Musing

-2C/29F, bright & breezy, Gusta frenzied at high speed this morning, the only thing holding down her speed is incessantly wagging the monster tail – she’s back in fine form

as I eat my raspberry smothered granola this morning I wonder . . . about people who question where they are going, what they are doing with their lives & what the outcomes might be – since I’ve connected with more than a few of ‘that type’ lately

the self-help industry of books, tapes & new-age thinking (I would just love to meet one person who describes themselves as new-age-y could define it) industry, abetted by Dr. Phil fans and thrust into orbit by psycho-babble leaves so many people in ‘finding love, finding love again’ or ‘finding purpose’ mode while many more still seem to be struggling to find ‘the couch’ be it a place for help or a place to vegetate; the media show us how, pop culture shows us how, our friends show us how – but is anyone learning anything?

someone lamented to me the reason she split with her best friend’s brother after 1 date followed by a year of living together was because he did not love himself and because he was a ‘bad boy’ rather than admit to a year long romp as opposed to blaming the other guy for being himself

women are not the only ones who need a scolding here; men are just as quick to blame the emotional state of a woman for a fizzled failed start than to accept responsibility for their own choices

choices are choices, some work – some don’t; the insurance industry has learned the term no-fault, why can’t men and women?

blame the other guy seems to be a very big thing in our society these days; thanks to the aforementioned sappy self help world, we have the vocabulary – so it makes it easy to blame someone, throwing out an ill qualified analysis of someone else’s shortcomings

in football they call that piling on

rather than wondering where we are going, is it not more important to be going somewhere?
rather than wondering what we are doing or questioning its value, is it not better to be doing?
rather than wondering about the destination, is it not better to be enjoying the trip?

WB, computer wiz & old friend was over last night to help me get some things updated on my computer & related geekdom stuff . . nice to see you; it has been too long!

to SB . . happy birthday!

must dash now, I have things to do before going where I am going, not sure the destination but the trip is such a gas . . . in large part due to the many ‘musers’ in my life

Mark
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