Posts by Chris Moore

This feels good to know

Chris Moore

Posted on May 22nd, 2013

Have you ever been told that the key to life is finding your passion or purpose? Have you ever been offered advice on the topic? I think it’s very likely you have. Let me air my opinion. If someone suggests this to you, then it’s very likely that they want your money in exchange for “secret knowledge” about how to find this elusive passion. This is bullshit. I’m not calling these people liar’s, per se. I’m just saying that they have found their passion – making money off of your hope. Alternatively, it could be that they don’t know what the fuck they are talking about! That’s actually true of mostly anyone under retirement age who say’s they’ve figured life out. In either case,…

Fever

Chris Moore

Posted on May 21st, 2013

I’m coming out of a very bad forty-eight hours. The culprit is tonsillitis. My fever was high at about one-hundred and three degrees. A deep chill made my body shimmy and shake. The tissue behind my cheeks acted as a red, inflamed barrier to passage. Yes, a very terrible time. I have been fortunate in my life when it comes to health. I’ve had no disabling injuries of flesh or bone, despite making some idiotic decisions all during my youth. As of today, I’ve only had one other tough time. It’s true that I almost died, but still, only one! It was a routine case of the flu. The feeling was not unlike the present malady. A few weeks prior I made a promise…

Present, coffee.

Chris Moore

Posted on May 17th, 2013

Our time is often difficult, always finite and fleeting. Days come and go, dropping off the calendar at an accelerating pace. That pace is the hardest thing for me. Midnight and dawn both come too early. I wish I could stretch the night out, while delaying that moment when sunlight spills across my peaceful, jittering eyelids. These are the sort of melancholy moments when the last drink is imbibed and the alarm rips you from the best part of that dream. Time to get to work. This explains my love of coffee. It’s a bit of an antidote to the runaway day. The obvious answer is that its stimulating characteristics give you the jolt necessary to rouse the body from slumber, or extend the…

The way

Chris Moore

Posted on May 16th, 2013

Daniele Bolelli is one of my new favorite people. He’s a martial artist, professor of comparative religious studies, and a fine writer. I first discovered him when I stumbled upon his book On the Warrior’s Path, an excellent philosophical look at the martial arts. But it was actually his podcast, The Drunken Taoist, in addition to some other ‘cast appearances that really caught my attention. Daniele has a gift for placing spirituality and religion on their heads, so to speak, taking them head on with his unique, eccentric perspective. I might add that he has a distinct and captivating Italian accent that seems to give him license to say whatever he wants, how he wants. Trust me, even your hyper-religious, passively aggressive Grandma would…

Everything is under control

Chris Moore

Posted on May 15th, 2013

Losing control seems to be the scariest thing. Despite all the effort, planning and best of intention, sometimes all you feel is this resistance. Occasionally someone will play it perfectly, but most of the time two things will happen. The lazy mouth-breathers will insist that they tried their best, only to march happily down the path of least resistance right afterwards. In contrast, those boiling over with piss and vinegar will fight. They will clinch their bloody teeth, backs arched, fists clinched, ready for another round. That’s impressive, and a quality that is so priceless later in life. But for now it’s only a teaching tool. A really effective sparing partner perhaps. The force – the thing we’re up against here – has the…