Right On

I guess I would not call myself generally "pissed off" all the time. There are those "void of course" moments more and more often.

I do get pissed off pretty esily about society as we see it. Waste, greed, indifference to what is "real" or organic/alive, powermongers who seem like reptiles to me who get off on frightening or hurting others.

The thing is, there's so MUCH of this. I'm god at 'angry' but I no longer want to "waste" my energies - want to be appropriate in my response to things. Including "wattage". (is this a word?)

Then there are all the conformity institutions, like churches and most schools. (I like having post offices, tho'. I'd keep that system if I were King of the Forest.) They set people up for the slaughter of their own souls. And then tax us for the "privilege" of getting our soulfullness vaporized!

I have had a lot of amazing experiences as a result of these feelings, and now I'm old (57) and I have some hellaciously divine memories. I never really believed I'd get this old. It ain't half bad.

I used to work so hard to "change the world" and strive to make it better. But now as I see it, the same efforts allow me to "change" myself. To keep learning -- to strive to be fully alive within our death-worshipping, war-mongering social order. maybe who needs to will notice, and maybe that's enough.

Culture can thrive from our simply living in the present. No other tools required. I just wish I knew some Tai Chi, too.

I pretty much don't stand for any shit - get in my face, I'm gonna knock you on your ass

"rods for the backs of fools"

That being said, sometimes the wiser course is to let the fools energy carry him past you, and let karma deal with him/her.

You have to pick your battles.

To quote Dirty Harry "a man's gotta know his limitations"

But, I won't suffer abuse or disrespect, nor will I allow it of others in my presence.