Good morning!

 Making the most of the good weather. 

Most of my life I was a wheeler dealer. Selling everything from perfume to double decker buses. You name it I've sold it. I had my finger in so many pies I didn't have time for much else. 

What happened to me trying to be ace in the ratrace was I lost sight of myself. I didn't know who I was. I had no hobbies or interests that didn't involve making money. Money was my God. Nothing else mattered apart from the paper and digits. 

I created many selfish attachments living this way. I became an alcoholic and a drug addict with this money hungry lifestyle. 

At about the age of 30 my life took a massive downward spiral. My negative karma was ripening fast and furious. 

Things couldn't have gotten any worse and this went on for many years until one day I got disqualified from the monopoly board. Meaning I was made bankrupt! 

The system came in on top of me and took the lot. To be honest Al Capone would have had a bit more compassion and understanding for my situation. 

I was left homeless and my businesses shut down. I was not made bankrupt due to lack of business acumen. I was made bankrupt as I had murder attempts on my life. I had to flea the country and live in exile. I couldn't keep my businesses going and things went downhill. My bad habits got worse and so did my mental health. All my own doing though. Only one way to move on is take it on the chin. 

What I have learned and observed in life is most of our own suffering is our own doing. A hard pill to swallow, but one that will let you really forgive, forget and move on for your own headspace. 

After loosing everything about 10 years ago I never fully got back into the systems ways. I live in a tiny cabin rent free and in the good weather live out of my van as much as I can. 

It was a blessing in disguise getting made bankrupt. They made it all do easy for me. All the balls and chains that entangled my soul were cut. At the time I wanted to kill myself. But today it was the key to a freedom I never knew existed. 

There was no depth or meaning to my soul in the ratrace. I was a product of the monopoly board. 

Its all perfectly designed to keep us living in ego. And while we are living in ego we dont even realise our true soul lies under it all. 

Theres not much left on the monopoly board that tickles me anymore. 

It cost me a lot to earn this sort of life wisdom. 

Anyhow, this is where I slept last night and I'm just having my coffee before I head up to a wee spot in the mountains for some meditation.

Out of a muddy pond blooms a lotus flower. 

Havent wrote anything long in a bit. Get a bit fed up with coming on here at times. Way too much doom and gloom. You know we are all going to die. Suffering is coming to us all. I dont see the point in getting caught up with the never ending cycle of suffering that has always been. I want enlightenment. To come into this life is a very rare thing in the universe. All effort must go towards your own liberation. I look at the hate on protesters faces. People are filled with negative emotions about things they have nothing to do with or have never even been to these places they have so much emotion for. Its not the situation, its your own inner self your venting. This negative poison is infecting all others around you. Who feels good around people loosing their rags. Be more loving and compassionate and let this postive light shine and ignite others around you. Its the only way. 

While you've food, health and friendship today. Make the most of it. As I said none of us are getting out of here alive. 

I challenge you to phantom plant a tree 

Peace and love 

The Phantom Planter and Wee Betty