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Posted (Van Santos) in Just Stuff on April-8-2009

“I want life to be effortless, like it was before”

This morning I ran into an acquaintance, one who I had not seen in some time, and we both started talking about what is going on in life, the stress we are facing due to the economy/business climate, and just all around general happiness, when the following comment is made:

“I want life to be effortless, like it was before”

That really got me thinking. For me, life really was effortless before. Everything just seemed to fall into place without any major effort on my part; as a result I didn’t worry about major things… I didn’t fret over when and where life was going, it just would go. I didn’t worry about making a life for myself (or the life I wanted) as it seemed to always play out.

Then something changed.

I have yet to identify what that change was and where it came from, but since that change life is no longer effortless. Everything seems to be a struggle. I am not referring to depression or health issues; rather LIFE in general seems to be a struggle. It almost feels as if I’m fighting the forces of the universe – and I don’t even know I’m doing it.

I just found that comment to hit home.

Chia Obama?!?

As I was sitting around last week with the monkey virus, I happened to see a disturbing commercial…. A “WTF” commercial. The Chia Obama. Just the tone of the commercial seemed to be this odd quasi-patriotic event trying to push the plant spouting Presidential bust as a must have for any true American.

Well, Walgreens doesn’t seem to like the product and pulled it from inventory:

We decided to pull the product because it didn’t fit with our corporate image,” he said in a company statement. “We also didn’t want to be subject to any misinterpretation over the product. People could interpret it through a political viewpoint or other viewpoints and we want to avoid that situation.”

So… is there some hidden political viewpoint that is trying to be pushed or is someone simply trying to make a quick buck?

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Comments:
Gianna on April 8th, 2009 at 5:05 pm #

the chia obama strikes me as scaring walgreens because it could be interpreted as racist…fuzzy hair/fuzzy fur…I find it racist myself but god knows what the person marketing it thought.

honey, life is tough, for everyone always…if it was easy at one time that’s the anomaly..

from time to time we may be lucky enough to have a sense of smooth sailing but look at the philosophers, religions, and great thinkers of all times…life is generally not considered a picnic!!

though it does, indeed, have it’s glorious times too and if we’re blessed we can see that even in the midst of a crappy time…

look for that…the gloriousness in the crap…it really is there.

Van Santos on April 8th, 2009 at 5:42 pm #

I think it is in very poor taste. My first reaction was “weird” but the more I think about it I can really see how it would be racist.

As for life being tough and it being an anomaly, I’m going to have to disagree… the reason… 27 years of smooth sailing is what I had, really. Well, 27 good years – years where there was difficulty but it didn’t bother me. Where it didn’t impact me the way life does today. So, the crap of the last 4 years (just based on the pure longevity aspect of the first 27 years) is the anomaly.

Frankly, though, if the rest of life is going to be like the last 4… I honestly can say I don’t really want it.

Gianna on April 8th, 2009 at 6:18 pm #

well there is one guarantee about life regardless of whether there was once smooth sailing and that is that it constantly changes…

in very unexpected ways sometimes…

it won’t be the same no matter what…

of course to be totally realistic there is no guarantee that it will get better or worse either…but that is where attitude can come in…

I’m sorry you’re feeling crappy, though, truly…I don’t want to sound platitudinous (is that a word??) that is really obnoxious and I don’t want to disrespect your feelings…I don’t like my life at all right now either…it’s miserable…I just trust that it will change and if it doesn’t I trust my heart and mind will change…doesn’t mean I don’t still feel like crap though. I get it and I know it’s hard.

Van Santos on April 8th, 2009 at 6:44 pm #

You are right, there is one constant and that is change. It will never be the same.

Also…

One thing that humans tend to do is remember history with a more positive attitude as time goes on. So, even though there were situations that sucked then, they don’t seem to be that way now.

I know that it will NEVER be exactly the same way now, that change will take place. I guess I’m really starting to get tired of thing changing for the worse (or, realistically, not changing for me they way it used to)

No, you aren’t disrespecting me. You are keeping me balanced, and I appreciate that. =)

Che76 on April 8th, 2009 at 8:48 pm #

All the more reason I am a fan of Darwin believer of evolution. I think we are constantly evolving, one way or another. Things we like and don’t like are constantly happening to us. The only things we truly have a choice about are how we CHOOSE to look at things (we choose our outlook) and consequently what we CHOOSE to DO with it.

Gianna on April 8th, 2009 at 9:04 pm #

you got it Che!! that’s all we can control! is how we look at stuff…life is hardly ever fair!!

Van Santos on April 8th, 2009 at 9:08 pm #

If you don’t mind, can you help me understand how Darwin evolution plays into this?

Darwin plays into genetics, and the genetic changes that are passed to offspring.

Are you saying a person evolves based on the choices made and the resulting variation in personality are the results of the evolution of the personality?

Van Santos on April 8th, 2009 at 9:09 pm #

@Gianna

Life isn’t fair at all!

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