(SORT OF a joke...) But according to the Luboffs

[tedsingingfox]

...as songwriters, it is our right (even our DUTY) to pay close attention to the conversations that go on around us. That's supposed to be one of our best sources of lyrical concepts.There may be some merit to that concept. No, no... there truly IS some merit to the idea.But what happens when you've become so jaded that you think all the people you hear talking around you are nothing but idiotic, retarded morons without the sense God gave a potato? The more I pay attention to what "they" are saying, the more I want to become a hermit in a cave somewhere... And that's AFTER beating the crap out of them and then screaming at their lifeless bodies to let them know WHY they're laying there, unconscious and bleeding.Again, I am NOT a violent person. As a matter of fact, I'm one of the biggest pacifists I know. I cringe at the thought of confrontation, and have only struck ONE other person --on purpose-- in my entire life. And it made me so sick to my stomach that I threw up for hours afterward.But I'm seriously worried for the future of the human race, if "these people" are supposed to be what I use for inspiration.Am I the only one who thinks we're in trouble? OR, there's also the flipside to this, which is:Ted, you seriously need some way to vent on a regular basis. Help me to see a bigger, better picture... PLEASE.

[geo]

Apr 26, 2008, 5:03pm, tedsingingfox wrote:...as songwriters, it is our right (even our DUTY) to pay close attention to the conversations that go on around us. That's supposed to be one of our best sources of lyrical concepts.There may be some merit to that concept. No, no... there truly IS some merit to the idea.But what happens when you've become so jaded that you think all the people you hear talking around you are nothing but idiotic, retarded morons without the sense God gave a potato? The more I pay attention to what "they" are saying, the more I want to become a hermit in a cave somewhere... And that's AFTER beating the crap out of them and then screaming at their lifeless bodies to let them know WHY they're laying there, unconscious and bleeding.Again, I am NOT a violent person. As a matter of fact, I'm one of the biggest pacifists I know. I cringe at the thought of confrontation, and have only struck ONE other person --on purpose-- in my entire life. And it made me so sick to my stomach that I threw up for hours afterward.But I'm seriously worried for the future of the human race, if "these people" are supposed to be what I use for inspiration.Am I the only one who thinks we're in trouble? OR, there's also the flipside to this, which is:Ted, you seriously need some way to vent on a regular basis. Help me to see a bigger, better picture... PLEASE.Sorry, too busy agreeing with you... the wife and I have long said we are two hermits who found each other... so no you're not alone. Lack of work ethic, or ethics period, lack of personal responsibility, lack of common sense, lack of common decency, intolerance for those who are "different" this is but the tip of the iceberg for me.... my way of dealing is I view myself as a social commentator, I don't listen to them, just comment on the absurdity of their actions, nothing wrong with that, no law says it has to be all sunshine and roses.... Geo

[sgs4u]

Apr 26, 2008, 5:03pm, tedsingingfox wrote:But what happens when you've become so jaded that you think all the people you hear talking around you are nothing but idiotic, retarded morons without the sense God gave a potato? Well, we all have bad days pal. This particular post of yours reads like someone just quit smoking. I can certainly understand why Vikki's response is about serenity. If you can go there, and it's effective for you, then do it. But, sometimes... peace ain't all it cracks up to be. Wisdom has many faces, and they're not all clean shaven. Many people use their anger with the world, to make it a better place. Many others learn how to diffuse it. Sometimes a good cry is all that's necessary, to move thru the pain. Personally, when I feel like I'm gonna lose it, I get some exercise. Or I find something safe to smash. Like Geo said, life's not all sunshine and roses. I think it can be, but not for all of us. I am also a "hermit that lives in a cave" that resembles a studio, that doubles as my church.Hopefully, you are now in better spirits than yesterday. But if you suppress the other feeling's right to exist, it'll squirt out of you at an inopportune moments. Like a public forum. hehe Wait a minute, maybe I'm talking about me... Big picture, little picture it's all the same. It's your movie, called "Know thyself."I guess I'll go order the Luboff's book now!

[squids]

I don't know.....I'm Buddhist and the biggest struggle for me is mindfulness. Being in the now is awesome, as long as the now isn't when you're in dreadful pain or terrified or under physical attack. It takes monks decades to learn the self-control to turn that sort of pain off. It would probably take Americans a lifetime.I do know this, though.......we aren't our thoughts. And we aren't always what we say aloud. I'm bettin', in general, we're rarely what we say. It's true, there are probably some people who perhaps need to grow a soul, (as it were), but it was kinda my impression a while ago that bars and churches are places where people go to find some pain relief, so maybe it's a job hazard, Ted.You can always come to the boards for inspiration. I find it lying around all ovah the place here.

[davekershaw]

Apr 26, 2008, 8:56pm, sgs4u wrote: Wisdom has many faces, and they're not all clean shaven.I like that!

[davekershaw]

Apr 26, 2008, 5:22pm, hummingbird wrote:If it bothers you that much, stop listening. and that!

[jchitty]

I believe the bible says something about forgiving seven times seven on a daily basis. Not that I'm an overly religious person, but that always helps me when dealing with difficult folks. Plus, I realize that I can be just as annoying to the people who are annoying me. When it comes to getting to know people, I think it's about finding the good in them......maybe it's about finding a diamond in a sh*t nugget, if you know what I mean. We just need to polish it a bit more, but we got to get through the crap first.

[jchitty]

Apr 27, 2008, 4:36pm, tedsingingfox wrote:Julia Cameron was a frustrated screen writer who came to Taos, NM (this breathtakingly beautiful little mountain town where I live) to get away from her frustration.Early one morning, she was staring out a window of the little casita she had rented at Taos Mountain and just started writing...total stream of consciousness. She felt so cleansed by it that she did it again the following morning. And the morning after that...Long story short, she wrote a book called "The Artist's Way" about her many years of teaching seminars about reclaiming "our" creativity, and has had enormous success with what has turned into a series of books and teaching these seminars all over the world, literally.I can NEVER recommend this book enough. And I owned it and read it, cover to cover, probably 5 times before I ever actually attempted to start writing morning pages.By all means, look into it. From my perspective, you'll NEVER regret it.I have that book, but I never did the exercises or finished it, dang....I know I need to though!

[ibanez468]

Apr 27, 2008, 4:34pm, jchitty wrote:Plus, I realize that I can be just as annoying to the people who are annoying me. You go get 'em SISTA'!

[jchitty]

Apr 27, 2008, 4:43pm, ibanez468 wrote:Apr 27, 2008, 4:34pm, jchitty wrote:Plus, I realize that I can be just as annoying to the people who are annoying me. You go get 'em SISTA'!