RAY'S REPORTS

by Ray Potes

  • ABOUT
  • REPORTS
  • RESEARCH
  • 09-13-20

    Wipes

    You know when you’re sitting there and all of a sudden you get a great idea or solve a problem or have an epiphany or realization or even just a little nugget of wisdom? Some people refer to this occurrence as a “download”. Like it came from somewhere else other than your own mind.

    And when you need a great idea or problem solved or an epiphany or realization or little nugget of wisdom, no one talks about this, I call it an “upload”. Like you put it out there and wait, you send an email with proposed questions or desires attached and you sleep on it until the response and download comes.

    I think awareness of this cycle is croosh (slang for crucial).

    To take this computering reference even further, with all that’s going on in the world recently we are forced to “reset”. But beyond the reset, it’s a whole other thing to delete files, delete folders, and even “wipe” the hard drive.

    I am not saying we need to induce amnesia, but I am saying some of the systems we are running are outdated. It doesn’t always work to install an upgrade on top of an old program. You have to install the new stuff on a clean drive. This will also make lots of room for new downloads.

  • 09-13-20

    Poolio

  • 09-12-20

    3360 MM

    Shooting with my phone has changed the way I shoot. Using the pinch to zoom in and out got me tripping. So I bought a used digi point n shoot with an optical zoom to 840 mm. It has a 4x digi zoom which makes it go to 3360 mm. Every lense has a sweet spot, it’s going to take a while to find it on this one. Here’s some testings at the park.

  • 09-12-20

    Rejects

    Sometimes we are the rejected and sometimes we are the rejector. It sucks to be either actually. It could be as simple as frequencies matching or not, but let’s make it more complicated.

    Rejection has something to do with worthiness. We are either on the sending end or receiving end of it. Worthiness has something to do with comparison. “Comparison is the thief of joy,” heard this quote on an NBA broadcast of all places and it is what sparked this post. Great quote.

    Comparison has something to do with standards based on past experiences or future ideals. Thus, comparison has something to do with analysis which leads to judgement which leads to division or unity.

    Of course we have to have our standards, our non negotiables, and our red flags. But the planet could use more unity right about now. Our actions can influence our neighbors, our neighbors can influence their neighbors, and those neighbors can influence racists.

    We have to leave some room for that influence to take place. That room or time or space needed is created by staying out of judgement, comparison, worthiness, and rejection. Not easy I know. But we were all little brats at one time, new info and guidance was provided. We were given time and space to evolve for the better. It’s possible.

  • 09-11-20

    Separates

    Gonna try to separate the photos from the words. I tried it before, going to try it again. I know it doesn’t matter but usually the random photos have nothing to do with illustrating the random words and vice versa. Starting today all future writings will go in the “REPORTS” section and all future photos in the “RESEARCH” section. To make it more confusing, all past posts will be have to be listed in both sections but eventually it will self organize. I think.

    OMG how we organize things. We need boundaries, walls, categories, labels, etc. It’s just how our brains work. And when people, places, or things act outside of our given labels then wires are crossed and we spazz out.

    On the other hand, when we label ourselves we assume an identity and along with that identity comes belief systems and behaviors. When that identity is challenged, we try selling the belief systems and behaviors in order to recruit. It becomes a safety in numbers survival based situation. More spazzing basically.

    This leads to polarity and has gotten us in this mess we are in now. (It’s been kind of the plan all along if you ever read Machiavelli.)(“Divide and conquer” was his whole jam. Remember when Tupac got out of jail after reading his book and recorded an album under that name and then all of a sudden West Coast vs East Coast.)

    The sooner we can honor and appreciate 7 billion perspectives, the sooner we can get out of this mess.

    Note: I think we are not supposed to say “spazz” anymore. If you are offended, please leave a comment and I will remove the word(s) in question.

  • 09-02-20

    Bug

  • 08-26-20

    Tribal

  • 08-26-20

    Room

  • 08-16-20

    Shorts

  • 07-30-20

    Check Box

    I don’t know that I have been “un-motivated”, but I haven’t been very productive that’s for sure. Which makes me think about what being productive really means. Like we have our monthly, weekly, and daily duties but do these to do lists and check boxes equal a fruitful life? Why? How closely related are joy and accomplishment?

    I am thinking about daily routines versus daily practices. Like email is a routine, but photoshop is a practice. Up at 8am is a routine, but meditation is a practice. What is purposeful versus what is survival? What is mandatory and what is flexible? Why?

    With the covid we are forced into quarantine, forced to relax and do nothing. And I have had plenty of days doing nothing. With the fight for equality we are forced into maximum action. And I have had plenty of days on the streets getting loud and documenting.

    These opposing forces are creating world changing friction on all levels. For me, this is not just a reset but a whole new operating system install. And this process has been taking months and still going, lol. I am patient and realize it’s ok to not be “productive” right now.

    We are sorting what is right and wrong in order to move on as a society. And what is right and wrong to move on as an individual.

    The gap between society and the individual is where things are interesting. We know what society needs, we know what we personally need. But we can’t say shit about the needs of friends, family, colleagues, associates, etc.

    People are going through their own reset and freak out and that is affecting relationships. Many recent cut-offs, divorces, breakups, beefs activated, etc.

    Sorry, didn’t mean to go dark on here. Everything that is happening is happening for our betterment. We are moving towards a better version of ourselves. In order to make an omelette, we have to break some eggs. That is a fact.

  • 06-21-20

    Free

    We are now at the timeline convergence. You could say every moment is a convergence of timelines but in this case we are talking as a collective, as a society, as a planet. Our vibration will lead us to a particular timeline. Therefore we must be intentional with our vibration.

    We will want to choose safety and security. We will want to choose comfort. It’s because it’s what we are taught. But this is a vibration of scarcity and of fear and it is what has got us in this mess we are in right now.

    The “founders” of our country lead us with fear and disguise it as “freedom”, but real freedom isn’t worried about what the other guy is doing, real freedom isn’t about control or power. Real freedom isn’t about winning or losing.

    Real freedom is free. That free-ness is infinite and unconditional. In this free-ness we find more than enough for everyone. This is the correct choice. This is correct vibration.

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