Clever Clogs
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Location: BC
Location: BC
January 29th, 2008, 04:15 AM
I am in control of my life - I just need to lose weight, quit smoking, drink responsibly, remember speed kills, watch my intake of trans fats, be multicultural, think green, wear a bicycle helmet, get regular exercise, rat on my neighbors, eat the recommended daily number of fresh fruits and vegetables, etc... yeah I'm in control... I would rather be free though...
I am in control of my life - I just need to lose weight, quit smoking, drink responsibly, remember speed kills, watch my intake of trans fats, be multicultural, think green, wear a bicycle helmet, get regular exercise, rat on my neighbors, eat the recommended daily number of fresh fruits and vegetables, etc... yeah I'm in control... I would rather be free though...
Mighty Intellect
Posts: 1,932 
Location: Backwater, Ontario.
Location: Backwater, Ontario.
January 29th, 2008, 07:28 AM
Dancing Loon, you would have to define "control".
There are quite a few things no one can control: death, ultimately, health. We can do our best to forestall the former and improve the latter, but, as Aristotle said; "sh!t happens".
So, given a broad definition of control, yep, I is.
Happy also.
Dancing Loon, you would have to define "control".
There are quite a few things no one can control: death, ultimately, health. We can do our best to forestall the former and improve the latter, but, as Aristotle said; "sh!t happens".
So, given a broad definition of control, yep, I is.
Happy also.
A Mad Mulligan
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January 29th, 2008, 07:51 AM
Control is an illusion.
I am happy in my life.
Control is an illusion.
I am happy in my life.
January 29th, 2008, 08:25 AM
I have almost no control over my life.
I spend my days at the whim of to accident prone, virus prone, children. At the whim of my husband's career, which can mean he leaves town at a moments notice, or gets transfered almost as quickly.
I spend my days dealing with an unpredictable chronic pain condition that can turn a busy day into a day in bed in the bat of an eyelash.
I have almost no control over my life, but, it still manages to be a great one. Mainly, because I have control over how I react to what life throws at me.
I have almost no control over my life.
I spend my days at the whim of to accident prone, virus prone, children. At the whim of my husband's career, which can mean he leaves town at a moments notice, or gets transfered almost as quickly.
I spend my days dealing with an unpredictable chronic pain condition that can turn a busy day into a day in bed in the bat of an eyelash.
I have almost no control over my life, but, it still manages to be a great one. Mainly, because I have control over how I react to what life throws at me.
Super Genius
Posts: 1,378
Location: Southern Ontario
Location: Southern Ontario
January 29th, 2008, 09:09 AM
Control is an illusion? Hmmm... . let's ponder that for a minute.
It is my Birthright to be happy
I'm in Control of my Life
any other positive affirmation?
Quoting Unforgiven
Great, Forgiven! I leave the "Un" away, seems a negative you don't need, imho!
Control is an illusion.
I am happy in my life.
I am happy in my life.
Control is an illusion? Hmmm... . let's ponder that for a minute.
It is my Birthright to be happy
I'm in Control of my Life
any other positive affirmation?
Super Genius
Posts: 1,378
Location: Southern Ontario
Location: Southern Ontario
January 29th, 2008, 09:41 AM
O.k., all those are minor things and could be turned around, IF you (and I) really wanted to! So, mind over matter - change the things you can change. Stop whining!
I accept the things I cannot change
You would rather be free than in control?
I have the power to choose
I am a free Spirit
Quoting Scott Free
Hey, Scott..., you sound like the average Canadian, including me with a few alterations! I am in control of my life - I just need to lose weight, quit smoking, drink responsibly, remember speed kills, watch my intake of trans fats, be multicultural, think green, wear a bicycle helmet, get regular exercise, rat on my neighbors, eat the recommended daily number of fresh fruits and vegetables, etc... yeah I'm in control... I would rather be free though...
O.k., all those are minor things and could be turned around, IF you (and I) really wanted to! So, mind over matter - change the things you can change. Stop whining!
I accept the things I cannot change
You would rather be free than in control?
I have the power to choose
I am a free Spirit
Super Genius
Posts: 1,378
Location: Southern Ontario
Location: Southern Ontario
January 29th, 2008, 10:17 AM
What more do you want?
So, if you are happy, then you don't really need anything else, like freedom or power, do you? I think true happiness is the ultimate goal of all of us Earthlings. We all seem to wish for it, to long for it, to desire it... to hope for it. Of course, now we could argue about what makes us happy, and there could be quite a few variations.
Just a question.... to be happy, is that perhaps the meaning of life? It seems to me the pursuit, the constant striving towards happiness, could be the present meaning of life, couldn't it?
Nuggler, how difficult was it for you to get there, how long did it take? Share a few thoughts about that with us, please. Provide us with an uplifting affirmation!
Quoting Nuggler
I knew it, Nuggy! Happy as a pig in mud!
Dancing Loon, you would have to define "control".
There are quite a few things no one can control: death, ultimately, health. We can do our best to forestall the former and improve the latter, but, as Aristotle said; "sh!t happens".
So, given a broad definition of control, yep, I is.
Happy also.
There are quite a few things no one can control: death, ultimately, health. We can do our best to forestall the former and improve the latter, but, as Aristotle said; "sh!t happens".
So, given a broad definition of control, yep, I is.
Happy also.
What more do you want? So, if you are happy, then you don't really need anything else, like freedom or power, do you? I think true happiness is the ultimate goal of all of us Earthlings. We all seem to wish for it, to long for it, to desire it... to hope for it. Of course, now we could argue about what makes us happy, and there could be quite a few variations.
Just a question.... to be happy, is that perhaps the meaning of life? It seems to me the pursuit, the constant striving towards happiness, could be the present meaning of life, couldn't it?
Nuggler, how difficult was it for you to get there, how long did it take? Share a few thoughts about that with us, please. Provide us with an uplifting affirmation!
Super Genius
Posts: 1,378
Location: Southern Ontario
Location: Southern Ontario
January 29th, 2008, 10:31 AM
I have the power to accept what I cannot change
I wish you a pain free day, dear Karrie!
I have no pain, yet I'm dying slowly. (DON'T WE ALL?)
Quoting karrie
Karrie, I admire you! You learned you have the power to choose!
I have almost no control over my life.
I spend my days at the whim of to accident prone, virus prone, children. At the whim of my husband's career, which can mean he leaves town at a moments notice, or gets transfered almost as quickly.
I spend my days dealing with an unpredictable chronic pain condition that can turn a busy day into a day in bed in the bat of an eyelash.
I have almost no control over my life, but, it still manages to be a great one. Mainly, because I have control over how I react to what life throws at me.
I spend my days at the whim of to accident prone, virus prone, children. At the whim of my husband's career, which can mean he leaves town at a moments notice, or gets transfered almost as quickly.
I spend my days dealing with an unpredictable chronic pain condition that can turn a busy day into a day in bed in the bat of an eyelash.
I have almost no control over my life, but, it still manages to be a great one. Mainly, because I have control over how I react to what life throws at me.
I have the power to accept what I cannot change
I wish you a pain free day, dear Karrie!
I have no pain, yet I'm dying slowly. (DON'T WE ALL?)
Mighty Intellect
Posts: 1,932
Location: Backwater, Ontario.
Location: Backwater, Ontario.
January 29th, 2008, 08:34 PM
HeeeHooo controls the beer supply, controls the world.
"Confusedus say"
Dancing Loon;
I have never striven towards "happiness" per se. It either happens or it doesn't. Family, job, friends, attitude; all these have something to do with it. A bit too deep a topic for a common Nuggler.
Too deep.
Way too deep.
HeeeHooo controls the beer supply, controls the world.
"Confusedus say"
Dancing Loon;
I have never striven towards "happiness" per se. It either happens or it doesn't. Family, job, friends, attitude; all these have something to do with it. A bit too deep a topic for a common Nuggler.
Too deep.
Way too deep.
Super Genius
Posts: 1,378
Location: Southern Ontario
Location: Southern Ontario
January 29th, 2008, 09:05 PM
Nice, that you are happy. That means you are also a humble person... it doesn't take a million lotto win to make you happy!
To have family and a few friends is nice, but still not enough to make me happy.
While reading here and there I came upon the following little paragraph. It does make sense to me, because I know my mind is going non-stop with some gibberish over and over. To harness that train and load it with positive thinking, positive mantras and affirmations, it should create positive changes in my life! It should, theoretically!
Quoting Nuggler
We are only still at the surface, scratching a little, Nuggler!.
HeeeHooo controls the beer supply, controls the world.
"Confusedus say"
Dancing Loon;
I have never striven towards "happiness" per se. It either happens or it doesn't. Family, job, friends, attitude; all these have something to do with it. A bit too deep a topic for a common Nuggler.
Too deep.
Way too deep.
"Confusedus say"
Dancing Loon;
I have never striven towards "happiness" per se. It either happens or it doesn't. Family, job, friends, attitude; all these have something to do with it. A bit too deep a topic for a common Nuggler.
Too deep.
Way too deep.
Nice, that you are happy. That means you are also a humble person... it doesn't take a million lotto win to make you happy!
To have family and a few friends is nice, but still not enough to make me happy.
While reading here and there I came upon the following little paragraph. It does make sense to me, because I know my mind is going non-stop with some gibberish over and over. To harness that train and load it with positive thinking, positive mantras and affirmations, it should create positive changes in my life! It should, theoretically!
Quote:
http://www.successconsciousness.com/..._self_talk.htm.
Repeating affirmations is a powerful mental programming technique, which is not appreciated enough and is not well understood. There is a lot of information available on this subject nowadays, but few really know how to use it correctly, and fewer even try. To some, it seems just as a useless and impractical theory, but when well understood, it puts a wonderful and powerful tool in your hands. To affirm means to "make firm", which means making your desired desire or goal firm or real. It is a process of making positive statements about your goal. A statement that is often repeated, affects the subconscious mind, which then uses it enormous power to find ways to make it come true.
You reap whatever your conscious mind sows into your subconscious mind. Your often repeated thoughts and words shape your character and your life, according to whether they are constructive or destructive.
Give this method a try. You have nothing to lose, but only to gain. Try them for a couple of months and see if your life improves.
You reap whatever your conscious mind sows into your subconscious mind. Your often repeated thoughts and words shape your character and your life, according to whether they are constructive or destructive.
Give this method a try. You have nothing to lose, but only to gain. Try them for a couple of months and see if your life improves.
A Mad Mulligan
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Location: The Moonsine Cafe
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Location: The Moonsine Cafe
January 30th, 2008, 07:03 AM
To voice something doesn't necessarily make it so. Like saying that health is a birthright, won't make you any more healthy than you are.
And as I said, control is an illusion. An illusion that can be dispelled at any given moment.
Not to be argumentative mind you, nor take away the idea that positive thinking is beneficial, it's best not to confuse things.
Quoting dancing-loon
Everyone is entitled to an opinion I suppose.
Great, Forgiven! I leave the "Un" away, seems a negative you don't need, imho!
Control is an illusion? Hmmm... . let's ponder that for a minute.
It is my Birthright to be happy
I'm in Control of my Life
any other positive affirmation?
Control is an illusion? Hmmm... . let's ponder that for a minute.
It is my Birthright to be happy
I'm in Control of my Life
any other positive affirmation?
To voice something doesn't necessarily make it so. Like saying that health is a birthright, won't make you any more healthy than you are.
And as I said, control is an illusion. An illusion that can be dispelled at any given moment.
Not to be argumentative mind you, nor take away the idea that positive thinking is beneficial, it's best not to confuse things.
Super Genius
Posts: 1,378
Location: Southern Ontario
Location: Southern Ontario
January 30th, 2008, 07:45 AM
When I say, "I'm in control of my life", I mean my daily-living life. For instance, I do not have to have chaos around me! I can change that!
Should I get ill, of course I can't stop the illness to run its course, but I can accept it and assist in getting over it. That would make me feel empowered and generates an attitude of being in control.
Should I ever get into jail or other captivity, I still have my life with me and I can pull some mental levers to adjust my mind to the new situation, hence I'll be in control. As long as I have my mind and my life I can be in control, if I choose so!
For today, thinking of the two little girls frozen to death, I state that....
I have compassion for others and myself!
Your turn, china!
Quoting china
Interesting! I love it when you challenge me!! Maybe I found my master?? dancing -loon
-THEN PERHAPS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT .
-THEN PERHAPS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT .
When I say, "I'm in control of my life", I mean my daily-living life. For instance, I do not have to have chaos around me! I can change that!
Should I get ill, of course I can't stop the illness to run its course, but I can accept it and assist in getting over it. That would make me feel empowered and generates an attitude of being in control.
Should I ever get into jail or other captivity, I still have my life with me and I can pull some mental levers to adjust my mind to the new situation, hence I'll be in control. As long as I have my mind and my life I can be in control, if I choose so!
For today, thinking of the two little girls frozen to death, I state that....
I have compassion for others and myself!
Your turn, china!
