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"Living in the Now" means living with the realities of life; with all it's cuts and bruises, as well as it's flowers and kisses.
Sugar-coated platitudes are disappointments looking for a place to roost.
By all means enjoy the good stuff, but always be aware of the bad stuff that may be sneaking up on you.
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I don't agree with you Donavan.
I don't think living in the now has any connection to "always being aware of the bad stuff that may be sneaking up on you".
If I am "aware" as you say, I am in a way expecting bad things to happen, based on my past experiences and my fears for what the future may hold. By doing this I am influencing those bad things to happen.
We are constantly communicating. Our body language and energy is communication on a sub concious level, and things we say or write on the boards is direct communication.
The things we communicate will influence others.
But it is difficult to explain what I mean, although I think there might be people who see these words and find something in there that is of use to them.
There will also be a lot of people who consider it to be mindless drivel.
It's all in the way you read it, and where you are personally.
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I am aware that you don't agree. That is your priviledge.
But, to ignore the negative possibilities means not preparing for them, and lack of preparation can be devastating.
Don't, for a single moment, believe that "Bad things don't happen to nice people." There is little in life that we have complete control over - other people's decisions and actions *do* have an influence on our lives - sometimes a very important influence, and it's not always 'positive'.
Accepting the possibilities, recognizing the potential, and preparing for the unexpected, can often lessen the impact.
Look at the world around you - it is filled with sleazeballs who are more than happy to take advantage of that "nice kid", "nice couple", "nice old lady", etc.
I'm not saying lock yourself up in your house and hide away - just take a few precautions.
An umbrella in the rain is better than nothing. (which doesn't exist, according to Dali.)
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'Living in the now' doesn't have anything to do with being naively positive, unawareness or ignorance of the ways of the world; quite the contrary. I think it's too big a concept to merely dismiss this way, before even looking into what it actually means.
But since it has 'the power' to cause so many dismissive reactions - maybe it would be an idea to actually investigate further?
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"Living in the Now" means living with the realities of life; with all it's cuts and bruises, as well as it's flowers and kisses.
Sugar-coated platitudes are disappointments looking for a place to roost.
By all means enjoy the good stuff, but always be aware of the bad stuff that may be sneaking up on you.
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I don't agree with you Donavan.
I don't think living in the now has any connection to "always being aware of the bad stuff that may be sneaking up on you".
If I am "aware" as you say, I am in a way expecting bad things to happen, based on my past experiences and my fears for what the future may hold. By doing this I am influencing those bad things to happen.
We are constantly communicating. Our body language and energy is communication on a sub concious level, and things we say or write on the boards is direct communication.
The things we communicate will influence others.
But it is difficult to explain what I mean, although I think there might be people who see these words and find something in there that is of use to them.
There will also be a lot of people who consider it to be mindless drivel.
It's all in the way you read it, and where you are personally.
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I am aware that you don't agree. That is your priviledge.
But, to ignore the negative possibilities means not preparing for them, and lack of preparation can be devastating.
Don't, for a single moment, believe that "Bad things don't happen to nice people." There is little in life that we have complete control over - other people's decisions and actions *do* have an influence on our lives - sometimes a very important influence, and it's not always 'positive'.
Accepting the possibilities, recognizing the potential, and preparing for the unexpected, can often lessen the impact.
Look at the world around you - it is filled with sleazeballs who are more than happy to take advantage of that "nice kid", "nice couple", "nice old lady", etc.
I'm not saying lock yourself up in your house and hide away - just take a few precautions.
An umbrella in the rain is better than nothing. (which doesn't exist, according to Dali.)
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'Living in the now' doesn't have anything to do with being naively positive, unawareness or ignorance of the ways of the world; quite the contrary. I think it's too big a concept to merely dismiss this way, before even looking into what it actually means.
But since it has 'the power' to cause so many dismissive reactions - maybe it would be an idea to actually investigate further?
