Why We Are Negative

We seem to have a natural tendency towards negativity, hostility, and defensiveness, which may be inbred from when we lived a more vulnerable life.  It was vulnerable to dangerous surroundings, beasts, and people.  The safety of the cave, perhaps feeling like the womb,  was the only time we could let down our guard.  Being sensitive to danger is what enabled us to survive and because the wary survived, we are wary.  And throughout  our history it hasn't changed that much.

 Part of The Work seems to be a struggle against all of this and to get back to Eden, where we can be at peace and live in harmony with the world.

The Times of Our Lives (Haiku)

The times of our lives
Are past, present, and future
We use all of them

Solace in the past
Because it never changes
We've been there, done that

Present, less certain
We think we can control it
Give it your best try

Future, up for grabs
No one knows what it will bring
Yet it must happen

There may be one more
But not during this lifetime
It would come later

My True Aim-- At Times (Haiku)

Suddenly I see
Not to do rather than do
Is now my desire

A list stares at me
And I decide not to do
Later regretting

Yet they seem banal
These daily activities
That give me no peace

It's a rebellion
In a way that's what it is
I just don't want to

Not very urgent
But still very important
Aim can be put off

Enthusiasm
For what I should be doing
Is what is lacking

Rekindling the fire
Merely takes a thought or two
Then back to my Aim

The repsite was short
The evasion incomplete
Now it's back to work

Not celebrating
But confidently happy
Progress being made

Distraction dispelled
Work on Aim going forward
Satisfied, for now

Working on Aim (Haiku)

I have come so far
I have yet so far to go
I can not look back

Day in and day out
The difference can't be seen
It is, five years on

Daily work on aim
Like fine particles of silt
Becomes fertile soil

Master is working
On his own development
Independently

He uses the soil
Accumulated from work
For his advancement

We work on our aim
By our work we shall be known
Enabling Master

Baseball (Haiku)

Baseball in playoffs
Greatest time to watch the game
Played the way it should

Playing since April
These teams won the most series
These teams are the best

Through the rain and heat
Playing at home and trav'ling
Night and day for months

Soon down to four teams
For the division titles
Then there will be two

And one more series
For the World Championship
The best of the best

Since nineteen-o-five
Yearly except for war
There've been ninety three

"A good friend of mine used to say, 
'This is a very simple game. 
You throw the ball, 
You catch the ball, 
You hit the ball. 
Sometimes you win, 
Sometimes you lose, 
Sometimes it rains.'
Think about that for a while."
-- Nuke Laloosh in the movie, Bull Durham

Talking Too Much (Haiku)

Saying far too much
Going on and on and on
A bad idea

You can vent anger
You can be over-enthused
The result's the same

I have heard enough
I am not hearing you now
Why don't you just stop

Controlling yourself
During the conversation
Will get good  results