Euphrosene Labon

Do you ever have those days when you wonder what your life is all about, whether it is worth the effort to breath day in and day out? Not for the first time, the irony of being born on Groundhog Day hits home, as `one of those days´ continues, despite the enthusiasm for a new year.

Part of the problem is `other people´. For all the wonderful, thoughtful and compassionate people in the world, there are so many more warts and slugs in society. Greedy, grasping, vile. GPs (`complaints soaring´ it seems. No surprise there - but I must exclude my new doctor in Littlehampton.)

Liz Forgan, Christopher Frayling, Adam Crozier, Alan Yentob, NHS management - virtually every quango and almost every MP and peer - all greedy and grasping with not a shred of guilt at screwing the public for their personal luxuries. And that´s not counting those who think it is their God-given right to live a comfortable life on the dole, even after wasting their own money (cf the Lotto winner who is now back on the dole after splurging £9 million).

Some of us seem to pay ever more to all sorts of dross and get ever less. Why?

@stephenfry and his groupies complain about the 10 Commandments, but we are already living in an increasingly secular age, which not only ignores them, but is almost slipping into an immoral chasm, with the apparently only alternative being rabid fundamentalism.

I cannot even control events close to home, so who can blame me for feeling this is not a world I particularly enjoy?

That excludes Mother Nature, which remains an uplift (fresh snowdrops) as well as a challenge (crap weather particularly the cold variety).

On the plus side, my lovely garage came to pick up the car and it´s not the starter motor. Seems the battery gave up the ghost. Am getting it serviced so should have it back by the end of the week.

Still feeling washed out - serves me right for watching a film into the early hours. I did manage to get in a teensy bit of work and marketing. Might get some drawing practice in tonight while watching the idiot box.

Euphrosene Labon Mind Body Spirit Artist Author Writer

Euphrosene´s Gallery of Contemporary Spiritual Art & Cartoons

Groundhog Day, 10 Commandments

Glorious sunshine. Perfect for stretching my legs. Just as well, as the car´s starter motor has packed in and the garage can´t pick it up till next week. And, to add to that little upheaval, all my Outlook settings malevolently changed overnight.

Decided to walk to Roundstone Garden Centre (aka Haskins) for coffee and a treat. That changed when a man made me jump as he crept up behind me. When he saw how shocked I was, he stopped, said `Sorry but what am I supposed to do?´ - though unsmilingly. As I did not fancy walking in his energetic trail, I turned and walked to Manor Nurseries instead.

But still MY electromagnetic frequencies were all over the place.

At the cafe counter, the bottle of apple juice suddenly rolled off the tray, smashing into thousands of tiny green pieces. The sudden, horribly wobbly feeling of not being in control thankfully wore off after a cup of coffee though, at time of typing this, I am praying nothing further goes `wrong´.

Maybe it isn´t just mine. Facebook and Twitter are doing strange things. Press `Groups´ on Facebook and it comes up with Status and, on Twitter, my tweets have increased five-fold - though not just mine, from other comments.

Later: Phew! No more technical fluctuations.

Meanwhile: Each night, the existential vibes have continued though without any gloom. Memory plays a part. Memory recall seems to increase with an increasing chronological factor. That, to me, is the main difference between the generations. Remembrance of times past.

PS There’s a metaphysical view that technological blips correspond with spiritual blips. Also that a car represents one’s spiritual journey. Figures.

Euphrosene Labon Mind Body Spirit Artist Author Writer

Euphrosene´s Gallery of Contemporary Spiritual Art & Cartoons

Social networking sites make it far easier and quicker to disseminate information these days. They are an excellent means of taking a political stance, however mild. Could that be why the powers-that-be are now sending out a message that Facebook et al are `uncool´?

One such stance, which I don´t happen to agree with, is against the Pope with reference to Harriet Harman´s equality bill.

Consideration for our fellow man is important, but there are those who seem to make it their life´s work to take the piss where religion is concerned. Or those who want to create chaos, presumably because it enlivens things for a spit in time. But why on earth would someone want to belong to a religion that did not accept their way of life or sexuality - except to cause discord?

Meanwhile, it´s nothing new to read reports on coma patients being able to hear but not communicate. I keep thinking of TA and having a strong sense she could hear me. Dad too, although with Dad, I could `hear´ him too.

These sad people need visual as well as auditory stimulation otherwise it is a terrible punishment seeing nothing but white ceiling. But the sounds too should be something that will challenge and stimulate. Not programmes they´d normally never listen to.

PS Wondering whether those women who shop in their pyjamas actually WASH? On second thoughts, I´d rather not wonder. Eurk.

PPS Have almost finished the outlines for about 30 motivational cartoons. Much harder than I realised. And they still need to be coloured in, have words added and any optional extras to give them oomph. Don´t think I will be able to make it to the Spring Fair after all. Just as well, as it seems it might snow again up North.

PPS Have deleted various items from online retailers as I want to do it properly with a range. Did I mention this is all HARD WORK.

Euphrosene Labon Mind Body Spirit Artist Author Writer

Euphrosene´s Gallery of Contemporary Spiritual Art & Cartoons

Pope, Harriet Harman, coma patients, motivational cartoons, Spring Fair