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brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
edited April 12 in All Encompassing Trip
Here's one to start with:


“The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 12,007
    My  mum sent me this.
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    23scidoo23scidoo Thessaloniki,Greece Posts: 18,521
    ''My character is me..
    my behavior is you.."
    Athens 2006. Dusseldorf 2007. Berlin 2009. Venice 2010. Amsterdam 1 2012. Amsterdam 1+2 2014. Buenos Aires 2015.
    Prague Krakow Berlin 2018. Berlin 2022
    EV, Taormina 1+2 2017.

    I wish i was the souvenir you kept your house key on..
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    lastexitlondon said:
    My  mum sent me this.

    Nice word your mum sent, I like it!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,838
    The more you know
    The more you know you don't know
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    FifthelementFifthelement Lotusland Posts: 6,921
    Don’t eat yellow snow!   It’s an oldie but a goodie 🤪🤣

    The other pearls of wisdom are lovely.
    "What the CANUCK happened?!? - Esquimalt Barber Shop
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    Loujoe said:
    The more you know
    The more you know you don't know

    Absolute truth!  :smiley:                  
    Fifthelement said:
    Don’t eat yellow snow!   It’s an oldie but a goodie 🤪🤣

    The other pearls of wisdom are lovely.

    I learned that one when I moved back east for a while (and no, not the hard way  :lol:  )
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,444
    Grieving is the price you pay for loving.
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    lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 12,007
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Grieving is the price you pay for loving.
    Beautiful and true
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    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
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    LoujoeLoujoe Posts: 7,838
    Mamma told me there'd be days like this there'd be days like this my mamma said.

    Also fishing and gardening over many years has taught me patience 
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Grieving is the price you pay for loving.
    So true.
    Loujoe said:
    Mamma told me there'd be days like this there'd be days like this my mamma said.

    Also fishing and gardening over many years has taught me patience 
    I am so bad with patience that I suspect if there is a god, my job in this life is to teach God to be patient with me learning patience. 

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    JOEJOEJOEJOEJOEJOE Posts: 10,444
    edited April 13
    lastexitlondon said:
    JOEJOEJOE said:
    Grieving is the price you pay for loving.
    Beautiful and true
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    pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,211
    The most important things in your life are not things but the people in your life.  Cherish them.

    And Be Kind.  A kind word or nice pleasant hello or smile can do wonders for people 
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    SpunkieSpunkie I come from downtown. Posts: 5,583
    My dad's favorite: "Quit yer bitching".
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    edited April 14
    pjhawks said:
    The most important things in your life are not things but the people in your life.  Cherish them.

    And Be Kind.  A kind word or nice pleasant hello or smile can do wonders for people 
    Nice, both!
    Spunkie said:
    My dad's favorite: "Quit yer bitching".

    What, me ever be bitching?  :lol:
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,059
    pjhawks said:
    The most important things in your life are not things but the people in your life.  Cherish them.

    And Be Kind.  A kind word or nice pleasant hello or smile can do wonders for people 
    The younger generation calls this "creepy" now, lol.
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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,059
    Don't eat the yellow snow!
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the 'Peanuts' comic strip.
    You don't have to actually answer the questions. Just ponder on them. Just read it straight through, and you'll get the point.
    1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world.
    2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners.
    3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant.
    4. Name ten people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.
    5. Name the last half dozen Academy Award winners for best actor and actress.
    6. Name the last decade's worth of World Series winners.
    How did you do?
    The point is, none of us remember the headliners of yesterday.
    These are no second-rate achievers.
    They are the best in their fields.
    But the applause dies.
    Awards tarnish ...
    Achievements are forgotten.
    Accolades and certificates are buried with their owners.
    Here's another quiz. See how you do on this one:
    1. List a few teachers who aided your journey through school.
    2. Name three friends who have helped you through a difficult time.
    3. Name five people who have taught you something worthwhile.
    4. Think of a few people who have made you feel appreciated and special.
    5. Think of five people you enjoy spending time with.
    Easier?
    The lesson:
    The people who make a difference in your life are not the ones with the most credentials, the most money ... or the most awards. They simply are the ones who care the most
    Credits Goes to the respective Author ~

    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,300

    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,300

    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    goldrush said:


    Ha!  I love it!  First things that popped into my mind:
    "You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometime/ you'll find/ you get what you need."
    -Jagger-Richards

    "What we want/ and what we need/ has been confused/ been confused."
    -R.E.M.
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,479
    Always stand up when shaking hands.
    Always walk a woman home.
    Wear a tie even when it might be overdressed.
    Do the dishes.
    Send handwritten thank you notes.
    Err on the side of being a gentleman.
    So few seem to get it these days.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    Get_Right said:
    Always stand up when shaking hands.
    Always walk a woman home.
    Wear a tie even when it might be overdressed.
    Do the dishes.
    Send handwritten thank you notes.
    Err on the side of being a gentleman.
    So few seem to get it these days.

    These are really great, thank you! 
    My wife has some interesting and somewhat unusual characteristics.  She describes herself as a "naturally liberated woman", and says that is because she learned to be that way because her G.I. generation mother was.  She's kind but firm in her opinions (when she has a strong opinion about something), capable, smart, very independent yet helpful.  But she's also "old fashioned" in some ways. She likes it when I open and close the car door for her (wouldn't anyone do that for the Queen? lol) I sometimes get funny looks from people when they see me do that, but I don't care.  It makes my wife happy and I always feel great when I do something that makes her happy.
    But then, because it has become a habit, one day I did the same for the mother of my godchildren and she grabbed the door out of my hand, glared at me, and said, "I'm capable of doing that!"  It was embarrassing, but it was also a good lesson: know what works and doesn't work for others.  As a long-time close friend, I still love my godchildren's mother, and she still loves me, and knowing her boundaries strengthens that bond. But I'll still err on the side of being a gentleman, so if I ever do that to any of you and you don't like it, reprimand gently, please, lol.  I'll remember your preference.  :smiley:
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 12,479
    Add opening and closing the door for a woman.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    Get_Right said:
    Add opening and closing the door for a woman.

    Or anyone!  Sometimes when our post office is really busy, I'll open or hold the door for someone, and then someone else comes along, and then another, and pretty soon I just tell people I'm the doorman. 
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    lastexitlondonlastexitlondon Posts: 12,007
    Me too . I'm a doorman I stand there sometimes while people just stream past.
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    this song is meant to be called i got shit,itshould be called i got shit tickets-hartford 06 -
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    goldrushgoldrush everybody knows this is nowhere Posts: 7,300
    brianlux said:
    goldrush said:


    "What we want/ and what we need/ has been confused/ been confused."
    -R.E.M.
    One of my all time favourite Michael Stipe lyrics is from ‘Blue’ on Collapse Into Now. Definitely words that I remind myself of pretty regularly:

    “I am made by my times
    I am a creation of now
    Shaken with the cracks and crevices
    I'm not giving up easy
    I will not fold
    I don't have much
    But what I have is gold

    This is my time and I am thrilled to be alive”
    “Do not postpone happiness”
    (Jeff Tweedy, Sydney 2007)

    “Put yer good money on the sunrise”
    (Tim Rogers)
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    HobbesHobbes Pacific Northwest Posts: 6,383
    Let it be.
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,757
    goldrush said:
    brianlux said:
    goldrush said:


    "What we want/ and what we need/ has been confused/ been confused."
    -R.E.M.
    One of my all time favourite Michael Stipe lyrics is from ‘Blue’ on Collapse Into Now. Definitely words that I remind myself of pretty regularly:

    “I am made by my times
    I am a creation of now
    Shaken with the cracks and crevices
    I'm not giving up easy
    I will not fold
    I don't have much
    But what I have is gold

    This is my time and I am thrilled to be alive”

    Stipe makes good words!
    “The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man [or woman] who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.”
    Variously credited to Mark Twain or Edward Abbey.













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    tempo_n_groovetempo_n_groove Posts: 39,059
    Get_Right said:
    Add opening and closing the door for a woman.
    I open my gals door to the car every time she gets in it.
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