Idiots tell lies to the fools

Ancient wisdom… what is that supposed to mean? Does that mean that somewhere a long time ago there were people who were intelligent like we are now? That of course is stupid because the intelligence of the human race has obviously declined. (If a species was intelligent, it would not destroy its own planet in exchange for money).

I am not convinced that ancient wisdom existed. The problem with wisdom is that if you don’t have any, how would you recognise it? We only see what we can comprehend. So the ancient writings that we understand are only restating what we already know, nothing very wise about that.

The wisdom of the ancients is about as meaningful as the wisdom of your government. Imagine if you had to write a book on that!

Boring rehashes of the same old clinical and diluted propaganda are presented as wise, intelligent and practical to us, the gullible public. All corporate bodies issue superficial nothings designed to lull us gullible masses into a belief that the monster really cares about us. These lifeless statements are usually blindly accepted as wisdom, wit or advice.

The idea of wise forefathers is a stupid fantasy fostered by religious and other groups that have an interest in tying your mind to a mythical past. It is easy to make people feel stupid by telling them to follow the superior teachings of some person or group who died a long time ago, (assuming they even existed).

What is wrong with thinking for yourself? What is wrong with letting your mind play with new ideas, thoughts that are unique to you? Entertain thoughts that seem a little foolish at first and often they will open the way to brand new concepts.

By the way, don’t expect anyone to applaud you for your innovative thinking. It will be the opposite, you will be classed as a weirdo if you stop conforming and stop believing the watered-down soup offered as nourishment by the corporate uglies.

Look within your own imagination and invent your own wise words of guidance if you really need any wisdom. Anyway, doesn’t history prove that humans have always been egocentric idiots, completely devoid of wisdom and totally inept at learning from their mistakes?

Our world is built upon a foundation of deceit, greed and dishonesty. Wisdom of the Ancients? Ha! Even if there was any, it would be wasted on us mindless masses and our greedy, visionless leaders!

A creative way to get old

It seems to me that many health products are promoted as promises to achieve health and fitness without the effort. They are a promise of the easy way out. I don’t know about you, but I have found that life on earth requires constant effort and that shortcuts rarely result in the job being done properly.

Not exercising or not eating properly will result in your body reacting with problems, (I’m not medically qualified, but even to me that seems obvious). A few pills are not going to make you fit and healthy.

Not moving and working your body will result in muscular decay. So if I don’t walk, the muscles in my legs and stomach will weaken until they can no longer be relied upon to serve me. So when I get a health problem, it is because I took the shortcut, the easy way. Instead of making my muscles work, I gave them an extended holiday. In the long run, it is obviously a dumb thing to do.

Imagine if someone made you sit in a boring, cramped and empty room day after day, you would soon feel very weak. So it is with your muscles – don’t use them and they start to weaken, they lose form, they get smaller and they start to break down.

Muscles are a result of action, not dreams. (Not true! Muscles can also be a result of chemical injection, but that’s okay if you don’t mind becoming abusive to those around you.) If you want a body that works, you have to work that body!

Maybe your body loves being exercised but you have never pushed it long enough to find out! You will have to talk to it and find out for yourself. Through martial arts, I exercise a lot, some say that makes me an adrenalin junkie, I think that’s probably simply jealousy on their behalf and a weak attempt to justify their own laziness.

So if you want to be creative, imaginative and dynamic, start using that brain muscle or else it also will shrivel up and you will end up with a boring, empty room in your head. Then you will have legs that won’t walk and a head that can’t think, that’s what many think of as old age, I call it laziness.

I would like you to have all of my money… please…

Stop believing in Fairy Tales!

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Creative ways to give up

You have countless times when you did something extraordinary. Something that you were very pleased with. Perhaps you were complimented or even rewarded for your achievement, regardless it is not important. What counts is the fact that you did something wonderful and you have done it lots of times.

What were the magic ingredients that gave you such results? Was it luck, was it the result of hard work or something else. Well, it seems that luck (whatever that means) does play a role in life and hard work does not always pay off – ask anyone who has been self-employed for a long time, they will soon agree with that.

What was the magic ingredient that produced extraordinary results? Most likely it was your attitude. It took me about 5 years to learn to draw portraits. My final breakthrough came through frustration. I was annoyed at my inability to draw and in anger I drew a portrait of my mother-in-law at breakneck speed… and… it worked! I did not give my self-doubt and reservation time to kick in. I did not care and it worked!

Your extraordinary achievements often come about when you have relaxed your expectations and let the spontaneity of the moment rule your actions. Give up trying to be clever and you may well find that it is very easy to be amazing!

Creative spaces

You don't give yourself enough room to be creative. You need to take up more space. Think about what you will accept from the world and the people around you. Make this your private space and anything that invades or offends this space will have to go.

• Speak up for what you want.
• Don’t compromise what you want.
• Don’t be grateful if the outcome conflicts with your dream.
• Don’t accept bad service or rudeness.
• If someone is insulting (even subtly) – cut off your energy.
• If a person cannot accept you as you are, get them out of your world.
• If you are not happy with a situation, make changes.

Think about what you want and what you need to be comfortable in this tough world, then push out to get it.To express your creative heart and your unique imagination, you need all of the space you can get. Don’t let bullies push their dreams into your space. Do not yield to their foolishness.

Do not give, give, give. You are giving away your luck and your space. This is confining and causes you to live in a tiny prison with no room to move. You are undermining yourself when you compromise to please others. You are giving them your space.

You are the centre of your world. Expand your world to fill the real world, give yourself more room. Who knows how far your expectations can really take you?

Creative ideas to play with

Write short answers. Keep it simple.

1. What sort of people do you avoid?
2. What sort of foods do you prefer?
3. Socially, what sort of unique skills do you have?
4. At work, what are you particularly good at?
5. What makes you happy?
6. What would make you happier?
7. What makes you really angry?
8. What makes you feel free?
9. What makes you feel confined?
10. If you could have any job, what would you choose?

Look at your list. Think about your replies and look for a common thread. Ask yourself who am I? Who am I? What am I?

Imagine if you were an alien observing you, what would you think?

Now imagine that you are an infinite something, temporarily experiencing this world. What are you trying to express? What are you always reaching for? Take the time to think about your life from this point of view. Imagine that you are something eternal, feel it. MMmmm possibilities… What is it that you feel an urge to bring about?

The more you learn about yourself, the easier it is to focus in a direction that is you.  Imagination opens doors to possibilities.

Move along! Nothing creative around here to see!

Lying on the beach on a tropical island is okay for a change, but as a career… it sucks! It is a myth to imagine that having no purpose, sitting back with nothing to do is the ideal life. Life is a game to be played, it is not a show for spectators. Most people prefer to be spectators because it is safer than playing. They live safe so that they can die safe.

Having nothing to do is only fun for a while, then it turns into boredom and then pettiness and frustration. Those few who are the players are those few who are having the most fun. There is nothing more boring than a bored person and most people are bored. Very few are involved in life, most are voyeurs watching the courageous take the risks and have all of the thrills.

It is a myth that retirement will bring you into the blissful state of nothing-to-do. Retiring from what you do not enjoy, and starting what you do enjoy, can certainly lead to happiness but retirement with no purpose is a death bell. You do not have to physically die to be dead.

There are millions of spectators out there who passively observe with as much enthusiasm as a brick wall. From the sideline, they watch the players express their creativity and joy of living.

Having a purpose can be simple or it can be grand it does not matter, but it needs to be exciting. This is achieved by doing something you love. Live in the moment and love what you do but lean into change, this is adventure.

You need something to play with, a project that you can be passionate about, an adventure that is worth living for. A project is a projection, a purpose that leans into change. Change is natural, adventure is the natural consequence of welcoming change.

You are alive, you are aware and you are in a reality that works best with participation. You can play or you can watch. The players have all the fun. Usually the spectators do all of the talking. They can tell you what should have happened and what they would have done but they cannot play because they cannot cope with the uncertainty of the game. People forfeit the right to play to avoid the risk of losing.

A player never loses because only the playing is of value. Non-players are the losers.

To the artist, the value is in the creating, the playing. The finished work belongs with another player, who can use it to enrich their own game. Better to play and fall, than to stall and not play at all.

It takes a lot of courage to be true to your heart. When you are true to yourself, you are no longer safe in society. You might rock the boat.  You might be tactless and spoil the mindless games encouraged by institutions and corporations. You become the unwelcome guest.

Trouble is, when you are true to yourself, society marks you as strange, crazy, weird and possibly insane. This is the price of thinking for yourself.

Yet, it is not you who is strange, do you know who the nuts really are?  The nuts are all of those ‘normal people’ who are offended by anything that does not belong to the same old, same old. The nuts are those who pride themselves on being sane and sensible.

Who dares speak their truth from the heart? If you do, you will be mocked but how else are you going to get off the roundabout?

Take the time to think about your life. What do you love, really love doing? What makes you happy…really happy. Understand these things… do them… and you will be classed as a weirdo by society.

Your true essence is your unique character. It is the creative, bold and interesting you. When you can be this creative individual, you can escape the same old, same old.

When a new idea offends you, have a close look at your own ideas, they are probably clichés, borrowed from news articles and advertising blurb.

If you want a better world, then the world, your world, must change.  Before your world can change, your mind needs to change.

Try changing some of your definite views on life. Learn to live with uncertainty. The world will still go on and you may even break out of the prison of your same old, same old mind.

Day after day, they say the same old, same old. Day after day, they do the same old, same old. Who can stop it? Who dares introduce something new? The same old just brings the same old…

Most people live life on a roundabout. Too dizzy to even realize that they are trapped in the same old, same old. Round and round, same old thoughts, same old jokes, same old dreams.

When someone tries to breakaway and steps forward with a new idea, how quickly they are attacked.

Somebody has to break the cycle.  Somebody has to open the window and let the fresh air in.

If you are frustrated by the over and over of your life, it’s up to you to find the courage to change your ways. It’s all up to you.

You are the center of your world. You are the one who built your world around you. You are the one who must make the change.

It is up to you to step forward and speak your truth. Take the chance, be honest. Being trendy or fashionable, does not make you radical or outrageous, it simply secures your position on the roundabout.

Being normal is being a follower, it’s not much fun. Being a creative individual requires imagination and daring. It’s a lot more fun but a lot more risky.

You are on your own when you are true to yourself. When you are not on the roundabout, you are in uncharted territory.

To be continued…