Lately I've been hearing an ad for a weekend show on the radio. I'm usually in the car when I hear it but today I was at my desk. This guy's name is familiar. I wonder if it is who I think it is? Bingo! The younger brother of a childhood friend of my husband's. He was the one who represented one of my best-friends ex-husbands in their divorce and custody hearing. He did a good job for his client but it was in the worst interest of the children. Snake.
Then, last week there was a BIG country music festival up here in Minnesota. I don't follow country but there is a local-boy made good who is touring with Rascall Flats. Why do I care? He's my birthson's uncle. (Okay - I know he has no real responsibility for his brother's actions but stilll...)
Who cares about either of these things, right? But while I am busy paddling upstream in my life I cannot help but wonder how come sometimes it seems like other peoples lives are just charmed, KWIM?
Seriously.
Those of you who know me know that I am generally a happy-go-lucky kind of a gal but this has just struck a nerve.
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see iggy's sig line: "All
see iggy's sig line:
"All you need is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure." --Mark Twain
i think that explains it all.
sorry mama.
"what if the hokey pokey IS what its all about?" - random bumper sticker
"Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies." - Nietzsche
ahh, it just LOOKS like they're charmed
but really, their souls are parched.
I know what you mean, sometimes I think that the world endlessly rewards bad behavior instead of good, there is no justice, nice people finish last, etc. Sometimes that is true.
But other times I realize that even though that may be true in some ways, in others I have my rewards. For example, even though my abuser has xyz happy thing, I know that really, truly, I have peace in ways he never will, I have love in ways he never will..not to gloat but just to say, in the ways that count, justice does prevail. Know what I mean?
Presto!
I do know exactly what you mean! And I basically live myself that way - that the only way I can ever measure up is to judge how well I am living my life in the ways that count.
So, it was a rare moment that I would feel like this...
Maybe a gentle reminder from the universe to get my head back in the right frame of mind.
Thanks.
I think life is like a roller coaster ride
and so we all have our own ups and downs...
But, I do agree that some people seem to have more ups than downs, and vice-versa. My neighbor's car gets broken into ever couple of weeks, while mine has never been. Though, I have my own problems. LOL
I dunno...the Chinese med class that I took last quarter talked a lot about this, and how people tend to put out a lot of energy, which then attracts things to us. If we are "good" people, then "good" things will tend to be attracted to us.
If you buy into that theory then, it becomes even more complicated, because what is good? Is it good that I left my lights on and had chase somebody down to help me fix my car? Probably...the other day I got to meet this really cool older lady and had a great conversation with her, all because I left my lights on. I reacted well to the situation. But, there have been times that I haven't...I didn't take advantage of the opportunities I had because I was too busy wallowing in my own self-pity. Those days aren't so good.
You know, I think that George Bush is a "bad" person. So, why is he the president? Isn't that an opportunity that should be reserved for a "good" person? I don't think so. I am glad that I have gotten so many trials in my life, and wasn't put on a pedestal for other people to look at. I would have become stagnated and self-contained. I am worth more than that, because I am a good person.
I think that everything in life happens for a reason. I also think we come here over and over again. Maybe in your last life, you were touring with a country band. LOL
“We've begun to raise daughters more like sons... but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.� Gloria Steinem
"Fundamentally the markswoman aims at herself" DT Suzuki
lest you think
that I am free of moments of sheer venom, fear not. Most of the time I see stuff like this and I want to scream "fucking asshole!" at the top of my lungs. It really pisses me off. I strive for the more reasoned response but it is hard to do and I never get there on the first try.
And ya know?
It is entirely possible that the two people are good guys. I don't know either of them very well.
I've met the divorce attorney at a couple of events and he is always giving out "nice" vibes. In fact, my friend who got screwed in the divorce proceedings actually said "I never would have expected this of X."
And the other guy did a favor for me a couple of years ago. I was trying to track down his brother to confront him about all that went on years ago and he gave me his address.
So, maybe it's true.
Like I said to Monarda, I think it is a nudge from the universe to get my head back to where it needs to be.
Your blog reminded me of
Your blog reminded me of this old fable:
A Loss May Turn Out to Be a Gain
( ÈûÎÌʧÂÃ)
Long ago, near the frontier lived an old man. One day he found his horse missing. It was said that the horse was seen running outside the border of the country. The neighbors came to comfort him for the unfortunate loss. But the old man was unexpectedly calm and said, "It doesn't matter; it may not be a bad event, on the contrary, I think it can be a good one."
One night the old man heard some noise of horses and got up to see. To his surprise, he saw another beautiful horse as well as his own. It was clear that his horse had brought a companion home. Hearing the news, the neighbors all came to say congratulation on his good luck. At the greetings, however, the old man was very calm and thoughtful. He added, "It is true that I got a new horse for nothing, but it is hard to say whether it is good or bad. It may be an unlucky thing."
What he said was testified right. The son of the old man was very fond of the horse brought home, and one day, when he was riding the horse, he fell down from the horseback and terribly hurt in his left leg. Since then he was never able to walk freely. "Nothing serious," the old man said, "perhaps it is going to be good."
A year later, many of the youth there were recruited to fight in a war and most of them died. The son of the old man was absolved from the obligation for his disability, so he escaped death.
The old story tells us that good and bad, disaster and happiness can be converting objects to each other sometimes.
-Jun Shan
Alright - you can punch me any time now. I do try to feel this way, but when you hear assholes on the radio, or good things happen to tremendously awful people, it's REALLY freaking hard.
"Step off my big ass."
- Anthromom