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aruanIf anything can go wrong, fix it!
-Except, being only human and therefore limited in capacities and ability, not to mention seriously challenged at comprehending much less controlling the greater forces of our universe, this is impossible and will only leave you flummoxed when the improbable does is in fact dealt in the next hand.
When given a choice, take both!
-People don't like this. It's either seen as greedy or wishy-washy, despite your best assurances that you only had the best of intentions. Learn to make sacrifices.
Multiple projects lead to multiple successes.
-Catch being that these are usually very long-term, down the line eventualities that don't show any signs of so much as taking root, not to even speak of blossoming. Focus your energies instead of overextending and inevitably overexerting yourself.
Start at the top and work your way up.
-Perfection is a beautiful thing, and simply orgasmic when it happens - however, this is not the norm and if you walk through life expecting to have your toes curled at every turn, disappointment will continue to step on your heels more often than not, and probably improvise a fun little jig on your grave. Things don't generally come tied up with pretty paper and bows - they're risky, require patience, willingness to pursue, and insistence. Holding out is admirable, but if you want to play grow a spine. No one likes a martyr.
Do it by the book - but be the author!
-By all means, a strategic set of personal standards and practices is essential to everyone insistant on their dignity and happiness. But for the love of god, don't insist on making the mistakes others have long ago learned better about and fortuitously chose to pass down to you. It's not only a waste of your time, but the number one proponent of grief, heartache, and regret. So by all means, forge your own path, but take the field manual of poisonous shrubs and berries along and save yourself the consequences of wiping your ass with poison ivy.
When forced to compromise, ask for more.
-Be happy with what you get - as far as the world's concerned, you're not entitled to anything here. You filter your own oxygen, make your own rent, do what you have to do not to upset the pohlice in the process and hopefully have a good time at it. Know your place but at the same time demand what you're worth.
If you can't beat them, join them, then beat them.
-Can't argue with good sense. Except once you're in the fold, severing ties can get bloody. See Mafia.
If you can't win, change the rules.
-And watch as those who have no regard for your personal views trample on your pretty little scroll of decree. Learn them, make friends with the refs, know the unofficial handbook and see how much you can get away with on the assets you possess.
When faced without a challenge, make one.
-You know, happiness isn't too bad. I'm trying it on and I think I like the fit - that and I'm not constantly fighting little mongrel problems from ripping it to shreds before I get to bask. Trouble will eventually find you, don't fret about having fallen to the wayside. In the meantime, calm can be just as fulfilling. Promise.
Perfection is not optional.
-Judge not lest ye be judged. Or something, not up on my theological required readings. Mistakes are alright. Obstacles can be a call to challenge, not merely a roadblock to be blasted out of the way. Cling to the tenets of preventative measures all you like. There's beauty in the cohesive whole though, and while mostly it's difficult to see, it's there, in rainbows and smiles and the arms of a warm spring breeze. And while you're thinking about it, realize that you're here, and that fact in and of itself means you live in the best of all possible worlds (if you'll grant me the presumption that human life is a good thing).
Bureaucracy is a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary.
-There are things that are bigger than you, and no matter the best efforts they will remain so, strong and standing in every which path you choose. But violence is not the answer, and neither is getting your own way, no negotiation. Embrace the changeability and flexibility that comes with each encounter, move within it, around it, and who knows, maybe there's a simpler way than bashing your head against it until it bleeds.
P.S. the 'you' above was directed at myself, not to anyone else in particular. this was my version of a pep talk, attempts to get things long left messy and unchanged inside to get riled up and fall into place. it's a good start, i think.
-Except, being only human and therefore limited in capacities and ability, not to mention seriously challenged at comprehending much less controlling the greater forces of our universe, this is impossible and will only leave you flummoxed when the improbable does is in fact dealt in the next hand.
When given a choice, take both!
-People don't like this. It's either seen as greedy or wishy-washy, despite your best assurances that you only had the best of intentions. Learn to make sacrifices.
Multiple projects lead to multiple successes.
-Catch being that these are usually very long-term, down the line eventualities that don't show any signs of so much as taking root, not to even speak of blossoming. Focus your energies instead of overextending and inevitably overexerting yourself.
Start at the top and work your way up.
-Perfection is a beautiful thing, and simply orgasmic when it happens - however, this is not the norm and if you walk through life expecting to have your toes curled at every turn, disappointment will continue to step on your heels more often than not, and probably improvise a fun little jig on your grave. Things don't generally come tied up with pretty paper and bows - they're risky, require patience, willingness to pursue, and insistence. Holding out is admirable, but if you want to play grow a spine. No one likes a martyr.
Do it by the book - but be the author!
-By all means, a strategic set of personal standards and practices is essential to everyone insistant on their dignity and happiness. But for the love of god, don't insist on making the mistakes others have long ago learned better about and fortuitously chose to pass down to you. It's not only a waste of your time, but the number one proponent of grief, heartache, and regret. So by all means, forge your own path, but take the field manual of poisonous shrubs and berries along and save yourself the consequences of wiping your ass with poison ivy.
When forced to compromise, ask for more.
-Be happy with what you get - as far as the world's concerned, you're not entitled to anything here. You filter your own oxygen, make your own rent, do what you have to do not to upset the pohlice in the process and hopefully have a good time at it. Know your place but at the same time demand what you're worth.
If you can't beat them, join them, then beat them.
-Can't argue with good sense. Except once you're in the fold, severing ties can get bloody. See Mafia.
If you can't win, change the rules.
-And watch as those who have no regard for your personal views trample on your pretty little scroll of decree. Learn them, make friends with the refs, know the unofficial handbook and see how much you can get away with on the assets you possess.
When faced without a challenge, make one.
-You know, happiness isn't too bad. I'm trying it on and I think I like the fit - that and I'm not constantly fighting little mongrel problems from ripping it to shreds before I get to bask. Trouble will eventually find you, don't fret about having fallen to the wayside. In the meantime, calm can be just as fulfilling. Promise.
Perfection is not optional.
-Judge not lest ye be judged. Or something, not up on my theological required readings. Mistakes are alright. Obstacles can be a call to challenge, not merely a roadblock to be blasted out of the way. Cling to the tenets of preventative measures all you like. There's beauty in the cohesive whole though, and while mostly it's difficult to see, it's there, in rainbows and smiles and the arms of a warm spring breeze. And while you're thinking about it, realize that you're here, and that fact in and of itself means you live in the best of all possible worlds (if you'll grant me the presumption that human life is a good thing).
Bureaucracy is a challenge to be conquered with a righteous attitude, a tolerance for stupidity, and a bulldozer when necessary.
-There are things that are bigger than you, and no matter the best efforts they will remain so, strong and standing in every which path you choose. But violence is not the answer, and neither is getting your own way, no negotiation. Embrace the changeability and flexibility that comes with each encounter, move within it, around it, and who knows, maybe there's a simpler way than bashing your head against it until it bleeds.
P.S. the 'you' above was directed at myself, not to anyone else in particular. this was my version of a pep talk, attempts to get things long left messy and unchanged inside to get riled up and fall into place. it's a good start, i think.
