Posted by: Sue Ann Edwards | July 25, 2007

A Bit of Zen Humor – sent by a friend

  1. Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead.  Do not walk ahead of me for I may not follow.  Do not walk beside me either.  Just pretty much leave me the hell alone.
  2. The journey of 1000 miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaky tire.
  3. It’s always darkest before dawn.  So if you’re going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.
  4. Don’t be irreplaceable.  If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.
  5. Always remember that you’re unique.  Just like everyone else.
  6. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
  7. If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
  8. Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes.  That way, when you criticize them, you’re a mile away and you have their shoes.
  9. If at first you don’t succeed, then skydiving is not for you.
  10. Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day.  Teach him how to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer all day.
  11. If you lend someone $20.00 and you never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
  12. Some days you’re the bug; some days you’re the windshield.
  13. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
  14. Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
  15. The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back into your pocket.
  16. A closed mouth gathers no foot.
  17. Duct tape is like “The Force”.  It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together.
  18. There are two theories to arguing with women.  Neither of them works.
  19. Generally speaking, you aren’t learning much when your lips are moving.
  20. Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
  21. Never miss a good chance to shut up.
  22. Never, under any circumstance, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.


Responses

  1. why is it the one that rang most true was: sometimes you’re the bug, sometimes you’re the windshield?

  2. I’ve always liked these witticisms. :) #12. I’ve also heard it as “Sometimes you’re the pigeon, sometimes you’re the statue.” Sigh. Ain’t it the truth!

  3. I like No.3 and No.8.
    They are for Masters only.

  4. LOL I love to see what struck home for everyone. The one that got me going was No. 11:

    “Never miss a good chance to shut up.”

    LOL I’m still giggling (and will ponder THIS wisdome carefully!)

  5. ((SE))

    ((motherwintermoon))

    ((tanaka))

    ((Grace))

    BIG Smiles all around!

    It’s healthy to laugh with ourselves!

    I think if I asked my family, they’d point to #1 for me. There are days when I need some ’space’ for just ‘me’. And those days I have all the social skills of a bear.

    p.s. As I craned myself in different directions working on the electrical system of our lawn tractor today, I thought of this:

    A bug has a lot of guts!

    And I’d rather soar like a pigeon, the be a walking eagle.

    Walking eagle?!

    Yes, walking eagle. He’s so full of it he can’t fly.

  6. Sue Ann,

    Walking Eagle, something like a name of an American Indian’s chief or did he exist really?.
    Anyway it fits you very well,I think.

    Humor is the key of Life, especially for me.

    Lately I found the wonderful video, which shows the beautiful friendship,full of humor.
    Stevie Wonder and Michael Sembello , they are two of my idols for years.

  7. I’ve been working at and on our country home over the past few days, so I didn’t get a chance to comment….yet. I shared what you said with my family, about me being a walking eagle.

    They laughed. My daughter spoke up: ‘Well that explains the brown eyes.’ My husband followed with: ‘I haven’t seen her fly lately, either.’

    OK, I’ll be a walking eagle. Too full of shit to fly.

    rofl


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