“The trouble is that we have a bad habit, encouraged by pendants and sophisticates, of considering happiness as something rather stupid. Only pain is intellectual, only evil interesting. This is the treason of the artist: a refusal to admit the banality of evil and the terrible boredom of pain.” ― Ursula K. Le Guin
I’m blue-skying it tonight again, talking randomly around a topic with the hopes of fitting it together with something later tho I’m not really attached to it so much. It seems like a lot of us are attached to evil. We try to look at who or what is behind the evil on our planet. We point it out so everyone can properly disapprove and be aware of it. I have many friends and acquaintances who consider themselves ‘truthers’ and who put a lot of work into making people aware of everything from ‘What really happened in NY on 9/11/01 and who was behind it’ to ‘Who is running and ruining the show today?’ to so much else.
These questions do have import and I am assuredly NOT advocating sticking out heads in the ground but it seems to me that it is becoming more and more of a tar baby situation in that the more we strike out at these truths and identifying these evils, the more attached we become to them. I find the prospect that the more we focus on these evils, the more power we give them in people’s minds if nothing else. Also, the more we focus on the negative, the more we lose sight of the good things, the things that keep us going and growing like love, joy and compassion. They seem so simple compared to descriptions of what greed, fear, bigotry and exceptionality are doing to this planet on a daily basis. Look at our social media for example. How many postings, blog entries and tweets do you read a day talking about either negative things happening politically or socially? How many do you read each day that illustrates something beautiful happening or showing how to give someone an amazing back rub or talking about a random act of kindness that someone did for a total stranger? Which would you rather find more interesting? Which would you rather attract in your life?
Blessings, G
I really wasn’t quite sure what the picture was at first but lookiing at closely it’s so stunning it’s messing with my eyes a bit (that’s good sign – for me anyway) – great post
First of all, any experience I ever had of news reporting on something I was involved in leads to question that most of what is reported reflects truth accurately if at all. Second, I think focusing on all those so-called “truths” and wrongs-to-be-righted actually creates more wrongs. I totally agree that all kinds of good news is out there and we each have a choice to focus on the good or the bad. I think if enough people changed their focus to liking the good news the whole nature of the news media would shift.
I agree with you mainly. Where I struggle and I might write about this tonight is that if all I focus on is the positive than where does compassion from all those who are suffering from just living during this time period? Sometimes I think balancing the two attitudes of positivity and compassionate awareness seems like one of the biggest challenges for those on a more spiritual path in this time period. Thanks for commenting
Well blue sky was in reference to my post the night before where I felt as in this one like I was talking on parts of subjects, like blue sky pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that definitely fit with others tho not necessarily apparent where.
Cool pictures. It is really important to be conscious of everything we take in, not only food, but the media, ideas, words, and pictures we choose to view or read. I do not like the fearful feelings that arise when I watch the news, nor do I like the anti-intellectual, superficial, and quite idiotic material in most of the media. Instead, I choose to read things that empower and inspire.
That is a great idea and it so important to be able to empower yourself but also to my mind see ways to empower others and to do that it may be necessary to look at ways that either they take power away for themselves or that others do it. Balancing these too may be the answer . Thank you so much for commenting
Guardians by G A Rosenberg
Here here G…… 🙂
I really wasn’t quite sure what the picture was at first but lookiing at closely it’s so stunning it’s messing with my eyes a bit (that’s good sign – for me anyway) – great post
Thank you so much I’m glad you liked it 🙂
Oh no problem
First of all, any experience I ever had of news reporting on something I was involved in leads to question that most of what is reported reflects truth accurately if at all. Second, I think focusing on all those so-called “truths” and wrongs-to-be-righted actually creates more wrongs. I totally agree that all kinds of good news is out there and we each have a choice to focus on the good or the bad. I think if enough people changed their focus to liking the good news the whole nature of the news media would shift.
I agree with you mainly. Where I struggle and I might write about this tonight is that if all I focus on is the positive than where does compassion from all those who are suffering from just living during this time period? Sometimes I think balancing the two attitudes of positivity and compassionate awareness seems like one of the biggest challenges for those on a more spiritual path in this time period. Thanks for commenting
“I’m blue-skying it……..” That’s a new one on me. I like it.
Well blue sky was in reference to my post the night before where I felt as in this one like I was talking on parts of subjects, like blue sky pieces of a jigsaw puzzle that definitely fit with others tho not necessarily apparent where.
Cool pictures. It is really important to be conscious of everything we take in, not only food, but the media, ideas, words, and pictures we choose to view or read. I do not like the fearful feelings that arise when I watch the news, nor do I like the anti-intellectual, superficial, and quite idiotic material in most of the media. Instead, I choose to read things that empower and inspire.
That is a great idea and it so important to be able to empower yourself but also to my mind see ways to empower others and to do that it may be necessary to look at ways that either they take power away for themselves or that others do it. Balancing these too may be the answer . Thank you so much for commenting
…..and another Russel Ray camping trip comes to an end………………..Hope all is well.
All is great. I hope it is for you too… I always appreciate your camping trips