SHORT RANT

Do you ever wake up with a rant running in your head about all the ways the world vaguely pisses you off and things are not going as you want?

I like to be a good person; kind, generous, compassionate, living in the present and optimistic about the future.  That's who I LIKE to be; that's not always who I am.  Sometimes I'm mean and bitter and judgmental.  You know, a mind/body/spirit full of good intentions, yet so often failing miserably at living up to my "best self".

This is one of those days.  So, I'm sitting here wondering how I can drive these mean and destructive urges toward anger and resentment from my psyche this morning and replace them with unicorns and rainbows?

Trying this:  Pranayama -- I'm breathing slowly and mindfully.  Asana -- I'm feeling my body, strong and supple as I move through Sun Salutations.  Pratyahara -- I'm turning my focus inward in quiet meditation.

Still....here I am in all my human glory (!) having a human experience (!) and sort of disappointed in the tumble from my perch above the huddled masses of the Un-Enlightened.

And there we have it!  Pride goeth before the fall.  If I'm so psychologically evolved and so spiritually enlightened, why am I so miserable?  Hmmmm.....

Thank you Universe for this "kick my butt" wake-up call with your recent series of 'horrible, no good, very bad' chain of events visited upon 'lil 'ol me.

Maybe this is the lesson, again, for we humans: Let go and let god, goddess, santa claus, whatever... take our Egos out of the equation and show us the way of LOVE and acceptance.

But boy, oh boy, some days that is quite the challenge.

At least, that's the view from here....©