Well, that’s enough sad-bastard self-examination for one week, huh? I almost charged myself a per-hour fee at one point.
Now, I don’t generally buy into any self-help BS. Yea, it works for some people, but not so much for me. I can usually see my way out of most problems, whether they be emotional (end of a relationship, fight with a friend) or physical (trapped in a well, chased by a swarm of locusts). Doesn’t always mean I can get there right away, but I can usually figure out some solution.
The path is clear, but the steps are not. And the steps aren’t always even conscious ones. And you look back and you’re surprised to see the steps you’ve taken. Kind of like a bizarre version of that “Family Circus” where they show the path that PJ took to get a cup of sugar for his mom. You know, that dash-line path where he cuts through the Andersons’ yard, over a swing-set, through a flaming pit filled with various demons threatening to fangoriously devour his souls, cuts through a demilitarized zone in Bosnia, kills Arlo and Janis, gets into a race war with the cast of “The Boondocks”, and finally adopts Marmaduke as his “Champion of Evil”. And the Mom looks at the newly christened AntiChrist and says, “Now, where’s my cup of sugar, you little munchkin?” And becomes the first victim of PJ’s New World Order.
It’s sort of like that, is what I’m saying.
But we’re not gonna focus on the unknown today. Wouldn’t be a very interesting entry if the thesis was “Yea, that’s weird, huh? Oh well.” Not that I haven’t used that thesis, say, every other week, but not today. Today we’re gonna focus on one technique I’ve heard works for some people. (And no, “coveting your neighbor’s underage daughter” is NOT a “technique”; it’s a “potential felony”. I know it’s a slippery slope, but yo, get a real hobby.)
Many people use daily affirmations of some sort to remind them of what’s good in their lives. OK, not my general cup of tea, but I’m all about exploring new and exciting areas of “not feeling like complete crap”. And since tomorrow is a work day, the usual “drink until watching ‘The Mullets’ sounds like a good idea” is right out.
So there I was, pencilling out a list during tonite’s episode of "Smackdown!" Random order of things. Hardly in a cascading list of importance. But I thought I’d share a few of these with you, and the occasional exposition when necessary. Maybe this will inspire a few of you to look deep within. Or deep within the medicine cabinet to get the Rolaids. Hard to tell.