ramblings from the edge

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Emotion? November 16, 2006

Crap things only feel crap when we make those emotions wrong and try to avoid them in ourselves and others. When we try to avoid making anyone feel hurt or upset or angry or frustrated or confused or overwhelmed. But, what’s so bad about feeling any of those things?

I reckon there oughta be two compulsory things in this world: YOGA and ARTS

YOGA – coz crappy posture = crappy feelings = no oxygen to the brain = no access to the powerhouse of resources you’re dragging around with you every day. If people actually felt great in their bodies and stopped taxing them so bad thru misuse everything would change.

ARTS – coz then you rekindle the love of the dance of life, an innate passion for contrast and curiosity for depth and meaning. Everything you see, hear, feel, notice and observe becomes less about trying to keep the peace or maintain balance (balance schmalance, this is a life of divine extremes, a dance, swinging like a pirate on the pendulum between the furthest points, then swinging even further on the next run), and it all becomes material for your next creative project, regardless of your chosen art form.
Art is myth, and myth is the language of the soul. We all know that a good story has twists and surprises, it isn’t bland and numb and
predictable, so why would we curse our lives to be that way?

My stand-up comedy teacher said: “Personal development is great, but make sure you don’t get too fixed. You’ll run out of material.”