Grab A Big Spoon
It occurs to me that we are forced to eat a lot of shit in life.
My advice?
Just shovel it in.
Do you ever run across people who tell you all of their problems when you see them?
"I couldn't get to sleep last night! I went to bed early enough, but I kept thinking about how busy I am and every time I drifted off, I'd wake up. Man, I'm tired!!!"
What do you say to that?
And the complaints don't stop there.
"I've been working so hard. It seems like all I do is work. I get up, go to work, work, then come home, and work some more at home, and then I go to bed and I can't sleep because I'm anxious about work!"
Yeah, we get it...it's called life!
And there are piles to shit to eat on a daily basis.
"My boss is an asshole! Nobody likes him. All he thinks about is himself and he doesn't do anything all day and I do all the work and he gets paid the big money and then I work some more and then I go to bed and I can't sleep."
Life is actually tiresome from time-to-time. There are a lot of days when we think:
"Man, he sucks!"
"This blows!"
"I wish I could just drive off to the middle of nowhere and be by myself!"
"Have you seen the price of gas?"
"Obama is a socialist!"
"Newt is a dope!"
"Santorum is slightly mentally ill!"
"Romney is a dog-killer!"
"Did you see the price of gas?"
"Did I tell you my back hurts?"
"I wish I could sleep at night!"
But we need to get to the moments, as sparingly as they are spread out, that don't suck entirely.
You remember those moments, right?
Like laughing with the kids.
Like eating a really great dish of pasta.
Like seeing Bruce for 3 hours on a given night.
Like reading a great book...(Oh Brother! The Life & Times of Jeff Fazzolari).
Like the gentle touch of a beautiful wife.
Like the 27-Time World Champion Yankees running onto the field to start the season.
But first WE HAVE TO FINISH EATING OUR SHIT!
And what we need to do, of course, is to just keep eating.
Sooner or later, if the spoon is big enough we'll get to the bottom of the endless pile of shit and then...
...and then...
...and then...
It'll be time to curl up into a ball and sleep for a long, long time.
(This Blog is Dedicated to my wonderful brother Jim who is celebrating his birthday today. Make it a point to get a hold of him today. Life is filled with enough shit, and I'll bet you a lot of money that he'll make you laugh).
My advice?
Just shovel it in.
Do you ever run across people who tell you all of their problems when you see them?
"I couldn't get to sleep last night! I went to bed early enough, but I kept thinking about how busy I am and every time I drifted off, I'd wake up. Man, I'm tired!!!"
What do you say to that?
And the complaints don't stop there.
"I've been working so hard. It seems like all I do is work. I get up, go to work, work, then come home, and work some more at home, and then I go to bed and I can't sleep because I'm anxious about work!"
Yeah, we get it...it's called life!
And there are piles to shit to eat on a daily basis.
"My boss is an asshole! Nobody likes him. All he thinks about is himself and he doesn't do anything all day and I do all the work and he gets paid the big money and then I work some more and then I go to bed and I can't sleep."
Life is actually tiresome from time-to-time. There are a lot of days when we think:
"Man, he sucks!"
"This blows!"
"I wish I could just drive off to the middle of nowhere and be by myself!"
"Have you seen the price of gas?"
"Obama is a socialist!"
"Newt is a dope!"
"Santorum is slightly mentally ill!"
"Romney is a dog-killer!"
"Did you see the price of gas?"
"Did I tell you my back hurts?"
"I wish I could sleep at night!"
But we need to get to the moments, as sparingly as they are spread out, that don't suck entirely.
You remember those moments, right?
Like laughing with the kids.
Like eating a really great dish of pasta.
Like seeing Bruce for 3 hours on a given night.
Like reading a great book...(Oh Brother! The Life & Times of Jeff Fazzolari).
Like the gentle touch of a beautiful wife.
Like the 27-Time World Champion Yankees running onto the field to start the season.
But first WE HAVE TO FINISH EATING OUR SHIT!
And what we need to do, of course, is to just keep eating.
Sooner or later, if the spoon is big enough we'll get to the bottom of the endless pile of shit and then...
...and then...
...and then...
It'll be time to curl up into a ball and sleep for a long, long time.
(This Blog is Dedicated to my wonderful brother Jim who is celebrating his birthday today. Make it a point to get a hold of him today. Life is filled with enough shit, and I'll bet you a lot of money that he'll make you laugh).
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