After the storm

Meaning after a period of life difficulty.

After feeling out of sorts.

After feeling down and depressed.

Then we come up and feel more cheerful again.

Forget everything until the next time.

Not smart!

It is very human to do this and yet not very helpful.

Simply because when the next time comes along you go through the same stuff because you did not take the time to learn anything.

Observe while you are down what you are feeling.

Make a note, jot it down.

So that when you come out of it and want to forget there is that little note waiting to remind you what went on.

Then go through it from a-z and see if you can see what was happening.

Talk about it with anyone who can help.

Anyone who was involved.

Why did you go down?

What triggered the feeling?

How can you get this feeling out?

Move on, learn so that you can take steps to avoid the same pain again.

Must be smarter than ignoring it.

Terror

There has always been terror on planet earth.

It is not new.

Different forms of terror come and go.

Because of global mass media we are more aware of it than a few years back.

Given this a personal position is helpful.

If you can fight it or wish to become involved in fighting it fine do so.

If you wish to get on with your life without getting involved then best if you are at ease with yourself.

Remember terror works because of it's ongoing uncertainty.

The casual abuse of life.

Accept that if it is your karma to experience this then you will

Therefore let go of your fears and enjoy the beauty of life.

Live each day without fear of random terror.

Terror is always here and you need not feed it through your fear.

Cumulative violence

Violence in movies.

Violence on TV.

Violence in the media.

Over time watching so much violence has an effect.

It increases our fear levels.

Apart from this it boosts our negative energy.

Increasing negative energy is not smart.

Anyway you look at it watching violence is not helpful.

Stop watching violence.

Be clear

It is you and you alone who is responsible for your life and what happens to you.

Not your partner.

Not your mother.

Not your friends.

You.

So be clear with your self.

You would be amazed how many people are not clear with themselves.

Are you one of these?

Stop the stories

Stop the projections.

Check with friends what they see.

Sort out reality from projection.

Let go of illusion.

Be clear it is a start to a more conscious life.

A life where we accept responsibility for ourselves.

No one escapes

Nature is demanding that we change.

This is not just the unusual weather.

This applies to your life too.

Notice things are not as they were.

Pressure is there all the time.

No one escapes, so it is up to you adjust.

Go with change learn to let go.

Change will be with us all our lives from here on in.

Times are not as they were.

Learn to live with bad news each day every day.

Learn to let it go.

Learn to find peace of mind in an insane world

Yes a world where we kill each other is insane.

Learn to find the love in you.

If you do not then your fears will consume you.

Love is literally the only way.

Unconditional love.

Sitting in traffic

How do you spend your time?

You can listen to inane DJ's.

Learn a language.

Talk endlessly on your mobile phone.

Put your make up on.

Eat something.

Smoke something.

Listen to sports news.

Alternatively you could try to learn how to control your mind.

And why would you want to do this?

Because it helps reduce stress.

It chills you out.

So to start doing this, turn off the radio, cell phone and other distractions.

Relax your gaze. while putting your driving on autopilot.

Now hear your own breathing.

To yourself say in on the in breathe and out on the out breath.

Any time your thoughts drift off bring them back.

Anytime your mind interrupts you tell it to leave you alone.

Do this for five minutes or so per day without fail.

If you do this irregularly then your mind will not believe that you are serious.

If you stick with it then one day you will find that you are not thinking.

Voila!

Once you know this is possible then practice in other places too.

Expand the time you can control your thoughts.

Go into this mode whenever under pressure.

Not easy, takes time, maybe months or more likely years.

However the pay back is for life.

In fact it is your life.

A better life, less stress.

10 = 1

Yes it is true 10 good things equals 1 bad.

How we feel sometimes when our partner gets upset over some little thing and goes on and on, doubling the alleged offence with every sentence.

What about all those good things that we've done then?

No matter this thing here was wrong, bad, thoughtless, clumsy, careless.

Yes, it probably was, and so?

Whoops don't go down that road it is very dangerous because what is going on has often nothing to do with the incident.

It has to do with feelings.

Yup, men often focus on the event and women the attitude, feelings.

So walk carefully around issues that become serious in no time at all.

Because the good things do not count when your partner wants you to be guilty.

10 = 1 in fact.

Famous

There was a time when you had to do something to become famous.

No longer

People like Paris Hilton with no discern-able talent are famous today.

A life devoted to promoting self.

Nothing else exists just the shallow exterior.

Lesson for the rest of us?

Observe and smile that the court jester is still with us.

Every generation needs some light relief.

Even if it is ever more tacky and desperate.

Leaves

Many places are transformed by leaves.

Do you ever pay attention to leaves or are they just there for you?

If you do notice them then observe how many are under attack.

Leaves during their lives are attacked by so many animals and insects not to mention human actions.

This year they are also under attack by the weather in many places.

For how long will we have the trees we know?

As global warming continues many trees must die.

What about leaves then?

Enjoy the leaves they make our environment so beautiful.

Appreciate the colour and texture of leaves.