"People lost in man's World
Seek
Better Health,
Greater Wealth,
Wisdom,
and even
Enlightenment
not
Realising
that . . .
. . . that which they
Seek
Already resides within them
as
Their Very
Being."
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
Tuesday, 18 May 2010
What Do You Think You Need?
"You can only seek
that
which you
. . . think . . .
you are
separate
from."
1Thought2Many
Tuesday, 11 May 2010
When Shit Happens, well, someone has to pay for it, but God knows who?
An Irishman, we'll call him Patrick Murphy, is rushed to his nearest hospital in New York, Our Holy Mother of BeJesus, after a heart attack. The surgeon performs heart surgery and the man survives, no problem. Afterwards, the man is lying in his bed and one of the nuns is comforting him.
"Don't worry Mr Murphy, you'll be just fine, it's all over now," says the nun. "But tell me, we would like to know, sir, if you don't mind me asking, as to how you intend to pay your bill for the operation and the care. Would you be covered by an insurance policy?"
"Well, actually sister, I don't think I am," Patrick replied.
"Oh dear," continues the nun, "maybe you've got a load of money lying around and you'd like to pay by cash?"
Er, no, I don't think so sister," answered Patrick. "I'm not really a man of much material wealth."
"Well," says the nun, "perhaps you've some close family who can help out?"
"Well, not really, sister," Pat replies, "I've just one sister in County Kerry in the old country, but she's a spinster nun."
The nun replies, "Nuns are not spinsters, Patrick, nuns are married to God."
"In that case," says Pat, "perhaps you could get my brother-in-law to foot the bill!"
No one knows for sure whether Pat's brother in law came up with the cash, but, when looking at the whole shit happens philosophy, one thing is certain when it comes to . . .
Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserve it!
Protestants, however, have a different viewpoint . . .
Protestantism: Let the shit happen to someone else!
Which is of course why shit always happens to the Catholics, why else would it? Hey, look, this is just a humorous look at how different religions and philosophies look at life when shit happens, and let's face it, poor Patrick was looking for a way out of a tricky situation! ;-)
Patrick Has His Own Shit Going Down . . .
That’s right, Patrick Murphy wrote the book on shit happening, it’s called:
Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.”
That’s some heavy shit happening man! I remember as a child my mother called it 'Sod’s Law'. Basically Patrick Murphy, and my mother, believe that if there is the possibility of something going wrong, it probably will, so be a good girl guide or boy scout and be prepared . . . for anything!
Of course, like all forms of dogma, Murphy has given us many sub laws, for example:
Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening (Mrs Murphy wrote the fattening part, although I’m not sure that eight pints of Guinness a night is terribly slimming for poor ol’Patrick!).
The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of an oncoming train (especially after eight pints of Guinness, by which time it’s the kind of shit happening that doesn’t worry you too much).
It is morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money (just ask Patrick’s brother in law for confirmation).
If everything seems to be going well, you obviously don’t know what the hell is going on.
Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.
A short cut is the longest distance between two points.
The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.
Anything you try to fix will take longer and cost more than you thought.
The tradesman will never have seen a model quite like yours before.
In order to get a loan, you must first prove you don’t need one.
No matter how long or hard you shop for an item, after you’ve bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper (this is, of course another Mrs Murphy-ism!).
There you have it, Patrick Murphy, and his wife’s, recipe for Irish Shit Happening. Of course we all know the chances of a piece of bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet, don’t we, but one thing you do need to know is that:
"Don't worry Mr Murphy, you'll be just fine, it's all over now," says the nun. "But tell me, we would like to know, sir, if you don't mind me asking, as to how you intend to pay your bill for the operation and the care. Would you be covered by an insurance policy?"
"Well, actually sister, I don't think I am," Patrick replied.
"Oh dear," continues the nun, "maybe you've got a load of money lying around and you'd like to pay by cash?"
Er, no, I don't think so sister," answered Patrick. "I'm not really a man of much material wealth."
"Well," says the nun, "perhaps you've some close family who can help out?"
"Well, not really, sister," Pat replies, "I've just one sister in County Kerry in the old country, but she's a spinster nun."
The nun replies, "Nuns are not spinsters, Patrick, nuns are married to God."
"In that case," says Pat, "perhaps you could get my brother-in-law to foot the bill!"
No one knows for sure whether Pat's brother in law came up with the cash, but, when looking at the whole shit happens philosophy, one thing is certain when it comes to . . .
Catholicism: If shit happens, you deserve it!
Protestants, however, have a different viewpoint . . .
Protestantism: Let the shit happen to someone else!
Which is of course why shit always happens to the Catholics, why else would it? Hey, look, this is just a humorous look at how different religions and philosophies look at life when shit happens, and let's face it, poor Patrick was looking for a way out of a tricky situation! ;-)
***
Interlude
Interlude
For those of you who don't yet know this, I was brought up in a mixed religious home. My mother was a Roman Catholic, My Father, Church of England . . . as a lad I even sang in my local church choir for a while. The whole Yoga thing happened when I was thirteen years of age, and it came about due to my father suffering from work related stress and his doctor recommended he take up Yoga. Of course he asked me to go with him . . . well my mother showed no interest, and I did the dutiful thing . . somewhat reluctantly ;-)
. . . ok, let's get back on track . . .
***
Patrick Has His Own Shit Going Down . . .
That’s right, Patrick Murphy wrote the book on shit happening, it’s called:
Murphy’s Law: “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.”
That’s some heavy shit happening man! I remember as a child my mother called it 'Sod’s Law'. Basically Patrick Murphy, and my mother, believe that if there is the possibility of something going wrong, it probably will, so be a good girl guide or boy scout and be prepared . . . for anything!
Of course, like all forms of dogma, Murphy has given us many sub laws, for example:
Anything good in life is either illegal, immoral or fattening (Mrs Murphy wrote the fattening part, although I’m not sure that eight pints of Guinness a night is terribly slimming for poor ol’Patrick!).
The light at the end of the tunnel is the headlamp of an oncoming train (especially after eight pints of Guinness, by which time it’s the kind of shit happening that doesn’t worry you too much).
It is morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money (just ask Patrick’s brother in law for confirmation).
If everything seems to be going well, you obviously don’t know what the hell is going on.
Never argue with a fool, people might not know the difference.
A short cut is the longest distance between two points.
The race is not always to the swift nor the battle to the strong, but that’s the way to bet.
Anything you try to fix will take longer and cost more than you thought.
The tradesman will never have seen a model quite like yours before.
In order to get a loan, you must first prove you don’t need one.
No matter how long or hard you shop for an item, after you’ve bought it, it will be on sale somewhere cheaper (this is, of course another Mrs Murphy-ism!).
There you have it, Patrick Murphy, and his wife’s, recipe for Irish Shit Happening. Of course we all know the chances of a piece of bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet, don’t we, but one thing you do need to know is that:
Patrick Is An Optimist.
Well of course he is, he’s Irish after all ;-)
Thursday, 6 May 2010
Shit Happens . . Only Joking! Oops . . .
A funny thing happened to me on the way to writing a post on the subject of 'Shit Happens', you've guessed it haven't you? That's right, plenty of Shh . . it happened, and some of it seems to have hit the fan. Someone remind me to turn the frigging thing off next time will you?
When shit happens, and it also hits the fan, one needs to step well back . . but unfortunately one also needs to turn the fan off, which involves moving close in again; dilemma! Shit is happening, I've inadvertently turned the fan on, and stepped back only to realise I've now got to face it head on in order to turn it off! Well I guess I could have simply turned and ran . . .
. . but I didn't have the energy, my health was in a shit ridden condition!
There has been all kinds of the stuff flying around recently, some of it not very aromatic I can assure, or maybe reassure, you, which is your preference? You catch my inference? I won't go into detail, there really is no point, but there is perhaps one lesson to be discerned here:
OK, so the fact is that I acknowledged that shit happens and life, in its endearing wisdom (ha, ha, don't make me laugh), decided to teach me a lesson . . even though I acknowledged that shit happens only in jest . . suddenly I started to experience some real bad shit man, hear what I'm sayin? Which, for some strange reason, reminds me of . . .
Psychologists tell us that, "We become what we think about", and I've never argued with that . . so maybe I spent too much time focused on the possibility that shit could happen? What do you think . . or is it all simply a coincidence that shit only began to happen once I had acknowledged it on here for a period of time, hm? There you go, it's a psychological fact folks . . .
Well, what's happened has happened, no point crying over shit happening, is there? Better to face up to it and move on . . .
. . but what about Parapsychology, the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like?
Maybe I need a good dose of Positive Thinkers Medicine (or Positive Mental Attitude), to convert me into more of an optimist because in . . .
Wow, writing that has made me realise that I've obviously been far too pessimistic these past few weeks, however, in . . .
Anyway, I'm here to tell you that there is no such thing as shit that happens for no reason. You may choose to disagree, fair enough, I have no problems with that whatsoever . . you go right on acknowledging what you like, and if you need someone to turn the fan on for you . . .
This has been the return of The Wayward Yogi, who would simply like to say that it's good to be back home in Blogger Ville ;-)
When shit happens, and it also hits the fan, one needs to step well back . . but unfortunately one also needs to turn the fan off, which involves moving close in again; dilemma! Shit is happening, I've inadvertently turned the fan on, and stepped back only to realise I've now got to face it head on in order to turn it off! Well I guess I could have simply turned and ran . . .
. . but I didn't have the energy, my health was in a shit ridden condition!
There has been all kinds of the stuff flying around recently, some of it not very aromatic I can assure, or maybe reassure, you, which is your preference? You catch my inference? I won't go into detail, there really is no point, but there is perhaps one lesson to be discerned here:
"What you acknowledge is what you get."
OK, so the fact is that I acknowledged that shit happens and life, in its endearing wisdom (ha, ha, don't make me laugh), decided to teach me a lesson . . even though I acknowledged that shit happens only in jest . . suddenly I started to experience some real bad shit man, hear what I'm sayin? Which, for some strange reason, reminds me of . . .
Rastafarianism: Let's smoke this shit.
. . . which you should never do my children . . .
. . and I don't . .
Psychologists tell us that, "We become what we think about", and I've never argued with that . . so maybe I spent too much time focused on the possibility that shit could happen? What do you think . . or is it all simply a coincidence that shit only began to happen once I had acknowledged it on here for a period of time, hm? There you go, it's a psychological fact folks . . .
Psychology(ism?): When shit happens, it's because you've been thinking about shit too much!
Well, what's happened has happened, no point crying over shit happening, is there? Better to face up to it and move on . . .
. . but what about Parapsychology, the branch of psychology that deals with the investigation of purportedly psychic phenomena, as clairvoyance, extrasensory perception, telepathy, and the like?
Parapsychology: Shit happens without material causes!
Hey look, I no longer feel like acknowledging that shit happens, not even in jest . . . just in case . . . know what I mean? I seem to have ordered up some bad cosmic shit, so I figure that in . . .
Cosmic Ordering: Shit only happens when you acknowledge it, so don't; put in a better order next time!
Maybe I need a good dose of Positive Thinkers Medicine (or Positive Mental Attitude), to convert me into more of an optimist because in . . .
Optimism: If shit happens, we'll find a way to use it.
Wow, writing that has made me realise that I've obviously been far too pessimistic these past few weeks, however, in . . .
Pessimism: If shit happens, there won't be enough for everybody.
. . . believe me, there will be . . .
. . want me to share some with you?
Anyway, I'm here to tell you that there is no such thing as shit that happens for no reason. You may choose to disagree, fair enough, I have no problems with that whatsoever . . you go right on acknowledging what you like, and if you need someone to turn the fan on for you . . .
This has been the return of The Wayward Yogi, who would simply like to say that it's good to be back home in Blogger Ville ;-)
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