Moment' um...

i can't help but realize recently that after talking for any amount of time it seems that almost everyone i know has been having a bit of a rough year. Is it a result of our economic problems? The fact that we've been at war for years now? The state of the environment? Some extreme alignment of coincidence?

This can be quite wearing on our collective constitutions. Personal difficulties wear us out and without anyone left standing to pick us up it's easy to find ourselves a stuck in a down position. Hidden in this fuct mess however, there have been some amazing moments.

Maybe it's the upcoming trip to Japan and the Buddhist ideals are having an effect on me. Or, maybe it's that i feel like i've finally stopped falling and am ready to start clawing my way back up. Suddenly this week i've found myself just trying to live in the moment. i've started enjoying the good moments that much more and the bad hasn't seemed that bad because i am not projecting them into my view of the future, they are just here for that current moment.

Those Buddhists have been doing what they do for quite some time, maybe they're got a few things figured out. Maybe tomorrow i'll end up right back where i was before, but right now this is working and at the moment, living in the moment is a good thing.

Those tough moments seem to make the good moments all that much more enjoyable. i hope everyone i know (and don't know) can happen upon a few more of those good moments, i think we could all use them.

No, would YOU like some penuts?

Well, it looks like flirting with the stewardess while on sedatives is the best way to make it through a long flight according to 1punkmonk readers. i hope it's a girl or things could get awkward for 13 hours in the air.

This week's survey... what kind of car should my significant other choose when her vehicle needs to finally be sent to that parking lot in the sky. Choose whichever you want because we can't afford any of them anyway.