"Just Stop It!"
A friend of mine used to tell me to just "Stop it" when I stressed or was anxious. The phrase (though seemingly simple) is accompanied by a story which appeared on SNL. ;) This man is going to a psychologist and starts sharing his problems. How nothing is right and nothing is good. So at the end, the psychologist looks the man in the eyes and frankly says to him, "Stop it. Just stop thinking everything is bad and terrible..." (to said friend, if I've butchered this, I apologize).
So for a change, I'm not particularly stressed or anxious (despite a pending exam Monday, culminating my month long Calc 1 course at McGill - that I haven't seriously started studying for). So this phrase does not apply to me- for once.
For the first time in weeks I've read the news again - and then remembered why I do so infrequently.
"Soldiers dieing, families crying..." I think it's part of a song. There's blood on everyone's hands. Who's to blame? Each of us? The middle east is falling apart (which isn't to say it every properly stood?) Africa is being chiseled at again - and brother is turning against brother in civil conflict. (Nothing new?) Europe and North America can't claim any special exemption - we're in the middle of it all - or else the cause.
In the mean time, we're destroying the environment and the environment is finally retaliating in what is now called "global warming." (did "el nino" die btw?) There is speculation that the poles might be shifting again? And the glaciers are melting too quickly = ... well everything.
Sounds as though we've returned to the dark ages - or earlier?
we've got the crusades - globally it would appear; we dont know how to properly care for our eco-system (or chose not to?); and there is another technological/industrial revolution.
Ok, so history repeats itself and we know that we either learn from our mistakes or are bound to repeat them, but on the other hand, we're capable of improving and expanding on our creations and masterpieces.
So perhaps I'm looking at this from one angle and we are in fact getting the best of both ?
I hadn't previously considered that - but the way I see it, we're in a shitty situation - said simply.
If nothing else - I've concluded to not read the news again for a while. It depresses me and affects me more personally than perhaps it ought to. (oh, I remembered why I'm never going into psychology)
I recently had a bad dream about a family friend. a young guy attending the navel academy, who is currently stationed in Cali for the summer. Something about a standard operational procedure: testing of machines or something of the sort, but there was a malfunction which caused an explosion. He and his friend who were running the tests were both killed in the blast. I woke up soon after ... and have lost memory of the details. It felt too real and too close to home. I was standing near the explosion and I saw the chaos and commotion that followed. I've known this guy my entire life and his family and mine have been in and out of e/os lives since my mom was in Israel over 20 years ago. As far as I know, the dream is fortunately just my imagination, but thats not to say it couldn't happen. This guy's brother is currently serving, and I'm not actually sure where...
:-\
I have to focus on math - that exam won't pass itself, but these thoughts have been on my mind for a while and I have no one to share them with here.
So for a change, I'm not particularly stressed or anxious (despite a pending exam Monday, culminating my month long Calc 1 course at McGill - that I haven't seriously started studying for). So this phrase does not apply to me- for once.
For the first time in weeks I've read the news again - and then remembered why I do so infrequently.
"Soldiers dieing, families crying..." I think it's part of a song. There's blood on everyone's hands. Who's to blame? Each of us? The middle east is falling apart (which isn't to say it every properly stood?) Africa is being chiseled at again - and brother is turning against brother in civil conflict. (Nothing new?) Europe and North America can't claim any special exemption - we're in the middle of it all - or else the cause.
In the mean time, we're destroying the environment and the environment is finally retaliating in what is now called "global warming." (did "el nino" die btw?) There is speculation that the poles might be shifting again? And the glaciers are melting too quickly = ... well everything.
Sounds as though we've returned to the dark ages - or earlier?
we've got the crusades - globally it would appear; we dont know how to properly care for our eco-system (or chose not to?); and there is another technological/industrial revolution.
Ok, so history repeats itself and we know that we either learn from our mistakes or are bound to repeat them, but on the other hand, we're capable of improving and expanding on our creations and masterpieces.
So perhaps I'm looking at this from one angle and we are in fact getting the best of both ?
I hadn't previously considered that - but the way I see it, we're in a shitty situation - said simply.
If nothing else - I've concluded to not read the news again for a while. It depresses me and affects me more personally than perhaps it ought to. (oh, I remembered why I'm never going into psychology)
I recently had a bad dream about a family friend. a young guy attending the navel academy, who is currently stationed in Cali for the summer. Something about a standard operational procedure: testing of machines or something of the sort, but there was a malfunction which caused an explosion. He and his friend who were running the tests were both killed in the blast. I woke up soon after ... and have lost memory of the details. It felt too real and too close to home. I was standing near the explosion and I saw the chaos and commotion that followed. I've known this guy my entire life and his family and mine have been in and out of e/os lives since my mom was in Israel over 20 years ago. As far as I know, the dream is fortunately just my imagination, but thats not to say it couldn't happen. This guy's brother is currently serving, and I'm not actually sure where...
:-\
I have to focus on math - that exam won't pass itself, but these thoughts have been on my mind for a while and I have no one to share them with here.