A passenger aircraft shot
down in the Ukraine
There is nothing I can do about it.
800 dead in the 18 day
conflict between Israel
There is nothing I can do about it.
Fighting continues in Iraq and Pakistan
There is nothing I can do about it.
Fighting in Syria , atrocities in Africa .
There is nothing I can do about it.
I am powerless.
A dysfunctional U.S. Congress
Prisoners inhumanely put to
death in Oklahoma , Ohio
and Arizona
Obama Care is being
challenged in court.
Bigotry, Racism, Sexism,
Homophobia…
I vote but my vote is canceled by
the Tea Party.
Beyond my
control.
In my mid-seventies, my days
are limited, the grim reaper rides bitch on my bike.
It is what it is.
Today I am going to prepare
the west side of my house for painting.
I painted the front (south side) first of the week. I have one more cord of wood to order and
stack for winter fuel; and I plan to replace the front storm door before winter
sets in. I haven’t meditated in a long
time. I need to take a few minutes this
morning for Zen time. It is suppose to
be a beautiful day today – sunny with temps in the low seventies.
Change what you can and
accept what you can’t change: live in the moment: appreciate this day.
The Ol’Buzzard
The world is a frustrating place alright. Peace out.
ReplyDeleteI pick my fights. I can be very zen, but the other side of zen is shaolin. They are two seeming opposites but at the same time, the same thing. I am not powerless, but I accept reality. I will always be a rock in the stream that disrupts the flow. I accept that most of what I do has little effect, but I am like a salmon, swimming upstream and I am driven by the tiny bubbles in my blood to GO AGAINST THE FLOW!
ReplyDeleteIt's a journey we make the best of. Sounds to me you're on track.
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