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    Wednesday
    Jun192013

    The DIY Daily Newsletter - June 19, 2013



    The Wednesday Edition

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    Wednesday
    Jun192013

    Quote and Poem of the Day: June 19, 2013

    a life lived
    with no search
    for deeper complexities
    beyond our current extent
    wastes our mind's potential
    thoughts misspent

    thirst knowledge
    revel in constant consumption
    of words written
    from another soul
    from some other time

    commune with intelligence
    go beyond our social clique
    linguistic telepathic transference
    glimpse the infinite mystique

    seek novelty, wonder and awe
    in the phenomenology
    of our mutual existence
    continued reflection of our ontology
    expands our consciousness
    and if you read
    and stretch your mind
    you can be all that you can

    bt
    04.19.2013

    Tuesday
    Jun182013

    The DIY Daily Podcast #388 - June 18, 2013

    Today's episode features a discussion on:

    How Inviting the Unknown Helps Us Know Life More Richly
    and
    Saying Goodbye To Your “I” and Hello To Your Freedom
    and
    Discovering Perfect

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    The Featured Song of the Week is The Devil In Me, by Todd Kerns. Visit Todd online at: www.toddkerns.com.

    BONUS:
    Listen to this fun conversation I recent had with Todd on The Music Biz Weekly Podcast Ep. #90
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    Tuesday
    Jun182013

    The DIY Daily Newsletter - June 18, 2013



    The Tuesday Edition

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    Tuesday
    Jun182013

    Quote and Poem of the Day: June 18, 2013

    make a salacious request
    of your deepest dreams
    bare their soul
    tease their desires
    tempt with fulfilment of fate

    send
    an invitation to the future you
    seal it
    with white hot burning passion
    wrap it
    with intense devotion
    dogged pursuit
    commitment to the possibility
    of what can and will be

    this is no time to be humble
    or blush to modesty's behest
    expose your infatuation
    for the seemingly intangible
    momentum, now expressed

    streak through the streets
    intentions, bare and exposed
    in order to rise to ascension
    your opportunity needs to know
    that you're set, ready to go
    and as you do
    the force of a thousand winds
    will whip at your bare, naked back
    and potential will roll over
    letting manifestation flow

    bt
    06.18.2013

    Monday
    Jun172013

    The DIY Daily Podcast #387 - June 17, 2013

    Today's episode features a discussion on:

    When Everything’s Going Wrong, Be Grateful
    and
    Angry is a habit
    and
    Discovering Perfect

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    The Featured Song of the Week is The Devil In Me, by Todd Kerns. Visit Todd online at: www.toddkerns.com.

    BONUS:
    Listen to this fun conversation I recent had with Todd on The Music Biz Weekly Podcast Ep. #90
    .

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    Monday
    Jun172013

    The DIY Daily Newsletter - June 17, 2013



    The Friday Edition

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    Monday
    Jun172013

    Quote and Poem of the Day: June 17, 2013

    there's something special about gratitude
    that's freeing like forgiveness
    it opens the mind
    allowing you to find
    new perspectives
    beyond ego's common domains
    of bitterness, jealously, anger,
    comparison and self-loathing despair

    be no longer locked
    in stalemate with past grievances
    consider and appreciate
    each moment you're in
    avert your focus and energy
    towards that which you love
    not that which you have not
    (for that list is long
    never to be fully attained)

    practice
    the fine art of appreciation
    in everyday things
    even those dreadful and dreary
    moments that pain brings

    you see,
    when you take things for granted
    you groom your mind
    to ignore the wonder of the now
    bliss ignored, rejected
    happiness left blind

    you get what you give
    so open your arms
    embrace your day
    invite abundance
    and if you give it room to play
    you'll soon find that life
    is peaceful and content this way

    bt
    06.17.2013

    Friday
    Jun142013

    The DIY Daily Podcast #386 - June 14, 2013

    Today's episode features a discussion on:

    Being Mindful and Releasing Worries: 5 Tips for Living in the Present
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    The Featured Song of the Week is The Game, by Bridgework. Visit Bridgework online at: www.bridgeworkmusic.com.

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    Friday
    Jun142013

    The DIY Daily Newsletter - June 14, 2013



    The Friday Edition

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    Friday
    Jun142013

    Quote and Poem of the Day: June 14, 2013

    the first step to creating
    is imagining
    dreaming
    bringing to light
    that which has never before been seen

    everything you see here, manmade
    was first a seed of thought
    a wild idea unearthed
    that someone dared to voice its intent

    give your potential it's conception

    believe that it can be
    manifest its reality
    give it a heart and soul
    inject life into your
    crazy wild eyed, cockeyed, mind's eye creation
    infuse it's essence
    with the spark of your fantastical conviction

    feed it daily action
    three, four, five times a day
    water it with consistency
    shade it with perseverance
    weed it from doubt

    crazy things can and will be
    if you and your will power
    can just agree

    bt
    06.14.2013

    Thursday
    Jun132013

    The DIY Daily Podcast #385 - June 13, 2013

    Today's episode features a discussion on:

    How to Get Over People Always Judging You
    and
    Creative Bad Habits: Treading The Path of Least Resistance

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    The Featured Song of the Week is The Game, by Bridgework. Visit Bridgework online at: www.bridgeworkmusic.com.

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    Thursday
    Jun132013

    The DIY Daily Newsletter - June 13, 2013



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    Thursday
    Jun132013

    Quote and Poem of the Day: June 13, 2013

    create your day
    when you get up say,
    "in what way shall i spend
    my energy today?"

    your answer determines your outcome!
    so take a moment upon awakening
    to align your day's purpose
    is it possibility enabling?
    or opportunity hindering?

    where you place mind's attention
    aligns focus and creates intention
    you have the ability
    to create your own wellbeing
    dreams inducing, ego freeing

    it only makes sense
    that you attract whatever you put out
    so if you're mumbling, grumbling, bitter
    you'll have a shitter day no doubt

    likewise if you're open, honest and confident
    authentic, jovial and free
    these are the very energies
    you will welcome into life and bring to be

    take a moment to embrace each day
    reflect on the good
    align purpose with conscious action
    smile and say
    it sure is better this way

    bt
    06.13.2013

    Wednesday
    Jun122013

    The DIY Daily Podcast #384 - June 12, 2013

    Today's episode features a discussion on:

    From Restlessness to Acton: Enjoy Working Toward Your Dream
    and
    Let Go of Attachment: You Can Be Happy Even if Things Change

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    The Featured Song of the Week is The Game, by Bridgework. Visit Bridgework online at: www.bridgeworkmusic.com.

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    Wednesday
    Jun122013

    The DIY Daily Newsletter - June 12, 2013



    The Wednesday Edition

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    Wednesday
    Jun122013

    Quote and Poem of the Day: June 12, 2013

    there are no absolutes
    except the fact
    that what i think i know
    i know i know naught

    all the truths we're told
    are in fact perspectives
    a specific one sided opinion
    from a set position
    at a certain point in time

    it's a fact
    that what is right now
    might not have been then
    and might not be so ever again

    we'll never know the answers
    to all the questions we seek
    but it sure is fun
    to be inspired
    to be amazed
    to look up to the sky
    to scratch our heads
    ask and ponder and dream and learn
    write and paint and sing and yearn
    for wonderment to always return

    bt
    06.12.13

    Tuesday
    Jun112013

    The DIY Daily Podcast #383 - June 11, 2013

    Today's episode features a discussion on:

    Conditioned Morality
    and
    3 Tips on Overcoming Learning Plateaus

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    The Featured Song of the Week is The Game, by Bridgework. Visit Bridgework online at: www.bridgeworkmusic.com.

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    Tuesday
    Jun112013

    The DIY Daily Newsletter - June 11, 2013



    The Tuesday Edition

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    Tuesday
    Jun112013

    Quote and Poem of the Day: June 11, 2013

    i could never do that
    that's not for me
    no way jose!

    i just can't see myself
    ever being able to do that
    not once, never
    ever!

    well there it is you see
    the crux of your problem
    an inability
    to visualize, conceptualize, materialize
    dream to reality

    if in your mind, ineffable
    then in life, unattainable

    believe in the power of one
    and what you can do
    when your heart truly wants to

    self-deprecating uncertainty
    confidence drained, fortitude lost
    souls stuck in manufactured adversity
    no resilience remains

    words transmute
    into unclimbable walls
    when downtrodden and uttered to self
    or become ladders
    when uplifting and determined
    leaned over, leading
    reaching over the edge
    the unscalable, transformed
    now scaled, over the top

    believe in the power of intent
    thoughts become actions
    perceptions re-awakened
    self-reliance changes reality
    life, it's ours to invent

    impossible
    it's not an opinion
    it's a dare

    bt
    06.11.2013