2 Made it to my first coffee shop; same one I enjoyed before, of course. Got a coffee and a water. Cost $1.10.
3 Met Peter before that, and got confidence that I can make it here.
4 Got this quote from here: "Everything begins in the mind with thought." This quote comes from a pamphlet (8 1/2 x 11 split longways). A cool idea and I thought I had thought of everything.
5 Got a one sheet flyer telling me about ArtHaus Hostel. Got this quote from it: "Nothing but love from the ArtHaus, catering to the Cultural Traveler, all ages welcome."
6 It is probably 4:00. My meter is probably expired.
CHAPTER TWO
"You are an illusion vs. this reality" (from the coffee shop bathroom wall).2 I miss my daughter very much (emotion of longing).
3 "Because of the Law of thought, your every thought creates" (from the pamphlet).
4 I love you, Ann (from dad).
CHAPTER THREE
"Always keep a positive and constructive thought" (from the pamphlet).2 Thank you for blessing me.
3 Help me to lighten up during these somber times (you did). Thank you.
4 I feel a powerful emotion of fear; 'ego' according to E. H. (author of pamphlet).
5 What is troubling is that I've had this emotion before, and terrible things resulted.
CHAPTER FOUR
Asheville has wonderful spirits.
2 I'm at Mayfai's. It is a cafe across from the central park in downtown Asheville.
3 There are so many homeless people here, but they're happy.
4 Found a dime dated 1983; year of my first conversion. Oh, boy.
5 They are drumming, dancing and playing hackey-sack.
6 I'm overwhelmed by the love I feel in the city on the hill.
7 I went to the drummer's circle. I've met all those who are 'one'.
8 I've so much I can't wait to learn.
CHAPTER FIVE
I met three people by the end of my day as I sit just off the Blue Ridge Parkway.
2 Their names, in order, were Peter, Kurt and Emily.
3 I stayed in a safe place (parking lot of the Blue Ridge Folk Art Museum), went to bed (in the van) at a decent hour (1:00am) and got a good night's sleep (true).
4 Today it is 10:30am and I've already met three more people, Donald, Larry B. and one who was looking for beer money (hey, it's better than crack).
CHAPTER SEVEN
O.K., I've met Badger and that's all I can say about that. I am a humble student, but "I'm optimistic about life. I look forward to and enjoy new challenges" (from Baptist Medical Center handout from the fifth floor).
2 Well, what am I supposed to write, do think--love, love, love, be thankful, be thankful, be thankful.
3 Go back to van, which is in a very safe spot. Find something for any tips that may or may not come in (trying to make it as a street musician).
4 "When in doubt (doubt breeds fear; faith breeds love) (from the pamphlet), you gotta' go with faith, folks. Without faith, there can be no love? Yes, that is true.
5 Love. Faith. Hope. Patience. Kindness.
CHAPTER SEVEN
At the fountain, and you can put your feet in if you want to. In fact, you can stand in the middle of it with your clothes on (well, they were shooting a movie).
2 Asheville, city on the hill.
3 Let's try not to be pretentious, but saying 'love you'--to yourself--towards every child of God you see, that is, all spirits, to say . . . everyone, sure keeps at least a comforting, soothing half-smile on your face, like they teach you in class on the fifth floor at Baptist.
4 Wait! Don't drink water out of that rotten, dirty, litter-infested fountain . . . right. Not.
5 In Asheville, the homeless get each other a cab when needed.
CHAPTER NINE
I met a man named Gator, a female business owner named Marjorie, and the Pastor of a little church, all on the 'soulful' side of town.
2 Gator tells me these 'homeless' people--kids--are all trust-fund babies. Their parents pay to keep them out of the house, but hey, that doesn't make 'em all bad. I've traded harmonica tips with one and he gave me a sandwich on top of that. Anyway, I'm so naive, but that's me. Love to love you anyway.
3 Gator told me about this mountain trail that he's used before and where he can always avoid the man.
4 He said that I had to have been really stressed out to do what I did.
5 I found that trail on the mountain.
CHAPTER TEN
Maybe, I'll be leaving here soon. I certainly don't have any faith that will happen. I have no faith whatsoever. Thank you, everyone, me.
2 Remember don't ever say: "I have faith in things. I am an artist. I have a purpose."
3 If you remember these three things you'll always be taken care of.
4 I climbed three mountains (yes, I did, that's right). But of course, I can't tell anyone--could result in solitary, but hey, the view was great. That's what Gator does when he gets stressed out.
5 Most Important Rule: Don't ever, ever, ever tell people (anyone) that, "I follow my heart instead of my mind." How ironic when your mind is so sick.
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