John Parkin - The Way of F**k It: Small book. Big Wisdom.

John C. Parkin and Gaia Pollini, 2009 The moral rights of the author have been asserted. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced by any mechanical, photographic or electronic process, or in the form of a phonographic recording; nor may it be stored in a retrieval system, transmitted or otherwise be copied for public or private use, other than for fair use as brief quotations embodied in articles and reviews, without prior written permission of the publisher. The author of this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of any technique as a form of treatment for physical or medical problems without the advice of a physician, either directly or indirectly. The intent of the author is only to offer information of a general nature to help you in your quest for emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

In the event you use any of the information in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, the author and the publisher assume no responsibility for your actions. A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Hardback ISBN: 978-1-84850-156-0
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The rather beautiful process of putting this book together has been one of continuous simplification. Now, it is difficult to throw out ideas. So we had the idea a while back of writing an introduction that talked about the process of throwing things out, and also referring to some of the things we threw out That way wed trick ourselves into thinking we werent really throwing them out.
You see? The minds a tricky blighter: you have to keep it happy in one way or another. was commonly used in PowerPoint presentations some years ago. K.I.S.S. means Keep It Simple, Stupid (I think that comma was necessary, otherwise it could have read Keep it Simple and Stupid, and that probably wasnt the point). means Keep It Simple, Stupid (I think that comma was necessary, otherwise it could have read Keep it Simple and Stupid, and that probably wasnt the point).

Now I love the sentiment, of course, but did the person who invented it have to use the word stupid? Why did he (and I assume it was a he, Im afraid) have to be so insulting? If a woman had written it, I suspect it would have been
K.I.S.S., Keep It Simple, Sweetheart.
Oh sure, Id respond, thanks for the advice, Ill really try. Instead of my rather more alpha response to the original Keep It Simple, Stupid: Dont call me stupid, or itll be outside for you. Anyway, this process of simplification also neatly mirrors the whole process weve gone through with F**k It. Reaching the realisation that this profanity can create profound change in our lives, and can actually constitute a spiritual process would this realisation have been possible without the 20 years of serious study of meditation and Eastern philosophy, without the struggle for answers and clarity? Who knows. But whats for sure is that F**k It supplies for all of us a wonderful, practically miraculous, shortcut to liberation in our lives. Maybe this is a simplification too far, but I would suggest that this very Western profanity sums up all of the best Eastern wisdom.

It does so because it quite uniquely in our (Western) language contains the implicit suggestion that things just dont matter as much as we think they do. In two words, we realise that our problems arise because we take things too seriously, and that letting go of this seriousness, this sense of things mattering so much, can create liberation and change in our lives. This is what the Buddhists were going on about with all that stuff about attachment and suffering. Its true. It can just be hard to get your head round. Whereas F**k It is not.

We all know, instantly, why F**k It works to create more freedom in our lives. So you can do the same in your life as weve done in ours, with the process of F**k It and of this book: sure, you can study all the Eastern philosophy too, read all the self-help books, do all the therapy, but keep bringing it back to the basics, the simple. And theres no better way to do that than with F**k It. So have a look here at some of the drawings we played with (and threw out), including some of the boys (who, rather beautifully, always refer to this idea in their heavy Italian accent as fook eet). What weve left you with in the end is the idea at its purest: quick powerful ideas as to how to use F**k It in your life, every day. Read the book through from front to back if you want.

Or use it by opening randomly and finding whats right for you at that moment. The latter process works miraculously, like divination cards, providing you with the right message at exactly the right time. One thing about the process of putting this book together: its been a joy to do everything together (rather than the usual process of writing alone), sitting looking out over the hills wondering how to illustrate each idea always pushing each other to better and better ideas (which often included responses like this, only possible between man and wife: No, thats totally rubbish, what about this?). Its been great. Weve ended up with something we love, and, with the help of our supportive and inspired publisher, Hay House, were getting it to you in exactly the form we wanted. So, please, get stuck in. So, please, get stuck in.

Open and start to unleash the magic of F**k It in your life. And it is magic, youll see soon enough. So, well say it again, in the hallowed name of keeping it simple, true and powerful: Please open and start to unleash the magic of F**k It into your life. Pause Later Okay, so we wrote that introduction on the plane back to Italy. Returning home we found that Arco, one of our boys, had done a drawing for this book and look at it (opposite) a magician unleasing some F**k It magic (his words) for someone. By gum, this stuff surprises even us sometimes.

So it now seems appropriate to open with Arcos magic contribution. Love,
John, Gaia, Arco & Leone xx

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