T’was  BY ANY OTHER NAME

So  roughly  197 years ago  this poem  appeared in a newspaper and no one claimed authorship and ever since but one single word needs to be spoken and probably 90% of Americans know at least the next 10 to follow.  

Well it’s the day before the day of the night before Christmas and this entry  is here to ask....do you  really know what you know?  That is...I’m willing to wager most of you think  the name ofthe poem is “The  Night Before Christmas right?  Well Google it and  see why that wouldn’t be a good thing to write down in Final Jeopardy.  

It would be fairly Grinch-like  to call people. Less than informed so close to  Christmas and yet ... what’s Newton’s  law concerning the conservation of  energy?   Hint it isn’t  “after eating all those cookies and a bigChristmas  dinner it’s okay to sit around and  make sure no one “shoots their  eye out.”  How about ...for every action there is...? Most of you know the end.  

The point is’t that we often don’t know the  name or “facts” about the thoughts that. Are burned into our head.... the point is that we have all kinds of these things in our heads, hearts, and souls to begins with.  These turn into automatic messages we tell ourselves and  say out loud  when engaged in conversations and problem  solving.  

Let’s try something...

Finish the following in your head and then read  the responses I was hoping for..

Jim is not a Republican he’s a...

Hail Mary...

Come and knock ...

Don’t  count your  

Okay Jim’s not a Republican he’s a guitar player, writer, and friend—oh you could  throw in husband, father, brother, son, and pain in the ass too if you please.  Yet most folks take one descriptor and plug  in the opposite without delay... how many possibilities.for seeking peace and joy. Do we cut off that way?

Hail Mary a taxi it’s a long way uptown... yes  Mary may be full of Grace for the most part if you are talking about  “that” Mary...yet there are lots of Marys  out there and only about 67.3% of them  are full of Grace while. Several  could be seeking  it and yet. Are still a little sketchy  around the edges.  

Come and knock...no not on our door...three is not company here...  Come and knock out  this wall to let some  more light. In.. or these  cupboards so we can  reconfigure  the kitchen...but no need to knock on our door we have a dog that will bark like  mad when most people approach.  

Don’t count your  toes before taking your shoes off... Oh what you were thinking chickens?  Well maybe instead we should take our shoes off and count our toes instead of making assumptions as several people have  extra toes and ozone don’t have  10.  

Okay I’m going to stop beating a dead ???? Penguin here... The reality is that seeking peace and joy often goes more smoothly for me when I disrupt  these built-in messages and open up the possible trains of emotion (or thought/ whatever).  

Well it’s nearly Christmas and time to open our  presents and our presence .  KIf we  can put aside the standard rowboat of thought  for a minute we can seek peace and joy in public and become a real gift to all in our environment.   And that’s about all to be said  for now...so..Merry Christmas to All and To All a good pair of underwear that doesn’t ride up or itch  and irritate  you as these posts often will... 

Sincerely...

Peace On Earth and Good Will  (a great place to take your extra stuff  next week). To All....

Joy to the World Says Jeremiah