http://forums.thinkarete.com/users/21/posts en-us 60 <p>Bitching, like any other thought pattern, is not merely a passive perspective. Complaining is a deliberate act of pulling an idea out of one&#8217;s arse. The more someone bitches, the more they summon the creative energies to attract something about which to bitch. Bitches may seem fully justified, but realize that whenever someone bitches, they are placing their order for sh*t sandwich and more of the same.</p> <p>I think this goes hand-in-hand with one of the other thousand, yet brilliant, points of light. I&#8217;m loosing track of them &#8211; which is probably a good thing (in other words, I am not bitching about having too much to read here!).</p> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:38:44 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:502:564 jeepdog http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/502 <p>Yes!</p> <p>Thanks!</p> <p>“If you’re bent wi’ arthritis,<br />Your bowels have got Colitis,<br />You’ve gallopin’ bollockitis,<br />And you’re thinkin’ it’s time you died.<br />If you been a man ‘o action,<br />Though you’re lying there in traction,<br />You will get some satisfaction<br />Thinkin’, “Jesus, at least I tried.”</p> <p>I&#8217;ve always been a person of action. What good does it to try to label this action?</p> <p>&#8220;oh, that is Integral.&#8221; Who cares?</p> <p>&#8220;oh, that is New Age.&#8221; Who cares?</p> <p>&#8220;oh, that is Post Modern.&#8221; Who cares?</p> <p>&#8220;oh, that takes care of the earth.&#8221; Who <span class="caps">CARES</span>?</p> <p>&#8220;oh, that is soooo zen.&#8221; <span class="caps">WHO CARES</span>?</p> <p>Don&#8217;t <span class="caps">CALL</span> it. Be it.</p> <p>That is what the Arete Manifesto says to me.</p> <p>I have always been action, will always BE action. Call it whatever you want.</p> Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:09:33 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:1:562 jeepdog http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/1