Yeah, Baby

Is the Gerber baby still beautiful? 

Night and day, wake and dream, gay and straight, male and female, imprisoned and free, poor and rich, womb and world, hell and heaven, life and death, black and white, right and left

Behind enemy lines

Beauty and ugliness, youth and adulthood

Sober and high

Alive! and dead (zombie)

      Break on through to the other side!

Botttos

You and anti-you, know what you're about

 (self vs. buddhist no-self, not even your name, just a body, always changing)

    (human nature, god's nature, spectrum, possibility, potential, past)

dominance and submission, self-delusion and clear-eyed self knowledge;

multiple personalities, roles, "my"self, empty and selflessness, how others see you -

     Identity, self, beliefs, habits, knowledge, dreams, employment, sexuality, politics, religion, body, goals, bucket list, purpose, hobbies, turn-ons, turn-offs, priorities, preferences, interests, history, early bird or night owl, routines, idiosyncrasies, loves, hates, presentation, roles, personality, intelligence, skills abilities talents, weaknesses imperfections fallibilities defects, pride and humility, authenticity and play-acting, real v. mask, advantages, specialization / major / expertise

Psych measurement

Types of intelligence, interest inventory, extrovert introvert, etc.   INTJ ?

Mad crazy insane, genes/parentage, favorite foods, dating questions: favorite color, brand of toothpaste, hygiene, sex drive, musical tastes, etc. 

Goals, objectives, dreams and desires, 

deity and devil, death and destruction,  Disease and despair, dumb and dickish, cruelty…

Take the devil out of the equation

Level of contentment, satisfaction, wellness, enlightenment, self-realization. 

Equanimity, understanding, empathy

I am kind

I want to be good

I want to make a better world

I want virtue, service, idealism, positivity, optimism, hope, love, joy, kindness, compassion

Friendship, not enmity;  Pleasure, not pain;  Biss, not suffering;  Happiness, not dukkha

Wealth, not poverty;  Community, not selfishness / loneliness / solitude

Gratitude, not Resentment (spite, malice, revenge)

Progress, not oppression, repression, depression, obsession, recession

Fun and adventure, not boredom, rut

Play, vs. drudge (work? study?)

Joy, excitement, reward, knowledge