For or Against

if you want the truth to stand clear before you,

never be for or against.

The struggle between for and against is the mind’s worst disease.

• Seng Ts’an, 700 C.E.

She often said,

"Bad ideas are better than no ideas!"

which is why,

I used to be her boyfriend.

Peter Lott Heppner 1991 C.E

Is triple second guessing

similar to

measuring twice

then cutting once?

Alley Patron 2008 C.E.

Destiny

"A man must know his destiny. if he does not recognize it, then he is lost. By this I mean, once, twice, or at the very most, three times, fate will reach out and tap a man on the shoulder. if he has the imagination, he will turn around and fate will point out to him what fork in the road he should take, if he has the guts, he will take it."

General George S. Patton

When you're outnumbered, alone, exhausted, injured and have zero support, fight with whatever you have left,
because,
second place is for the opposition.

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"I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted."

Frederick Douglass

A Good Day

Yesterday was Thanksgiving,

this clip will help remind you of the rest of your days

Enjoy,

Alley Patron

"A Good Day"

with

Brother David Steindl-Rast


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zl9puhwiyw

something not right

"Observance of customs and laws can very easily be a cloak for a lie so subtle that our fellow human beings are unable to detect it. It may help us to escape all criticism, we may even be able to deceive ourselves in the belief of our obvious righteousness. But deep down, below the surface of the average man's conscience, he hears a voice whispering, 'There is something not right,' no matter how much his rightness is supported by public opinion or by the moral code."
- Carl Gustav Jung

Hypocritical

Hypocrites hate being called Hypocrites. But! when Hypocrites call Hypocrites Hypocritical,
what are they saying?

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When God

"When you talk to God it's called prayer.
When God talks to you it's called schizophrenia."
--A line from The Outer Limits TV show

Quips

One can be seen as either stubborn or perseverant.

Strength is measured by compassion not cruelty.

What do Liars call Liars?

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weather change

northern cold gathers
carrying decoration south
the sun obliges

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Depression or Someplace Else

Mornin',

Depression is Hell, a miserable place to visit, a lousy place to live. Thank God that, One can move from any time when, One Chooses to combine the constant effort of Faith, Hope and Ambition to be Someplace Else. Despite the surroundings of Reality, Physically One can be restrained, but Mentally and Spiritually One is Always Free.

See Ya' in Someplace Else;

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Z to the nth

Sometimes,

getting from

Point A

to

Point B

requires

Point Z

to

the nth

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Something Worth Sharing

Born Divided,
Striving to be United
the same route,
the same way
the same things
everyday?

OR?!
some thing
new
OR
Different
Found
in the same place?

Something
worth Sharing!

Enjoy,

Alley Patron

Sweet Dreams

Whose Life do you want to save? How about your own?! The good you were born with is still within you, despite the many attempts to destroy it. Your Love of Life still flickers; it is your light at the end of the tunnel that wants you to grow.

Those chance encounters you have had in the forms of a kind word or a selfless gesture or an uplifting conversation with a stranger who shared healthy ideas with you, which you then passed on to others are the moments that move you towards your positive purpose. Have a good nights sleep because you do have a reason to wake up tomorrow. Until then........Sweet Dreams

Compendium

Memories can be matters of portension or sources of awareness.

These past eight years have been devastation wrought by a few on many.

The Next Eight Years will require the efforts of the many

to undo the damage by the few.

What Kind of reality do we choose to give our offspring?

To comprehend the dimension of dementia that yields nothing

but brilliant obfuscation let us once

again

turn to Comedy

to turn around Tragedy.

From Steven Colbert of

The Colbert Report & Comedy Central

here is

The Pity Party

Thoughts are better than medicine

Thoughts are Better than Medicine even when they are not your own,

Enjoy

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The Following are from Ralph Marston of http://www.greatday.com/

Some people are not going to like you no matter what you do or what you say. Get over it and get on with life.

Some of your efforts are not going to bring the results you were after. Accept it and find another approach.

Occasionally you'll be distracted and knocked off course for a while. On a regular basis, life will have its disappointments.

Those disappointments and distractions do not have to stop you. In fact, you can choose to let them inspire you and to push you forward.

No matter what has just happened, you are free in this moment to act with positive purpose. Whether the past has worked in your favor or not, the future is yours to create as you wish.

Life is too important to waste it feeling sorry for yourself or beating yourself up. Get up and get on with life, and make it match your highest expectations.

-- Ralph Marston

Think

Read
Reflect
Ask Questions,
Listen,
Observe
Be Curious
Stay Curious
Share your Discoveries For others to Build Upon
Because.......................

Humor

Humor
is an essential ingredient
in life

Morning Prayer

Oh Great Spirit

Oh Mother Earth

Thank you for the Dawn

after a safe night

Your encouraging voice

is the breeze thru the trees

and a distant dogs bark

I pray that my efforts will leave this

campsite better than I found it,

Today, in gratitude

Lies Can't Hide Truth Doesn't Need to & Excellence Lasts

Lies Can’t Hide

Truth Doesn’t Need to

&

Excellence Lasts

People that lie, say one thing; they do not Respect the Listener

People that tell the truth, say one thing; they Respect the Listener

When someone answers your questions honestly and truthfully, you understand them better, and accomplish more together.

When someone answers your questions with lies and deception, you understand them just as well.

This conundrum impedes and usurps the fittest just as much as the unfit.

Lies cost Lives. People become-

ü a figure on a spreadsheet,

ü a portion of a pie chart,

ü a number in a calculation.

You are your own Statistic, Excellence is your own to measure,

You Will finish Today

The way you began….With Gratitude.

One Body One Life One Mind One Spirit

One Body
One Life
One Mind
One Spirit

That’s all we are given without choice, but from and with assistance of others We Live, We Laugh, We Learn, then hopefully One Day We Love Life. Then on that day it becomes no longer the question of How is Life treating US? But?! How are We Treating Life!

Yesterday, Sunday November 9th, 2008 off the coast of Les Sables d’Olonne France, 30 Sailors in 30 boats set sail into the trade winds to navigate the 28,000 mile www.VendéeGlobe.org Race.

Which means:
One Sky
One Sailor
One Boat
One World
One 28,000 Mile Open Ocean Race

Bringing Real Meaning to the Power of One!

Pretend for a moment That One is You at the Helm and the Race is your Life!

Reflect for a moment about the miles on a car, the circumference of the Earth and the walk to the store.

How do Politics, War, Truth, and Justice Look To You Now?

How does your Time and Energy Fit into this?

Only One Thing to Say……..Make Today A www.greatday.com

2 Ways you can use Your Power Today

2 Ways You Can Use Your Power Today


There are only 2 ways you can use Your Power Today. You can either Help. Or. You can Harm. The choice is yours. Help is a positive. Harm is a negative. Let your mind wander through all the possibilities of your day and think about the permutations of your potential actions. Will you be Helping Yourself? And/or Others? Will you be Harming Yourself? And/or Others? What is the course you intend to set for yourself Today? Will it at the end of your day, the culmination of many moments, be one you can easily say Helped Life! (Including your own) or Harmed Life! (Will you be here to Know?) As you Live Today as if it is your Last, Know that one Day you will be Correct.
Until then Help

3 Simple Reasons Why I voted for Barack Obama And Joe Biden

3 Simple Reasons Why I voted for

Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

The First Reason I voted for Barack Obama and Joe Biden is:

ü Senators Obama & Biden know that Change is a Constant

o They know that, the ability to direct Change requires the involvement of others

o They know that, Americans are Interdependent with other peoples and will continue to grow more so

The Second Reason I voted for Barack Obama and Joe Biden is:

ü They will return This Country to US, We the People

o This means Healthcare Of the People, By the People, and For the People

o This means Education that prepares One for Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness

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The Third Reason I voted for Barack Obama and Joe Biden is:

ü They understand Our role as temporary caretakers of this planet,

o Our responsibility to Human Dignity helps the less fortunate

o Our commitment to a Healthy Environment insures a place to live

You had your Reasons, these 3 were mine