i don’t know if this is a bad thing to do from a karmic perspective (and yes, i just said ‘karmic perspective’, cos i’m a big fat yuppie hippie, thank you very much), but sometimes if i need to feel better i think of some of the unpleasant things that i’m not doing right now.
i’m not waking up at 5 a.m in a hotel somewhere to drive through the cold to an airport.
i’m not stuck in traffic.
i’m not sitting in a van in leipzig in february feeling cold (nothing against leipzig, but it does get pretty nasty there in the winter).
i’m not sunburned.
in other words, think of all of the times when you’ve thought ‘this sucks, i can’t wait until this stops sucking.’
i.e-being really sick or sunburned, or having a test tomorrow that you didn’t study for, or having the girl/boy that you like sleep with your arch-nemesis, or etc.
well, the majority of those things that used to suck for you don’t suck anymore, do they?
thinking along these lines can make me feel happy.
i sound like a simpleton again, but it’s true.
i just remember being so sunburned and dreaming of a time when i wasnt’ sunburned.
or being in a cold van driving to the airport and dreaming of a time when i could sleep in my own bed again.
or being stuck in a classroom for 3 hours, bored to death and dreaming of a time when i’d be free.
well, i’m at home, not sunburned, getting ready to sleep in my own bed, and i’m not stuck in a classroom.
it’s worth remembering these things from time to time, right?
ok, goodnight.
moby