got an agenda?

if you're going to have an agenda, at least make it friendly.

this is the journal my friend Heather made me to take on my travels.

It seems to me that one of the worst inventions humans ever created was an agenda.  I have one.  You have one.  My neighbour has one.  So does yours.  They come in all colours, shapes and sizes.  Book form, electronic, or a calendar posted on the kitchen wall..... we live by our agendas.   Some don't share theirs AT ALL.  They keep it all tucked away in their brains and let it fuel their mission. They remind us of what we want and what we must do to get what we want.  They hold our schedules, timetables, deadlines, appointments so we don't have to think about them.  Those navigators are necessary to free up our minds in order to pursue pot of gold goals.  You know, some people even testify that their agenda is a Godsend.  hmmmm............ Can't live without an agenda. 

Isn't that crazy?  Can you see why I suggest they are the worst invention ever?  No.......... Well, here's more.  They drive our choices, our days, our lives and make us single mindedly blind to the agenda of another.  You see, my agenda is more important than yours.  Isn't that right?  What I want is WAY more important than what you want.  I know this for a fact because I have a full agenda.  Yours has gaps. In fact. I know most of your agenda and it's ridiculous! Who in their right mind wants those things???

So often I know my agenda clashes with yours, but since I need to be rigid in my pursuit to get what I want accomplished, I'm not really concerned what yours holds. Mine's more important than yours.  My agenda. All MINE. And the more I rely on it...........on the so VERY important items that drive my mission to succeed, to WIN, the more psyched I am to do whatever it takes.  I have absolutely NO TIME to get to know you..... I'm way too busy getting my needs met.

At night, when we finally collapse in a heap on the couch after a full agenda day........of pushing to get what we want, to be recognized with email accolades, coffee mug prizes and air mile bonuses for trips we never have time for; when we let our guard down as we sink into a soft landing pad after clashing with other people intent on jousting for their pie of the agenda pie....... silent reality hits just for a scary split second.  Alone, except for our selfish attitudes.  It is only then we have the opportunity to address what is really important in life, but oddly is missing on the pages of our agenda scribblings ........ love, friendship, compassion, serving others, connecting, sharing.  

Then we push that aside.... pffffffft to that!  WE've got better fish to fry than that mushy stuff.  Let some do gooder social work type deal with that crap.  Besides, I've got church services booked in my trusty agenda.  I can listen to that sermon on Sunday.  Same old, same old.......

Sadly, the gas tank is empty anyways.  After a long day of working our agenda, we have no energy left.   Too tired to reflect.  Too tired to look in the mirror.  Too tired to care. So, we uncork the bottle of wine and pour ourselves a glass to toast ourselves as we close the book on another day. 

Gee....it sounds like one hand clapping.

AWOL? EXCUSE MOI??

Come out, come out where ever you are!!

Investigators probing the federal sponsorship scandal have charged key player and former adman Jean Lafleur with 35 counts of fraud totalling $1.58-million.

Police have issued an arrest warrant for the 66-year-old advertising executive who last surfaced in a resort town in Costa Rica nearly two years ago.

The arrest warrant was filed in Montreal late Friday by the Sûreté du Québec, which is now in contact with Interpol in an attempt to locate Mr. Lafleur.

“Mr. Lafleur has no known address . . . in the province of Quebec or elsewhere in Canada, that's why we asked for a warrant for his arrest,” said Crown prosecutor Ann-Mary Beauchemin on Monday.

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Why has this warrant for arrest taken so long? Why wasn't he watched? Why has this man been given YEARS to find a hiding place? How much money did he filter out of this country before, during and after the Sponsorship scandal?

I have more questions...........................WHY hasn't anyone from the Liberal Party been charged with fraud, corruption and dirty deeds over this fiasco?

Here's a list.....my feeling is that it's the tip of the iceberg........this cheat, who promptly succumbed to "Gomery" dementia during the inquiry.........has swindled taxpayer's money and is now living in sunnier climes.....................it truly leaves a bad taste in my mouth.