Naked is beautiful. But,
unfortunately, it's usually illegal. So, when out of the home, or
not on a nude beach or tolerant foreign country, you must be attired.
What to wear? If you consider the question trivial, or not worth
thinking about repeatedly, you can follow in the footsteps of the
illustrious Albert Einstein, who only wore grey, so his mind could
remain occupied with weightier things/matters. If you don't mind
spending time and money on the sartorial, and all things fashionable,
you might subscribe to the principle of 'look good, feel good.'
Naked SHOULD look good, so if you don't like your appearance, the gym
is a good place to start. The reward is worth it. In tandem with
this, however, you should wear nice 'threads'. Dressing well really
does help you feel good. Even space-time is considered a “fabric.”
Priests are “men of the cloth.” And people with a surfeit of
personality are “colorful.” Intelligent people are “bright.”
If you feel bad, making yourself look good is a good first step to
turning your frown upside down. First impressions are important, and
you should dress to impress. Vestments are an investment! And your
personality will conform to the image you seek to present. You are
an actor -all the world's a stage. Every day is Halloween! Or, if
you're not dressed to kill, so to speak, you can dress for success,
because every day is a costume party! Your image, of course, is more
than your body and your clothes. What you say, what you don't say,
how you say it, including body-language, and your hair, facial and
otherwise, as well as scent, all matter. Don't burp, fart, spit,
pick your nose, sneeze and cough, any more than you would shit or
vomit in public. Some things should remain private. Flatulence,
eructation, expectoration, and excretion should not be on display.
Smile. You're on your way.
This is of course all highly
superficial. You want your quality to have depth. Don't talk to
yourself. Talk to God in private. Be happy, and others will want to
be around you. Be interesting. Cultivate wisdom and knowledge, be
curious, there is always more to learn. Love life, and your
enthusiasm will be infectious. Life is good, so do what you must to
beat the blues (unless you're a democrat, ha). Make yourself
useful, and do what you're good at/appreciated for, and enjoy, and
you will making a living while having fun. Life should not be an
endless series of chores. Play! Variety, as they say, is the spice
of life. Mix it up! Keep yourself challenged, motivated, growing,
interested. If you're bored, then you're boring, Tony Robbins said.
And success isn't just money, or even necessarily monetary at all.
You're worth is not you're “net worth.” You can make the world a
better place just as much as Bill Gates. Thrive, alive! I suspect
a lifetime supply of heroin, intelligently “strung-out” could
make you as happy as anyone ever was or ever could be. But a better
plan, I imagine, that will keep you alive (a lot) longer, is being in
love, first with yourself, then your life, then a significant other,
then with everyone, in the realization that we're all in this
together, and we all face the same problems, and we all want to help
each other out, toward mutual peace, joy, comfort, and knowing.
Bliss lurks everywhere. Being happy is not as impossible as it can
seem, and in fact can be as simple as pumping out some exercise
endorphins, listening to music, reading a poem (or all 3 at once).
I like writing, and making lists of
happy things to do. Maybe you should, too. Cultivate positivity,
and eventually everything becomes enjoyable. Eating, napping,
watching, listening, reading, talking, being creative, traveling,
thinking, playing, learning, teaching, knowing you did your best,
it's all good. God says thou shalt not kill, so maybe crushing thy
enemy shouldn't be on the list. But learning self-defense is always
a good idea, I think. If you live right, maybe you won't have any
enemies. I believe God loves the devil, even though he's a piece of
shit. Even shit can be helpful, no? Being in love is the ultimate
answer. Everything is some shit, lol. Progress requires
destruction, time entails death, and comfort pain. Hatred is a
challenge that is ultimately a joy to conquer, if you manage to not
be consumed by it. That's all I have to say.
