the{GAY}tekeepers: April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

THE DAHL HAUS PRESENTS: THE END(S) OF APRIL 2012

¡TIME TO ‘BANG’ ON THE BACKDOOR BEFORE THE MONTH ENDS!

MONDAY MUSICAL MOTIVATION: DRIVE BY

American pop/rock band Train have selected the
feel-good track "Drive By" as the first single from their sixth
studio album, schedule for release in 2012 via Columbia Records - After the
group's unexpected commercial success with the "Save Me, San Francisco"
album and especially the single, "Hey Soul Sister" in 2010, no wonder
Train are feeling confident to press forward with a new era. The new single
"Drive By" got released on iTunes on January 10th, 2012.

"Drive By" by Train
is currently (week 18, 2012) in the HOT100 Billboard charts at position 11.
The Drive By lyrics by Train is displayed below.

On the other side of a street I knew
Stood a girl that looked like you
I guess that's deja vu
But I thought this can't be true
Cause you moved to west L.A or New York or Santa Fe
Or where ever to get away from me

Oh but that one night
Was more than just right
I didn't leave you cause I was all through
Oh I was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell
Because I really fell for you

Oh I swear to ya
I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by
Just a shy guy looking for a 2-ply
Hefty bag to hold my love
When you move me everything is groovy
They don't like it sue me
The way you do me
Oh I swear to ya
I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by

On the other side of a downward spiral
My love for you went viral
And I loved you every mile you drove away
But now here you are again
So let's skip the "how you been"
And get down to the "more than friends"
at last

Oh but that one night was still the highlight
I didn't need you until I came to
And I was overwhelmed and frankly scared as hell
Because I really fell for you

Oh I swear to ya
I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by
Just a shy guy looking for a 2-ply
Hefty bag to hold my love
When you move me everything is groovy
They don't like it sue me
The way you do me
Oh I swear to ya
I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by

Please believe that when I leave
There's nothing up my sleeve but love for you
And a little time to get my head together too

On the other side of a street I knew
Stood a girl that looked like you
I guess that's deja vu
But I thought this can't be true
Cause...

Oh I swear to ya
I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by
Just a shy guy looking for a 2-ply
Hefty bag to hold my love
When you move me everything is groovy
They don't like it sue me
The way you do me
Oh I swear to ya
I'll be there for ya
This is not a drive by

Train Drive By lyrics found on DIRECT LYRICS

Sunday, April 29, 2012

RELIGION IS FOR COWARDS...

Any progress in life meets difficulties on the path of
attaining anything. It’s those difficulties that sharpen the mind and resolve,
to evolve and work through them. The more intelligent way is to seek the
scriptures of love and life that are within, using an awareness of life that
also has complementary, positive answers. Thinking and relying on someone
else’s thoughts, especially from an ancient life style, is the easy way
compared to actively meeting the challenges that sharpen the ‘knowing heart and
mind’.

Each difficulty, if
passed, takes you to the next step of wisdom. Reading, memorizing, chanting,
etc., is merely running in place and going nowhere. Difficulties are
opportunities for growth. Doing is not ‘simulation’. Studying how to play
football will not prepare you for the reality of being on the playing field
with those who’ve learned through hard knocks, and resolve to move beyond them.

The ‘spiritual
life’ is for those with the courage to seek the answers from experience while
listening to the heart and common sense. All great spiritual people have
discovered the intricacies of life and love through joy and pain always seeking
the ultimate answer. The answers in life are through living on the edge with
awareness. Ultimately, no one can transfer the wisdom they achieved through
years of experience, but to point to what worked for them and/or didn’t work.
The nature of all growth is not smooth, nor is spiritual growth. Reach upward
into the unknown and the uncharted, for growth happens there.

All maxims, and
more can be found by you alone. Life is changing, and what worked for someone
long ago may have no bearing on what lies before you. Each step up with
awareness, and the open heart, is all the scriptures needed for anyone. The
easy way is ultimately one of confusion, and doubt that the proselytizers of
religion will use every technique to keep you in their flock and ‘on the hook’.
Have the courage to find your own path and wisdom. Accept yourself as you are,
totally and unconditionally, but don’t linger on the false you while ignoring
the beauty inside of the real you. Don’t reject finding out who you really are!