take me three days to get there...but that's with 8 hours of biking a day, which may or may not be feasible. The Toledo trip will be a good measure of my pace and stamina....I will go from there....
-kcl
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Saturday, June 11, 2011
is it weird that i am seriously considering actually walking or riding a bike around the country? i dont want to fly, or drive....i guess a train is an idea...as is a bus (well, lets be honest..a bus isnt really an option...fuck that shiot, buses suck ass)...but, the more i think about it, the more i really just want to walk or bike to wherever i might want to find myself next...is that crazy?
i guess i have always had this image of me just kind of roaming around, following my feet wherever they take me...in my mind, the journey is really what it's all about, more than the destination...when you reach your destination, thats when you 'lull'...thats when you settle....thats when the journey is over.
i dont want to settle. i dont want to 'lull' anymore.....i want to keep moving....i want the journey to never end. i never want to get to used to one place again...i want the feeling of 'newness' to fill my life as much as possible. i want to see and experience everything and everywhere. i want to meet everyone. i want to talk to them and hear their stories, and share their smiles. i want to take pictures of the world and everyone in it. i want to go to places nobody has ever been. i dont want to have a home. i dont want to have a place to hang my hat. i dont want an over abundance of things and objects that weigh me down. i dont want 20 pairs of jeans. i dont need 100 tshirts with beer logos on them. i dont need three computers. i dont need all this shit.
i just need to keep waking up.......and to feed myself from time to time....
...and i can do that anywhere i find myself.
and no matter what anyone tells you...life is different depending on where you find yourself....and i want to experience it all. i want to feel like the new kid in town over and over and over again. i want to polish myself up all nice like and re-introduce myself to the world.......
...i cant wait.
in all honesty...i may not last the rest of the summer....there are so many moments recently, now that i have concretely decided that this is what i am going to do, where i have wondered why i am waiting....why dont i just pack a bag and go tomorrow?
we'll see.....
..stay tuned...lol.
-kcl
i guess i have always had this image of me just kind of roaming around, following my feet wherever they take me...in my mind, the journey is really what it's all about, more than the destination...when you reach your destination, thats when you 'lull'...thats when you settle....thats when the journey is over.
i dont want to settle. i dont want to 'lull' anymore.....i want to keep moving....i want the journey to never end. i never want to get to used to one place again...i want the feeling of 'newness' to fill my life as much as possible. i want to see and experience everything and everywhere. i want to meet everyone. i want to talk to them and hear their stories, and share their smiles. i want to take pictures of the world and everyone in it. i want to go to places nobody has ever been. i dont want to have a home. i dont want to have a place to hang my hat. i dont want an over abundance of things and objects that weigh me down. i dont want 20 pairs of jeans. i dont need 100 tshirts with beer logos on them. i dont need three computers. i dont need all this shit.
i just need to keep waking up.......and to feed myself from time to time....
...and i can do that anywhere i find myself.
and no matter what anyone tells you...life is different depending on where you find yourself....and i want to experience it all. i want to feel like the new kid in town over and over and over again. i want to polish myself up all nice like and re-introduce myself to the world.......
...i cant wait.
in all honesty...i may not last the rest of the summer....there are so many moments recently, now that i have concretely decided that this is what i am going to do, where i have wondered why i am waiting....why dont i just pack a bag and go tomorrow?
we'll see.....
..stay tuned...lol.
-kcl
Good Morning, and Happy Saturday to you.
decided to make a little playlist for this saturday morning's blog post...a collection of good morning type music to start the day...enjoy.
ben harper - burn one down (live)
led zeppelin - traveling riverside blues
dave matthews and tim reynolds - two step (live at radio city)
the pack a.d. - making gestures
counting crows - anna begins
the eels - things grandchildren should know
enjoy.
much love.
-kcl
Sunday, June 5, 2011
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