Gerard, thank you for the fertilizer with which to help cultivate, as the gentleman speaking notes must be done daily, this day.
DennyOctober 28, 2017, 10:55 AM
Yes, Gerard, more more more please. Is there any more? I could spend my whole life (what’s left of it) listening and being inspired…..
Cryogenics, I hear they have had some success.
DeAnnOctober 28, 2017, 6:48 PM
excellent – my thanks
KMMOctober 28, 2017, 9:48 PM
Beautiful! Thank you!
MMinLamesaOctober 29, 2017, 4:58 AM
You’re too much man. That was fabulous.
Every night I thank…whomever, for the gift I was given. Every morning I do the same for getting another chance to put my feet on the ground. It’s so beautiful here on earth. I’ll miss it but for now, you haven’t caught me sitting in front of a TV for 30 years-except when there’s a Grand Slam! Hell no one is perfect, who needs that?
DavidOctober 29, 2017, 6:31 AM
Open your heart to the world, to your fellow man, to your fellow human beings.
The cost of growing older, is to grow more cynical, less trusting in others. You’ve been betrayed, you’ve been hurt by someone else, by many others, by the world. You’re not going to be taken advantage of again, I’m not that naive. Won’t get fooled again!
Yet, to open your heart to the world and to each other, is to truly live. It is just today, that’s all we have. Next week is just a promise, and last week is just a memory. Close your heart to the world, and begin dying inside.
“Go, thoughts, on wings of gold.
Go, settle on slopes and hills of Earth
where warm and soft and fragrant are
the breezes of our sweet land of birth.”
h/t Giuseppe Verdi’s opera ‘Nabucco’
Island GirlOctober 29, 2017, 9:24 PM
Most excellent as always.
Island GirlOctober 29, 2017, 9:27 PM
Wonderful
AbigailAdamsOctober 31, 2017, 10:51 AM
Gerard — that young RFD girl I was trying to describe to you? You found her — she’s at the beginning of the video. Something more “beautiful-er.”
PA CatAugust 14, 2021, 1:00 PM
Thank you for posting this one, Gerard– it’s a keeper.
Mike SeyleAugust 14, 2021, 2:23 PM
Ah, thank you for this, Gerard. Grandkids will be here Monday. They’re young and thoughtful; I’m going to call them over to see it. Hope I have the inspiration to lead a conversation about it.
Mike AustinAugust 14, 2021, 6:20 PM
Thank you, Gerard. If I would watch this first thing every morning, I would be a better man.
I would very much like to be a better man.
KristinAugust 14, 2021, 9:15 PM
So beautiful. Very. Thank you Gerard! Appropriate to end the day with gratitude. It’s like a prayer.
Why do we forget to appreciate the rare wonderful miracles we have? A medical student was telling us about the human body yesterday- he described the incredible intricacies of the body, the millions of cells all working in harmony. It’s just a miracle. I vowed to take better care of my body after listening to his descriptions. I wish I could remember what he said so I could share it here.
Real World Address for Donations, Mash Notes and Hate Mail
Gerard Van der Leun
1692 MANGROVE AVE
APT 379
Chico, Ca 95926
Green Pants Interior by Klahn
Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Gerard, thank you for the fertilizer with which to help cultivate, as the gentleman speaking notes must be done daily, this day.
Yes, Gerard, more more more please. Is there any more? I could spend my whole life (what’s left of it) listening and being inspired…..
Cryogenics, I hear they have had some success.
excellent – my thanks
Beautiful! Thank you!
You’re too much man. That was fabulous.
Every night I thank…whomever, for the gift I was given. Every morning I do the same for getting another chance to put my feet on the ground. It’s so beautiful here on earth. I’ll miss it but for now, you haven’t caught me sitting in front of a TV for 30 years-except when there’s a Grand Slam! Hell no one is perfect, who needs that?
Open your heart to the world, to your fellow man, to your fellow human beings.
The cost of growing older, is to grow more cynical, less trusting in others. You’ve been betrayed, you’ve been hurt by someone else, by many others, by the world. You’re not going to be taken advantage of again, I’m not that naive. Won’t get fooled again!
Yet, to open your heart to the world and to each other, is to truly live. It is just today, that’s all we have. Next week is just a promise, and last week is just a memory. Close your heart to the world, and begin dying inside.
“Go, thoughts, on wings of gold.
Go, settle on slopes and hills of Earth
where warm and soft and fragrant are
the breezes of our sweet land of birth.”
h/t Giuseppe Verdi’s opera ‘Nabucco’
Most excellent as always.
Wonderful
Gerard — that young RFD girl I was trying to describe to you? You found her — she’s at the beginning of the video. Something more “beautiful-er.”
Thank you for posting this one, Gerard– it’s a keeper.
Ah, thank you for this, Gerard. Grandkids will be here Monday. They’re young and thoughtful; I’m going to call them over to see it. Hope I have the inspiration to lead a conversation about it.
Thank you, Gerard. If I would watch this first thing every morning, I would be a better man.
I would very much like to be a better man.
So beautiful. Very. Thank you Gerard! Appropriate to end the day with gratitude. It’s like a prayer.
Truth! Danka GV.
VI
Why do we forget to appreciate the rare wonderful miracles we have? A medical student was telling us about the human body yesterday- he described the incredible intricacies of the body, the millions of cells all working in harmony. It’s just a miracle. I vowed to take better care of my body after listening to his descriptions. I wish I could remember what he said so I could share it here.