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“I Am A Dolphin” tonight’s soothing dreamy song...#swim #dream #iamadolphin #ocean #dolphin #malibu #livemusic #live #breathe #sing #karmadealers #meditate #guitar #mermaid #ShannonNavarro #ocean #believe #relax #love #blue #sea #iam https://www.instagram.com/p/B-OPsxIHY1S/?igshid=1km8ytlwil1wr

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In the Mirrors

Have you ever seen it? The shadow in the edge of your vision, the flicker of movement. Maybe you don’t notice them anymore, but they are there and they notice you. Everyone knows about them, but no one believes. Sometimes people go missing, last heard on the thirteenth floor after taking the forbidden elevator. Except there is no thirteenth floor, so it can’t be true, everyone says. But they still tell you, beware the mirrors, mirrors NEVER tell the truth. After all, they are the reverse. And never go down the mirrored hallway on the thirteenth floor, for any reason. But this confuses you, there is no thirteenth floor. 

It’s after your last class and you decide to take to forbidden elevator since all the other elevators are full. Your classmates see you headed toward it and warn you no, don’t do it. But you wave them off and ask if any of them want to come with you. They all say no and back closer to the long wait for the other elevators. One says they will prepare your gravestone and ask what type of stone you would want. You shake your head and get in the elevator. As the doors slide closed, you see their worried faces. You press the button for the first floor. The elevator shakes and the lights flicker out for a second. You look at the look at the floor level to see where you are and you don’t believe it. It can’t be, there is no fifth floor. But the numbers don’t stop there, they continue to count up.  

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 

It pauses, as if indecisive. Then it reads: 13. You don't believe it. Someone must have rigged the sign just to scare people. You compose yourself and the doors slide open. You aren’t on the first floor, that is obvious. The hall outside the elevator looks normal, only with mirrors. The words everyone tells you, Never go down the mirrored hallway on the thirteenth floor. But you didn’t pay attention to it then, why should you now? 

As you walk down the hall, you see it, but when you turn, it’s gone. It was just a trick of the light, an illusion caused by the mirrors, you think. You continue down the hall, as if nothing happened. The lights flicker, they have needed to be replaced for a while now, you think. You continue on. You hear footsteps behind you, but no one is there when you turn around. Just echoes in the building, you think. You see flickers of movement, just out of sight, the lights flickering even more. It’s nothing, just illusion caused by the old lights on the mirrors, you try to convince yourself.  

You find yourself speeding up. You can’t see well, you trip over something large and lumpy. When you turn back to see what it was, nothing is there. You find yourself picking up speed and break into a sprint. The footsteps speed up, as if chasing you, running to catch up. There is NOTHING there. It is just an ILLUSION of the light, a TRICK on the mirrors. It is just ECHOES in the building. It is just your IMAGINATION. THERE IS NOTHING THERE! You find yourself screaming in your head, trying in vain to convince yourself it is true. The end of the hallway dark, all the lights are out, but you run on. You see a door at the end of the hall, your last hope against whatever is chasing you. Nothing is chasing me, you think, knowing it isn’t true. You reach the door and jerk it open. 

And then you dive, into the darkness beyond.

x

[valyrianczarina]

When you really think about it…Everything we want, all of our wishes and desires, we feel them for a reason - and for one reason only; Because we think they’ll bring us joy. We think it will make us feel better. And the mere concept of feeling better - the concept of improvement - it stems from a cavernous state of dissatisfaction. “Its not enough.” In fact, Capitalism couldn’t survive without “Not enough”. It’s the thriving insecurity that keeps us prisoners, the ugly parasites that cling onto our train of thought - they’re the real barricade. It’s not to say that a luxury penthouse on the beach can’t make me feel good. It might, and it very well could. And there’s nothing wrong with that. I am flesh, I am material. I am real. I am so real it’s not even funny. It makes a lot of sense for me to want things, to adorn myself with the beautiful and the expressive. But we cruise through this life chasing a feeling. An emotion. Emotions. But, where I’m getting at is that everything you want, everything you desire, everything you’ll have one day, and all the things you yearn for and daydream about as you go through your path…Those things are the icing on the cake. And until you treat them as such, they will never enrich your state of being. Ironically, I don’t even enjoy icing, so icing isn’t even the best part. Poetry, or what? I think I can recreate that feeling, even when nothing has happened at all.

Why can’t we feel good right now? This very second, this instant moment that is passing. As my finger tips stream through the keyboard, each second that is fleeting, fleeting with every breath that I exhale and welcome back…Why not then? 

I’ve been feeling so good the past few days. I feel this thing in my gut, like an extension of myself. An easiness.

She tells me that there is always more good than bad. There is more coming. I am so…In tune. And when I let this surge of joy be evinced onto physical platforms, it feels even better. The air that my voice surfs when I laugh, like giant waves. The digital outlet onto which my articulacy is published…It is all so beautiful, it is wonderful, and it is good.

Thats the thing. The goodness, it keeps on coming. I’m fucking flying. Even better, I’m fucking floating, I’m fucking swimming in the ocean. Wait, no. Swimming takes too much effort. I’m fucking gliding. I am a dolphin. Laughing, flipping in the wind, making my being be noted in two distinct life-spheres. There’s things dolphins can do that humans can’t, and vice-versa. And no one is complaining about that. Because they’re both so great in their own unique designs. That’s what counts.

[karmadealers]

This Saturday the BIGGEST Desert Benefit/Party of the year!! Supporting the @morongobasinhumanesociety and their Joshua Tree No-kill Animal Shelter. It will be a Night of pure Magic, Music, Love and Art! Come be apart of this legendary moment to celebrate life. For tickets and info see link in bio above 👆. This Sat March 26th Located at the @boothhouse29 Old Gold Mill. Doors Open at 5pm with DJ @easytigerfun @nimr_dj ✨⚡️Live Music Blasts off at 6:00pm Karma Dealers open the Night and Party ⚡️⚡️ - Then the sexy rockers 🔥@flamesofdurga Then The Beautiful Desert Queen 🌵🐇 @jesikavonrabbit Special Guests: @geostarmusic ⭐️⭐️ And @fatsojetsonband ⚡️ Including in this event will be… Artwalk, live auction , Vendors, Fullbar, Woodfired Pizzas! All Proceeds go to the @morongobasinhumanesociety Much Love to @heartsandharmoniesorg for creating the event and bringing the LOVE ✨🙌✨❤️ We are honored to be apart of this beautiful night. #morongobasinhumanesociety #joshuatree #desert #animal #animalshelter #dog #cat #love #djeasytiger #karmadealers #flamesofdurga #jesikavonrabbit #geostar #fatsojetson #boothhouse #livemusic #desertrock #blues #iamadolphin #normansrareguitars #free #life #live https://www.instagram.com/p/Cbar5jGvI8D/?utm_medium=tumblr

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2020 NEW YEARS EVE PARTY !!! ✨🌵🛸✨Karma Dealers Open the Celebration LOUD at 7:00pm . #newyearseve2020 #Party #Rock #music #newyearseve #pioneertown #desert #joshuatree #highdesert #KarmaDealers #Diamondsinthedesert #2020 #ascending into the new #world #light #Love #iamadolphin #magic #ascension ✨ (at Pioneertown, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6W_hOwHFXB/?igshid=y3yt4h6twh8o

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“Happy #EarthDay” Love our oceans, love our Earth. Here’s #IamADolphin for you, come take a swim. #dolphin #ocean #earth #nature #protect #wildlife #awareness #rock #music #musicvideo #karmadealers : to hear full song go to #youtube at https://youtu.be/oWnUV0ekRSU https://www.instagram.com/p/BwkJ48dnMTl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=k4y2jqqmjk07

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“Pappy & Harriet’s” #tbt #acoustic #songwriter #Rock #ShannonNavarro #KarmaDealers #sixties #longhair #peace #love #IamADolphin #americanindian #Shaman #desertlife #livemusic #pappyandharriets (at Pappy & Harriet's)