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YogabudTo Fall, in 8 SecondsI fall, I fall, I try again / I fall, I fall, to fail's a friend / for failing to fall, is not trying at all 2018-05-1900 min

YogabudHow to Write AgainHow to write again Is Simple Its done one line at a time Or verse by verse And slowly Like a valentine, divine Though I must scrub clean, the brine For she's been at sea - that muse of mine Traversing the oceans A ghost ship Blown by emotions Wishing to sail smooth Well, that wish is granted when I move 2018-05-0400 min

YogabudBack to Work, like a ToolI haven't had patience Which got me discouraged I was drifting and aimless Didn't even pay mortgage I took care of my body Nourished my mind But sadly I left my courage behind To not give a shit Cuz at least I was tryin' I handled it Till lost to a lion A beast in my head Which all started with A procrastination tactic Now look where its led.. Back to square one No; square two For the foundation's been done Back to work, like a tool 2018-05-0100 min

YogabudMary JaneMy lungs don't want me to smoke So I don't I vape I inhale the subtle hints of pine and grape The blue dream and varieties of ape And when I vape I feel great But let's step back to when I was young And dumb When I smoked to avoid feeling numb When Mary was my number one And Jane, my number two Bong rips after school Grinding bowl after bowl Getting high But diggin myself into a hole When I felt it's just a habit But I had to have it every day Whether I work or whether I pla...2018-04-2102 min

YogabudCool Heads PrevailWe know the potential of this plant Spread the word, it's essential But so many feel that they can't Despite the high the bud can grant Though elemental Decades of stigma have made people mental The misinformation's been incremental The scope of the lies has been monumental But it's no surprise Cuz money's the prize And big pharma wants to keep it Truths been in front of our eyes Now we can finally rise And position ourselves to defeat it But we must be wise and let cool heads prevail Just trust and enjoy the highs - cannabis will not...2018-04-1800 min

YogabudUnduly DebatedThe reefer madness still exists In some ways The trusting masses were convinced And outraged But what if she were portrayed Accurately Rather than with misinformation, betrayed Spectacularly How many people in pain could be aided How many artists, inspired Why is this being unduly debated If only justice worked as we desired 2018-04-1700 min

Yogabud102 (Day Streak Broken)102 day streak broken Where New Years Resolution fell flat But the lesson here's to stay floatin' Not sinkin', so run with that The habits been built But I wanted a break No sad bits or guilt I relaxed for growth's sake It's not a mistake But a chance to have a new take For me to see its okay To take a day Away ----- If you truly believe The air over there's better to breathe 2018-04-1600 min

YogabudMind May Burn BrightIf a good lesson is Offered to combat weaknesses From geniuses Through the ages And thousands of years later We call them sages It may be advantageous to put eyes to paper Absorb the wisdom in those pages For if knowledge is power Then wisdom is might Leverage your hours So your mind may burn bright 2018-04-1200 min

YogabudBreatheThe number one key is to breathe Brings you back to the present moment Better to be done than believed So for a second or two, just do it Inhale One mindful breath a day Helps keep the dark at bay It's as if time itself has slowed it a bit And gotten sweeter Can't resist this boon to health cuz its lit Between past and future we teeter The results of your decisions Can result in your submission Not knowing your Life's Mission Or getting lost in indecision First hand results are better than belief So simply decide to...2018-04-1000 min

YogabudRest In PeaceThis is the foundry From which ideas are made The process did'nt find me But - the plans, they were laid Some might say I'm late Like the voices with their games But the past, to me was fate Same reason my name is James I'm not at this game for fame But instead to clear my head Sometimes sappy, sometimes lame I'd like to be happy before I'm dead Literally As in, I take my last breaths Joyfully And I'm laid to rest Mournfully But ultimately Leaving the world a better place And seeing that happen - what it...2018-04-0900 min

YogabudSmiles and HydrangeasI thought if I wrote you a poem You'd feel better Cuz you're lookin sadder than Autumn Or a crumpled love letter And you tell me I caused it And I say my flaws did But because of it Your trust - I lost it At least for the moment But I'm confident We can make this right We both hate to fight Prefer to keep things light Refer to mems? Alright The time's we've laughed All night And our romance You perpetual polite...ness Smiles and hydrangeas Hugs and mochi You're miffed, I don't blame ya I know how...2018-04-0800 min

YogabudCreation PoolYou grow into the skin You put the work in To get Wisdom's earned, don't forget But thats not always motivational Though it can be inspirational Be wary, the sensational The mind is a creation pool Or one of cess Like when your mind's possessed A cesspool Go confess To your god Or to your muse Ice, be thawed It's the thoughts you choose And emotions Used As the tools they are My belief is it'll take me far Cuz I wanna impart The lessons written on my scars 2018-04-0700 min

YogabudDramatic Emotion FanaticWhat do I say? The blocks are in the way.. Hurting to the core And I yet I ask for more Cuz knowledge is power Communication is key Though the thoughts, they devour Unceremoniously Pitilessly As if that's what the brain does Surreptitiously Until it becomes Too loud to ignore Bombastic Voices, tragic I knew what was in store Dramatic emotion fanatic I still ask for more 2018-04-0600 min

YogabudFine VicesFlowing is about going with the flow – go figure Deal with the past but don't be rash Disfigured Is the way you see it thought distorted Falsely reported by the organ That does thought Figuring out itself Battle's not yet fought Anti-– instinctual This is why we created ritual And archetypical stories Our attempts to combat worries Though, the lessons are somewhat blurry These musings cannot be hurried But dissected Then put into action That's how they become perfected Maybe If you're lucky And you thrust that luck toward something Life's there to fuck And make love Make her scream And...2018-04-0500 min

YogabudLife, Well LivedI love to study The human body Which is why I majored in kinesiology But those five years are behind me As are five in my twenties And though I know that I'm young I must learn to fight like Ares Cuz time is more deadly than any gun The facade of youth Can lull you into complacency A paradigm defined and used As "wait and see" As if life brings Anything but suffering It doesn't Cuz that's what life is So we strive - not in spite of But because of it THAT is life, well lived 2018-04-0400 min

YogabudGreen EpicureWater and sunlight Soil and earth From seed to delight The story of bud's birth You start in your shell A pinpoint of potential And if all goes well You grow up presidential Your scent gets loud As you mature And then we're endowed With gifts for the green epicure Cannabis connoisseur Or perhaps Cannisseur Some like the dabs But call me a dinosaur I'm old school Volcano's my favorite tool To savor the sweetness of vapor Straight from the bud That grows in nature 2018-04-0300 min

YogabudFreedom of SpeechTo make your suffering known That is freedom of speech To share how you have grown Is the essence of sharing to teach To lift us up Not drag us down Life does that enough With or without you around But for each other We can be here Or there Not overly smothered But a gesture to show that we care That's better than speaking to scare Negativity leaking through your heart's tear Suddenly peaking when you most feel bare So you lash out Scream and shout Blame those around With that echoing sound Playing the victim As if it's...2018-03-1700 min

YogabudThe Beauty Darkness BringsIf your life were a painting What colors would you choose? Emotions are the same thing They're the fuel that you use I prefer shades of blue And greens Blacks and purples For me it means Diving deep With snorkels Or a submarine Looking for things That at first may seem Less than serene But dark hues are interesting Like the way Amy Lee sings Where would My Immortal be Without a bit of heartbreak Bright days are great But don't underestimate The beauty darkness brings ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram...2018-03-0900 min

YogabudResentment's Little BrotherJealousy is resentment's little brother Heresy to a life well lived To wish you were another You compare unfavorably To someone else's highlight reel Leaving your thoughts unsavory As if you've got a raw deal But the truth here is You must heal If you were fearless Youd see jealousy's the wrong feel Where inspiration is right You'd see they have what they have Cuz they chose to fight Not sit around being sad Or wishin destruction for Abel Like Cain Resentment brings nothing but trouble And pain And when you're in your own hell You've only yourself to blame ...2018-03-0800 min

YogabudMind NudeAlright I've gotta write I have so many Poems saved In this phone For a rainy day It's outrageously Underrated to write Every day In my own way I'll always have something new to say If I keep my mind nude, like buddhists say What'd Buddha say? Life is suffering Not to bring clouds to your day But understanding That's life's demanding And requires thinking Don't be a sheep, bleating Or attention seeking For reasons reeking Of weakness You can beat this ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.w...2018-03-0800 min

YogabudFrom Darkness, EmergedFrom darkness, emerged No longer discouraged Endured the black scourge My mind, left nourished For after the long night Teeming with unseen Predators and prey Came the light of day With it's vibrant sheen It's important to recognize The lessons you glean Now that your mind is serene Cuz it's easy to patronize Your weakness when demoralized But there's something significant For you to realize Change is the only thing consistent Your world can flip in an instant And suffering is inevitable So learn from the lows - be insistent And build a life, incredible ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this...2018-03-0600 min

YogabudEbbs and FlowsThe ups and downs of emotion Are the ebbs and flows of an ocean Unseen but felt Pristine when problems are dealt With But when issues go unresolved Like plastic, they just dissolve Fantastic procrastination tactics Never choosing to evolve Till the problem particles are so integrated So diffuse That to call your life devastated Is a mere approximation - and loose You either decide to change At any given moment Or continue thinking it's strange That years have passed with nothing to show for it Except for age And maybe some rage For the fact you never stepped out...2018-03-0600 min

YogabudA HikeA hike in the park Was what my heart needed To see the green of the trees And the brown of the bark Dirt under my feet Hurt inside defeated Or at least, cleared away From enjoying outdoors on a beautiful day ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow 2018-03-0500 min

YogabudYour Voice (Jamisten XVI)Waking up to hear your voice If the heavens themselves offered me a choice Between their song and yours - But no, that choice would be false You and the heavens are one and the same You're living stardust Who whispers my name Assuming in science, we trust In it's method at least, we must Just as a bohemian believes In freedom, beauty, truth and love I believe we are the stars above And you, my shining star Have stolen my heart Like a den of thieves Don't leave it destroyed Like Alexander did Thebes ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this...2018-03-0400 min

YogabudSinking.. Thinking...Sinking Thinking Wish I could just be deleting The sadness inside that's leaking Out of the walls that I built To defend against guilt And the lethargy sadness gives But the darkness lives It's heart is beating And behind the walls There's the awful calls Interspersed by sound of it breathing In Out In Out ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow 2018-03-0300 min

YogabudVulnerabilityI love to share my poetry And fill my rhymes with honesty But to do so, I know that must mean I must share you, the dark in me I have so many sad poems Sittin in my notes Colored by my lonesome Written not to boast Like "here's to me!" With that toast Instead: vulnerability In these posts And that's what makes it hard But also, real and powerful To drop that filtered guard And give you something valuable Cuz you are not alone Despite what your feed shows To sadness, we're all prone You can hear mine in...2018-03-0100 min

YogabudSilenceSilence This is my affinity Reliance Upon the quiet for creativity Let the outside voices hush Let them be drowned out Let my muse crush Every ounce of their doubt For how few understand Creativity isn't purely Under our command ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow 2018-03-0100 min

YogabudFear and BereavementIs there ever a good time For a good thing to end? I say I'll be fine, but Into Hell, I descend At least, that's my destination I'm walking down the obsidian path Knowing well it's of my own creation Unsure of the aftermath.. Of when I walk through Those burning gates That's when I lose you.. But it's already too late We're both compelled forward By the standards of our culture A fulfilling career, we each move toward.. But what circles above is vulture It smells our connection Though we thought it unbreakable Our gleaming affection Seems to be...2018-02-2700 min

YogabudThe Hydra (Procrastination)Procrastination is The hydra that dances behind Burning all of your time Relishing in its blazes A wicked grin on all of its faces A beast with hidden details With skin as hard as seashells Great nostrils, From which, it expels Smoke that clouds your sight So you mistake left for right And you go down the path With far fewer treasures If we are to endure life's wrath Choose wisely, your burdens and pleasures ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow 2018-02-2600 min

YogabudThe System and the StarEmotion does matter But more than that is how you use it That mental chatter Don't be trapped by that shit Use it for art Or to further your goals Use it to kickstart Your coup d'état for control Cuz either you're in charge Or your feelings are Till they get so large They're the system and the star Until that star collapses And forms a black hole For what used to be your soul Like a drug addict relapses But you can choose to form the planets That revolve around your burning passion The future is comin' - t...2018-02-2400 min

YogabudWhen Two Becomes OneHello sadness Long time, no see It's easy to forget I have this Melancholic capacity I try to talk you out With these words I hold so dear But I'm just left with drought Hoping that water is near Wishing to quench this thirst That feeling that I'm the worst .. Believing I could be something greater But I'm stuck in the now, longing for later Wishing tomorrow would come Where is your light, golden Sun? And what am I to become When two, becomes one.. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.f...2018-02-2300 min

YogabudGraced by QuietHow would I describe it.. When I am graced by quiet Followed by the feeling Of my muse herself singing Not in song But in rhyme Music is a different design I don't produce it inside my mind So instead I decide When a wave does come To enjoy the ride Until I'm done ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow 2018-02-2300 min

YogabudHateful Words; No ApologyWhere do we go from here? There seems to be so much hate So many people living in fear Of the America we create The shining decades of America the great.. America the strong What became of of our fate? Where did we go wrong? Was it when the Towers fell? Or how we handled it.. How we made another nation Hell And inadvertently or not, dismantled it Do we have some trauma from which We've yet to recover? It seemed under Obamas watch We at least respected each other But now it's all combat And blind ideology Republican or...2018-02-2100 min

YogabudFood's AllureDo you enjoy your food? Do you look upon it with delight Let the meal set the mood Do you plan your first bite? Do you gaze at the colors That constitute your plate? Filled with nature's wonders Virgin palate starts to salivate When that bite is crafted Do you bring it to your nose? Do you breathe in deep, like a yogi - practiced Reveling in how the scent flows.. Thinking of words to describe Like savory, sweet or demure Before your food is even tried Your desire to taste is true and pure Your lips part more You...2018-02-2000 min

YogabudBag of PurpThe first time I saw a bag of purp.. If there were birds in my head Oh, how they would chirp For this bud, unique and well-bred This was before I used bud As a creative tool Back when my life could be summed By adding video games plus high school I was anything but cool Now those days are gone I use the THC as fuel Though I'm still quite withdrawn I keep to myself Create my art Take care of my health Every day's a new start Every strain has a place in my heart Each with its...2018-02-1900 min

YogabudProhibition FatalityEven her leaves are iconic Like black stripes of bees for the chronic And like the bee's buzzing She has a calling card too Might as well call it singing Cuz she's loud like strong brew And green like bamboo Goodness, she's bringing Supports your soul like a shoe Though, that would be "sole" Spelled s-o-l-e When I'm blowin the dro Can't take the smile off me Grinnin from ear to ear When I break off the bud Top-shelf; high tier If she wasn't a "she" I'd call her a stud Winnin' legality year by year Prohibition fatality Jeff Sessions...2018-02-1700 min

YogabudMonsterThere's a monster inside my head But I can't decide if I want it dead Or alive Do I want to stain my blade with red? Or use the monster to strive.. To keep in mind to fuel my drive To know that it looms With teeth like knives In the darkest of rooms Expelling vile, toxic fumes Mocking me with it's image Taunting me with the potential for doom A werewolf tormenting it's village Hungry and ready to pillage Everything righteous and good Indiscriminate of privilege Ripping apart the temples of wood With malice not understood Beyond it's love...2018-02-1600 min

YogabudOdysseusHow can I be simultaneously So confident Yet bruised and battered - not breaking, but bent By the winds of fear blowing faster and faster Viciously Relentlessly They whistle and call Like a Siren Beckoning me to their jagged rocks So into their ocean, I may fall If I am Odysseus, listening The golden rope that binds, glistening Is itself bound by the massive lock of time Unbreakable Though I want to make the Siren mine Unshakable I don't want to be merely fine I chose not to fill my ears with wax To deafen me from the Siren's song ...2018-02-1500 min

YogabudVenus's Kiss (Jamisten XIV)Tales of a month in paradise Will come in time In future rhyme But reminiscing today will not suffice It's Valentines Day So celebrate Love! I'll spend it with Bae My sweet, white dove How many Days of the Valentine Have I spent alone? No one to call mine Sitting sad at home What an awful feeling When Cupids Arrow continues to miss It can leave a man reeling Till he's blessed with Venus's kiss Oops.. did I just reminisce? Pulling from the past.. Poetry does this. But that train of thought didn't last I replace it instead With thoughts...2018-02-1500 min

YogabudGloriousReunion (JamistenXIII)What could I write about Bali That would capture its magic? From the first moment you laid eyes upon me In the airport, we were manic Ecstatic Enthusiastic beyond words Romantic We kissed with passion Hearts flying higher Than the bravest of birds It was almost absurd The chemical rush If Love could be heard In that moment, the world, we would crush Pounded by sound A reality stranger than illusion In that moment, we were spellbound By our Glorious Reunion ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Fa...2018-02-1300 min

YogabudGerman Train (Jamisten, XII)I Miss You (Berlin, II) I miss you like toes miss shoes Feelin cold but got no use for tissues Cuz they'd be misused Like anger used and abused And misplaced Like a snail in a foot race Loneliness got no place In the zone between my ears Yet it's got a home between my fears And it's been there for years At least it was Lately it's been gone And that's because I got you to fawn on And kiss and love My gift from the heavens above Bein without you's got me goin insane Seein a kraut whose...2018-02-1200 min

YogabudAlone in Berlin (Jamisten, XI)Inside green eyes, I see my reflection A dream of your thighs is a dream of perfection And then I wake up, alone in Berlin My mind taken up by thoughts of my friend But "friend" doesn't cut it And neither does "lover" The way I can put it You're above every other Before Anyone Else That's why you're my BAE You're good for my health You brighten my day You turn up my life You take away strife You make me believe That you'll be my wife Without you, I bleed Like a wound from a knife And with you I nee...2018-02-1100 min

YogabudAn Idea (Jamisten, X)The first month passed We were half a world away My thoughts were downcast Missin you every day But as my adventure in India came to a close I offered an idea Hoping you wouldn't oppose That we would meet two months from then - A long time, yes, to be without best friend, Your lover and antidote to melancholy But we would meet on the island of Bali We would have our own adventure A celebration of our love A month-long story to indulge in pleasure And life-long memories to speak of With enthusiasm electric enough To short circuit...2018-02-1000 min

YogabudClock Ticking (Jamisten VIIII)We knew there was a clock Ticking till I went abroad From Delhi to Berlin - Bali to Bangkok I knew not how long I'd be gone 6 months A year However long it was To lose you was my fear We'd talked about options various Had conversations light and serious But as the day of departure came near to us We were still left with confusion and cluelessness Then the day came When I boarded that plane With tears in our eyes Would our relationship change? Surely, it would We said we'd give each other freedom and space For we...2018-02-0900 min

YogabudCoordinates (Jamisten, VIII)My first anniversary gift Was a bookmark with coordinates Given to me at that spot, too I'll share their story with you... Before our first kiss Before we joined hearts Before Love's bliss That's where our story starts We met at the mall for cake You gave me a gift As a friend, you insist With graciousness and a wink, did I take The night went on And we grew close If one conclusion was foregone It's that you were sweeter than fructose And the other was that you liked me Obviously But I mean liked, liked me This, we'd...2018-02-0800 min

YogabudPlanetarium (Jamisten, VII)I want to write a rhyme about When her and I Climbed a mountain to admire the sky From a planetarium The World seems to be A gleaming Aquarium With you and I occupying It's tiny terrarium The stars that glimmered above Our curious minds that night Are as eternal as our love A cliche written; be, it might I'd bend grammatical rules for you Support you through your school issues Be your shoulder to cry on, even your tissues And when I went on a journey, god, how I missed you The lead up to months spent apart Is...2018-02-0700 min

YogabudTwoHeartsAflame (Jamisten, VI)"The moment I say I love you Is the moment I lose you" That was your favorite phrase Back in the early days And yet, adieu We've still not said Half a year, plus two We've been together instead But what took place After those fateful words were spoken? The life we knew before was broken A new paradigm, embraced One in which you were mine And I was yours And ever since, that love has shined Though at times, clouded with storms To love is to give The Power of pain The option to shiv Through heart and through...2018-02-0600 min

YogabudLa Cantera 2015 (Jamisten, IV)La Cantera 2015 Just two friends hangin' out, yeah? But things were not as they seemed We both know it Though the female played coy She wouldn't admit She had feelings for the boy He had tried to kiss her About a week before Turned him down like "Whoa, Mister" If only they knew what was in store Raising to the highest heights Raging in the lowest lows Orgasms after filthy fights Falling in love; you know how it goes Our first kiss was so magical Acro led to something greater Hid your nip slip, so tactical Thinking, "I'll see you...2018-02-0500 min

YogabudHookah Lounge (Jamisten, III)Our first date Was at a hookah lounge Which went great Till it was time to bounce We went to my car Continued conversing Under the stars I tried the next thing A move to escalate I went for the kiss She hit the breaks But it wasn't a diss Not a sign of disrespect She used humor Like "not yet" I still had to woo her And I didn't worry This was the beginning Of a beautiful story ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabud 2018-02-0300 min

YogabudG-FIT (Jamisten, II)Group Fitness Instructor Training G-FIT, for short We had no idea what we'd be gaining Still months away when we would court Then came that fateful night The late one, at the Rec When I beheld your lovely sight Teaching Zumba on a makeshift deck With your tiny waist And smiling face I saw you with fresh eyes So began the chase Time, I did not waste But oh my, how it flies I took your class And stood dead center You shook your ass In all it's splendor So as class ended I wanted a conversation But with so...2018-02-0300 min

YogabudBirthday (Jamisten, I)It's my Love's birthday today And I want to show her Love in a way She can daily see and hear So for the next two weeks February 1st to 14th I'll be sharing stories Of our love and worries For the best of relationships Can weather bad whether Like globe-sailing ships It's how we've grown strong together From times we fought And thought all was lost To times we've laughed.. We've had a blessed past For the laugher outweighs The fights As the light of the day Outshines the nights Or as atoms compare to stars There doesn't exist...2018-02-0200 min

YogabudGSDGSD GET SHIT DONE It helps if you can find a way to make it fun Cuz you can only make so many revolutions 'round that Sun Make paramount Your own evolution Don't be starin down The process of finding a solution Get to tearin' down The walls that keep you caged Focused on the here and now Gain some wisdom like a sage Cuz goin after what you want Means defyin' the thoughts that haunt Don't be cryin 'bout how far's left to go When you're unsatisfied with the status quo ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check o...2018-02-0200 min

YogabudConvenientMiraculousIncredibleHow convenient That when this bud is heated Then in some way consumed We can see light where we once saw doom How miraculous That a plant we don't eat Can bring out the best in us Like the opposite of Trump's tweet How incredible To bake psychoactive edibles Or take a hit from the vape To save your lungs some ache And the medicinal properties of cannabis! From physical and debilitating To psychological and self-hating The creator of this medicine must be a genius And that, Mother Nature is Here's to a moment of gratefulness For the beauty and...2018-01-3000 min

YogabudPain PointsSo as not to waste time Face a weakness daily You have yours, as I have mine The potential for growth can be seen plainly As clearly as our pain points And if not, you must pinpoint For how can pain be overcome If it remains unknown? And how can good work ever be done If your edge is never shown? Think about the seeds you've sewn And time! Oh how it's flown So the next time you're alone Face some pain, and know you've grown ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram...2018-01-2900 min

YogabudBetween Self and ThoughtI have a proclivity Toward levity This essentially means I don't let the small shit get to me And rather than sink into woe I seek to use the emotions for flow Electing my muse as my arbiter Expecting to not be perfecting But trying to get better Regardless of weather Or whether or not I feel like it initially The decision to act is the epitome of simplicity But we often get lost In the duplicitousness of our minds Meditation asks us to witness this And quiet the viciousness, like be kind With patience, the inner observer shines Between...2018-01-2800 min

YogabudIllusionSocial media's a platform for you To reveal what is true To share what makes you unique A means to the ends that you seek But how many justify Sharing not their lives, but lies Pretending they're someone they're not Defending their actions when they're caught What we see Are generally Mere approximations And images of who they wish to be Mindless quotes and proclamations Always happy Like they're perpetually On ecstasy Give me something real Prove to me you're human Show me that you feel Or is it all an illusion? ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check o...2018-01-2700 min

YogabudBeautiful BudBeautiful bud In you're shades of green Your community loves The taste of your terpenes How we love your scent And your various highs The joys of ascent Mass consumption is nigh For how many humans Who've had a day, rough Could use the soul soothin' Achieved from a puff With this plant of the soil We've truly been gifted For after a day of labor and toil We can choose to get lifted An elevated perception From which we recognize The lies and deception We conjure behind our eyes This bud cleans the lens Through which we view all...2018-01-2600 min

YogabudSocial Justice WarriorsI'm not afraid to be real And show you my flaws It's pretty surreal That authenticity requires balls No, not anatomical Put your Politically Correct pen down You know what I find comical The Internet policed by social justice clowns Most hearts are in the right place But the extremists are of concern Meritocracy they do not embrace They care not for what you earn Nor what you deserve Or even what is meant The way they twist your words And if you express dissent? Flame wars are imminent Complete with name-calling About your two cents they don't give a...2018-01-2500 min

YogabudUncle Sam, Where've You Been?What a predicament we're in.. Uncle Sam where've you been? This country isn't in The shape you envisioned for us back then.. You wanted taxation with representation But now, the abuse of power is blatant Corporations devoured the nation The land of milk and honey, soured.. its population, complacent We fought against aristocracy De-throned the prince and the king Established democracy And spread our philosophy A government by the People, for the People This was our ideal Taxes funded it by the People, for the People But now we're given a raw deal Inequality the likes of which you never...2018-01-2400 min

YogabudThe NewsHere's the thing about the news It cares about one thing And that is views Well, It boils down to the bottom line But thats there to discuss another time This is what bothers me... The way that negativity is perpetually on our news feeds Where are all the good deeds? I get out my phone Instinctively press home Scroll to the right And what do we see? Trump fucks up this and a Horrible tragedy that goes unaddressed My heart goes out to all the victims But should we really keep the spotlight on them? Or should we fight...2018-01-2400 min

YogabudThe Burdens You ShoulderTo what future will you commit? Have you decided yet? Then stand by it Or at least try it But years have been spent Sitting on your ass And when you try to stand You merely ruminate about the past And all that time wasted You had a vision But chose instead To watch television Lucky for you You're not dead But you've got one life, not two Don't ignore that like a text left on read You are still young But only getting older Journey's just begun So choose the burdens you shoulder ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podc...2018-01-2200 min

YogabudLazy SundayIt's no weekday But a classic Sunday So alone at home I stay Like my car in the driveway Resting, but the gains don't decay Testing my resolve not to stray From happy habits I dare not betray Though I suppose I'm allowed a little leeway A lazy day Spent a lazy way With not much to say And no one to play... With Is still a gift. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word • Facebook.com/yogabudflow 2018-01-2200 min

YogabudAction Toward AspirationsSo as not to get lost in the hypothetical I have an idea some might call radical It is to learn to first deal With what's right here and real What's directly in front of you Let's call it reality Understanding "what if's" can be useful too But those tend to be dyed in fear and hyperbole Let me share that which worries me With regard to anxiety It's when fears on the fringe become guarantees Cuz you ruminated for years on might be It's really quite frightening When the future strikes faster than lightning Here's hoping time spent was...2018-01-2000 min

YogabudMacro Patience, Micro SpeedRather than hope to get where you wanna be Try to make a friend of technology To further your goals and dreams Like gold in your mind they shine and they gleam The journey will be Perilous in unforeseen ways So take it from me Care less of criticism and praise The armor you've built Will be cracked and sundered Hold firm your sword's hilt And learn from things blundered Mistakes are for growth Though to make one we're loath Reluctant, unwilling Cuz seductive is winning Or at least seeming to be.. Just remember this key As shared by Garyvee ...2018-01-1900 min

YogabudThread of the FatesYou have a right to be private And a right to share But is it right to be quiet When life is unfair? When the Fates are unjust Do you keep your mouth shut? And in the grand plan of life Do you choose to have trust? Do you decide to make do With whatever's throws at you? Or do you choose to complain As if we're not the same. As if you were ordained To go through life unscathed Which is why you're so drained When you believe the Fate's misbehaved If that's the case You are misguided For...2018-01-1800 min

YogabudGifts of the Modern DayThey tell me I'm not good enough If I fell from grace, I landed rough Self doubt makes my thoughts corrupt Filled with emotion, I'm about to erupt But the thing about the mind Is it's of our own design Yours is of yours And mine is of mine You can choose to think of clouds and flowers Or choose to sink in the thoughts so sour You can see yourself with a sneer and glower Or believe in yourself, like Trump in his tower Or someone far greater Whose a lover Not a hater Choose another A mentor to...2018-01-1700 min

YogabudIt's Cold OutsideIt's cold outside So I decide To hustle at home Can't be distracted by my phone If life's a movie I say action Get to moving Don't lose traction Momentum is built And if I fell off I do not feel the guilt For all is not lost Because every day You can re-take the cause It matters not what was But what happens today Right now You can live your life your way Fuck what any haters say To get where you want you must bear the how It won't happen overnight Don't be sold a lie So get...2018-01-1600 min

YogabudDire NeedRecommend you pretend You're in dire need Don't be fake and don't blend Be unique and your own best friend For the end that you seek Is not for the meek But for the courageous The takers of risk Anything less is outrageous Be hungry -- voracious And then one day not too far off You will hopefully say all the hard work paid off. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word 2018-01-1500 min

YogabudToxic in BrainToday's a malaise The things my mind says.. Heart torn asunder Being pulled under These thoughts are a maze They whisper my name The venom they spit Are toxic in brain But I'm not the same As I was back then I use this dark game Like anti-venom I use the dark thoughts A muse to create Cuz unlike robots We must love and hate ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow and @yogabud.word 2018-01-1400 min

YogabudConvictionSome days are hard Some are not But the conviction to go far Is what separates the haves and have not's Cherish the days you don't feel like doin it Cuz you think of what's left to do And just wanna say "fuck you" to it With that middle finger But here's the thing about lettin shit linger You spend so much time self hating Constantly debating Why you are not doin the thing You know what it is. But it's discipline you're missin Is it resistance you wanna transcend? Then here's lessons one through three Breathe, be your best fri...2018-01-1200 min

Yogabud#SundayFundaySunday is a fun day To chill and relax Acro is some fun play For thrills that's not taxed Are you tired? Are you wired? Practice what suits you Whether solar Whether lunar Have this as a tool A device tested for connection And making people laugh A precise method of progression Forming bonds that last Happy Sunday to the micro and macro You know where I'm goin Go practice some Acro And get a yoga flow in ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow 2018-01-0800 min

Yogabud#Caturday..?Caturday..? No way How does the pride of the week Have hashtags so decidedly weak Doesn't make for good rhyme So I'll pull one out my mind Just have to rewind To a simpler time When the only worry was school And all associated with it When I just wanted to be cool But had no coaching in it No blueprint on how to talk to girls No shoe fit for Cinderella with curls I was clueless on the whole game And toothless when it came to pain And rejection Let me tell you I sought perfection Put myself through...2018-01-0600 min

Yogabud#FeelGoodFridayFriday - time to feel good My way - like I really should I gotta breathe I gotta flow Cuz I believe That I can grow But I concede I have the need To work so hard My muscles bleed Cuz if I don't It's like I can't And if I won't... No. To give that thought a rhyme, I refuse You live with finite time, don't be confused To say you're merely fine is a good way to lose To hide your light or let it shine - you choose. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yog...2018-01-0600 min

Yogabud#ThrowbackThursdayIt's Thursday with that throwback Memories come rushin back Like Thor's day with a thunder crack Let's let the scene fade to black I was thirteen and fat And really depressed Kids were mean, gave me crap Adolescence, you know the rest I had no essence Or experience with pain I had no lessons On how to care for my brain No class on meditation No talk of why we move What a waste of education Taking classes we don't choose Who knew I could train my physique Or tame that inner voice Why didn't teachers teach That breathing deeply...2018-01-0600 min

Yogabud#WomanCrushWednesdayWednesday's for the Woman Crush Faint of heart among us, hush Cuz I can't say that I'm in a rush To drool on a booty been photobrushed I mean photoshopped Money dropped To smooth out imperfections Give it some years I swear you'll hear "Instagram model confessions" Like Kendrick Lamar I'm gonna go far And wish for something real I don't want to see your car I don't care if you're a star Bein' humble is the new ideal ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow 2018-01-0300 min

Yogabud#TransformationTuesdayTransformation Tuesday Gettin stronger today Goin to the gym to play Might even do a two-a-day Cuz transformation happens With work and patience; cut the nappin' Time is on your side So take advantage But not for granted The time you're still alive You've a tiny slice Of this thing called life In the grand epoch of Earth Think you have it bad? You could always have it worth Perpetually sad? That's a self imposed curse Start liftin it today No time like the present To be King and not a peasant Happy Transformation Tuesday ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this...2018-01-0200 min

Yogabud#MotivationMondayMotivation Monday but what is motivation The kind of thing that leads nations away from patience Got a whole generation Hooked on instant gratification That notification Is suffocation For your free association Which leads to less creation Don't relax n be booted by automation Don't be lax in your pursuit of education Habits builds success; thats the causation Have it; do your best and earn your vacation. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow 2018-01-0100 min

YogabudHopes and ResolutionsOne year fades away As another begins anew Did you seize this one like the day Or limit yourself like a curfew We enter January With hopes and resolutions But please be wary Mere talk is not the solution The year's first day Can be life changing Unless fear's in the way Then you're left just aging Your aspirations gestating No patience to work: self-hating I'll do it tomorrow: procrastinating Your excuses and vices: satiating Every day, your life can change But New Years has arrived Will bad habits for good ones exchange? Or will the year be merely survived... ✌️ Subs...2017-12-3100 min

YogabudPerceptionYour perception is your reality But reality is not your perception It'd be a hubristic deception to disagree Like the tragedy to seek only perfection It's like society is tailor made to deceive Disquieting, the messages we daily receive Negativity plasters our news feeds While marketers hack our hierarchy of needs And what does the new day bring? A new song for doomsayers to sing But have you ever had an ounce of doubt About the way these apes dance and shout? It's all for attention Scratch that, for money It's an unfortunate thing to mention.. But the future still...2017-12-2900 min

YogabudPoetry Makin'Poetry makin Without it My mind is forsaken Don't doubt it No if's, and's or but's Without it I'm nuts And suddenly I'm out of a rut It was meant to be! For all to see! The essence of being Lies in to "be" To be alive To be breathing Crickets crick And birds are singing That's the trick It's the battles you pick! The ones inside your head So don't be a prick One day you'll be dead And when you look back I hope it's not said "If only I did that instead.." ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this...2017-12-2200 min

YogabudPoetry Makin'Poetry makin Without it My mind is forsaken Don't doubt it No if's, and's or but's Without it I'm nuts And suddenly I'm out of a rut It was meant to be! For all to see! The essence of being Lies in to "be" To be alive To be breathing Crickets crick And birds are singing That's the trick It's the battles you pick! The ones inside your head So don't be a prick One day you'll be dead And when you look back I hope it's not said If only I did that instead. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this...2017-12-2200 min

YogabudFrom Travel, ReturnedFrom travel, you've returned Think back to what you've learned And all that money burned And how that page has turned For, you see, you're back And life is back to normal All you had was in a pack Now life is so formal New chapters to be written With new opportunity By your passions, be smitten Share this love with your community ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow 2017-12-2100 min

YogabudGrinchHow many times can I say sorry For acting like a grinch.. I can easily see my flaws being Internal tears I must constantly stitch For these flaws are reoccurring Rationality blurring Happiness burning And I end up worrying.. What have I done? How can I fix this? And what has become Of my spirit of Christmas I can only ask forgiveness And pledge you bear witness To the growth of my mental fitness And so I'll end with this: I'm sorry.. I'm sorry ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow 2017-12-1900 min

YogabudFaceless CorporationsThe room was mine A canvas to play with. My dark heart would shine As we flowed through my playlist A curated collection A certain rhythmic flow Where once I sought perfection I am now I scarecrow. Lost without a heart For my muse has been censored. Should have known from the start That the belly of the beast, I have entered These faceless corporations With their rules and regulations For art, they have no patience But the fact I have to face is... Teaching yoga doesn't pay Financially, at least Until of course I find a way To find...2017-12-1500 min

YogabudCelestial SunI have such a blessed life And a big parts cuzza you These memories are sharp life a knife I reminisce on that last year of school Those times I miss, with young you and me We have our own little history How are we still together? It's no mystery We're birds of a feather Flyin high together Always laughin Jokin' and grab ass'n Beautiful times in the past and Beautiful times to come May our relationship last and Continue shining like a celestial sun. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.f 2017-12-1300 min

YogabudYour own Best FriendWhat is it that motivates And fascinates? What lights your fire? What defines your desire? Is it your subject matter Or the end that matters? Suffering now for a better tomorrow Flexing that discipline you can build but not borrow Dreaming up a path that you can follow Aiming like a master bowman's arrow You fuck with that? Listen then. Be your own best friend Cuz you're with You from beginning to end So what loving message would you send If you were your own best friend ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more •...2017-12-1100 min

YogabudOutrage and ClicksThe science of outrage Poignant in these times Where we're always on stage And everything's a hate crime When we punish bad behavior Dopamine rewards the striatum This evolved to be a savior When did justice become, "Those bastards! I hate em!" Overly sensitive or not That's up to you to decide Another scandal caught Another injustice decried And then comes a new day With new battles to be fought And the moral outrage of yesterday Is suddenly forgot Or forgotten This cycle is rotten And corroding our core But we keep clicking, so we get more See what your...2017-12-0600 min

YogabudSharp WordsSome of my beliefs are contradictory but at the root of it I truly believe that kindness leads to victory In the long term, at least But forgiveness and not holding grudges can be hard for me Toward gratitude my inner voice nudges But when I show you respect And rudeness is what I get I must remind myself not to fret Sinkin down to your level is the real threat To my health Ultimately I just gotta worry about myself My own actions are what I control Remind myself that And those sharp words become dull ✌️ Subscribe if you wann...2017-12-0200 min

YogabudWords to Live ByRelax your face This is not a race You can find a pace Where discomfort is embraced And not avoided Cuz without it Effort is null and voided Don't doubt it You must push yourself To get ahead To enhance your health And LIVE before you're dead Macro patience Micro speed Be grateful and gracious These words, you must heed Be wise in decision; Decisive in action Make it your mission To act - no reaction Remember this when I say: The obstacle is the way ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram...2017-12-0100 min

YogabudGreen Light on my VolcanoGreen light on my Volcano Remember when they said just say no? Cuz this is your Mind on drugs Whether it's heroin or cannabis nugs Please. One drains your soul The other helps you find it The green one's grown in soil The obscene one turns your mind to shit You become a servant to some drugs That's called addiction But if you can make a drug your servant And use it wisely with discretion You begin to see what you've been missin But listen My drug of choice is cannabis Overdose? You can't on this That's part of what...2017-12-0101 min

YogabudLegality a RealityGreen light on my Volcano Remember when they said just say no? Cuz this is your Mind on drugs As if it's irrelevant if it's heroin or cannabis nugs One drains your soul The other helps you find it The green one's grown in soil The obscene one turns your mind to shit You become a servant to some drugs That's called addiction But if you can make a drug your servant And use it wisely with discretion You begin to see what you've been missin But listen My drug of choice is cannabis Overdose? You can't on this That's...2017-11-3001 min

YogabudFree WritingFree writing How does it work? Creatively igniting Imagination goes berserk You go deep into your mind One word at a time You let yourself sink And limit your time to think You let your thoughts flow Like your body in motion Writing fast or slow Dive deep in your own ocean Vast are ideas In width and in breadth Free writing to me is Where reason's allowed to rest. ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow 2017-11-2900 min

YogabudThanksgivingThanksgiving day Let's split that down the middle "Thanks" is the first thing we say It's meaning is no riddle You see, thankfulness is gratitude And foundational to a life lived well Truly a transcendent attitude And without it, life is hell Our second half is "giving" This too is key to living As a human being And as essential as loving So with love, here's a thought Whether you're American or not I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving ✌️ Subscribe if you wanna see this podcast thrive 🙏 Check out yogabud.org for more • Instagram: @yogabud.flow 2017-11-2300 min

YogabudTo be BeautifulWhen all you are is beautiful... Is the life you live suddenly full, Like the images lead us to believe? Or do the marketers deceive... Oh, to be a specimen of the human race with a face that graces ads Perfect lighting on your abs Living a life the masses think they wish they had And the followers you amass! 100,000 likes just for your ass You're living a life charmed by Narcissus Be careful not to drown Because as the years pass What you realize is The water keeps rising around You see, beauty is sculpture of ice And the...2017-11-2000 min

YogabudOur Greatest PrizeFor better or worse You can be your greatest curse Or most benevolent ally But I can spoil the end: you're gonna die This is not to sound morbid But offer more thoughts assorted Beyond the perpetual happiness reported By the highlight reels we look at when we're bored No wonder so many are neurotic At best Psychotic at worst What is one man's "patriotic" Leaves another in a hearse But let's stop here You see what that did? Fear? That's what the mind loves to hear. We're wired for survival How do you think we evolved? Physically compared to...2017-11-1700 min

YogabudBut the Sadness Made MeWhen I was younger I was fatter And alone and depressed In my dark times, it doesn't even seem to matter How far I've progressed In the last few months Since I got back I haven't been smokin' blunts But of the bud, I've had no lack Basically been vapin on the daily to cure the maddness But the sadness made me Don't call me crazy This miracle cure is amazing The side effect is creativity And seeing life through a new lens Neurons fire electricity Oh, how they love the cleanse This stuff, it makes me smile And sink...2017-11-1701 min

YogabudDear TexasDear Texas, Will you get with the times? You spend all this money, these taxes Defending dumb crimes. I refer to the ones Dealing with weed. You let us have guns But kill those in need. You act like a bully And prey on the weak. This is fact not hyperbole What end do you seek? Want to clean up the streets? Keep kids off drugs? Or stomp minorities like cleats Spread that fear and not hugs. You must be unaware That this is really medicine. Yet we trust you with the care Of every single citizen. How do you...2017-11-1501 min

YogabudMedicine for your MindA sativa to get ya movin once every day Is better than life with work and no play So I say Know thyself Or should I say echo Because this wisdom was known long ago If you need medicine for your mind, it is not a sin But if you abuse what you use it becomes a poison You define use You define abuse It is not up to me But the power to decide should always be free ✌️Subscribe if you wanna keep this podcast alive 🙏 Instagram: @yogabud.flow 2017-11-1400 min

YogabudTo Help and to HealI believe in the power of bud To help and to heal To dichotomize what's fake and what's real To realize that behind your eyes lies a world waiting to be discovered A world unlike any other A world that my mother once said no one can take away A world whose other side you can see with a puff every day Or every other Or once a week or once a month or once in a blue moon But don't be a buffoon Or a dumbass if I'm crass Only you can find your limits My brain is not yours M...2017-11-1400 min

YogabudDon't Just DreamIf you studied history Then you would see What a magical time it is to be To be alive Not just survive But to thrive To go after what you want You're not a drone This isn't a beehive You're your own king -- or queen You know what I mean.. You just gotta do you But first you gotta know you First you gotta study your habits and study your past Inner perspective: you must have it Think about the bad times that didn't last And the things you could learn And the things you could earn And thats...2017-11-1100 min