July 13, 2010
- There can be no plan for happiness -
because there can be no plan for life.
And vice-versa.
A life wrapped up entirely in plans is an unaware life is death.
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.
And that right there folks is my 500th post.
Not anything new and groundbreaking, but certainly a breakthrough for me.
Comment by Ian — July 13, 2010 @ 12:23 pm
I’ve been doing it wrong all along.
Comment by Ian — July 13, 2010 @ 12:43 pm
Because, you see, its so much easier to plan than to do, and the less “doing” involved in the plan, the easier it is to make a plan that “works”…
Comment by Ian — July 13, 2010 @ 2:03 pm
Serendipity and the ineffable.
“There is a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in.”
… source???!?
(Ah, Spike Milligan:
“There are holes in the sky where the rain comes in
But the holes are small, that’s why rain is thin.”
Big cracks in his mind, mind you, left by Jerry’s shrapnel.)
;)
Comment by speedbird — July 13, 2010 @ 3:32 pm
That, my friend, is the wonderful Leonard Cohen.
Comment by Ian — July 13, 2010 @ 4:48 pm
Really? The second most miserable man ever to write music? ;)
Comment by speedbird — July 14, 2010 @ 2:10 am
It’s a cold and it’s a broken hallelujah. but it’s still a hallelujah. :)
Oh, and he’s a long time zen practitioner too, if that says anything about it.
Comment by Ian — July 14, 2010 @ 10:01 am
Wow. Thank you so much for sharing bro. I sincerely love this.
Comment by caitlin — July 15, 2010 @ 2:55 pm
Thanks, Caitlin, I’m glad to hear it. More “doing” and less “planning”, eh? :)
Comment by Ian — July 15, 2010 @ 4:01 pm