You do good things, good things will happen to you.

I think I believe in Karma. Cause and Effect. Basic and Brilliant behaviour.

Moving house has done wonders for me recently, and can't believe I didn't do it sooner.
It's made me wake up to the standards that I set for friendships, how I behave towards my friends and what I'm prepared to accept in terms of behaviour.

And it seems that I too quickly and naively assume that living with people equates them as friends. Wrong! They can still fuck you over like a mugger in the street.

Living in a new house with new people has opened my eyes to this. Currently struck down with a vile chest cold, the girl I know least in my new house offers to go out and get me medicine and make me feel better. Selfless behaviour = good karma.
Whereas old housemates are no longer in touch, and don't reply to messages. It makes me think these were friends of convenience, and when living together became inconvenient they simply moved on; taking their gifts and the time I'd invested in them along. Can't get that time back, and that's what annoys me the most.

What's more, I have kind of remembered that lust opens your eyes to things around you. Just seeing a boy that you meet in a bar, a few times, on random dates totally lifted my head up. I realized I'd been walking around staring at the street for far too long. Am I scared of something? That someone will look and talk to me?

The funny thing about Karma is, when the boy went off the boil and he decided to sod off skiing, his football team began a series of awful humiliating defeats. But I suppose Buddha wouldn't approve of gloating in someone else's misfortune. Is it possible that Buddha is a Chelsea fan?

Life is too short to invest time and effort in relationships that give nothing or near to nothing in return. Give something good and a good friend will return it.

Here endeth the sermon.