The thing is (my opinion on stuff as I think about it, some heavy, some light)

I used to weep at the drop of a hat.

Not so much anymore...over the years I've learned to suppress most all of my emotions.

Not quite sure why, but I know that feeling when it's all done and it is quite liberating.
 

An idyllic life

Turns out, we all have it
Thing is, it can come in itty bitty pieces
Like one from wunna those humongous puzzles
Quite easy to miss if yer not careful
Oftentimes they'll not even make it back into the box
Getting stepped on by the dirty shoe of ill feelings

One has a hard time retrieving those
Blaming others for being so careless
Unless one bends, lifts their shoe, and carefully examines their own soul

Wait too long and that precious missing piece will have no where too fit
 
In search of a butter life!:cool:


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Gary O' said:
Yes, I believe in God
I don’t believe he went around saying ‘THOU SHALT NOT!
I do, however, believe that was the lingo back in the day
No, I believe today it’d be written ‘Man! Don’t do that! It’ll mess you up!’

I think man, especially old men, should knock off any work ever seven days
…and have pancakes on that day
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I’ve got more stuff
….hasn’t come to me yet

but it will
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Boy those pancakes look yummy I’m starving
 
gennie said:
My ex-husband saw tears (or any expression of emotion) as a sign of weakness and didn't allow it from either his wife or his children. Or at least he tried to squash it. Left a mark on all of us. I did say ex, didn't I?
Yes, owe it to the way we were raised, cannot blame it on 'The Sins of Our Fathers,' but we were incapable of change.'
Also, emotionally stunted in many of those emotions to interact with others.
"Be tough."
We wore
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Toast

Ever notice how long it takes to make toast?
About the same amount of time it takes water to boil.
It can seem a mini eon

'Cause, if that's the only thing you are waiting for, the time shuffles by rather slowly, don't it.

Heh, and if you are in a hurry and you force the lever up, well, that ain't toast.


Making toast

If you are;
stuck (on a project, or problem)
pissed
missing someone or something

make toast

If you are;
down hearted
in a hurry (to screw things up)

make toast

If you are;
absent minded
in a general dither


make toast



Thing is, there's a magical element of elapsed time, not even sure how long that is, but it's a span very necessary to settle the mind.
This time cannot be used in other busy forms
Most of us are not given to staring blankly into space.
However, for some inexplicable reason, if we fixate on making toast, we easily fall into Zen like states of mind.

And if you are intent on the toast, it's impossible to remain in that squirrel cage you were going nowhere in

and,

you end up with

toast.

....this can also work to remedy hunger
 
Some fond memories here. We would pile into the old Ford and take a Sunday drive, weather permitting. We would drive up on the old CCC dirt roads and usually stop to pick berries or have a picnic. Very seldom meet another car and the homes were far apart.

Me, gram and gramp, mom and my step-dad. All smoked except gram and me, but gram always has to have the car windows up as she didn’t want a breeze blowing on her. When we would stop and open the door, it was like a smoke bomb going off. Yet, they all lived long, good lives.

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Pappy said:
Some fond memories here. We would pile into the old Ford and take a Sunday drive, weather permitting. We would drive up on the old CCC dirt roads and usually stop to pick berries or have a picnic. Very seldom meet another car and the homes were far apart.

Me, gram and gramp, mom and my step-dad. All smoked except gram and me, but gram always has to have the car windows up as she didn’t want a breeze blowing on her. When we would stop and open the door, it was like a smoke bomb going off. Yet, they all lived long, good lives.

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Now, even if families WOULD go on a Sunday drive, everyone except the driver (hopefully) would have their eyes glued to a smartphone.
 
maggiemae said:
Gary, I don't think you have to be physically in a church to appreciate God's creations or have a conversation with him. I grew up in a small Southern town where the Church was almost in our backyard and the parsonage was next door. I realized as a young girl that there were people in the church every Sunday that did not practice what was preached after they left the doors.
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Company the human race can be there.
No threat just company....why church was attended to have something to do than look at trees and a fire.
 

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