O.K. It’s getting a little too serious in this world lately, and the goal is to keep our heart open, yes? The key is to hold compassion for everyone, including the bankers who’ve grossly contorted the monetary system and the feds that conspired with them. After all, money is just numbers on a screen, on a piece of paper, followed by zero’s – and a zero is nothing. For those of us who have lived without material wealth it will be an easier transition than for those who gauge their self worth by the size of their home or make of car, or professional title, etc. When we all live within our means, without the burden of over extended debt, we all may find ourselves more dependant on each other and barriers of separation may begin to come down.
This is a test, to be sure, and I recall a passage from A Course in Miracles;
“Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists.”
So in the spirit of In-Joy-ing life and Lightening up a bit, I’m posting a silly song I love. Anyone who really knows me knows I am a huge Monty Python fan, and an adept practitioner of laughter and goofiness. The image above is Mike Myers (whom I adore) in The Love Guru (in case you’ve been watching to much CNN), a fantastic movie for good fun that is funny! And, I’ll just put it out there that I would la~la~love a motorized meditation pillow for Christmas…
So here are the lyrics to Always Look on the Bright Side of Life by Monty Python (which I would add as an audio clip if I could figure out how it works, but until then, here it is):
Some things in life are bad,
They can really make you mad.
Other things just make you swear and curse.
When you’re chewing on life’s gristle,
Don’t grumble, give a whistle!
And this’ll help things turn out for the best…
And…
…always look on the bright side of life!
Always look on the bright side of life…
If life seems jolly rotten,
There’s something you’ve forgotten!
And that’s to laugh and smile and dance and sing,
When you’re feeling in the dumps,
Don’t be silly chumps,
Just purse your lips and whistle — that’s the thing!
And… always look on the bright side of life…
(whistle)
Come on!
Always look on the bright side of life…
For life is quite absurd,
And death’s the final word.
You must always face the curtain with a bow!
Forget about your sin — give the audience a grin,
Enjoy it — it’s the last chance anyhow!
So always look on the bright side of death!
Just before you draw your terminal breath.
Life’s a piece of shit,
When you look at it.
Life’s a laugh and death’s a joke, it’s true,
You’ll see it’s all a show,
Keep ‘em laughing as you go.
Just remember that the last laugh is on you!
And always look on the bright side of life
Always look on the bright side of life
Can I get an Amen?!
