Sunday, May 19th, 2012/6:15am EST ~ Winter Park, Florida, USA
I’m just a simple guy, I live from day to day. A ray of sunshine melts my frown and blows my blues away.
~Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, and John Bonham, “Out On The Tiles” (Led Zeppelin)
QUESTIONS FOR YOU TO PONDER
- Do you ever feel like you’re burdened by bills and the clutter of material possessions?
- Do you think to yourself that you wish your life was simpler?
- Does fear of the future plague your heart mind?
- Do you gravitate toward eating, alcohol, partying and drugs to help you cope when you feel over-whelmed and stressed out?
- Are you caught-up in a rat-race for money, glory and gain but find within yourself that it’s not fulfilling after all?
If you answered YES to my questions and you want to FEEL BETTER, then I have a few tips for you to try; little tricks that I have gleaned from my own path down the wrong roads.
TIPS & TRICKS TO TRY
GET A DUMPSTER!
That’s right, start throwing things away. This is called “DE-junking therapy” and it works wonders, immediately, to help ease the chatter in your brain. As Don Aslett explains in his cleaning and clutter control books: Every thing you own, you keep mental track of, and these things, these possessions, they are a burden on your sub-conscience mind whether you realize it or not. Don goes so far as to say that along with DE-junking your house, you should DE-junk your friends as well. Get rid of everything and everyone in your life that is bogging you down and making you feel badly. Wipe your slate clean, leaving only the bare necessities.
If you do this wholeheartedly and without fear, you’ll get to other side quickly; feeling freer and lighter immediately. A spring will appear in your step as you walk along through life and once you feel lighter and your mind is quieter, you can then move on to releasing yourself from other cares, and beyond that, you can “re-build your life to order”.
TAKE A RETREAT
After suffering for 3.5 years with alcoholism, I finally got sober on a friend’s farm in the Florida Panhandle. I spent 11 days on their 5 acres of land, from April 27th through May 7th, 2011, away from access to wine, internet, cell phones and television. It was quiet and peaceful. I had time to think. I had time to sleep. I played with the chickens. Went fishing in their pond. Painted a spiritual welcome sign for their gate. Floated down their stream on an inner-tube. Picked wild blackberries and made jam. Gathered wild flowers. Watched blue birds build nests. Pulled weeds in the garden. Went on a day trip to the beach and gathered shells. Shopped at a second hand store. Sang songs. Read the Bible. Talked with my friends about my alcoholism. Went to one AA meeting. Stood up and said I wanted to be SOBER. Went home on the bus and haven’t had a drop of spirits since. 
SELL BIG ITEMS/GET OUT OF DEBT
If you are burdened by bills…car payments, mortgages, etc., sell these things as fast as possible (OR, if you’re way over your head: bite-the-bullet, declare bankruptcy, and give the shit back to the BANKSTERS!) and start living within your means. You know deep down that the term “credit” is just a clever deception, right? How many people would rush to apply for a “credit card” if the plastic fuckers were called by what they really are?….a DEBT CARD! What a sham! We are programmed from childhood by images of the “American Dream”. We are mind-controlled into believing that our purpose in life is to have a degree, a nice house, fancy furniture, fast cars and hot looking clothes. WE ARE DELIBERATELY PROGRAMMED BY LIES! It’s not easy to re-program your mind but it can be done.
If you like the idea of simplicity and freedom in having less but can not bring yourself to follow through and actually do it, I suggest turning off your television and computer and taking a LONG break from the imagery. However, sometimes, for some people like me who have addictive personalities, it takes a greater measure of fanaticism to reach the light and you may find that you are unable to simply turn off the TV and computer and go without them for days and weeks on end. If that’s the case, refer to my first TIP and toss the damn things in the dumpster! Your brain; your peace-of-mind and YOUR LIFE matter more than these oft abused, so-called TOOLS of technology. They are only MACHINES. If you can not control your viewing long enough to re-arrange your brain, you must take drastic measures to free yourself. You can always get another computer later, if you find you really need to use one. But first things first, as the saying goes. First get your mind free of the lies so you can think clearly and follow through on your plan and path to the simple life you imagine.
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
Old Mother Nature’s recipes
That brings the bare necessities of life
Wherever I wander, wherever I roam
I couldn’t be fonder of my big home
The bees are buzzin’ in the tree
To make some honey just for me
When you look under the rocks and plants
And take a glance at the fancy ants
Then maybe try a few
The bare necessities of life will come to you
They’ll come to you!
Look for the bare necessities
The simple bare necessities
Forget about your worries and your strife
I mean the bare necessities
That’s why a bear can rest at ease
With just the bare necessities of life
Now when you pick a pawpaw
Or a prickly pear
And you prick a raw paw
Next time beware
Don’t pick the prickly pear by the paw
When you pick a pear
Try to use the claw
But you don’t need to use the claw
When you pick a pear of the big pawpaw
Have I given you a clue ?
The bare necessities of life will come to you
They’ll come to you!
So just try and relax, yeah cool it
Fall apart in my backyard
‘Cause let me tell you something little britches
If you act like that bee acts, uh uh
You’re working too hard
And don’t spend your time lookin’ around
For something you want that can’t be found
When you find out you can live without it
And go along not thinkin’ about it
I’ll tell you something true
The bare necessities of life will come to you
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