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:fp:"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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Mamasan23 wrote: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'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).
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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.""You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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gimmesometruth27 wrote: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."
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 courseSince accepting this new mindset, I can now look back and laugh my ass off with friends regarding this situation.
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jbarbian wrote:gimmesometruth27 wrote: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."
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 courseSince 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.
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."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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gimmesometruth27 wrote: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.
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.0 -
jbarbian wrote: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.
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."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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gimmesometruth27 wrote: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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PJ_Soul wrote: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.
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
PJ_Soul wrote:gimmesometruth27 wrote: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.
). 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 :?
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gimmesometruth27 wrote:PJ_Soul wrote: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.
: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. ~ Desiderata0 -
comebackgirl wrote: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 hope you are not getting sick!"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
PJ_Soul wrote::fp: God dammit!
I didn't think it would be THAT hot when I put my pants on!
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."0 -
PJ_Soul wrote:gimmesometruth27 wrote:PJ_Soul wrote: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.
:fp: God dammit!I didn't think it would be THAT hot when I put my pants on!
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gimmesometruth27 wrote:comebackgirl wrote: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 hope you are not getting sick!With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata0 -
gimmesometruth27 wrote:comebackgirl wrote: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 hope you are not getting sick!
Thank you! Having soup right now. Wound up taking a 4 hour nap and could absolutely not get up :? No fever though [will shrug]
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PJ_Soul wrote: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."You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
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comebackgirl wrote: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]Take me piece by piece.....
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SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:comebackgirl wrote: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]
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comebackgirl wrote:PJ_Soul wrote:gimmesometruth27 wrote: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. ~ Desiderata0
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