A little girl laid a dead butterfly on my bar and I was reminded of what I learned about butterflies in elementary school.
http://www.monarch-butterfly.com/
Life is short, sis, you gotta wing it!
So the monarch butterfly's life cycle is only 8 weeks, with exception to the fourth generation, which lives an additional four months, migrates to Mexico and finds a mate.
Okay.
So wouldn't you feel really gypped if you were generation three, breathing you little butterfly death rattle when your little butterfly niece gets to fly to Mexico, live more than twice as long as you, find herself a Latin lover and migrate north to continue the family name?
So I guess this applies to humans, too...
Live Life Like You've Got 6 Weeks to Live
My newest mission in life is Mission Monarch, which means living life like I've got six weeks to live.
I think this is pretty reasonable.
I mean, you never know when you're gonna be kicked off the island or be extracted from your mortal coil, right? So why deal with bullshit? YOU DON'T HAVE TIME FOR BULLSHIT...EVER.
So, here are my rules...
Your Mission, if you Choose to Accept it...
- If you ever think, "I don't have time for this," don't do it! It's a waste of your time.
- Don't waste your time with obligatory social engagements that will bore you to tears and cost you money. I mean, if you are in your best friend's wedding, sure. That's pretty important, but, if the thought of your ex's new fiance's wedding breaks you into hives, don't go. Someone else can sit at the single's table, get way too drunk and make an ass of themselves...
- Don't let them walk all over you. If you don't respect yourself, sis, no one else will. So tell that really hot guy that won't tell any of his friends you have been doin' the nasty for a whole year to go screw himself. On the other hand, be nice and keep his number..just hold out for something better.
- Take risks. C'mon, lady, you're only on this mortal coil for a limited-time engagement. Get on it! If you really want something, make it happen. I'm not saying that you should tell every tall, dark and handsome, "Is that a heat-seeking missile in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?" But you know...How many times have you regretted not saying anything? Think about 7th grade, senior year in high school, that hot guy in your college poetry class...
- It's not all about what they want you to be about. SO..break the rules! Wear white after labor day, ignore the TV and celebrity gossip, eat chocolate for breakfast, be single by choice, don't have kids (or do, but name them something really cool and teach them to play the ukulele)...The only expectations in life should be your own and it's better not to have them.
- Do something crazy. I don't mean something that they may actually put you in the loony bin for, but do something outrageous every once in a while! I want to go sky diving (and I'm totally-shit-my-pants-scared of heights, but I'll do it when I've got money and a pair of adult diapers on.)
- Watch this..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bi2pBZGJqj8
- Call your grandmother. She'll tell you "like it is" and you've only got her for a little while.
- Be kind.
- Sing at the top of your lungs, be the first on the dance floor, eat dessert first, don't dessert your friends and always have a good attitude..because it's all about your attitude.
Watching: Random Youtube music videos
Listening to: "Do You Love Me" by Guster
Reading: Charles Bukowski poems
