"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
A little hungover. Did a cruise to nowhere with the girls last night....lots of alcohol was involved!
ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
A few hours ago I felt like I was punched in the gut. After a night with my mom and some SoCo's...I feel much better. Scared and excited, but ready to face the next chapter in my life
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"...Dimitri...He talks to me...'.."The Ghost of Greece..".
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
A few hours ago I felt like I was punched in the gut. After a night with my mom and some SoCo's...I feel much better. Scared and excited, but ready to face the next chapter in my life
I hope all is well!!!
I've experienced many different new chapters in my life, some carefully planned out, some very unexpected. As I reflect on my life, I have found that every new chapter has helped to shape me in a new and beautiful way (no matter how painful they may have seemed at the time).
yeah speaking of new chapters, i have a long commute to and from work and it leaves a lot of time to think and reflect. i got home yesterday and posted this as my facebook status. i realized that decisions, no matter how small, can really alter the course of your life.
"one of the benefits, if you can call it that, of a long commute is it gives me time to think about things. today's subject was adult life in general. it seems to me that if i reduce it down to the simplest explanation, life is nothing more than a giant choose-your-own-adventure book. every decision, no matter how impulse, how mundane, how stupid, or how thought out, can have a significant impact on your life. i am starting to see how everything is connected and how most decisions lead to more decisions to be made. it is kind of funny how it all works out, but at the same time it is kinda scary how everything important can hinge on choosing correctly."
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
yeah speaking of new chapters, i have a long commute to and from work and it leaves a lot of time to think and reflect. i got home yesterday and posted this as my facebook status. i realized that decisions, no matter how small, can really alter the course of your life.
"one of the benefits, if you can call it that, of a long commute is it gives me time to think about things. today's subject was adult life in general. it seems to me that if i reduce it down to the simplest explanation, life is nothing more than a giant choose-your-own-adventure book. every decision, no matter how impulse, how mundane, how stupid, or how thought out, can have a significant impact on your life. i am starting to see how everything is connected and how most decisions lead to more decisions to be made. it is kind of funny how it all works out, but at the same time it is kinda scary how everything important can hinge on choosing correctly."
BEAUTIFUL!
About 6 months ago I chose incorrectly. STUPID decision. Big consequences. It immediately sent me into a week long depression, no eating, crying endlessly, no sleeping. I had to choose to snap out of it, except what I chose to do and the consequences of it (and fully change!). It has set me on a new and more positive course Since accepting this new mindset, I can now look back and laugh my ass off with friends regarding this situation.
yeah speaking of new chapters, i have a long commute to and from work and it leaves a lot of time to think and reflect. i got home yesterday and posted this as my facebook status. i realized that decisions, no matter how small, can really alter the course of your life.
"one of the benefits, if you can call it that, of a long commute is it gives me time to think about things. today's subject was adult life in general. it seems to me that if i reduce it down to the simplest explanation, life is nothing more than a giant choose-your-own-adventure book. every decision, no matter how impulse, how mundane, how stupid, or how thought out, can have a significant impact on your life. i am starting to see how everything is connected and how most decisions lead to more decisions to be made. it is kind of funny how it all works out, but at the same time it is kinda scary how everything important can hinge on choosing correctly."
BEAUTIFUL!
About 6 months ago I chose incorrectly. STUPID decision. Big consequences. It immediately sent me into a week long depression, no eating, crying endlessly, no sleeping. I had to choose to snap out of it, except what I chose to do and the consequences of it (and fully change!). It has set me on a new and more positive course Since accepting this new mindset, I can now look back and laugh my ass off with friends regarding this situation.
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
yeah the more i thought about it, the more i realized that making decisions just became much more complicated. i am more of an impulse person and do things on a whim most times. i figure you only live once, right? consequences be damned. i am at kind of a crossroads now and i can keep being that way, or i can be more mature and deliberate about things. the thought of that to me is scary.
glad you were able to bounce back from that wrong decision. was it one of those where you choose in the choose your own adventure book, read what happens next, and want to go back and take the other choice?? in the book you can do that, in life unfortunately we can't.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
yeah the more i thought about it, the more i realized that making decisions just became much more complicated. i am more of an impulse person and do things on a whim most times. i figure you only live once, right? consequences be damned. i am at kind of a crossroads now and i can keep being that way, or i can be more mature and deliberate about things. the thought of that to me is scary.
glad you were able to bounce back from that wrong decision. was it one of those where you choose in the choose your own adventure book, read what happens next, and want to go back and take the other choice?? in the book you can do that, in life unfortunately we can't.
YES If it were to be a part of a choose your own adventure book, I would go back and choose a different adventure. That is part of what consumed my mind the following week. "If only I had..., I should have..., I want to go back in time... Part of the acceptance for me was recognizing that I can't go back in time, so how do I move forward. No one was hurt in my adventure (thank GOD).
I have always lived on impulse. Two kids, marriage, divorce, dropped out of two colleges all before the age of 24. New college,even my Master's degree, ALL impulse. I have always loved that about myself. Now that I am older, I have realized (only in the last 6 months) that some times I do need to stop and think things through. Some things. Lately I have been asking, will I get hurt physically or could I hurt others. I'm still allowing for impulsive decisions, minor ones though.
YES If it were to be a part of a choose your own adventure book, I would go back and choose a different adventure. That is part of what consumed my mind the following week. "If only I had..., I should have..., I want to go back in time... Part of the acceptance for me was recognizing that I can't go back in time, so how do I move forward. No one was hurt in my adventure (thank GOD).
I have always lived on impulse. Two kids, marriage, divorce, dropped out of two colleges all before the age of 24. New college,even my Master's degree, ALL impulse. I have always loved that about myself. Now that I am older, I have realized (only in the last 6 months) that some times I do need to stop and think things through. Some things. Lately I have been asking, will I get hurt physically or could I hurt others. I'm still allowing for impulsive decisions, minor ones though.
this is all part of evolving. i know i am gonna do 3 things every day. i am gonna wake up, inhale/exhale, and make a mistake of some kind. it is just the fact of my life. i know those things are gonna happen. have impulse decisions put me where i am today? pretty much so. i wish i could go back and re-choose at certain points in my life, but overall i am glad that things happened the way they did because it brought me to where i am right now. i am in a very good frame of mind at the moment. some good things have happened to me recently, so i am trying really hard to make the right choices so that i don't screw it up, as i have been known to do.
you sound like me. i don't ever want to hurt anyone, and unfortunately some of my decisions have hurt people in the past. i regret that things happened that way, but everything happens for a reason. most times i think it happens to be a lesson to me and how to learn from my poor choices.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
yeah speaking of new chapters, i have a long commute to and from work and it leaves a lot of time to think and reflect. i got home yesterday and posted this as my facebook status. i realized that decisions, no matter how small, can really alter the course of your life.
"one of the benefits, if you can call it that, of a long commute is it gives me time to think about things. today's subject was adult life in general. it seems to me that if i reduce it down to the simplest explanation, life is nothing more than a giant choose-your-own-adventure book. every decision, no matter how impulse, how mundane, how stupid, or how thought out, can have a significant impact on your life. i am starting to see how everything is connected and how most decisions lead to more decisions to be made. it is kind of funny how it all works out, but at the same time it is kinda scary how everything important can hinge on choosing correctly."
I think about that a lot, and it never fails to blow my mind. I mean, literally, a decision to change a shirt before going out or to wear shoes you have to tie instead of slip ons or taking the stairs instead of the escalator can be a matter of life or death. I know that I changed the entire course of my life by not waiting an extra 20 seconds before getting up from a table to use the washroom. :shock: Never knowing which decision or action is going to impact you until the day you die is what keeps life interesting, but I also find it a little fucked up. Can't think about it too much or I'll be second guessing my every move. It could drive a person crazy, really. Not just thinking about how things wouldn't have happened a certain way if if if, but also what might have been if if if. It can really get to people if they over think it. Especially since we have zero way of knowing if things would have been better or worse had we not been impulsive or if we HAD been impulsive. That's why I think all we can really do is to try and do what feels right... trust your instincts and hope for the best.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I think about that a lot, and it never fails to blow my mind. I mean, literally, a decision to change a shirt before going out or to wear shoes you have to tie instead of slip ons or taking the stairs instead of the escalator can be a matter of life or death. I know that I changed the entire course of my life by not waiting an extra 20 seconds before getting up from a table to use the washroom. :shock: Never knowing which decision or action is going to impact you until the day you die is what keeps life interesting, but I also find it a little fucked up. Can't think about it too much or I'll be second guessing my every move.
i agree. i mean, my life would be completely different right now if i did not go to wrigley. me making that trip was a simple decision, but come that sunday i didn't want to leave. these were good consequences i think. i mean, if i made the trip and did not attend the preparties things would not have gone down like they did. if i had waited for a cab on a different corner things would have been different. had you not worn jeans that friday you would have been more comfortable :P :P see, every decision can impact your life.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
yeah speaking of new chapters, i have a long commute to and from work and it leaves a lot of time to think and reflect. i got home yesterday and posted this as my facebook status. i realized that decisions, no matter how small, can really alter the course of your life.
"one of the benefits, if you can call it that, of a long commute is it gives me time to think about things. today's subject was adult life in general. it seems to me that if i reduce it down to the simplest explanation, life is nothing more than a giant choose-your-own-adventure book. every decision, no matter how impulse, how mundane, how stupid, or how thought out, can have a significant impact on your life. i am starting to see how everything is connected and how most decisions lead to more decisions to be made. it is kind of funny how it all works out, but at the same time it is kinda scary how everything important can hinge on choosing correctly."
I think about that a lot, and it never fails to blow my mind. I mean, literally, a decision to change a shirt before going out or to wear shoes you have to tie instead of slip ons or taking the stairs instead of the escalator can be a matter of life or death. I know that I changed the entire course of my life by not waiting an extra 20 seconds before getting up from a table to use the washroom. :shock: Never knowing which decision or action is going to impact you until the day you die is what keeps life interesting, but I also find it a little fucked up. Can't think about it too much or I'll be second guessing my every move.
By nature I tend to think things through, plan things out, prepare for as much of life as I can...down to the tiny details (I mean really, it's overkill sometimes...my co-workers love it, but it can drive my family and friends nutty sometimes ). But then there are moments, especially with really big life decisions, that I act more impulsively, or more on gut. Fortunately those decisions have typically turned out to be good ones. It's always trying to find that balance between the rational mind and the emotional mind and trusting to choose directly. I can get stuck in over-thinking things too much and that's when I try to trust my gut.
Anyway...today I am feeling really really low on energy. This usually only happens when I'm getting sick :?
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
I think about that a lot, and it never fails to blow my mind. I mean, literally, a decision to change a shirt before going out or to wear shoes you have to tie instead of slip ons or taking the stairs instead of the escalator can be a matter of life or death. I know that I changed the entire course of my life by not waiting an extra 20 seconds before getting up from a table to use the washroom. :shock: Never knowing which decision or action is going to impact you until the day you die is what keeps life interesting, but I also find it a little fucked up. Can't think about it too much or I'll be second guessing my every move.
i agree. i mean, my life would be completely different right now if i did not go to wrigley. me making that trip was a simple decision, but come that sunday i didn't want to leave. these were good consequences i think. i mean, if i made the trip and did not attend the preparties things would not have gone down like they did. if i had waited for a cab on a different corner things would have been different. had you not worn jeans that friday you would have been more comfortable :P :P see, every decision can impact your life.
:fp: God dammit! I didn't think it would be THAT hot when I put my pants on!
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
By nature I tend to think things through, plan things out, prepare for as much of life as I can...down to the tiny details (I mean really, it's overkill sometimes...my co-workers love it, but it can drive my family and friends nutty sometimes ). But then there are moments, especially with really big life decisions, that I act more impulsively, or more on gut. Fortunately those decisions have typically turned out to be good ones. It's always trying to find that balance between the rational mind and the emotional mind and trusting to choose directly. I can get stuck in over-thinking things too much and that's when I try to trust my gut.
Anyway...today I am feeling really really low on energy. This usually only happens when I'm getting sick :?
i am one of those annoying heart on sleeve kind of guys. many times i make decisions with my heart and end up royally screwing up, but i think i have better success more frequently going with my heart. sometimes i am really thankful that my heart seems to be a better guide than my mind. and then sometimes i get burned by it...
i hope you are not getting sick!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
I think about that a lot, and it never fails to blow my mind. I mean, literally, a decision to change a shirt before going out or to wear shoes you have to tie instead of slip ons or taking the stairs instead of the escalator can be a matter of life or death. I know that I changed the entire course of my life by not waiting an extra 20 seconds before getting up from a table to use the washroom. :shock: Never knowing which decision or action is going to impact you until the day you die is what keeps life interesting, but I also find it a little fucked up. Can't think about it too much or I'll be second guessing my every move.
i agree. i mean, my life would be completely different right now if i did not go to wrigley. me making that trip was a simple decision, but come that sunday i didn't want to leave. these were good consequences i think. i mean, if i made the trip and did not attend the preparties things would not have gone down like they did. if i had waited for a cab on a different corner things would have been different. had you not worn jeans that friday you would have been more comfortable :P :P see, every decision can impact your life.
:fp: God dammit! I didn't think it would be THAT hot when I put my pants on!
when in doubt, always take the pants off
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
By nature I tend to think things through, plan things out, prepare for as much of life as I can...down to the tiny details (I mean really, it's overkill sometimes...my co-workers love it, but it can drive my family and friends nutty sometimes ). But then there are moments, especially with really big life decisions, that I act more impulsively, or more on gut. Fortunately those decisions have typically turned out to be good ones. It's always trying to find that balance between the rational mind and the emotional mind and trusting to choose directly. I can get stuck in over-thinking things too much and that's when I try to trust my gut.
Anyway...today I am feeling really really low on energy. This usually only happens when I'm getting sick :?
i am one of those annoying heart on sleeve kind of guys. many times i make decisions with my heart and end up royally screwing up, but i think i have better success more frequently going with my heart. sometimes i am really thankful that my heart seems to be a better guide than my mind. and then sometimes i get burned by it...
i hope you are not getting sick!
I go with my heart too... I don't have a way of knowing if that's been for better or worse, but I think it is at least probably a more fulfilling way of going through life, so that's something.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
By nature I tend to think things through, plan things out, prepare for as much of life as I can...down to the tiny details (I mean really, it's overkill sometimes...my co-workers love it, but it can drive my family and friends nutty sometimes ). But then there are moments, especially with really big life decisions, that I act more impulsively, or more on gut. Fortunately those decisions have typically turned out to be good ones. It's always trying to find that balance between the rational mind and the emotional mind and trusting to choose directly. I can get stuck in over-thinking things too much and that's when I try to trust my gut.
Anyway...today I am feeling really really low on energy. This usually only happens when I'm getting sick :?
i am one of those annoying heart on sleeve kind of guys. many times i make decisions with my heart and end up royally screwing up, but i think i have better success more frequently going with my heart. sometimes i am really thankful that my heart seems to be a better guide than my mind. and then sometimes i get burned by it...
i hope you are not getting sick!
Hopefully even when we get burned, there is a lesson in it. Sometimes I think i've been burned, and then I realize it was all just a lesson in the chapter.
Thank you! Having soup right now. Wound up taking a 4 hour nap and could absolutely not get up :? No fever though [will shrug]
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
I go with my heart too... I don't have a way of knowing if that's been for better or worse, but I think it is at least probably a more fulfilling way of going through life, so that's something.
it is fulfilling. there is a certain kind or romance in that i think.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.- Hemingway
Hopefully even when we get burned, there is a lesson in it. Sometimes I think i've been burned, and then I realize it was all just a lesson in the chapter.
Thank you! Having soup right now. Wound up taking a 4 hour nap and could absolutely not get up :? No fever though [will shrug]
Hi Sweetcheeks!!!
Take me piece by piece..... Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
Hopefully even when we get burned, there is a lesson in it. Sometimes I think i've been burned, and then I realize it was all just a lesson in the chapter.
Thank you! Having soup right now. Wound up taking a 4 hour nap and could absolutely not get up :? No fever though [will shrug]
Hi Sweetcheeks!!!
Hi Speedy!!! :wave: I think I need some of your chicken noodle soup right about now
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
i agree. i mean, my life would be completely different right now if i did not go to wrigley. me making that trip was a simple decision, but come that sunday i didn't want to leave. these were good consequences i think. i mean, if i made the trip and did not attend the preparties things would not have gone down like they did. if i had waited for a cab on a different corner things would have been different. had you not worn jeans that friday you would have been more comfortable :P :P see, every decision can impact your life.
:fp: God dammit! I didn't think it would be THAT hot when I put my pants on!
when in doubt, always take the pants off
Just be sure you can get them back on again... that was a close one for me. Literally almost went to the Wrigley show pantsless.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
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"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
most people never get the chance.
enjoy!
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"..That's One Happy Fuckin Ghost.."
“..That came up on the Pillow Case...This is for the Greek, With Our Apologies.....”
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
:fp:
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
I've experienced many different new chapters in my life, some carefully planned out, some very unexpected. As I reflect on my life, I have found that every new chapter has helped to shape me in a new and beautiful way (no matter how painful they may have seemed at the time).
If you ever need to talk, I'm here for you.
"one of the benefits, if you can call it that, of a long commute is it gives me time to think about things. today's subject was adult life in general. it seems to me that if i reduce it down to the simplest explanation, life is nothing more than a giant choose-your-own-adventure book. every decision, no matter how impulse, how mundane, how stupid, or how thought out, can have a significant impact on your life. i am starting to see how everything is connected and how most decisions lead to more decisions to be made. it is kind of funny how it all works out, but at the same time it is kinda scary how everything important can hinge on choosing correctly."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
About 6 months ago I chose incorrectly. STUPID decision. Big consequences. It immediately sent me into a week long depression, no eating, crying endlessly, no sleeping. I had to choose to snap out of it, except what I chose to do and the consequences of it (and fully change!). It has set me on a new and more positive course
That which does not kill us makes us stronger.
glad you were able to bounce back from that wrong decision. was it one of those where you choose in the choose your own adventure book, read what happens next, and want to go back and take the other choice?? in the book you can do that, in life unfortunately we can't.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
I have always lived on impulse. Two kids, marriage, divorce, dropped out of two colleges all before the age of 24. New college,even my Master's degree, ALL impulse. I have always loved that about myself. Now that I am older, I have realized (only in the last 6 months) that some times I do need to stop and think things through. Some things. Lately I have been asking, will I get hurt physically or could I hurt others. I'm still allowing for impulsive decisions, minor ones though.
you sound like me. i don't ever want to hurt anyone, and unfortunately some of my decisions have hurt people in the past. i regret that things happened that way, but everything happens for a reason. most times i think it happens to be a lesson to me and how to learn from my poor choices.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
I think about that a lot, and it never fails to blow my mind. I mean, literally, a decision to change a shirt before going out or to wear shoes you have to tie instead of slip ons or taking the stairs instead of the escalator can be a matter of life or death. I know that I changed the entire course of my life by not waiting an extra 20 seconds before getting up from a table to use the washroom. :shock: Never knowing which decision or action is going to impact you until the day you die is what keeps life interesting, but I also find it a little fucked up.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Anyway...today I am feeling really really low on energy. This usually only happens when I'm getting sick :?
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
:fp: God dammit!
i hope you are not getting sick!
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
Thank you! Having soup right now. Wound up taking a 4 hour nap and could absolutely not get up :? No fever though [will shrug]
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
"I need your strength for me to be strong...I need your love to feel loved"