Thoreau

"Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something."~~Henry David Thoreau~~(He knew)

enlighten-up!!

‎"Seeking perfect total enlightenment is like looking for a flashlight when all you need the flashlight for is to find your flashlight."

incrementals

"Give 'em an inch, and they will realize they can get anything they want, incrementally."~~the easier softer way~~

There is enough

Insanity is thinking this moment is not enough. We are standing on the edge of time, as it moves from the present to the past. There is no future. Most of us spend our time rearranging that which we have been given, to create a better future. In that busy-ness, we miss the blessing of being here now. Be at peace. Trust that there is enough. Begin sharing.~~Ghalli Gi~~

change/ results

"Expect change and you will see results, expect results and you will see change."


~~Ghalli Gi~~

Great Quote

"If I were any more real, I'd be fictional"~~Anita Bonghit~~

multi-faceted or mentally fractured

     I'm mostly all over the place, but not in an unfocused way. I see and feel a variety of ways about most subjects. I used to think I was wishy-washy, but really its just that there are many viewpoints on any question, and I simply see more than one.
     I thought of a cut diamond.  How grandiose, right? But to go on, a diamond refracts a number of colors, some all at once, depending which facet is struck by light, and from which angle. It still remains a single diamond, and it still remains a single issue, refracting from a single brain. It all depends on how it struck me, what angle it came at me from, this time. I am happy I see the light. I hope the colors are bright, varied and captivating. Still, a diamond cut by a masters' hand will always do what it is designed to do as long as there is light. Me too.

The Flood Syndrome

     I'm seeing this immigration issue like a flood.  The water is rising, irrevocably. People  have lived with a complacent trust that the small surges would be controlled at the dam, the Federal Government. Now, here comes the rapidly rising level of immigrants, wiping out whole communities of staid thought. People are sandbagging with lawsuits, and new laws. They are railing at the govenment's failure to close the floodgates. They are inundated regardless.
     Dams are subject to pressure. when there is too much pressure behind to dam, the floodgates have to be opened to protect the dam. This leads me to question where the pressure is originating. Where is the pressure to open the floodgates coming from? What kind of pressure is so dangerous that it supercedes the inevitable downstream catastrophe? is it geo-political? Is it some kind of global-socio-tectonic shift? I suspect I do not know enough to draw a cogent conclusion, but I got my 'spicions.
     Isn't it curious though, that, with the exception of Isreal, nobody is immigrating to the Middle East, or Africa, or Mexico? At least not in any comparable numbers with what's going on in England, France, Germany, the U.S.? "There's somethin' happenin' here, and what it is ain't exactly clear", but it tends to make me uneasy. The fact that the last four administrations have bowed to this "pressure" gives me more than mere pause. The Government seems willing to sacrifice the entire base, but to what end? Other than protecting the dam, of course.
    

Lemonade

When Life hands you them lemons,  better be some sugar and water in the bag, or that's gonna be some shitty lemonade...sayinsayin? word.

"Don't attack God until you see the whites of His eyes"

I really get a kick out of these neo-progressives who've adopted this Gaia religion. Don't they realize to Mother Nature, we are just compost on the hoof? God just got bad press. The Bible, Koran,-They're like the Daily Mirror of spituality, without the pictures. All this sensationalism and sex, er, anti-sex, and a few kernels of truth. Still, if you read them, it's easy to see God has an edginess that can completely overshadow the whole Love thing, so I'd pick my battles carefully. I mean, that whole smite thing...heavy.  At least Gaia takes the heat off God for natural disasters. I mean , if it's her planet...in for a penny, in for a pound, as they say.

Old Truth Number 2

"...Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for life", but only if he likes fish, and you better buy him a fishing license while your at it. Tell him not to eat any of that 3-eyed shit comin' outa the bay, either. "Can I get bait with food stamps?"

Old Truths, Number 1

"I cried when I had no shoes", and welfare gave me shoes. I cry now because I need pants.