Archive for January, 2009
Jan
29
Rant Time!
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No it’s not a complaining rant I just didn’t know what to call this post. So let’s just see where it goes.
Yesterday I saw the news article about the horrible seven fold murder suicide in the States, but today we had the incident in Melbourne of the father who threw his small daughter off a bridge. This is just the tip of the iceberg. However today these are two stories that are in my thoughts.
The region in which I live has one of the highest youth suicides in the country. These things make me think about the feelings that must go through peoples minds. I mean the feelings of desperation and fear. Feelings of hopelessness.
I wish I knew as a society how we could prevent these things from happening. Many incidents have to be avoidable. What as a society are we not doing right to allow people to feel that there are no other options. I personally can’t comprehend it. I am faced on a regular basis with people who are contemplating suicide and/or have acted out of frustration and desperation in the past but there seems to always be an answer.
I do believe that actions such as these probably come from a feeling of having nowhere to turn or feelings of being alone and all I can say to those who may feel this way is think again. There is always somewhere or someone to turn to. You may feel that you have attempted to reach out and been rejected but I guarantee there is always a solution.
Life is difficult and we are faced with many obstacles and seemingly impossible situations and decisions but these challenges although difficult at the time lead to something better. Be good and remember there is always someone who cares deeply.
Jan
28
Protected: I forgot!
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26
I think …
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Click on the picture above to see a full size image. There is something about this pic that I just love. I think it’s the ability to just relax in such a mess or maybe it’s just being able to be naked like that which I love to do.
I have been thinking a lot lately about my life and my own expectations. I know that I have an idealistic view on the world or on my goals. I am told quite often that this is only going to lead to disappointment however I then think that those that make those statements to me have a rather defeatist view. Or maybe I believe that if I was to agree then I would be defeatist.
I do have beliefs that are sometimes considered idealistic but I don’t think that idealism is bad, I just find it interesting that people see that as bad. Is it bad to believe that a relationship can last? Is it bad to believe that most people are good? Is it bad to believe that love is more important than possessions? The one I think is priceless is when people think that it’s impossible to be monogamous. I love that one because I have always been monogamous in each of my relationships and they haven’t been short ones.
I’m the first to admit I am an idealist and I do believe everything in life is at it’s core simple. I think people try to complicate things but everything is simple. I am yet to see a situation that is portrayed as complex that really isn’t simple. I admit as humans we complicate things with human politics or personal crap but life is not that complicated. It might not always be great but I believe that is part of the learning process.
Next time you are faced with a situation that you think maybe complicated, think about it some more without fear and you will see it’s straight forward / right or wrong / yes or no.
I will remain an idealist and I am not afraid to confront any apparent complex situation and simplify it. Maybe that’s what I love about the picture in this post. There is something simplistic and beautiful about it.
Jan
25
Shared
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As I mentioned yesterday I share a birthday with a friend Matt. Matt got to spend his in rehab. Matt and I are the kind of friends that share a connection that I usually dream of. The kind of friend that you don’t have to talk to all the time but when you do it’s like you last only spoke yesterday.
Matt checked himself into rehab a while back and could be there for up to twelve months. His core addiction is alcohol. Matt is 24 and the reason he is in rehab is that he wants to sort his shit out. So he is genuinely working on himself and towards a life that he can be proud of.
The thing that keeps our relationship so string is that we respect each other. We can have a conversation and no matter what our opinions we actively listen to each other. We can have an argument and a mighty fine one at that and there’s no anger. We just argue and move on. It is the kind of friendship that is based in conversation. Most of our conversations will go from crap to deep to crap and all over the place. We seem to cover off just about very topic and can talk for hours and not even realise it.
I value our friendship and thank the universe for bringing him into my life.
