More on Feelings

Oh eff!   A friend name of G. Bob says that for him, after years of daily meditation, fear and anger are transitory curiosities.  Bob also says "Y'know, we spend 99% of our time thinking about ourselves and there's really no such thing!"  As thinking.  ?   No, of course, he means the self.
      I now view the self, my self, as the combination of 3 things:   a physical body (ever older til death), a set of beliefs which evolve over time - kind of like the stock market, and, #3,  the parade of feelings.   The body and the beliefs enter the consciousness as or through the, yes transitory, feelings.
Silly things.  Curiosities.   It amazes one how loud and painful they can be.  But if I pay attention, I notice they NEVER last more than a few minutes. 
There was the discussion of cravings.   Bell shape.  Level, ascent, peak, descent to level again.   Five minutes tops.   And this is what life is about?  No.  This is simply what life seems to be.

This kind of talk is not particularly beneficial or entertaining.  But I want to document my new view of feelings (a de-emphasis, a disparagement even), because I am actually experiencing something I want to call a new strength.   I can be a hero, in a good way.  I might even be sober.
 Arthritis doesn't go away, but at least it changes.

Some folks hate the president so much, they cannot listen to him speak or view his image without shuddering.   I'm sort of one of those people.  Is it fear or anger?  I'll let you know....
Both.   I wish he would just listen to reason! (to me).   But he won't. 

The signs in the yards say 'Science is Real.'   With their dying gasp.   Well, science is an interesting body of knowledge gained by the experimental method and inductive logic.    Those of us truly inclined to revere science must consider the possibility that belligerent isolationism/protectionism + Reaganomics + disassembly of e.g. the State Department and e.g. the Dept of Energy and (another) e.g. the national parks may be just the ticket for the (still) new millenium.   Clearly these guys have their finger on the pulse of some living beast!

Next:   Inspiration and melody.