"Murphy was an optimist!"
Butterfly effect November 16, 2024 9:55 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyIf I knew then
What I know now
Then I would not be here
And I would not know
What I know now
add a commentTo Give August 23, 2024 8:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, PoetryI gave so much of me
There seemed nothing left to give
But I gave some more
When I am gone
There will be nothing left to remember
add a commentOf Grasshoppers May 24, 2024 11:32 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: “I could have been great”
Master: “what are you comparing yourself against?”
add a commentThe stress addict’s prayer April 9, 2024 10:08 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Humor, PhilosophyGive us this day our daily Xanax
Calm the mind and lead us not into day drinking
Forgive us our craving for the productivity of cocaine
Ritalin this Batman
Speed our inattention away
For twenty, fuck it.
add a commentDeep Thoughts March 26, 2024 6:55 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyThere will be days when it feels like only you care. These are not the days to quit caring. These are the days to care more.
add a commentDeep thoughts February 20, 2024 5:40 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyIt was never about money. It was about time.
add a commentYour life can improve February 15, 2024 12:48 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, PoetryIf you feel a mess
If you are depressed
If chaos rules the day
Perhaps you’d rather sleep it away
Play the lottery
For that quick fix
Four dollars
Buys a little hope
A magic bean
Will not fix
The problems
You have seen
Instead
Choose something small
Wake up, floss those teeth
Floss them all
Tomorrow
Add another small task
Instead of stinking
Take a bath
Don’t let the bath
Replace the floss
Combine them together
To be a boss
Next day when you awake
Hit the floor
Eight pushups
Maybe more
These small tasks add up
Do a little more
And those huge tasks
Will shrink away
Day after day
Is how habits form
One day soon
You will wake up with tasks no more.
Meditation January 3, 2024 12:56 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, Health, Meditation, Mental, Of Interest, PhilosophyI struggled with meditation for what seemed like 15 or 20 years. Jason Jarrett introduced me to Buddhist chanting and meditation came together for me becoming an important part of my life. Today I learned of Isha Kriya. I do not see this replacing my chanting but I’m intrigued enough to try it for at least 48 days.
add a commentShelf Elf December 21, 2023 11:13 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, PoetryAn elf came down from the pole
To dance within your walls
Turning tricks in the night
Is it devious? Mischievous? Frightful?
Or a delight?
The elf rules are simple
You can look but you cannot touch
You can tip your elf
But it won’t change your luck
The elf when it comes
Leaves you more frustrated
Than before it came
And once the elf is done and gone
The glitter remains as evidence of your shame.
Deep Thoughts August 15, 2023 9:11 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyThe beauty of youth is that the young do not yet know what they cannot do therefore they can do anything.
add a commentOf Grasshoppers July 31, 2023 9:59 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: “I can do better.”
Master: “To do better, you must first make mistakes.”
add a commentIn the end it doesn’t matter June 21, 2023 11:54 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Philosophy, PoetryI’d like to think I’ll be missed when I am gone
But I know that is wrong
Our time here is brief
And we are quickly forgotten
Stories will be told
And lore rewritten
Unable to correct or defend
From the grave
Our reputation cannot be saved
History that never happened
Words contrived
Will become our legacy
We are legend
add a commentDeep Thoughts May 19, 2023 11:09 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyEveryone can do better than you until they have to do what you are doing.
add a commentOf Grasshoppers April 26, 2023 11:31 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Of Grasshoppers, PhilosophyStudent: “Why is my life hard?”
Master: “Who are you asking?”
add a commentDeep Thoughts April 9, 2023 1:42 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Daily Life, Deep Thoughts, PhilosophyThe hardest part about making mistakes is the repetition.
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