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This is a rant I have to get off my chest....

We are like ancient Rome, except we have more technology and have forgotten about the downfall of such an empire.

Everywhere I go I see fat, entitled, vain people who seem to think they have more value than anyone else. We are gluttons, seriously. I see families stuffing their faces at a McDonalds as I drive past, the grease dripping down their adolescent daughters over-make-upped face while the father sits next to his keys for his overpriced gas guzzling SUV that has never seen a 4x4 trail or even maximum occupants. But you know that they think they are something special because they are white, middle class, and can turn a blind eye to what is really going on. When they go home they will criticize the poor on the street who are enslaved to drugs and sneer at the squeegee boy who wants to clean the windshield so the aching pain of addiciton in his bones may cease tonight. The funny thing is, when they get home, good ol' Mommy will be on the designer leather couch passed out because she took a ton of Valium that her over-pricerd psychiatrist gave her, while across town the squeegee boy is passed out on a cold bench. But they are *so* different.  Cream always rises to the top, but I hate to tell you, shit also floats. 

In another corner of town Christians are busy offering the poor and mentally challenged friendship....only if they are willing to sign over their soul, donate money, and be active in their organization. Wow what a transaction. For those of you who don't believe me, I have seen it. Some of the most lonely of my clients have been approached by their new "friends" and go to bed sobbing because they feel God will be angry with them because they called someone a name. I am not into Jesus, and they are free to believe in the wondeful fairytale if they wish, but heaven forbid they should respect my beliefs. I have to deal with people giving me pamphlets and leaving brochures in my mailbox, not realizing the environmental waste that is occuring due to their religious insecurities. Keep on chopping those tress down, becase we REALLY need more copies of the Watchtower to line birdcages and equip outhouses. 

Speaking of insecurities....why can't we trust eachother anymore? people have relationships where they cannot give eachother space and small freedoms. I was admittedly one of those, but the relationship was insecure, because we both knew we didn\t love eachother but were in denial about it ending because of the frustrations of moving and dividing assets really. We were both big stoners and it would be *such* effort to divide and pack dishes. Anyway...I was talking to a guy I am slightly interested in, and his ex would flip if he was out for 30 mins to go lift weights or something. And it made me think of an analogy that I tell my clients.

Imagine you are in a park. Your body is relaxed and you hold out your pam gently and open to the world. In your palm are seeds. These seeds are your compassionate understanding, and loving self, your "best" self. You are patient, and eventually a bird comes to eat these seeds because their sweetness is attractive. If you fear losing this bird, your grip will tighten, and tighten, and tighten, and the bird will struggle and attempt to push free, never wanting to look back. However, imagine you hand remaining open, so if the bird is meant to be with you, and wishes to be with you, it will love you for respecting it's freedom and cherishing it for the moments it remains. 

Treat the world with love, and compassion, and things will attract. We truly own nothing, but what do we do? we feel entitled to all the forests, seas, and resources.All is impermanent! everything degrades, the woman you are with will one day grow old, the house you live in will not stand forever, the car you drivbe will one day cease to move, and the wonderful meal you just ate comes out as manure, But what endures you ask? love, kindness, respect, and truth. These are your true companions that will follow you into the next life as good karma. Recognize that the junkie you saw is your brother, and in a next life you may meet again. See the sufferings in life, and correct them using the above said tools,. Suffering is universal, it knows no class, no race, or no age. It follows us all.

Be the one to respect the opinion of others, and learn abouit noble silence. Be the one to perhaps hold a door open for a homeless person or give them an empty bottle. Be the one to give a partner freedom and love, and bask in the return of such things. Understand there is a middle path in life, moderation so to speak, and limit your foot print on this Earth, because you are not entitled to all that you may think. 

Speaking of that, people need to stop flipping out over wildlife around. Seriously. We have conquered the whole Earth by now. Where are they to go? so a deer nibbled on your hedges...get over it. It's 2008 and you can afford a house with a yard, life musn't be that tough. As far as hunters go, they are the ultimate selfish bastards. You purposely go out of your way to kill something so you can feel like a man, where there is food available at the local supermarket that will be thrown out and wasted. It's not cheaper, and guess what? it's not right. Let's take a lesson from a champion hunter: When a lion's belly is full, it does not hunt, your bellies are full, so put down the gun and get a better hobby. How about wilderness photography? so you can capture the beauty of a living and free being and enjoy the outdoors. 

Another thing. Pets. I know they are cute, but they are living beings, If you cannot get off the couch to change the channel if you lost your remote control, if your idea of a walk is across the Wal-Mart parking lot, or if you think having a big dog will make you look macho, don't get a pet. If you don't devote the time to it, you will have an animal that will bark and whine to the point where neighbours will be glaring at you like the guy who brought vienna sausage to the vegetarian luncheon. Leashes are there for a reason as well, those signs that say "dogs on leash" prevent people from getting bitten or irritated. When I am sitting on my beach blanket, and your big mutt comes up to me and licks my snacks, and you say "it's okay! he's friendly!" that's all fine and dandy....but I am not! I don't have a dog for a reason. Keep it on a leash, pick up it's shit, and keep it quiet. Because the rest of us didn't get the dog, you did, you are responsible for it. And newsflash....pit bulls are aggressive. Look at the name. They were bred to have a temperment and strength that would take down a fucking bull in a pack, so it's not a family pet.

Once again, we as humans are not entitled to anything, and we are not as wonderful as we think we are. Believe it or not, the world is not our whore, if we fuck it and leave it for dead, where are we going to go? 

A final note. Men...wake up. If you think you have the right to tell your girlfriend to lose weight, look at yourself before you comment. Too many guys think they are worthy of supermodels while letting themselves go completely. How about you try charming women with intellect, style, and a warm heart, rather than arrogance, casual dress, and a hard cock. 

Women.....birth control. You have the power, use it. Some people in this world cannot be relied upon for support. And the courts have a hard time traking down some of these assholes for child support. It is hard to pick up a new man when your shirt has baby puke on it, your car is filled with crayon marks, and your kid looks at your date and says "are you my Dad?"

To be continued........