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Simplify To Innocence, or, The Inevitable Transition
by Sub-commandante X

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“She can take the dark out of the nighttime
and paint the daytime black.”
--B. Dylan

From the start, I let her have all the rope she’d ever need to hang herself. And she did, without any help from me. But, in the end, it was me who was all tangled up. I forget the color, now.

Time and distance are magic. Celebrate the magic!

Maybe we didn’t ask for it, but here it is. We have the incredible opportunity to participate in the transition from one conscious dimension to another.

Evolution has been pushing us to this point, since before forever. You know it’s true. The time is now. Ain’t we the lucky ones? We’re the ones we’ve been waiting for.

The change, or, ‘revolution’, if you will, is beyond descriptive conception at the moment. But, that don’t matter. This much is clear, it won’t involve guns or ego.

What’s obvious is the speed with which the next level of human consciousnes is manifesting.



Get ready for it. Simplfy, simplify. Simplify to innocence. Get in touch with the child-like mind. You know, the mind that’s into questions, and isn’t much impressed with ‘authority’.

Creative folks know. (I know you know.) Creativity isn’t a possession. It can’t be turned on or off at will.

Rather, ‘The Creative’ flows through you. The creative person is fine tuned to the right frequency. That’s what makes it happen.

No matter that we may come from opposite corners to meet in the middle of this Chaos. Here we are. Just enjoy the ride.

And, it just gets better all the time. (Can’t get no worse, like they say.) What’s the story?

Can’t run from decisions? Well, you can run away, but they just wait for you.

So, first, take a moment and get a new sight. Vision, or insight. Then, you’ll be ready. With vision and purpose, decisions fall into place quite nicely. Simplify. And, “trust yourself”.


Sub-X is a survivor of the radical '60s. These days he's attempting to get beyond the 'Them' and 'Us' duality of Conflict Consciousness. Trying to eliminate conflict from one's reality is a lot like dealing with alcohol. It's an on-going process. Currently, Sub-X seeks solutions and asks, "Why not more beauty, love, and joy?" We know we can do so much better. OK, so why not? Write him at johnech@mindspring.com