Euphrosene Labon

Wanting to get one´s own way to the point of obsession and über-agression may be understandable but it is also a kind of bullying. I have had bosses whose micro-management `skills´ were very close to bullying. I left to avoid the aggro and distress - although they all eventually got their comeuppance.

I was wondering last night whether it might be a kind of mental illness. It is certainly a sign of a mind ill at ease with others, but I suppose it is whether that aggression/obsession spills over into non-empathetic behaviour. Though Brown, ex-bosses et al might not see it in quite that way.

Gloriously sunny and, because I have been feeling a little trapped, I popped out to pick up the Michael Jackson DVD. Got back to a letter saying I had defaulted on a credit card payment.

As I hadn´t received the statement - and am usually excellent at paying on time - I got the money refunded. Thanks NatWest.

But that, and a couple of other things, meant I did not even start work till later in the afternoon.

Then I discovered I had an unwelcome backdrop to all the cartoons, meaning I had to re-scan them all. And work out how I had previously done wallet prints and … more tech issues. As at time of typing, all is back to square one, with mountains of work still to do. Make that re-do.

Meanwhile, in our increasingly strange world: the Anglican Church, founded on divorce and sexual wilfulness rather than adherence to spiritual principles, continues in the same vein with marriage for homosexuals in church. What Bible do they actually subscribe to?

And the European Union wants maternity leave to be extended and paid for. So who actually will do the work at all those businesses - especially SMEs? Why should the taxpayer fund maternity leave?

Oh yes, that old chestnut about new lives funding our pensions. What pensions? People are living longer and working longer. Some of us have to work because we have no pensions worth more than a cup of coffee.

This constant sense of entitlement - with `someone else´ picking up the tab, will eventually call time on `human rights´ - even those which genuinely are worth fighting for.

Euphrosene Labon Mind Body Spirit Artist Author Writer

Euphrosene´s Gallery of Contemporary Spiritual Art & Cartoons

bullying, mental illness, Michael Jackson, cartoons

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

And still more changes: E*Trade will no longer trade in the UK for whatever it is I was using it for. That was last night. This morning I woke up to a website with no blog data or art gallery. I presume there was an issue with the server. (There was.)

Meanwhile: on the internet, there are various forum threads about aliens. I am beginning to think they are already here, waging a big campaign of stupidity, immorality and greed among the stupid, immoral and greedy.

A vast swathe of public servants, for a start - not only do they make sure they are paid mega moolah, but they also throw it around with reckless abandon to, mostly, the unworthy. Human rights lawyers, many of whom now seem preoccupied with compensation claims; our Navy giving food and water to Somali pirates - and letting them get away. And that is after managing to avoid rescuing the British citizens the pirates kidnapped around October last year. Bankers. Border controllers.

Those who control the money some of us pay into the public purse seem to be having the biggest laugh. Housing non-working families in lavish accommodation, paying vast amounts for every sprog produced to increase their income. It has to STOP.

Helping others doesn´t mean being taken for an endless ride. We should give just enough to cover basic needs otherwise incentive is removed. And that really is a key spiritual precept, in my belief.

Later: this must be a day (okay, okay) of rants. The truly awful Adam Crozier has been made Chief Executive of ITV. Astonishing. Truly staggering.

This ghastly sentient (in my personal opinion) seems (to me) to have coined it in while ruining the Royal Mail on just about every level.

I know ITV is on its knees, but I am not holding my breath for much of a happy end. And yes, I do have a few shares courtesy of Dad. Back to E*Trade again. Having an online account means I have not been as aware of major occurrences. Like the abysmal choice of Crozier.

Euphrosene Labon Mind Body Spirit Artist Author Writer

Euphrosene´s Gallery of Contemporary Spiritual Art & Cartoons

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