Sunday, June 27, 2010

The Four Ordinary Truths

1. All life is subject to the blues.
2. The nature of the blues is feeling really good some of the time and really bad some of the time.
3. The reason for these crazy, unpredictable changes is that things don't always happen the way we want them to happen, and that can be disappointing.
4. There is a way through this mess. Inhale. Exhale. Repeat.

I didn't say I knew the way through this mess, I just said there is a way, and in the meantime, breathing is recommended. You got a better idea?

Coming soon: The Eightfold Path to Relative Contentment in the Midst of Absolute Ambivalence.