One Post A Week, Suuuurrrrrreeeeeee......

Was just thinking about when I took up this blogging lark seriously a year or so ago that I was determined to compose at least a post a week.  I have obviously failed miserably at this, and I deserve to be beaten severely for my crimes.

Well perhaps not.  Obviously quality is more important than quantity.  I do enjoy writing though, and it pleases me no end to know that people read this, even if I struggle to understand why sometimes.  I am assured however that people do seem to enjoy reading.

However, no pithy points or wisdom today, I find myself too overcome with the flu to wax lyrical.  This has frustrated me no end, as it has (as man flu invariably does) left me feeling fairly miserable, tired, and with a sore head.  I have spent a fair bit of the weekend lying down and resting.  It hasn't been a complete waste of time though.  I have looked at expanding my spiritual practice and making a better connection to higher realities.  I had a little win on the lottery, and generally enjoyed my time spent with Esther.  I didn't enjoy the rain and the very wet interior of my car though.  I am used to that though, it's part of the life of the convertible owner.

So no wisdom, no application, no deeper meaning to my words.  Just go out and enjoy yourselves.

I will write some more when the mood strikes me.

The Future Beckons Me

Or something like that.

The nature of all things says that there are some cardinal, that some are fixed, and some are mutable.  The wisdom we need is to figure out the difference.

I was born with certain innate traits, I learned some, and I can change some.  The wisdom is knowing which is which.

Some of the circumstances we face we have no control over, some we can control, some our only power over comes from our attitude towards those things.  A good attitude doesn't necessarily make things easier to deal with, it just makes the ordeal seem less trying.  You can get angry, you can complain, you can blame everyone but yourself, but that doesn't solve the problem of your attitude to the problem.  Only you can solve that.

That's an aside however.  Been thinking about a change of scenery in my life.  Of living and working in a more rural setting, a long held dream of mine; a dream that seems to be on the verge of being realised.  I am tired of driving across the whole city to get to my job, tired of the traffic, tired of the rudeness, the aggression (in others as well as myself), and tired of the high prices for everything.  I am looking forward to a lifestyle that is closer to nature (snakes and spiders and bitey things notwithstanding), and that follows the seasonal rhythms more closely.  I look forward to being able to see the stars at night without city lights and smog.

And I look forward to being able to share this life with someone of a similar intent and vision.

Wish us all well....

Emancipate Yourself From Mental Slavery!

Or so said Bob Marley...

Reflecting on the nature of idea, opinion, and belief tonight.  I just watched Bill Maher's documentary Religulous once again, after seeing it a few years ago when it was first released.  As always I found it interesting and thought provoking.

For those who haven't seen it, take an hour and a half or so out of your life and watch it on youtube here.

In the meantime, back to my own rantings and musings.  I have said it before in this blog, but it bears saying again.  Don't wait for your preferred deity to come along and wipe your arse and clean up your mess after you!  We are all, believers, unbelievers, christian, jew, muslim, hindu, buddhist, volcano worshipper, elvis worshipper, satanist, wiccan, pagan, agnostic, atheist, nihilist, existentialist (need I go on), all in it together on this planet.  This is not the time to sit and wait for your god to save you, whether it be Jesus, or Allah, or even technological progress.  You all need to work together to fix this world, you need to cooperate, stop reproducing like it is going out of fashion, stop eating like their aren't a billion hungry mouths to feed, stop driving SUV's and continuing the insanity of endless consumerism and retail therapy like it is the only thing that makes life worth living.

You also all need to stop thinking your idea of the truth is right.  No one has all the answers.  Time to stop thinking you know better and exploiting people and resources without care for the consequences.  Wise up that if everyone thinks like you then there will be nothing left but carcasses to pick over. 

A positive attitude, compassion, and the desire to heal the world and our fellow human beings is what we need to cultivate.  Grow these virtues and make the world a better place.  Hatred, jealousy, competitiveness and greed will just drag us all down and hurt those around us.

"Be excellent to each other."

Who Woulda Thunk It?

I would never guess my humble blog would be so popular across the ditch (or is that the dutch).

I for one would like to welcome my new New Zealand overlords, and would remind them that as a trusted media personality I would be very useful persuading humans to toil in their underground sugar caves.