Moment . . .

https://positivepsychology.com/present-moment/

Hey you down there on the ground
Don’t you think that it’s time
You should fly
And do you consider the cost
Of the pride that you wear
Like a smile

Take this moment
You’ve got here
You may not
Get another try
Sometimes only
One chance comes around
At a time

It’s two that’s the number required
For the dance that we do
To get by
A few drag you into the mire
But they’re strong
Many wiles they devise

Doomed if you don’t learn
Farce is what you earn from the tragedy
What have we to gain
By being stubborn?

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I'll . . .

. . . take it . . .

MOTHER CHI by Ray Jozwiak - YouLicense.com
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"This is wonderful! I am not swayed a bit by the fact that the song bares my name or that it makes me feel like I'm running carefree through the woods on my toes with fairies and snoopy and woodstock! Bravo my dear man for your vision."


Mother Chi
©2008 Raymond M. Jozwiak
From For The Ride

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Direction . . .

I've always admired people who know what they want.  More specifically, people who know their mind, what they want to accomplish and what they must do to accomplish it.  Sometimes I feel like I'm one of them.  Sometimes though, I do not. I remember as a student, encountering other students who wanted to be nuclear physicists, microbiologists or structural engineers. What vision! What determination! What a wonderful thing!


Where Do I Go
©2017 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Listen . . .

. . . to one of your own . . .

(by Ronald Reagan, 1980 at http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=85199)
". . . The election will be over soon, autumn will become winter, this year will fade into next . . . and yet, the decisions we make tomorrow will determine our country's course through what promises to be one of the most perilous decades in our history. . . What kind of country, what kind of legacy will we leave to . . . young men and women who will live out America's third century as a nation? . . . In thinking about these questions, many Americans seem to be wondering, searching. . . feeling frustrated and perhaps even a little afraid. . . Many of us are unhappy about our worsening economic problems, about the constant crisis atmosphere in our foreign policy, about our diminishing prestige around the globe, about the weakness in our economy and national security that jeopardizes world peace, about our lack of strong, straight-forward leadership. . . Americans . . . seek a vision of a better America, a vision of society that frees the energies and ingenuity of our people while it extends compassion to the lonely, the desperate, and the forgotten. . . No person who understands the American presidency can possibly hope to make every decision or tend to every detail in the national government. But he can promise to bring to government the best leaders in this nation and put them to work for the American people. . ."

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The Team . . .

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." --Andrew Carnegie


"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much." --Helen Keller


"Remember, teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability." --Patrick Lencioni


"I invite everyone to choose forgiveness rather than division, teamwork over personal ambition." --Jean-Francois Cope


"None of us is as smart as all of us." --Ken Blanchard


"Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved." --Mattie Stepanek



"To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless." --Mike Krzyzewski

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Where . . .

. . . Words Do Not Reach. . .

The comprehensive collection of instrumental music documenting music of the entire OHO musical collective from 1974 through the present, thanks to the vision, dedication and hard work of of Mr. Jay Graboski.

"Where Words Do Not Reach (the instrumentals)." Here is the artwork...gonna look NICE.

Credit sheet from the forthcoming OHO CD release, "Where Words Do Not Reach (the instrumentals 1974-2015)"  OHO photos by Jon Considine 02/13/76.

Unique
-the instrumental, by OHO from "Where Words Do Not Reach"  - coming SOON!!

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My latest solo offering, Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak, featuring original, instrumental piano music will be released April 7, 2014  Just More Music by Ray Jozwiak

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Listen . . .

. . . my vision of this tune is expanding now . . . an evolution, if you will . . .
 

What do I know
about happiness
Do I possess
Some kind of key to things that
No one else can see
Just as far back
As my memory goes
Sometimes it seemed
I was alone
Only my point of view
And me

As I reflect
Some disconnect
Could be afflicting me
Am I just one
Under the sun
Or am I quite unique

Others speak out
Very easily
No fear about
Who may get hurt
By words so hastily dispensed
For some reason
I step back away
I hesitate
To be so bold
As to presume some
Insight gained

As I reflect
Some disconnect
Could be afflicting me
Am I just one
Under the sun
Or am I quite unique


Unique
[Basic tracks from 9/24/2014 Bratt Studio Recording (by Gentleman, scholar, musician and recording technician extraordinaire, Bill Pratt) by OHO - Jay Graboski, David Reeve and Ray Jozwiak and guest artist Bruce Kovacs on French Horn- additional sounds by me, for illustrational purposes]
(Listen through your headphones if possible.)

[There's still time to head on over, up or down to Ocean City to catch OHO LIVE!
 at Johnny's Pizza & Pub
5601 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD 21842
410-524-7499
Tonight, Saturday, October 11, 2014 about 9PM]


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Spook. . .

. . . Handy

(from http://spookhandy.com/wp/biography/)
". . . Spook Handy was No Musical Genius As a Kid ~ He played no instrument, owned no records, and didn’t even have a radio until he was in high school. In fact, he didn’t make the first cut when he tried out for Glee Club in 5th grade.

But he Had a Dream ~ His love for music dates back to his first time watching the Beatles perform on TV. That day a seed was planted – a vision, a possibility of still being a fun loving person when he grew up. And little was anyone to know that one day that seed would sprout.

And The Dream Grew ~ It happened on a stiflingly humid New Jersey morning the summer after graduating Rutgers University (Phi Beta Kappa) with a major in Math and Business. Spook had been offered several lucrative jobs in the actuarial field. He had been groomed for this career by his parents and teachers because he was good at math as a child. He had three job interviews lined up for the day. But…

Spook Always Carried with him a Lust for Living “Outside the Box” ~ His “what if” and “why not” questions raised many eyebrows. His unorthodox religious perspectives got him kicked out of Catholic school after 1st grade. And somewhere in the back of his mind he never gave up on the dream he had when he first saw the Beatles. So, on that fateful morning as he stood in the mirror hopelessly trying to tie his tie, a sudden and unforgiving truth overwhelmed him. The world of convention was not his fate. Sure, math came easy. But his lessons were to be learned through his heart, not his mind. That day he gave his suit and tie to the local thrift shop, bought a used Yahama guitar for $50 and set out to follow his heart’s dream. . ."

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Vision . . .

 . . . ???

Shouldn't the PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE have the vision for the country and the Vice Presidential candidate SHARE it?

". . . I don't think I have anything for you on the V.P. running mate. Other than I-- I certainly expect to have a person that has a strength of character, a vision for the country, that, that adds something to the political discourse about the direction of the country. I mean, I happen to believe this is a defining election for America; that we're going to be voting for what kind of America we're going to have. . . "

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How? . . .

. . . Mitt? . . .

 (from MSNBC http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/03/19/10765542-romney-best-thing-i-can-do-for-student-debt-is-get-you-a-good-job) at a 'Town Hall' session at Bradley University recently. . .

 "I and my party are also devoted to making sure we don't pass on to you trillions upon trillions of dollars in debt. We have in the Democratic party people who are consumed with giving more and more benefits to me and my generation, and passing on those burdens to you,"

How, Mitt?


"My party, my vision, is about protecting economic freedom for you," Romney said. "I've had it for me. I've had economic freedom. I've achieved beyond my wildest dreams. I want economic freedom for you."

 How, Mitt?


"Well they can go wherever they’d like to go; this is a free society. But here’s what I’d say, which is the federal government should not tax these people to pay for Planned Parenthood," Romney said. "The idea of the federal government funding Planned Parenthood I’m going to say no, we’re going to stop that."

How and why, Mitt?


"Best thing I can do for student debt is get you a good job when you come out," Romney said.

How, Mitt?

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