"Destruction Therapy." Now THIS sounds like something worth doing! lol.  

Quickly! Get on to this as soon as you possibly can..... There are thousands of stressed citizens in your area just ITCHING to release some tension! lol. I honestly can see the benefit in something like this. It's obviously not for everybody but I know that I would like the chance to do something like this once in a while! Thanks for responding and maybe its time for you to upgrade that sledgehammer!

Unfortunately, I cant lift the sledgehammer at the moment due to recent surgery so I am currently banging my head against a brick wall and I find that really isnt very effective in terms of stress relief Lucky I can still throw plates and hurl abuse..

Oh! Well God bless abuse and plates then..... I hope you are back to full health soon as well!

Thanks... I'm hoping to get back to work soon as I've only been in the job 6months. If not, I shall have to hire out the sledgehammer and the plates to pay the bills...

Good way to pay bills I reckon! All the best.

I agree. The funny part is that I read this magazine three or so hours ago yet I have been picturing myself in this bloody field with a sledgehammer for all of this time! lol. I just can't seem to shake the thought..... I think these Spaniards are definitely on to something here! Thanks for responding and keep your eye out for any abandoned cars and I will meet you there! I'll bring the sledgehammers and you can bring the protective gear.....

Divorce over pulverization? Hmm. Both sound pretty similar as I am sure you will agree! lol. Many Greek restaurants let you smash plates as well so if there is one near you head down there rather than trying to lift a sledgehammer! But even a small hammer would do the trick I reckon? This type of therapy should be available to all of us so I guess if sledgehammers are too heavy for some then we have to think outside the box a little! Thanks for responding and go find that Greek restaurant.....

Divorce and pulverization do seem to have many parallels, I must concur.

I could look into throwing plates. So much better than turning it all inward.

I think those who cannot lift a sledge hammer should be given hatchets.. oh yes!

Hatchets, machetes, baseball bat..... What the hey; even a big SPOON will help release the demons! Whatever makes noise and even the slightest bit of damage I reckon! And by the way, if you DO go to a Greek restaurant and smash some plates, for God's sake eat the food off of them first! They don't like it when you smash plates with their food still on them. Not sure why really? lol.

Each to their own yes? Maybe you can be one of the ones that helps to set up all of the things to smash instead then? lol. At least if the mood ever does strike you then you now have some options! Thanks for responding and for bringing us all back to normality with your calm veneer!

Veneer being the operative there James LOL for beneath the calm waits a raging storm and tsunami LOL in all areas of possible destruction activities!!!! heheheh xoxoxo Thanks James Dear Lad! xoxx

Look out! A pile of old machines ready to be smashed is coming to a field near you..... You know deep down you want it! You NEED it! Don't fight it OceanTiara! Catch up with you again hopefully in another discussion soon!

Join the club! I have never used primal scream therapy in the way you have just shared but I have experienced the joys of standing atop a very high rock in a mountain range in the middle of nowhere and SCREAMING at the top of my lungs! I have to admit that this was a fantastic experience and I felt really good afterwards. Thank you for responding to my discussion and I hope you will get to be back on stage and primally screaming again sooner rather than later!

This is a very interesting point. Some teens ARE destructive (I know I was!) and something like this could be a great release for not just workers but teens as well. It's far better for anyone to go into a controlled environment like this and let loose once in a while than to have them go pick a fight in a bar or at a party or something! Thanks for responding and for the great new perspective on this.

I am happy to see that you got the bike down from the tree and rejoined us all here zigzagbuddha. Are these the ACTUAL stages that you have broken down based on your own experiences in life? (Seriously) If so this is one heck of a self analysis!

There is a chance I would be belting the crap out of a fridge at number 3 because "enthusiasm" is as good a reason as any, Actually throw number 2 in there also as I am sure I could smash it with passion! Number 7 is a good reason also as I reckon I would feel significant levels of contentment smacking the living crap out of a fridge as well..... Number 8 gets a nod. 10? Most definitely. 15 through 22 all get a big tick also. As a matter of fact I think that I could convince myself to annihilate a fridge on pretty much ALL of these points! When I get my a@@ to the US soon you had better be gettin' the old whitegoods lined up. We can not just take them all apart with a sledgehammer if the mood takes us; we can also sit back, drink wine and throw marbles at 'em!

This tone scale is something that I have come across in my 'research'. My own experiences have proved it a tool of tremendous value.

I take it you enjoy slapstick humor. Ha ha ha.

Although, if you're so inclined, my brother has a sh!t-load of refrigerators lined up outside the house... I would LOVE for someone to take a sledge hammer to them!!!!

However, you need to bring your own marbles as I am not willing to lose any of mine!

I pretty much enjoy most types of humour. It all depends on my mood to determine which one I lean towards at any given point in time! I found your list extremely interesting to be honest. Very detailed and if we were all able to be more aware of ourselves then we could associate each and every one of these emotions with some aspect of our lives or another. It certainly allows us to be more in tune with ourselves if we ARE able to be this specific about who we are and why we do what we do.

Oh and FINE. I'll bring my own damn marbles. But if you lose any......

And I forgot to add..... Your brother must be one heck of a calm guy with all those fridges! It is not often I feel envy like this.

The tone scale helps me to identify what direction I'm headed in and to change course if necessary. If I am feeling bored for example and then the next thing I know I am slamming around here on mylot taking out my frustration, irritation, and impatience (hehehe) on poor unsuspecting mylotters, then I know I am headed in the wrong direction... since my objective is joy... and make a conscious effort to turn around and delibertately start imagining what it would feel like to be contented or or hopeful, whatever... just little steps at a time, and letting each 'plateau' become the dominant emotion for a few days before deliberately stepping it up.

It's a constant cycling up and down but over time my lows have gotten much higher than they ever were before and it is rare that I get depressed any more... and I have been pretty much suicidal most of my life... and even when something happens that causes me to take a dive, it has become just about effortless to turn myself around and get back on track.

Hahahaha, if you envy his fridges... you should see his toilet collection! Also his washer tubs, shower doors, cars, trucks, couches, chairs, tables, desks, bottles, beds... the list is endless!!!! That is why he had to buy this place... so he could have somewhere to put all his stuff - he had run out of space at his own house, my sister's house, my mother's house, and now even this place, which is 3 large apartments and a storefront! It is incredible!!!!

Ah! So you have been suicidal in the past and your brother's a hoarder? Someone get me Springer on the phone..... lol. On a serious note; I am happy that you are finally finding a level of understanding and balance in your life. I too have had many ups and downs and know better than most how mentally draining it can be trying to undo and reinvent old mindsets. It is an ongoing journey for me and I am sure it is for you too but I do feel every single day that I am making progress and this is all I can ask. Alas, parting is such sweet sorrow but soon I will retire for the evening. So if I miss any further comments from you until tomorrow keep reminding yourself that you are seeking JOY in your life my friend..... JOY! I guess every now and then I'm the relapse boy yes? lol

Nah, sorry, you are not the relapse boy. It would take more than your sorry a$$ed humor to send me spiraling! But my mother is pretty good at it, so is the redneck cop next door... and I don't actually suck at it myself! But it is true for me too that everyday gets easier and better and closer to my hearts desire.

I would say good night but since you will probably not see this until you wake up then I will say I hope you are well rested and ready to meet the day!

I meant "relapse boy" as in I am the one that gets the NON-JOY embracing zigzagbuddha every now and then..... Your OWN relapse! Sheesh. I'm confident for chrissakes but not THAT confident! I think you might be climbing too high up some of those trees; stay where the oxygen's at for God's sake! Talk to you tomorrow and have an enjoyable evening.

Ah, I see. I thought you were implying that perhaps some of your more asinine remarks had sent me into a relapse, hehehehe. In either case no, you are still not my relapse boy, although I could use a whipping boy! Are you perchance offering your services in that capacity?

Whipping boy? God no! I may have had my ups and downs but not to the point of feeling the need to soothe my past inner pains with pain itself! Whip your brother..... It might just make him clean up the yard a little! lol.

I don't want to DO the whipping James!! I just want someone to TAKE any whippings I might deserve because my behind is too royal for anyone to paddle!

What an unbelievable coincidence! (And I don't even BELIEVE in coincidences) I have always thought of you as a royal a@@ myself!

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Oh! So you are more like this then? "Anarchy in the UK" and all that..... You left such an opening for me there with the royalty thing I just couldn't resist it! lol. I have to agree with you that on here I am somewhat congenial. For the life of me I am not sure why because in the real world I am FAR from politically correct and come so close to overstepping the mark with people on so many occasions it's not funny! Believe it or not but I have often wondered why there are two such different sides to me like this? Maybe I am vicariously living a more chaste existence on here as somewhat of a repentance? Hmmm. As I have said before though, I am not one to be too open about a lot of things on a website either so this may also plays a part as well. By the way, before you start calling me a fakir or something like that, I AM still myself to an extent! Just far more reserved for some reason.....

Yep, 'Anarchy in the UK' is one of my all time favorite songs.

And yeah, that is one of my major objectives these days... somehow integrating the off-key screeching and screaming antichrist flipping off the entire world, with the prim little saintly perfectionist school teacher wearing a pair of pink spandex bell bottoms and a crooked halo.

I won't call you a fakir if you don't call me a whirling dervish, hehehehe.

"Whirling dervish" is used by Anthony Hopkins in a line in the movie "Meet Joe Black". I have always liked the saying for some reason? Crooked halo's are fine actually. The halo still happens to be there and all you need to do is to straighten it a little! So looking at it this way there is at least SOME base to work from! lol.

Straightening the halo is not the point... blending those two severely disparate personalities is the point. Right now I am watching a video called D.O.A., and then I am going to listen to a cd I just got in the mail that claims I will be able to meditate like a Zen Monk at the push of a button, hahahaha... we'll see how the two combine.

I don't remember too much about the movie 'Meet Joe Black'... didn't it have something to do with a volcano?

Lol. The movie you are thinking about is "Joe versus the volcano"..... Different one altogether! D.O.A is good fun if you don't take it too seriously. Stars an Aussie chick too! Interesting combination there..... D.O.A followed by Zen Monk CD's! Watch people getting their a@@es kicked and then reflect on the universal power of the mind! Hmmm. What IS the sound of all people getting their a@@es kicked? Maybe this can be your meditative question to ponder? Enjoy the evening!

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Oh! Wrong DOA..... My bad. You might just enjoy "Meet Joe Black". It's quite long but Brad Pitt plays the role of DEATH. It is a very interesting idea and story that I personally enjoyed very much. Let a man live just that little while longer so that death can experience life..... Night!

Must be a damn good Zen Monk CD..... Put you in such a meditative state you have been asleep for 21 hours or so huh?

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Ummmm.... Helllloooo!! I'm still waiting for a reply here!!!!

Well that was certainly one heck of a journey for you. They have always said that to embrace the seven fold path in Buddhism it may take many lifetimes and I think you may have used several of them up already with that fiasco! Next time head to Seaworld (you should ride your bike I think) and tickle a whale's belly. They will make a wonderful deep rumbling sound while you do this AND you get to be at one with nature. It's very soothing, trust me. The challenge is getting past security but after your dramas yesterday I am sure you have enough pent up frustration to work that part out!

After you have done this, maybe you could then fashion yourself some headphones out of wood from one of those trees you climb? You could then borrow some fur from one of the cats next door to line them with. Very comfy! Another suggestion is to slowly swirl a handful of marbles in your left hand while listening to your pirated CD's over your wood headphones. If all of this doesn't get you that Zen state you've been after then you still have the field and your brother's fridges so I think you're sorted!

Who are these 'cats next door' that you keep referring to???

Wow. You took some time to answer..... I was just mucking around with you and never expected you to actually go out straight away and DO these things? lol. I thought there was a house next door that is supposed to be knocked down and there are a heap of cats living there? "Mountain Kitties"? Maybe after all the crap the two of us carry on with I have managed to cloud my memory of parts of it!

Ahh, I see. No... the mountain kitties live in the mountain, about a half mile down the river from my house in some guy's old family summer home. The house is over 100 years old and yeah, they plan on tearing it down one of these days. There are not really heaps of cats living there, just 4. It's the redneck cop who lives next door.

PS: here is a photo of the driveway that leads to that house. It is a very soothing walk.

The walk looks very nice. I would love to be somewhere peacuful for a change as it is always so noisy here. I have of course seen the "Pusses in Boots" pic too. Well I was close then! Almost next door to you..... Having a redneck Cop next door sounds like something out of one of those teen horror flicks! Does he sit on the porch in his uniform and drink beers while shooting at empty cans? lol.

Hmmmm. That walk leaves 'very nice' in the dust! It is one of the main influences that make it unnecessary for me to have to resort to smashing refrigerators!

But no, my neighbor is not as bad as that, I guess 'rube' would be a better adjective for him than 'redneck'.

"Rube" is a new term for me. What does this stand for? And don't talk to ma about dust! lol. I think Cairo is made up of around 75% dust and seeing as there is little or no rain very often it gets into everything. Mumbai was the same most of the year but at least they have a three to four month rainy season that cleans everything up.

rube: an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.

One of the main reasons I sent you that photo was because I thought that being stuck out there in the desert you would appreciate looking at some trees and water! Oh well, I can be wrong gracefully.

A friend of mine in Australia sent me a pps file today that is of a garden in Australia that is like a dream! I wish I could post it here!

Oh wow! I can sort of do it with this link... the only thing missing is the beautiful music that the pps file had with it. (Which was a song called 'Et les oiseaux chantaient' (And the birds were singing). But here is the link:

http://www.brunosart.com/

Did you ever go there when you were in Australia??

Thanks for the definition of rube, I enjoy learning new words! I commented that the picture of the driveway was nice! And then you said it was dusty? I did appreciate the photograph so thanks for that also. My Mother lives in Western Australia and has a beautiful garden herself; including a fish pond with waterfall. She is very proud of it and deserves to be. There are some unbelievable gardens in Australia thanks to the temperate climate. I was seriously considering horticulture at one stage of my life and have always appreciated gardening myself.

Ah yes! I have not actually been to this part of Victoria but I have seen a number of books and documentaries about this garden. The wood carvings are unbelievable and have some amazing indigenous art as well carved into trees etc. It all looks so natural and as if the trees have somehow grown these carvings out of themselves! Victoria by the way is just north of Tasmania.

Hahahahaha... I am soooo glad to hear that!!! I sent my sister the pps file and she just emailed me back saying "This is where you should live!" So of course I told her about you recommending Tasmania... and now to find out that 'Bruno's Garden' is near there?? Man, I need to inherit some money!!! I want to move there NOW!

You know the drill..... BELIEVE it and it WILL happen! lol. Tasmania to Victoria is about an hours flight or so, which for Australia is very close indeed! Victoria is on the south eastern end of mainland Australia and separated from Tasmania by the Bass Strait. You can even catch an overnight ferry from Tasmania to Victoria if you are this way inclined. Keep the dreams alive and anything's possible!

Oooohhhh!!! I would catch the overnight ferry!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here you go..... This will help you with the dream visualization part!

http://www.spiritoftasmania.com.au/

That is certainly not the ferry ride you were talking about I presume?!

I am having some trouble with my browser and was unable to do the tour of the ship though. I will have to try it later when I am feeling a little more patient (I just finished off my second cup of tea and am brewing a third as we speak.)

Oh it's the ferry ride alright! It's a bloody big ferry is all! lol. More like a mini cruise ship with bars, bedrooms and restaurants etc. You can even take your car over on it..... Enjoy the tea!

It is beginning to look like Tasmania is out of the running. I am looking for a place to live where I can legally grow Cannabis for my own use, and the use of my friends.

I want untainted water and clean fresh air. I want to live around people who mind their own business and leave me to mine.

And I hate freezing cold winters and boiling hot summers. I want warm balmy days, and crisp cool nights. Year round.

Anyway, I've got some business to attend to, so later...

Oh, where are my manners?! Thanks for the BR!

I gave you TWO best response tags??? God help me, I KNEW something wasn't quite right in my head when I woke up this morning..... Legally growing cannabis is unfortunately not an option in Tasmania and you may have just limited your options big time with that requirement I think! Hmmm. I think the best bet is some deserted island in the Pacific. Maybe near the Vanuatu/Fiji regions. A bit warm at times tough but perfect humidity for ya crops!

Yes, it limits my options a bit, but it also saves me the stress of having too many options "Oh, should I choose this one or that one? Or what about that one over there?" Even lax laws would work. There are many places that even though laws are in place they ignore them when it comes to growing for your own use.

I just don't understand what people think gives them the right to decide what plants another can grow in his (or her) backyard. That drives me bonkers. And in my opinion Timothy McVie was like Jesus because he became the martyr for the rage factor. I can't tell you how many times I have visualized myself as a sniper or just blowing sh!t up. The rage was uncontainable. That was a wake-up call for me, and I think it was at that point that I started redirecting my energy.

Well I have to say that I am definitely glad to see your energies redirected towards dreams of monster crops rather than sniping! It sounds a heck of a lot more productive and if you get the botanics right you can pretty much become whoever the heck you want most days. It will be in your mind too so far safer!

Everything in existence started out as an idea. First you create in the mind and then the physical universe delivers the physical equivalent. It is just the way things are set up. Work done in the mind is the most important work of all! And the most fun! And delivers the speediest, most creative results! It's not even important what it is I'm striving for, what's important is that I am having fun in the process.

Inspiration versus perspiration right? Jeez, you go for a jog in happy town alongside the "look at what I got and you ain't" river and you come back as friggin' Confucious! 'Tis beddie byes for this mind addled boy so I must bid you adieu zigzagbuddha! Enjoy the rest of your day and I shall see you again soon I hope. Good night.

I have not come back as Confucius! I am still just the zigzagbuddha!

OK. I will take your word for it then! It's a good thing actually as I don;t think I would cope with too much of a change in you. Ithas been hard enough coming to grips with it all as is!

My love Ziggy buddha would never come back as Confucius she would return as total delightful confusion.

What do you mean "come back as" clemors? Is she not this already?

Uuuuuuh, you said it I did not. I do not care to get on the bad side of Zig, I do not want to wake up with a fat buddha exploring my colon.

Jesus Barb! I can't think that ANY sort of buddha would be interested in exploring your colon! I think you are in need of a proctologist rather than a guru! Someone whose business it is to put a probe up your a$$! Have you tried any of your local dating services? They can be pretty accommodating.

Hey Zig don't knock it till you have tried it not all colons are created equal.

Get yourself a ticket to Northern Spain and fantasies can become a reality apparently! We could all benefit from something like this once in a while for sure. Thanks for responding and for God's sake keep it a fantasy for now! lol.

I haven't tried it in a controlled environment like this either. But I HAVE smashed to smithereens an old abandoned car once when I was a teenager! lol. It was strangely enjoyable yet taboo all at the same time! ha ha. Thanks for responding.

Mmmmmmm..... Inanimate CRUD beating. Now we're talking! Yes, I am JUST the person to end up doing more damage to myself than the object at hand! lol. Thanks for responding.