Archive for May, 2010
017 Weekly Quote
by Charles on May.31, 2010, under Weekly Quote
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If life were meant to be easy… it would be.
- The Eadarian Poet –
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024 Creative Journey
by Charles on May.30, 2010, under Creative Journey Blog
Hello my friend,
Welcome to the 24th installment of The Creative Journey, the experience of one Charles Yerkes, Eadarian Poet, perpetuator, and otherwise mildly creative and excessively modest personage.
As anyone following on my face book pages is aware, in just over one month I will be getting my puppy dog!! And, so she will have a companion while I have to be out and about, this coming week I’ m also getting a little kitten. From zero to two pets. Wow. For some reason, I always get a snicker when I tell folks that a cat is to be a companion and fellow pack member to my dog.
Anyway, there is a reason that this has made its way into a blog about creativity. My whole attitude has been revived and rejuvenated by this prospect, beyond what I was expecting. It is as if animals unlock hidden chambers in our souls, unleash hidden reserves of creativity, energy, enthusiasm that are otherwise unknown and un-accessed.
Yes I know they will be a lot of work to take care of: for the dog, training, structured walking, socializing, vet type wonders, all this taking time and effort, and the cat… well less than the dog, but still time and effort have to be invested for a healthy happy cat. Yet, having owned pets in the past and so knowing what I’m up against, I find so much extra energy and creativity, that I am very surprised at how much this is effecting me.
For instance, recently I have been very tired, worn down by all that I do, writing, recording, marketing, learning video, book signings, speaking engagements, interviews, and working 6 nights a week just to pay for it all…. Yes very tired. But now, with this knowledge and the closeness of getting them, I am more rested and refreshed than I have been in a long time. I am in awe of all that even the mere knowledge of taking care of these two animals has unleashed.
Yes I know, the are not a cure all. There will be times when I am worn down in the days and years to come. And there will be times I find their behavior frustrating. That is part of life. But loving is about rising above life and loving these pets has an amazing energy of rest and recuperation in it.
Well, for now my friends, I have rambled enough.
Until next time:
Live Nobly, Live Well
Charles Yerkes
Eadarian Poet, Perpetuator, Photographer, and Fiddle Player
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016 Weekly Quote
by Charles on May.25, 2010, under Weekly Quote
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Being Noble involves: Admitting when one is wrong and being gracious when one is not.
- The Eadarian Poet –
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015 Weekly Quote
by Charles on May.17, 2010, under Weekly Quote
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Actual people living actual lives, it is they and they alone who can be noble.
- The Eadarian Poet –
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023 Creative Journey
by Charles on May.12, 2010, under Creative Journey Blog
Hello my friend,
Welcome to the 23rd installment of The Creative Journey, the experience of one Charles Yerkes, Eadarian Poet, perpetuator, and otherwise mildly creative and excessively modest personage.
With the book-signing coming in less than a week, just 3 days from today, I’m working very hard at developing the presentation that I am to give. Two hours to fill and only part of that is actual reading and speaking.
The uncertainty comes in knowing just when to read, when to talk about the book and themes found in the book, and when to sign. If only there were a laid out plan named “This is exactly how to conduct a book signing.” What if someone only has a few minutes to get the book signed and yet I’m in the middle of reading, do I stop and interrupt the story to sign a book? How in-depth to I go in discussing things? What themes and topics should be discussed? Will there be a steady flow of folks to the table and book reading? Will they all show up at once and then there be nobody?
Questions, questions, questions… no answers, just questions.
As much as I am looking forward to this event, I’m also looking forward to it being over.
I really don’t know what I’m nervous about; my life is one big roll with the flow. How is it one job stated this as… oh yes, dealing with ambiguity. I can be pretty ambiguous so I’ll be fine.
Still, a little experience would be nice… what is that old saying… If you cannot dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull… and I do have a b.s. degree…
Oh well, back to work.
I may have to wait to post the next Non-Sissy Poetry Broadcast until next week, after this event. There is just not enough time to get everything done… oh the glamour of the creative life.
Shifting gears a little: I just bought a dog. A Cane Corso. A big, quiet, even-tempered dog. Beautiful.
It will be a couple of months before I can take delivery; the puppy has to be old enough to leave its mom. But then I get to enter the world of pet owner, provider, and caretaker… quite the shift for me. But I am ready for this shift.
Maybe I’ll name her “A Date” cause then I’ll finally have one! (that would be known as a joke.)
(ok stop laughing already.)
Well my friend, until next time.
Live Nobly, Live Well
Charles Yerkes
Eadarian Poet, Perpetuator, Photographer, and Fiddle Player
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014 Weekly Quote
by Charles on May.10, 2010, under Weekly Quote
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… for politics corrupts everything it touches, even love.
- The Eadarian Poet –
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013 Weekly Quote
by Charles on May.03, 2010, under Weekly Quote
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… The need for such victories is a great evil that walks among men.
- The Eadarian Poet –
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Never be so libelous as to call a man perfect; once a person is so labeled it is too easy to tear him apart for being what he is, a human being.
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