Don't Do IT.....

"Don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining.”
Judge Judy Sheindlin

Sunday I was out enjoying the sunshine, walking and thinking and taking photographs dressed in my lovely tie-dyed t-shirt and black spandex workout shorts.  Yes,  I will say it for you---I was looking sex hot---even if I am the only one in the off-color household that will admit it.  I also had on my pink breast cancer awareness hat to cover up my hair that had not been brushed even though it was aleady late in the afternoon.

It was a great day, sun was shining, cool breeze blowing and I walked.

I enjoyed the sound of birds singing their afternoon worship songs to the Creative Power--- Newly spouted leaves swayed to the gentle breeze, dancing a Holy dance of sorts----- The smell of fresh cut grass mingled with the scent of Honeysuckle that was growing along the pathway and I walked allowing the rhythm of my gait to become a meditative prayer of sorts, clearing my head of its' constant chatter and opening me up to the wonder of pure Holy Awe that is mixed among the common elements that I walk around seeing every day.

I walked down an old road, past trees that reached way up in the sky and thought of all who had enjoyed their shade,

I stepped over railroad tracks where many have crossed over time.

At the corner of the railroad tracks, there stood a small white cross with blue flowers swaying in the gentle breeze and I stopped for just a moment and whispered a prayer of healing into the Universe realizing the hidden symbolism and meaning behind the placement---someone--somewhere---some mom had lost a boy---right here on this very spot where I stood.  I breathed in a deep breath---a Holy breath and offered my homage to and for someone I did not know.

I passed fallen bird feather---a red ordination gift for a Sunday stroll---that awakened my spiritual soul offering healing hope.

I worshipped,

strolled,

hummed,

got lost,

hummed some more,

worshipped

and

stood

and

suddenly in the midst of my extraordinary walking time,

I was startled and then laughed out loud.

"Don't Pee on Me"

and

I said in my mind--

"or on me either"

Cecil--have been out sneaking a hike on some neighbors new flowers?  I know I've seen you do it before--or worse--take a poop.

Have any of you ever seen a dog who backs up and poops on things?

well---Cecil the dog from the gates of hell--can and will surprise you with his surprising giftedness.

I don't think it was Cecil 

and

Big Daddy has not been walking,

so I breathed a sigh of relief and then began to ponder

the written phrase...

"Don't Pee on Me"...

We've all had it happen...

let others spoil our day,

mess up our intentions,

allow the thoughts and expectations of another

cloud the possibility of wonderful expectations...

some days we even expect it...

expect somebody to do it,

allow it to happen and some days we spoil it for someone else.

I really don't know where I am going with this post...

I thought the nerve someone had to write it and put it in front of their home was pretty impressive and sad in a sense.

The sign does indicate that someone had indeed 

done the bad deed or else there would be no need for 

a sign that invited someone to laugh out loud.

Then as quickly as I laughed I thought about it.

Why do we allow it?

How does it happen?

After thinking my mind quickly went back to a book that has been on my shelf for fifteen years---and finally just the other day--I decided it was time to read it.

It is entitled, "A Toltec Wisdom book, THE FOUR AGREEMENTS."   I have found the 

take away messages bulleted by the writer to be full of 

ancient wisdom that is relevant to our modern perceptions and translations about how to live the best life possible by YOU.  It is written by Don Miguel Ruiz and I liked the quick 

wisdom so much I'm going to share it here:

1.   Be Impeccable with Your Word: 

 Say what you mean and mean what you say.  

Tell the Truth--even when it might seem best to lie.

Honor the truth where you stand and don't take someones truth for it may not be the same as yours.

2.  Don't take anything personally.

"Nothing other people do is because of you.  It's because of themselves.  All people live in their own mind; they are in a completely different world from the one we live in.  When we take something personally, we make assumptions that they know what is in our world, and we try to impose our world on their world." page 48.

3.  Don't make Assumptions

4. Always do your Best

The writer said something to the effect--doing your best is not always the same from one day to the next---just do your best on a given day knowing that many factor play into what your best might be.

I will add a 

fifth one---"Don't pee on anyone or anything"---

it's just not nice.

Live fully,

Openly,

Honestly,

and

pee at home in your own bathroom

so that person in my neighborhood who felt compelled to put this sign in their front yard

can

concentrate on the beauty of flowers.

Have a wonderful

day...

Enjoy it and live it...

live it like it is the last

savor it...

laugh and love and play.

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!

Blessings and Hugs...

The Radical Rambler