Haiku 8

sparrow lives and breathes
like an arrow speeding down
to pierce the earthworm

Stupid Wedding Songs

Went to a couple of weddings recently and was struck by the main dance songs chosen by the couples.

All I Want Is You by U2, Every Breath You Take by The Police, This One Goes Out To The One I Love by REM?

Have these people ever actually listened to the words to these songs? WTF.

Question For The Day

Education today, the state of teachers, what parents need to do to ensure children have a good education and what does "good" education mean exactly.

Is rote learning, learning by example or matrix thinking the best solution?

Are letter or number grades better than more amorphous or non-existent grading?

What are school boards spending time on political discussions rather than teaching children how to think and why they think a certain way?

Is it too much too ask?

Haiku 7

noise making music
beat the drum quietly now
stop now, ah, music

Haiku 6

attempting haiku
is like grasping clear water
with a mind shovel

Haiku 5

sun dappled apple
slightly out of reach, beyond
even the winter

stays high above the
ground frosted fingers that try
to exceed their grasp

Haiku 4

silverfish crawls on
back of envelope towards
a just reward, splat

Hey, I didn't say they would all be good!

Just practicing here and also freeing the mind.

Haiku 3

leaves float then tumble
awakened by season's call
feed withering heart

Haiku 2

alone, in the dark

paranoia grows like wild

cliches run amok

Life During Wartime

Uh,Oh!?!

The Void

Falling asleep, I am scared of the void.

In deep sleep, I no longer fear the void though I am in it.

Waking, I am scared of the void.

Cookie...Mmmmm

Enough seriousness for one day.

I don't really like fortune cookies...What does it all mean?!?

You Are a Fortune Cookie

You're a rather normal person, except that you have extraordinary luck in life. People want to be around you (even when they're a little sick of you), in hopes of being lucky too!

What Kind of Cookie Are You?

No Vision

What the hell. We might just as well ban people from the freaking planes. Wouldn't that solve all our problems?

Please...people in charge...understand the problem, test solutions, fix the problem.

Repeat as needed.

A Thought

The distance between two points is the size of a metaphorical heart.

A Way

It bears repeating, as many times as necessary, like a mantra.

If we realize that suffering is what we have when we desire, then perhaps being content is a counter-action to desire.

A Wise Man

A once not so wise man said:

Persist in the face of failure.

A wiser man said:

Turn a seeming disadvantage into an advantage.

Possibilities

Forgive me for yesterday's post. Although a true statement of my feelings, it was done in a moment of weakness.

If possible, you should help others.

If that is not possible, at least you should do no harm.

If that is not possible, consult time, place and situation to determine action.

If that is not possible, consult your body.

The Lost World

You know, I'm getting a little fucking tired of these guys.

Listen, you are going to make even bleeding heart apologist liberals want to blow you, your fucking insane ideology and the earth you walk on clear out of this world.

So stop. Now. Fuck.

Content

If we realize that suffering is what we have when we desire, then perhaps being content is a counter-action to desire.

If we realize that in desiring we are searching for contentendness, then why not just be content from the start.

Daily Practice Part 4

Summary of Daily Practice.

Part 4:

Divide the self into two.

Divide the self into two - the real self and the other, automatic person. Examine motives through self-observation and notice when actions proceed from habit or automatic behaviour. Slow down.