Welcome and welcome back. While I am creating I spend less time being grumpy. It’s a blessing that’s easy to accept. Even as I smash these words, I am simply happy to be here. Hi, welcome back. Thanks for taking a few minutes. This is MFQ Emerson. MFQ stands for My Favorite Quotes, and this Emerson and I go back a long way. He wrote: “When I speak, I define, I confine, and am less.”And I never saw the confinement as a small room, a cell, a prison, a house, a village. My response to that is simply.. This. “With a single word, I may cleave the world in two.” I think the confinement is as simple as determining that there is an eye, and another. Along comes Einstein with his bicycle, and his quote: life is like riding a bicycle, and in order to keep your balance, you have to keep moving. And if we apply, the “keep moving” to the Emerson, we may get the idea to continue to redefine. Until you get to a place that is reasonable for the moment. It works. It’s efficient and functional and whatnot. When I speak, I define, I confine, and am less. And this speaking thing reminds me of Shushmouth, a doppelganger of mine that seemed to have floated into my consciousness urging me to … be more quiet. And, of course, that’s very scary. Right away, I think, Oh, what is the artist and me supposed to do if I’m not yakking? But maybe the quiet part is, the place we can tone it down, the place I can tone it down, is allowing some of my opinions to... What, wash away in the rain? Well, so we can ratchet it down. Ratchet down the noise a little. My own noise. I swear to you, I’m get kind of sick of my own opinions. Anyway, so that’s that MFQ, my favorite quote, Emerson. And I’ll put the Dwight thing here. Meet Dwight, the little hand puppet elephant. Dwight doesn’t have anything to say. I haven’t written him a script. I thought he was cute as heck. And what bothered me for the longest time is that his shirt wasn’t as long as a skirt. And there was my naked wrist showing, and I had thought for a long time that if I could only find a seamstress or a tailor, that could cloak the whole thing, life would be good. And so, I did find someone who’s good with thread and needles. And having spoke the problem, or the situation out loud, in front of other people, or even out loud to myself, I quickly decided that if I cut up one of my dead socks and put it on my wrist, voila. The situation has rectified. So what I thought was a problem for years kind of disappeared when I spoke it out loud. And I don’t know where else that approach may fix anything or solve any problems. I don’t know. But there is something about the power of the word, the power of the spoken word, the power of the voice, the way the voice activates, the vagus nerve, singing, or humming, or, goodness sakes, breathing, and let’s not go off in any of those directions here and now, maybe later. And so the singing thing brings me up to solo karaoke, or the sing alone. Sing Alone. In the image, there’s the Sergeant Pepper’s album cover. And or was it Magical Mystery Tour, and shouldn’t I look right now? Yes, I should look right now. Thanks for staying tuned. So there I am on YouTube, and I see that the whole Beatles album is right there, and while I’m pretty sure that I don’t remember all the words, anyway, I had the opportunity to turn that rascal up and belt it out, all by myself. And what a wonderful, what a great release it was. What great fun. It’s so I simply pass that idea or opportunity along to you as well. Find some of your own music. And get up and move. You know, people say, if you’ve heard, you may have said, Oh, I can’t sing, I can’t sing, and... And so maybe you don’t, but if no one’s there to judge you, it goes a lot easier. Energetic. Anyhow. I think that’s it for now. Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate it. Take good care of yourself.
Take some time for your self. Perhaps a one-minute Joy Breath Meditation. Relax. (ha ha). Slow your breathing. Remember several moments of joy you have felt in your life until you can feel the joy as if it’s happening again in this very moment. Blessings to you!
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Friday, February 13, 2026
MFQ Emerson . Meet Dwight . Sing Alone
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Christmas and Ground Hog Letter
Welcome and welcome back. While I am creating I spend less time being grumpy. It’s a blessing that’s easy to accept. Even as I smash these words, I am simply happy to be here. Swami V’da & Random-ish quotations. Enlightenment isn’t something we march toward, and one day, somehow, we grab it. Enlightenment is the ending in yourself of that hope for something other than life being as it is. . Charlotte Joko Beck, “Just Snow, Just Now” … Something I noticed about genuinely happy people: They’re doing less than you. They have fewer goals. Fewer appointments. Fewer obligations. They’ve learned that addition by subtraction is real. While you’re optimizing every minute, they’re sitting on their porch drinking coffee. They’re not lazy. They just figured out that most of what we chase doesn’t matter. Busy is a choice. Peace is too. One looks successful. The other actually is. . MINDJOURNAL … Have we made our explanation too complicated? You say, “I’ve been studying your work since 1990. I’m trying really hard to remember your words.” GET HAPPY IN ANY WAY YOU CAN! . Abraham Hicks … As a Brain Retraining Specialist, you need to know this about your brain: . Jennifer Furse . Positive Brain Retraining & Integration … The belief that you are separate from God is the only problem there is. . Gary Renard … A peek behind the scenes at Winter Haven. Turning a clothes horse back into a chair, and fussing with the lighting is all it took. A little Feng shui magic. A calm place to sit. The reading-nook look is a facade. It is a camouflage over the very gates of creation. This next bank of “doing nothing” text seems to explain to me something about what I mean by Winter Haven. It was posted without attribution on a Facebook Page. … “Moments of “doing nothing” are often mistaken for laziness, but research in neuroscience and psychology suggests the opposite. When the brain is not focused on a specific task, it enters a state known as the default mode network, during which the mind naturally wanders, reflects, and connects ideas in novel ways. This mental downtime allows the brain to process information more deeply, strengthen memory, and generate original insights. Studies indicate that individuals who regularly give themselves unstructured thinking time tend to exhibit stronger problem-solving skills, greater emotional awareness, and enhanced creativity. In a world that constantly rewards busyness, these pauses offer a significant cognitive advantage. Far from being unproductive, moments of quiet reflection enable the brain to work at its most intelligent and imaginative, reinforcing the idea that stepping back and allowing space for thought is an essential component of learning, innovation, and overall mental well-being.” … Sketch Journal Blank Book Only five dollars from the Dollar Tree Santa brought me to a book. A journal or sketchbook. Don’t cry for me, Leonardo. The paper is best used with pens, pencils, markers. It is not paper for paint. Anyway, I’d not had a journal since I was in high school. When I got my first jobs it was just easier to carry hip-pocket note pads. And so … not centralized, or corralled so much, by time and space. Hence … things have long been in a random sort of disorder. And, Santa was so late that the book arrived after most folks make New Years resolutions. Thankfully. Along with some words I began to use a ballpoint to start the guitar. I am not in love with it but I could not stop. Here’s the tally behind the scenes. Art Guitar
I was going to make a 5x7 Walgreens photo for @ $6.00. Project Hours @4 9 am ballpoint doodle Break . Three hours . 11:15 - 1:15 Lunch . 40 minute ‘nap’ A dozen images easily 3 hours easily . Allow for … APPS Pen and paper … HARDWARE … 6:30 pm . Confirming email. Order Ready … Four Poems - January ’26… Disappear The move to disappear … © David L White … Pick My Spot This may be the So, I’ll just wander Almost everywhere I … Oh! Look! … © David L White, … He said He was a mathematical poet, Bob Dylan once said. It’s hard to see the infinite facets of the goo Not a fan of structure, per se, … © David L White … Long Spoon Wand Can you see it spreading out You? Mixing the batter of the cake of your life? And it’s magic. Tasty. … David L White Thanks for reading along. Take some time for your self. Perhaps a one-minute Joy Breath Meditation. Relax. (ha ha). Slow your breathing. Remember several moments of joy you have felt in your life until you can feel the joy as if it’s happening again in this very moment. Blessings to you!
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