Piece of Mind & a Dash of Soul

Daniel Holden Smith
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  • Philosophy

Hi, I'm Daniel. I like to write out my thoughts, then breathe life into them. Sometimes ideas demand a frolic, or maybe a rave. Other times its a wrestle, or even a cheerful wave!

  1. Apr 13

    A sight for sore eyes

    The worlds which I inhabit and the worlds which inhabit me, collide in the eyes. In this piece, I take a walk about and reflect aloud on my experience with vision. How to me, seeing is a perpetual discovery of myself, and the world around me. Is vision necessarily static? Do eyes crave novelty just as much as we do? How does vision blur the lines between physical, emotional, and spiritual? How does distance and focus impact our capacity to imagine? Our capacity to care? Can our vision be hijacked? Can it be consciously improved? Who or what is responsible for how and what we see? "And now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." - Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

    A sight for sore eyes

  2. 09/11/2025

    And yet still I make music

    I am out of tune, and yet still I make music. Some thoughts and feels about heliocentrism, my friend who found love, our ailing world, and how my dad led me deeper into my heart. "Everything is okay."

  3. 08/08/2025

    "Pickup ya' trash you gourgeous beast!"

    So I was takin a walk the otha day, and I stumble upon a plastic baggy fulla styrofoamy. STYROFOAMY! Someone's gotta do something about this.

    "Pickup ya' trash you gourgeous beast!"

  4. 08/01/2025

    "Whadditdo wid awl deez cavities?"

    So there I was at the dentist thinking to myself... what the heck are ya'll doin in there? How come we got all these cavities? Cavities in the teeth, cavities in the culture, cavities in civic discourse. Tooth rot emotional rot ecological rot, the whole shabooey! Listen along as I connect my cavity fillings with the broader erosion of our food systems, degradation of our personal divinity, and the breakdown of those bridges that connect us to each other, and to the stupefying beauty and nourishment of the lands with live in. "The gravity of our collective depravity pokes holes in our hearts, call that cahdio cavity" -- Toni R. Toni.

    "Whadditdo wid awl deez cavities?"

  5. 07/17/2025

    I am out of tune

    I invite you to sit with me as I play some keys and reflect on myself, and on us.

  6. 05/01/2025

    RAGE IS A TUMOR....sooo CUT. it. OUT!!!

    I'M ANGRY. TOO ANGRY TO HOLD IT ALL IN. I'M ANGRY AT YOU. AT MYSELF. AT EVERYTHING. EVERYONE. Please enjoy my pissed-off-poetry about... culturereligionmyselffamilydrugsMENchildrenLOVE

    RAGE IS A TUMOR....sooo CUT. it. OUT!!!

  7. 12/12/2023

    Winter-Wonder-Waste.lands

    Have you ever dreaded winter and longed for summer! Same! But what else is going on as our outfits and food specials change with the seasons? How might we expand our awareness and perspective on the nuances and alterations in the landscapes we inhabit, both physical and non-physical? Both external and internal? Join me in broadening the scope of our seasonal appraisals. Join your body in the yearly challenge of surviving Life's most trying time of year. Is this winter going to be a land of wonder or waste?

    Winter-Wonder-Waste.lands

  8. 03/28/2023

    Don't whine, drink wine! A song analysis

    Admittedly, I was late to the Adele train. But "I Drink Wine" off of her most recent album 30 has been one of my most listened to songs since it dropped. It's profound, nostalgic, introspective, simple, and melodic. It's a wonderful musical tune with so many important thoughts from one of the world's most renown musical stars. Adele reflects on herself, and the powers that be that have shaped and continue to shape her life thus far. It's relatability speaks for itself, and in this episode I talk about what it means to me, how I interpret some messages, and why I think you should add it to your playlist!!!!! Go listen. Seriously.

    Don't whine, drink wine! A song analysis
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Hi, I'm Daniel. I like to write out my thoughts, then breathe life into them. Sometimes ideas demand a frolic, or maybe a rave. Other times its a wrestle, or even a cheerful wave!

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