Some days it's hard to just take it easy

[Pancake Waitress]

I suppose I'm looking for insights, stories, advice, what have you on how to keep on taking it easy and striving for Dudeness/inner peace when the whole world is just so fucking batshit crazy.

Some times I'm able to absorb information, or situations in the workplace, or political crap without it getting under my skin. I know I can't change other people - I can only change the way I react/respond to them.

And other days, it's like the whole goddamn world is such a fucking intrusive buzzkill, I end up thinking thusly: "Goddamn. That is fucked. Shit, should I do something? What can I do? I should write my congress person/governor/mayor/whatever and let them know where I stand. What if I sound dumb? I should do more research before I do that. But where?" and so on and so forth. I am not a political activist. I always vote, and support causes that are important to me, but I just can't bring myself to delve into it more than that. My brain just isn't wired for that. I wish I was smarter and more more active, but... There it is.

Like what's got me going now is this whole debt ceiling thing happening in the US - I've been keeping track of it only peripherally for a while, but now that the deadline is fast approaching, I'm trying to learn a little more. The stakes are so high! What gets me is just how divided politicians are on everything - and I know they always have been, because of party lines and all, but damn, it seems like the dividedness has reached a fever pitch. I won't go into details or mention affiliations that I'm down with, but just the whole situation is so ridiculous, and so clearly meant to be inflammatory.

And then to hear people parroting lunatics they've heard spouting some bullshit, and taking that side just because that's what the man on the radio/tv told them to, and everyone different gets completely dehumanized.

Gah. It's all just so overwhelming! And I feel so small and insignificant and helpless, because people should just not be assholes to each other or to the environment, to birds, to other animals, to the ocean, and yet some days all I can see is people being self-centered dicks and treating everything and everyone else like crap. And just... What to do?

What do you do during those times where everything is just so tense and divisive that you can just barely hear your inner Dude?

[4weeddude]

  somethings in the back of my head ......

most things are better left unsaid ....

see yourself in others, we are more alike than different .....

try not to effect other people, or bring them down....

find laughter in everything, even the things and people you do not like, laughter is like sittin on the line between Ying and Yang (the gray area) and you will find the truth (Reality)

understand the difference between what you need and what you want.... and what other people really need.....

and finally the CRAZY FUCKED UP WORLD PART

Jim Morrison said it best I think .......

I' am going to have me a goodtime before the whole fucking shithouse caves in .......

and the most important thing in life I have found is ......

ALWAYS WEAR A SMILE IT IS The Best Part Of ALL OF Us.........

[cckeiser]

If there is nothing you can do about it...do nothing. As the old saying goes... there is no sense in worrying over things that you can not change.

In my opinion...the whole purpose of life is simply to live it. And it really does not matter what we do with our time, so we might as well enjoy it the best we can.

When things begin to get you down...just say Fuck It! and go bowling.

[Pancake Waitress]

Thank you, Dudes. You are both very helpful, and your words are helping me get back to the correct perspective. Sometimes it's just so hard to keep that perspective, when there are so many conflicting opinions out there. Youse guys are like my Ground in the electrical system of life. 

Being so busy personally with very little downtime lately is not helping my inner Dude either. Feels like it's all going to go kapow. But it will even out soon.

Again, thanks, Dudes. These are strange days.

[cckeiser]

Just ask yourself...What would The Dude Do?

[DigitalBuddha]

Just ask yourself...What would The Dude Do?

Fuckin' eh! ............



These are strange days indeed!

[A.B. Dude]

One thing I've learned is that people (even sometimes those close to you) don't give a fuck how you feel about things. So the best thing to do is to just try to enjoy your life and try to be as nice as you can to people--but don't break your back trying to please others.

As far as dicks go, in the end, they either enjoy being an all-around asshole, or they just don't care. Why should you, ya dig?

Taking it easy is hard sometimes, especially when it seems like the whole world is going out of their way to piss on your rug. I've found the best way to balance the bullshit you have to deal with when it comes to fascists, rug-pissers, and human paraquats is to spend a few days a week having a few oat sodas and hanging out with friends every couple days.

Our country's going through some weird shit right now, and it's a little anxiety-inducing, for sure.

As cool Canadian dude once said, "Remember, I'm pullin' for you. We're all in this together."

[Pancake Waitress]

Just ask yourself...What would The Dude Do?

Fuckin' A, man! This phrase would make a nice wrist tattoo.

Just ask yourself...What would The Dude Do?

Fuckin' eh! ............



These are strange days indeed!

I love that image more than I have words for at the moment. Glorious!

One thing I've learned is that people (even sometimes those close to you) don't give a fuck how you feel about things. So the best thing to do is to just try to enjoy your life and try to be as nice as you can to people--but don't break your back trying to please others.

As far as dicks go, in the end, they either enjoy being an all-around asshole, or they just don't care. Why should you, ya dig?

Taking it easy is hard sometimes, especially when it seems like the whole world is going out of their way to piss on your rug. I've found the best way to balance the bullshit you have to deal with when it comes to fascists, rug-pissers, and human paraquats is to spend a few days a week having a few oat sodas and hanging out with friends every couple days.

Our country's going through some weird shit right now, and it's a little anxiety-inducing, for sure.

As cool Canadian dude once said, "Remember, I'm pullin' for you. We're all in this together."

Thanks, A.B. Dude - I'm pullin' for you too. Sometimes I agree wholeheartedly with the whole people don't give a fuck about how I feel, but then other times, people surprise me with their kindness and empathy. So it's a silly cycle of caring/not caring/exhaustion, repeat.

I always have my inner hardcore punk rocker right there in my brain going, "We've got to stomp these arrogant, judgmental, intellectually inferior, mediocre fuckfaces into obscurity and make way for the good stuff! OI!" and all that. By stomp, I just mean metaphorically, of course - I just wish the media would stop paying attention to these dumbasses so that they'd go away and the Grownups could get back to work. Sometimes my inner hardcore punk screams louder than my inner Dude. Thankfully, the Dude's still hangin' out when the punk tires herself out.

Wait... Where was I going with this?

[Leopoldrose]

The life of dude is all about the dialectic between an unconditional acceptance of the way things are in the moment, and a philosophy of action and growth.

The dude is "takin it easy for the rest of us sinners" but isn't some irish monk. I think of the way of the dude as ENLIGHTENED HEDONISM. Enjoy the pleasures of the flesh, but mist of all do no harm.

But that's, you know, like, just my opinion man.

[Pancake Waitress]

That is good, good stuff, Duddha Dude. I like it!

The life of dude is all about the dialectic between an unconditional acceptance of the way things are in the moment, and a philosophy of action and growth.

The dude is "takin it easy for the rest of us sinners" but isn't some irish monk. I think of the way of the dude as ENLIGHTENED HEDONISM. Enjoy the pleasures of the flesh, but mist of all do no harm.

But that's, you know, like, just my opinion man.

[Andrea Da Fino]

Actually politicians are never divided, they all agree to remain in their places forever and live f****ng people in the asses. The fake division is just useful to play tennis with excuses and never admit that everything that happens in any country is a personal responsibility of politicians. They rule the country and they are totally responsible for what happens to that country.  Said in another way: who is in the button room?

Beside that abiding in this world we have isn't really easy, but a few beers and friends help a lot, at least in the short time.