How Things Have Changed

1955

1955

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It used to be I always did things the best I could so much some people called me a perfectionist. I didn’t really care because it made me feel good about the job & myself.

Anyway, now I look at the job & decide how much longer does it have to last. Then I decide how much time do I want to piss away on it. Then God forbid I even contemplate hiring someone to do it.

It’s not that I’m getting lazy it’s just that I’m more interested in doing what I want and there’s only so much time left. Sometimes I even count the time it takes to piss & realize there’s 20 seconds I pissed away.

When I’m helping my buddy who’s similar I keep telling him maybe it doesn't have to be that good. How much time do you have left? Then we look at each other - yeah that's good enough!
 

1955 said:
It used to be I always did things the best I could so much some people called me a perfectionist. I didn’t really care because it made me feel good about the job & myself.

Anyway, now I look at the job & decide how much longer does it have to last. Then I decide how much time do I want to piss away on it. Then God forbid I even contemplate hiring someone to do it.

It’s not that I’m getting lazy it’s just that I’m more interested in doing what I want and there’s only so much time left. Sometimes I even count the time it takes to piss & realize there’s 20 seconds I pissed away.

When I’m helping my buddy who’s similar I keep telling him maybe it doesn't have to be that good. How much time do you have left? Then we look at each other - yeah that's good enough!
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I thought it was only me.
 
Gaer said:
Not me: I run to meet the future. My life is eternal, unending.
This Earth life isn't the end. It's actually just the beginning.
I like being on the Earth now but what's ahead will be a thousand
times better. Wonders not even describable.
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I like your attitude. I have been convinced now for some time that keeping your mood up, your mood positive is one of the secrets to happiness. I just wish I could figure out how to do it on a consistent basis.
 
Hyperion said:
I like your attitude. I have been convinced now for some time that keeping your mood up, your mood positive is one of the secrets to happiness. I just wish I could figure out how to do it on a consistent basis.
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@Hyperion,
This is not a "mood" from the relative mind, which is fluid, everchanging.
The state of pure existence underlies all that exists.
Underneath the most subtle layer of existence lies the abstract, absolute
field of pure Being; transcendental and unmanifested.
This is neither energy nor matter, but the state of pure Being.
This can be experienced and maintained through the technique
of Transcendental Deep meditation. This infuses with your
consciousness and is lived in your daily life, naturally.
This cannot be attained by "trying" to think positive thoughts.
I suppose this begins with the ancient Vedic religion, but
I follow no religion.
 
Gaer said:
@Hyperion,
This is not a "mood" from the relative mind, which is fluid, everchanging.
The state of pure existence underlies all that exists.
Underneath the most subtle layer of existence lies the abstract, absolute
field of pure Being; transcendental and unmanifested.
This is neither energy nor matter, but the state of pure Being.
This can be experienced and maintained through the technique
of Transcendental Deep meditation. This infuses with your
consciousness and is lived in your daily life, naturally.
This cannot be attained by "trying" to think positive thoughts.
I suppose this begins with the ancient Vedic religion, but
I follow no religion.
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I have not tried meditation, I should give it a try.
 
My mood improves when I don’t let negative mind chatter overrun my conscious thought. People call it many things but whatever works is fine. I find doing things I enjoy works well, taking a walk, helping someone else, and if necessary meditating. If all else fails I take a pill & try to reset.
 
Hyperion said:
I like your attitude. I have been convinced now for some time that keeping your mood up, your mood positive is one of the secrets to happiness. I just wish I could figure out how to do it on a consistent basis.
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Start thinking about retirement, find things you would love to do and work at making a plan to do those things when you retire. Then and only then will your daily life improve as you have something wonderful waiting for you, after you stop the daily routine...I speak from experience! I am now 72 and loving retirement, I loved my work too!
 
Force of habit maybe, but I still try to get most things I do as close to perfect as I can. It just makes me feel better about whatever it is I'm doing. There is no way I will ever finish everything I want to do before I have to roll off this mortal coil, so I've just decided not to worry about it, and continue to do things to the best of my ability.
 
Shalimar said:
Transcendental meditation works well for me, has since I first embraced it at twenty years of age.
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So did I!
I must tell you this!
The Maharishi was sitting in a large chair onstage. He came off the stage during his lecture,
walked deep into the crowd of , maybe 600-700 people and
gave a long stemmed red rose to me, to my Son and to my Daughter. I was ASTONISHED!
I think he saw the Angels around us. My children practiced the "walking TM".
He said nothing. He just smiled.
 
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