REFLECTIONS

I'm usually not very political but there are strange things going on lately.  I don't want to believe what I see.  It's very discouraging.  Hopefully I'm wrong. Here are two scary quotes I found. "Democracy is beautiful in theory; in practice it is a fallacy. You in America will see that some day."   Mussolini “Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea you have freedom of choice. You don't. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land, they own and control the corporations they've long since bought and paid for, the senate, the congress, the state houses, the city halls, they got the judges in their back pocket, and they own all the big media companies so they control just about all of the news and the information you get to hear. They got you by the balls. They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying to get what they want. Well, we know what

I never get into a set schedule of meditation.  After a few days I don't try again for at least a year.  Maybe it's because it bores me. Instead I feel more in contact with the present moment when I go for a walk or just sit outside in my backyard.  When I work on a hobby or project I feel alive. Just paying attention to where I am and the present moment helps. My brother emailed me the link for an article about this subject.  I think the authors are trying to sell a book but the article is good.  I'm not buying the book. Link: What mindfulness gurus won’t tell you: meditation has a dark side | Spectator Health Some excerpts: "There are many unanswered questions about the effects of meditation. Mindfulness, in particular, is portrayed as a universal ability to be ‘in the here and now’ — how can you not want that for yourself? Well, the bad news is that it doesn’t work for everyone. But this isn’t necessarily bad. For one, there are many ways of ‘being

The video is about "urban explorers" in New York City.

I've frequently heard that it's best to be aware of the present moment but sometimes it seems a little too difficult to remember.  When I do remember, I feel so alive.  Life turns into a sort of "High Definition" experience. To help me remember I wrote "Here, Now, Enjoy Life" on an index card and set it on my desktop. I made up a simple brief mind map. It is impossible for anyone to be happy all the time.  Life can be hard.  But it is a very interesting concept, even though I only remember to do it about ten percent of the time.

While waiting for the oil change on my car I took a walk and found an interesting sandwich shop.  My roast beef sandwich was good.  My big surprise was when I visited the restroom. I can't take credit for these photographs which I downloaded from the web. I don't think the ladies room has any tiles like this.

Remember this commercial? I wonder what he's doing now. I haven't eaten baloney for decades.  It may not be too healthy but I want to buy some just for the memories.