To Be Nobody-but-yourself In A World Which Is Doing Its Best, Night And Day, To Make You Everybody Else

Kendrick Lamar - Poetic Justice ft. Drake

Because my heart is always in three different places ... with three different time zones. #ethiopia #pdx #dc

Marriage - Khalil Gibran

On Marriage

      Then Almitra spoke again and said, "And what of Marriage, master?"        And he answered saying:        You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.        You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.        Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.        But let there be spaces in your togetherness,        And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.        Love one another but make not a bond of love:        Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.        Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.        Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.        Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,        Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same               music. 

      Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.        For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.        And stand together, yet not too near together:        For the pillars of the temple stand apart,        And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

“Give up defining yourself. You won’t die. You will come to life. And don’t be concerned with how others define you. When they define you, they are limiting themselves, so it’s their problem. Whenever you interact with people, don’t be there primarily as a function or a role, but as the field of conscious Presence. You can only lose something that you have, but you cannot lose something that you are.”

Eckhart Tolle

Hanging up the dress, and holding on to the memories #lalannewedding

Rihanna - Stay Ft. Mikky Ekko

Sound + City: Portland

Portland, OR -- Sound + City heads to Portland to check out the city's vibrant music culture. This episode features an interview with Ryan Sollee from the band The Builders and the Butchers, with a stop at the Doug Fir for some live rock music. We also check in at the rock 'n' rollin' Crystal Hotel, stop by the legendary store Apple Music, and refuel at Cartopia Food Carts.

He's had that sinister smile since he was a youngin - @mrkassa #tbt

Let's finish 2013 with a 💣💥 ... Not literally, to all the crazies out there. I'm down for any challenge, if you are! 😜

#tbt to yester-year ! Hope you folks have ya stunna shades ready, cause I'm about the shinning year round 😎 #nye #2014