Ozy and Millie
Wisdom for short attention spans.
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- The gay unicorn agenda July 26, 2017Did you catch the reveal of Max’s parents in this week’s strips? I’ve actually known all along that Max has lesbian parents. I’ve been waiting for years for it to come up organically. And it actually did in the forthcoming Phoebe and Her Unicorn In: The Magic Storm, which is due out in October. So […]Dana Simpson
- School Library Journal June 28, 2017SLJ’s Brigid Alverson interviewed me for a great article about LGBTQ representation in comics. I’m quoted in the article, but I said a lot more, and apparently it was interesting enough that she also published the whole interview. Read more →Dana Simpson
- I am a geek and these are my secret loves June 27, 2017I contributed a story to Dark Horse Comics’s The Secret Loves of Geeks. Some other amazing contributors, too. Check it out. Read more →Dana Simpson
- Music Monday April 17, 2017Scandanavia does many things well. Including songs. Read more →Dana Simpson
- Unicorn Crossing March 29, 2017Hooray! New book! Read more →Dana Simpson
- There’s No Place Like Home February 28, 2017I’m headed back to Seattle, land of my youth. And my early adulthood. And my early middle adulthood. Look for me at Emerald City comic con this weekend! Booth 512. The Collapsar booth. (Collapsar is a loose group of people I’ve been splitting an ECCC booth with for several years.)Â Read more →Dana Simpson
- Music Monday December 12, 2016I’m pretty sure I’m stealing that tradition from someone. Possible Atrios? I’m too lazy to check. This is my favorite REM song. Read more →Dana Simpson
- Friday Cat Blogging November 25, 2016Me: Hey, look how Sofia’s posed on the landing! It’s a perfect photo opportunity! *grabs phone, lines up shot* Sofia: Took too long! You snooze you lose. Read more →Dana Simpson
- At the end of the tour November 21, 2016Three weeks. Like 16 elementary schools and some bookstores too, from south of LA all the way up to Portland. And I met a LOT of incredible kids, and adults too. I’m still processing it all…thanks, everybody. Read more →Dana Simpson
- Upcoming appearances October 29, 2016As you can see on the left side of this page, I’ve got a couple bookstore appearances coming up. If you’re in the San Francisco Bay area or near Portland, Oregon, come out and see me! Read more →Dana Simpson
Don’t suppress your thoughts; that is effort, and it disturbs the stillness you seek. Let thoughts come and go as they will, and pay them no heed. Focus on nothing; do not become distracted. Do not follow any train of thought. Allow your attention to become as still as the emptied mind you seek. Stillness will come, in due time and with diligent practice.
It is not easy, when first starting out. But, ironically, once you’ve achieved stillness, it becomes easier than thought. It takes time, dedication, serenity, and patience.
One cannot pursue enlightenment; one must allow enlightenment to come of its own accord.
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Why would I or how could I not follow any train of thought? I’m not really capable of not thinking, because thought keeps me from going completely insane. And how can it be possible to achieve “enlightenment” without conscious thought? And how do we know in the first place that profound understanding of the universe doesn’t escape the grasp of the human mind?
I’m sorry, it just gets really annoying and frustrating to me when people like you talk in that particular manner, like you know exactly what to do to achieve something, when following those instructions do not work with me, even with practice. I hate when people act like they know more than they actually do.
And, to conclude, let me express the way I feel in response to that tone of voice: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ahh, now I feel better.
This is the best description I know of for why I am incapable of not thinking.
I like how they play chess. When I was their age I was just starting checkers. I did not learn chess until I was an adult.