Things I've Learned

[StarSong]

I no longer eat to get full
I eat 'til I'm no longer hungry

I eat until the chocolate is gone.

 

[Geezerette]

Smiling and waving to people passing by, even if you don’t know them really well, or they you.
At a time recently when I was feeling kind of isolated, it made me feel really good when someone at this apt complex that I didn’t know real well did that to me!
They’re acknowledging your existence! And you theirs. Sometimes that’s what stuff boils down to!

 

[Gary O']

Things I've Learned​

...and have re-learned.....from time to time

When you clean a vacuum cleaner
you become......a vacuum cleaner

Likewise, when you accuse someone of judging others
you become someone who judges others
(I've recently experienced this)

The flower of common sense
does not grow in everyone's garden

This.....I have to re-learn......time and time again

 

[Gary O']

The last few years I've backed off of driving forward
swilling a pot of coffee and go go go

Taking a moment, even in the middle of a project, can be quite rewarding



Today, that moment gleaned a bit of a reward

Noticed a spider web laced with the dew of the morning



What an endeavor!




All that work
Wonder how long it took



Most times I just sweep those away

Not today

No

Not today

A moment savored

 

[NorthernLight]

I recently found out something about myself
I don't miss anybody
Not friends
Not family
Not anybody that's passed

I feel a bit odd about that
Like, maybe I'm lacking a gene or hormone
I see threads where someone posts how much they miss someone
I'm not there....can't get there

I do think about folks
…..and write about 'em
I sometimes even talk about missing someone.....but, really....I don't

Can't say I ever have....ever

Am I the lone duck on this?

I have a theory. Maybe it only applies to me. I think I only miss someone if there are regrets, unfinished business, unfulfilled expectations, that kind of thing. And if I do miss someone, I work hard to get over it.

 

[Gary O']

Things I've Learned​

Some folks love, even crave sniveling
They really get off on it

Then they turn it on you
Pointed, downright ugly defamatory remarks
It's a mixed bag of sniveling and snorting at the same time

Tough to deal with
So.....I don't

I've dealt with down heads most my life
Most times one on one (no audience)
Very rewarding, both parties

When a forum is involved, it's quite difficult
That's why, when it's successful, it's pretty darn wonderful
Happened here at SF

I don't do the hand holding, bleeding heart thing very well.

Anybod remember CAKCy?
Pretty freaking depressed
Wanted to do himself in
I suggested I dangle him over a cliff by his ankles
Give him a hand (sorta)
We got into some fun banter back and forth

Then the PMs started
Over a year ago
Daily
Nightly
Very thought filled guy

That's how it works for me

Strangers become friends, not clients, not acquaintances.....friends

I just sent him another PM

 

[Beezer]

I've learned that change is inevitable...except from a vending machine.

 

[Aunt Mavis]

Nobody disappoints like humans.

 

[oldaunt]

Arrogant people never understand how rude they are perceived.

 

[jujube]

I've learned that as soon as you "get it all together", you'll soon just forget where you put it.....

 

[Gary O']

Living in the moment

I tend to harp on this
But I’m mostly just reminding myself

What I have found
If
You see a person smiling, while doing anything, not necessarily smiling at anyone, they are probably living in the moment

If
You see a person frowning
They are living to get thru the moment

Not so sure that’s all bad, but, boy howdy, this in the moment thing has become quite precious since getting to the ages of hitting
Hitting the big five oh
Hitting the big six oh
Hitting the big seven oh


then there's

Getting to the big eight oh
Shuffling/wheeling into the big nine oh

then
oh

This keeps coming to the fore of my considerations

I've always been a planner
Looking forward

Now?
Get a certain age, ain't much to look at
Takes less than five minutes

Looking back can take all day
Telling, warning younger folk


Now...living in the present.....nice
rather fleeting, but nice



Yeah, get it while it's good

 

[Indiana Joe]

All the things I've learned I've mostly forgotten, so I'm trying hard to remember what's left in my head.....erm......

At some point the head don't work any more. You gotta write every down. When you forget how to write, that's the end of the line, unless you want to just sit around and continually drool all over yourself.

 

[Indiana Joe]

Nothing in the world like Irish eyes smiling!

Only if you still have teeth.

 

[Indiana Joe]

Things I've Learned​

The English language, you know, that one before texting, abreviations and smileys, but it's becoming more and more obsolete by the day IMHO.

I think they gave it up for memes.

 

[Lewkat]

Things I've Learned, is that I am still learning.​

 

[hearlady]

It didn't take me long to learn that retiring this instead of working one more year was a wise decision.
At the risk of feeling traitorous, my two worst supervisors of my working years were women.
I did have one that was wonderful. She was more mature and not needing to prove anything.
I, myself, wasn't a great supervisor in my younger years.

 

[Gary O']

Things I've Learned​

The height of self gratification..... is doing good for others

 

[C50]

I've learned not to sweat the BIG stuff, that's right, I said big.

I can't fix the economy, I have no effect on international relations, I'm not able to solve culture wars or make special interest groups happy.

I worry about the little things. Am I living within my means? Does my lawn need mowing? Is my sump pump OK? Do my kids need any help? I'll say hi just to acknowledge I see you. I'll tread lightly on my little piece of the earth.

I worry about the things I have some control over.

 

[StarSong]

I worry about the things I have some control over.

An excellent place to put the bulk of your energy. I try to do the same.

When it comes to big issues, I try to make them better in whatever small ways I can.

 

[Mr. Ed]

Things I've learned are body functions are not as reliable as before. When I pee, I am always surprised by that tiny bit urine that seeps out as I exit the bathroom.
I've learned a full head of hair is rarity among folks like me.
I cannot drive long distances as before
It takes a long time to recover from major surgery.
it is always refreshing when I come out of a psychological funk since major surgery 3 months ago.

 

[Gary O']

Things I've Learned​

The person that criticizes you for being too monetarily conservative
by saying things like.... 'What are you saving if for!?'

Most often becomes the same person asking for a loan

 

[Lakeland living]

Love doing good to those that need and deserve and just to be nice... Also like passing it on, yes like the movie... it works.
hmmm Yes it works for both llol

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I've learned not to sweat the BIG stuff, that's right, I said big.

I can't fix the economy, I have no effect on international relations, I'm not able to solve culture wars or make special interest groups happy.

I worry about the little things. Am I living within my means? Does my lawn need mowing? Is my sump pump OK? Do my kids need any help? I'll say hi just to acknowledge I see you. I'll tread lightly on my little piece of the earth.

I worry about the things I have some control over.

This is a great reminder.
Thanks.

 

[Rose65]

I miss a few people and I think of them from time to time.

I don't make any effort to contact them and they don't seem to make any effort to contact me.

Having said that, I do appreciate the time that we had together and the memories that we share.

Funny how much people mattered so much, yet how quickly we forget each other once we move on.

 

[Rose65]

Never volunteer.
Never make a big decision without sleeping on it.