Being real, being a whole person


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"People say you should listen to your inner voice, but my inner voice is always going on about burning down the garages of people who are mean to me. Maybe I should listen to my inner voice’s inner voice. I imagine it just wants love and kindness. And matches, probably. I can never find matches."

~~from You Are Here: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds by Jenny Lawson
 
Paco Dennis said:
"Your potential, the absolute best you’re capable of—that’s the metric to measure yourself against. Your standards are. Winning is not enough. People can get lucky and win. People can be assholes and win. Anyone can win. But not everyone is the best possible version of themselves."
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Trying to live to "your potential, the absolute best you’re capable of"... yes, I believe in that, P.D. And sometimes one's best moments, in that regard, are when one isn't even "trying".
 
I disagree about mistakes. There are, in my opinion, none. They are lessons learned from which we either never repeat or, sadly, never learn. Often it's a choice. As for opinions, well, sometimes there's no reason to even offer a source as long as it is simply an opinion you offer and nothing more. Too often, a big deal is made out of not much at all.

Those who seek to deceive will do so regardless, and the less energy spent on arguing and disagreeing is a total exercise in futility. Time wasted and frustrations soar.
 
"{I}f you follow the advice of “positive thinking” advocates and purge everyone who 'brings you down,'…you risk being very lonely or, what is worse, cut off from reality. The challenge of family…or group life of any kind, is to keep gauging the moods of others, accommodating to their insights, and offering comfort when needed."
~~from Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking has Undermined America by Barbara Ehrenreich
 
Nathan said:
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I have an elderly neighbor next door. She is the sweetest person. We both have Live Oaks in our front yards and I've been using the blower on my driveway every day to get rid of the acorns. Hers were building up, so the other day I went next door and blew them off her driveway as well.

I remembered last year when she was using a broom to sweep them off and wasn't getting anywhere. I used the blower then as well and she was so appreciative. It does feel good to help others.
 
Nathan said:
Interesting perspective, particularly that you qualify your perception as "spiritually". But Perception is personal, as is Faith, not in the same realm as "evidence" or "fact" which are observable and verifiable by other people. Example: I make a public statement that the sky is orange, and I insist that it is real. That may be my perception, and my opinion, but that does not make it real.
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It makes it real to you, everyone is simply bonkers
 
I am the complete and whole product of me, beware of imitations. No one can do me except my wife who knows me well.
 
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