Think About It!

What Greatness Demands

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Fri, 20 May 2011 09:15:00 +0000

A Man is the Limit of Nothing...The Measure of all Things

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 22:14:00 +0000

How complex are the chains that bind, refine and define my sense of self and by extension you?

What expectations do I accept as acceptable and therefore satisfying when I meet your limited expectation of me. Limits allow us to know ourselves and others to know us.

To find the undefinable 'manhood' is to dare the fools search. There is no manhood, there is only men, being in every way possible, imaginable and digestible. Noting this, I truly have little worth, even less self-worth, until I behave without reward, without approval and with pain and silence .

The art of man is the art of being nothing and everything without self (pre)judgement.

If I don't know me, then I can finally be, more than me.

lloyd Pollard

#34 - Sparks of Inspiration...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:51:00 +0000

"Be a spark, that is the destiny of the individual.
The flame is the destiny of the community."

Friday, August 7, 2009 - 10:28 am

Gabbing on:

One individual has never changed the world.
One individual has however inspired many to change and therefore the world.
So everyday your spark needs to show its genuine self, ready to both ignite and join the flame of change.

#33 - In This Moment...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:26:00 +0000

In this moment, a silence of aspiration embraces me.

What is expected of me, stands before me, watching and waiting and anticipating my movement.
What was said and done before wait for me to say and do again.

And yet I do not move.
I stay silent and still while expectation of action, creativity and thought encircle me.

In this moment, I will not do or make.
I will only remain awake and aware.

#32 - Fear of Flying...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:20:00 +0000

"Death is very close but so is life."

Tuesday, June 3, 2009
(Inspired by Man on Wire)

Gabbing on:

Only your individual perception gives life and death their own unique meaning.
Beyond this, they are just aspects of how the Universe eternally and randomly evolves. So relax and make it what you choose it to be, you're in it eternally anyway.

Daily you are part of the process of life and death, so why not explore it in your own way. Whether by fear, joy, flamboyance or isolation - just try it your way. Just do it.

An Example.

#31 - Young Heart...Run Free

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Mon, 11 May 2009 09:25:00 +0000

"What would you go back and tell your younger self?"

(2008)

Gabbing on:

Relax, you're going to get really good at a lot of things.
People are going to rely on you and think you are amazing and valuable.
Many people will want to be your lover and you will love some of them that you choose to.
Pay attention to the few people that really like you now, they matter most, not the people you want to like you.
You look beautiful.
You are funny.
You're not like everyone else, that's fantastic! Don't change a thing or stress, people are going to go crazy for you just because of this fact.
Be nice, fair and kind to everyone you meet now, you can't begin to imagine what this will doand mean to your life in a few years.
Please don't follow anyone, they are not as cool as they appear or people think they are.
The pain you are feeling now will make you special and amazing later if you don't let it overwhelm you. Seriously.
Go and do the stuff that amazes you now because you won't have time to come back and do it later because so many other amazing people and stuff are going to need your attention.
Think slowly.
Ignore the word "quickly" and do not apply it to anything you do in your life. If you don't do this it will make whatever you are doing be 'less' than it is.
Be friends with the few people that like you, that's all you will ever need or have at any given point in your life.
Take care of your body.
Be crazy but make sure you can survive it without hurting yourself or someone else.
Try not to do anything that will disrespect who you are and your family.
You're ok. Keep doing what you like to do.
If you think you haven't impressed someone as yet, trust me you will.
Soon someone is going to be willing to do anything for you to love them, don't take this moment for granted.
You're going to love who you are now, a lot better later.

#30 - The Real Deal

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:23:00 +0000

Gabbing on:

Authentic friends are authentic people first.
Authentic family are authentic people first.
Authentic heroes are authentic people first.
Authentic warriors are authentic people first.
Authentic creators are authentic people first.
Authentic lovers are authentic people first.
Authentic spirits are authentic souls first.
There is no substitute for the nature of who we are.

You can never be more or less than your intention. It is your inner nature that dictates what your thoughts and actions will consistently be over time.

Seek and express in every moment that which is in your heart, despite the judgment and opinion of others, and you will know authentic peace, joy and aliveness.

'Be' before anyone sees what you should 'be'.

#29 - With or Without You...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:30:00 +0000

"Who I am is an invitation for you to be who you are.

My mind is an invitation to your intelligence
My body is an inspiration to your imagination
My spirit an interpretation of your divine."

~ Friday, March 27, 2009. 8:57 am

Gabbing on:

With or without you I will be. There is no mystery or choice in this.
I love that you offer some light to my mystery as I seek illumination.
I love that you respond to the unique rhythms of my every movement as I dance in this life.
I love that you radiate a security to my many insecure imaginings.

With or without you I will be. There is no mystery or choice in this.
But I love being aware of you, with or without you here.

#28 - Failure

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:15:00 +0000

"When you are open to all possibilities there is no such thing as failure."

~ Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Gabbing on:

Failure is only an outcome that we did not want or expect or anticipate. Expectations that we have established for ourselves, that are unmet, we generally label as 'failure'.

How can we judge a moment or our life as 'failure' based upon the fact that one occurrence out of an infinite number of occurrences did or did not happen the 'right way'?
How can we judge the beach by one single grain of sand?
How can we judge an ocean by one droplet of water?
How can there be failure in our life when one moment transpires in a manner that we did or did not want or expect or anticipate?

We must be of greater vision.
We must let all things come to us and pass through us - unjudged by the term 'failure' or 'success'.
However, if we must judge a moment as success or failure, let us be conscious in accepting our 'failures' and 'unanticipated moments' equally as our 'successes' because within them are hidden the seeds of all of our possibilities and potentialities.

"Failure is just the term of judgment that we attached to moments we perceive as having not met our plans, that we wish to throw away."

Be of greater patience, 'failure' like the coal, in time will prove itself to be a diamond of great value.

#27 - Knowing Me, Knowing You...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:20:00 +0000

"Personalize it before you publicize it."

~ Thursday, March 12, 2009. 6:13 am

Gabbing on:

Know within before you speak out.
Be aware within before you share what you know with others.

The first stage of every experience starts within the heart.
The second (2nd) stage takes place within the mind.
The third (3rd) stage within the ego/personality.
The final stage is the physical experience, the manifestation of the amalgamation of the previous three (3) stages.

Everything starts within.
Know it there before you share.
Know it there before you care.
Know it before you dare.

#26 - Do the Right Thing...in 5 Easy Steps

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 09:50:00 +0000

Five (5) Steps to True Action and Being Original:

Never do the expected
Never do by popular opinion
Never do by provocation
Never do the same way twice
Never do because of fear

~ February 2009
(Inspired while reading Warrior of the Light by Paulo Coelho)

#25 - The Unbearable Lightness of Being...Aware

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:45:00 +0000

"Sometimes you must step out of the light to be seen."

~ Saturday, February 24, 2007. 8:16 am
(Inspired by to the passing of Dennis Johnson,
Boston Celtic Basketball Player)

Gabbing on:

Sometimes you must do the unexpected to find a new path. The path of expectation is always well lit with the intentions and aspirations of those who love you and care for you. To stray from this path requires you to conquer your fear of taking the time to explore and acknowledge yourself without conscious and unconscious judgment.

Do you have enough awareness of yourself to remain authentic when the inevitably criticism and doubt comes from those who care for you, as you begin to travel on a new path beyond their expectations and yours?

* The burden of self is the weight of a million feathers lifted one at a time, one moment at a time.

more Lightness

#24 - To Be is To Be...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:15:00 +0000

"This life is not about finding the same thing that was before
and doing the same thing that was done before.
This life is about being a part of what was, is and is now becoming.
It is about doing what is now demanded.
Repetition does not serve evolution and creativity as well as
we might think."

~ Sunday, December 28, 2008. 7:39 am

Gabbing on:

It is the needs of the "now"/moment that brings about the new and moves us forward. If the bar is not raised higher we will not jump higher. The past is a reminder that inspires our aspirations. The present is for creating whatever is needed. The future is the holder and sage keeper of all potentials and possibilities. Be the now.

#23 - Inspiration...January 20, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:07:00 +0000

Photography by Callie Shell/Aurora For Time

When the points of light converge upon your destiny you are beyond any singularity of selfishness. You become in awareness and essence what you have always been, one with all things and impact-full to all things.

~ Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 12:07 pm

#22 - No Limits...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:53:00 +0000

"Our limitation is nature's limitation.
Nature's limitation is our limitation."

~ Sunday, February 20, 2005

Gabbing on:

The only limitations I can think of so far are those of 'imagination' and 'perception', beyond which all is possible.

#21 - Just Do It...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 09:17:00 +0000

"Every once in a while let go, so you can appreciate holding on."

~ May 2004

Gabbing on:

"Every once in a while, admit that it is too much, you are tired and you can't do it all.
Every once in a while, do something that feels good just for you.
Every once in a while, let people be themselves, even if it is not what you want or expect from them.
Every once in a while, trust your heart even when your mind says something different.
Every once in a while, admit that you are wrong.
Every once in a while, admit that you do not know and you really don't want to know.
Every once in a while, be honest and admit that you just don't care.
Every once in a while, don't be the best mom, dad, brother, sister, spouse, lover, friend, listener, helper, healer, artists, co-worker or "go-to person" - just be the best you.
Every once in a while, count the number of people who rely on you for one thing daily - yes you are important!
Every once in a while, say no to your favourite person in the world.
Every once in a while, do what they do not expect of you - shock them.
Every once in a while, say what you really think.
Every once in a while, don't think.
Every once in a while, listen to yourself, compliment yourself, talk to yourself, take a walk with yourself and accept yourself without using the words: "I'm not...", "I could be..." or "I should have been..."

What else what you do once in a while that will allow you to let go, so you can appreciate holding on?
Ask someone you know this question. Answer this question yourself. If you're comfortable, please share your response(s) with me via the COMMENT section of this post. It would be cool to do a future post with the anonymous responses.

#20 - Rules...(Ruby Dee)

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:57:00 +0000

"There are no rules for living with and being yourself.
Rules are for living with others."

Thursday, January 1, 2009 . 8:03 am

Gabbing on:

"Every rule has a context within which it is effective.
Every rule has an expiry date after which time it becomes ineffective.

Rules are made to ensure that there is a consistency in behaviour, values and beliefs.
Rules place agreed upon restrictions on an individual's actions, thoughts and method of living life.
Rules define the parameters within which you can live while receiving your community's highest honours, adoration and rewards.

Rules control change if indeed change is allowed."

#19 - Simplicity...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:30:00 +0000

"The simplicity of life:

When you have it, give it
When you see it, show it
When you feel it, express it
When you hear it, repeat it
When you own it, share it
When you understand it, teach it

Otherwise, just live it."

Friday, December 26, 2008 . 8:02 am

Gabbing on:

"The power of existence is: nothing ever stops and everything always changes.
Whatever you resist will indeed persist and whatever you accept will be powerful and life altering.
The sum will be defined by its parts and the parts will always define the whole.
Simply be.
Be simply.

Endurance...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:37:00 +0000

Endurance is the willingness to go beyond your unmet expectations, known limits and hopes, while continuing to live life to the best of your instinct. It is the willingness to allow your actions and destiny to intermingle with those of others who do not have your perspective or interest. It is the willingness to stand in a storm, not of your making or choosing, with only the certainty of trusting yourself, your values and the actions that feel right in the moment you are in.

. Inspired by my first viewing of "The Dark Knight" (DVD) Sunday, December 14, 2008 . 3:25 am

Gabbing on:

"We are defined by that which takes us beyond our knowing, fears, limits and loves.
To endure is to grant time the opportunity to suspend our judgment and resist the temptation to act, while allowing actions to occur around us.

There is no mountain top that can be obtained without endurance, just valleys of regrettable actions."

#18 . Self-Value...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 23:30:00 +0000

"Someone not wanting me does not mean I am not of value."

Tuesday, February 5, 2008 . 12:06 am

Gabbing on:

"Whether you desire me, respect me, understand me or accept me, has no impact on my value, I am still worth the same.

My value is not found in your interpretation or perception of me. It is found instead in my love, respect and appreciation of who I am."

#17 - Wishing and Hoping...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 09:53:00 +0000

"I have a dream. Do you?"

Thursday, December 11, 2008 . 5:13 am

Gabbing on:

"Do you have a dream or is it just a 'hope' disguised as a dream?

A dream demands that you actively participate in achieving a desired goal.
A dream does not exist without you creating it.
A dream is an end goal generated from your aspirations, sense of self (identity), insecurities/securities, intention and values (personal, family and societal).

A hope, unlike a dream, only requests your passive engagement towards achieving an outcome that you may or may not be committed to.
A hope does not demand your total commitment. It provides you with a 'way out' should you not achieve a possibility.
A hope does not require a clear intention.
A hope leaves your power of 'personal choice' somewhat submissive and partially used.

To dream is to see a future with your place in it.
To hope is to glance at the future and pray you have a place in it.

So, I have a dream...do you?
Does your 'hope' need a boost of commitment to be upgraded into a dream?

#16 - Greatness...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:03:00 +0000

"Greatness will not find you, it will grow out of you."

Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Gabbing on:

"Greatness will not grow from just anything.
It demands the rich soil of paradox, pain, passion and purpose.
It demands your secrets, your fears, your anger and your silence.
It demands consistency of desire, persistence of faith and the courage to be authentic against the tide of consensus.

It will claim from you humility, commitment and creativity.
It will raise you up and dash you against your dream, only to crush your limited expectations before releasing you to soar.
Greatness will promise you nothing but grant you all things, when you choose to ignore it and not seek it out.

It will only manifest itself to you through the eyes, deeds and actions of others in response to you.

So is greatness within us yet beyond us."

#15 - The Sound of Silence...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 01:28:00 +0000

"In all things there is everything, but silence."

Friday, April 11, 2008 . 4:47 am

Gabbing on:

"Right here, right now you are being spoken to. Can you hear it?
Are you aware of it?
What is your life telling you right now?
What is your job telling you right now?
What is your health telling you right now?
What is your laughter telling you right now?
What is your choice of music telling you right now?
What is your choice of food telling you right now?
What is your anger telling you right now?

What is your failure to win the lottery telling you right now?
What is your missed appointment telling you right now?
What is your joy telling you right now?
What is your friend's behaviour telling you right now?
What is the book you are reading telling you right now?
What is this blog telling you right now?

Are you listening?
Can you hear what your conscious world and unconscious world are sharing with you right now and in your every moment?

Listen in peace.
Listen in awareness.
But do not listen in fear.

You are a part of all things and as such you will never be alone. That is the true gift of love and aliveness."

I am yours...

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:35:00 +0000

"As your - lover, leader, partner, parent, enemy, child, coworker or friend - I will be the lens through which you will focus, filter and experience your greatness, disappointments, fears, anger, hopes, satisfaction, joys, uncertainties and awakening. Use me wisely, I am here for you whether you've consciously chosen me or not."

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Gabbing on:
"What you need or what you want really does not matter - it is what you have that makes you what you are.

Everyone that experiences you will carry a part of your life story, whether they are family, friend, or foe. There is no one that you can exclude from your life story until you have acknowledged them and find their place in your authentic story.

So whatever I am to you, please understand my value and purpose in your current place and use me - it is only then that I will disappear into the natural space I am intended to occupy in your life."

NEXT POST: "Right here, right now..."

#14 - Affirmations(i): Context

noreply@blogger.com (Pollard) — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 10:05:00 +0000

"In the proper context we are all stunning!
True existence is the journey towards a context within which your light is blinding, not just dull or glowing. Seek your context of greatness."

Sunday, December 25, 2005

Gabbing on:
"Who's context are you living in right now?
How much of this context have you created?
How much of this context has another constructed and you have just accept without question?

Do you seek out situations and people and things that excite and move you or accept things in your surrounding that resist you, make you struggle and feel tired?

Do you seek out situations and people and things that empower your thoughts, aspirations and dreams or accept things that reinforce unrealistic expectations, disappointments and pain?

Seek the lights that have all the colours of your choosing and joys. Now radiate."

NEXT POST: "Use me wisely, I am here for you..."