I'be been sick in bed for days, and going crazy. Anybody wanna chat/argue about anything? ANYTHING?
The best thing about social media is you can't catch my illness. I am stuck here. I've gone through everything. I need human contact. Have pity on a poor old lady and text me about something, anything. Had a bad day? I wanna hear it.
In a divorce? I can help.
Hate women? I'm an expert.
Please!...
sniff.... sob
blpht!
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Knock knock.
Who’s there?
A little old lady.
A little old lady who?
All this time, I had no idea you could yodel.
Hi, David! Long time, no see. I can yodel like a cowboy.
Hey, I'm really liking this here forum. Much nicer crowd than the Amazon forum, that's for sure.
How you be? What are you up to? Tell me everything. LOLOLOLOL I am so fricking bored, it's not even funny. I've heard Audible books, read lots, quilted, wrote letters, browsed sites, I even succumbed to a stupid online game.
Thank you for responding.
Well, I'm going to just rattle on. The best religion that works for me is Buddhism, but I'm not a Buddhist. The teaching is cool, thought. Life is suffering. Once you accept that life is suffering, it releases you from being addicted to things. Not water, air, or food, of course. But things like craving love, or not being satisfied with what you have. Being grateful that your life isn't worse. "Worse" meaning however you define it.
Buddhism teaches mindfulness. Mindfulness is just focusing on your breathing. There's nothing spiritual about it. Your eyes are open, and you can focus on a doorknob, or chocolate cake, it doesn't matter. Mindfulness helps you stand back from an observer's point of view to simply observe was is going on, what you're feeling, the here and now, rather than reacting to the situation.
Again, I don't believe in Buddha or the religious part. However, the half-smile (the Mona Lisa smile, if you will) is how mindfulness can help you. Emotions can rule your life, and if you live according to how you are feeling, this can be dangerous.
Thanks for listening.
@ MB
Lord Gauthama undoubtedly did exist.
Buddhism is technically not a religion as it does not require belief in a god or gods. They are irrelevant to the basic precepts.
Buddha did not like monks or priests.
He predicted that Buddhism would be come a religion, and wasn't happy about it.
Buddhism is simultaneously the simplest of all the self awareness "religions" also the most difficult to master. (IMHO)
Buddhism is copied by many cults that take parts from it and admix modern woo...scientology, the Secret, the list goes on.
I studied zen for than 30 years, much of it covered ground I also covered later in life in my thirties when I studied Behavioural Psyche.
I still meditate but not for so long. I use the techniques to learn scripts, explore stories, experience my world in a different way. To sift truth from that which I wish to believe.
The techniques work for me, no priest, rituals,donations required.
Did really make this OP? haha. They gave me steroids which make me act funny. Too much energy.
I'm going to try to delete it, if I can, because it really doesn't apply to this forum. Yes, I think each religion/philosophy/literature/etc. borrows from everything else. Basic fried rice. Chop Suey. Monday leftovers. An international luau where anybody can choose what they want.
@ MB
Sound like me after the dentist visit today. Since they no longer use novacaine (the only thing that works), she tried a bunch of "other"caines including xylocaine, lydocaine, and three others I ain't never heard of before. Not one worked. Now I have been "sick" feeling all day. Ugh.
About 1½ months ago. However, I am of the attitude, "Everyday is a beautiful day. Just some are purtier than others."
No, but I am widowed.
Actually love them. Even if they were a he before.
Old? So am I. I can still remember having to chase those pesky T-rexes out of my backyard so my siblings could play.
Anything else want to talk about? Like why am I such an asshole?
rmfr
Hunh? Asshole? I don't get it. Why are you an "asshole"? I never thought so.
Sorry. Another misinterpretation. Need to learn to quit being so realistically sarcastic.
It is my joke. People can find me so blunt they have called me an asshole. However, they are correct. In a way, I can be an asshole. And I shall freely admit it.
rmfr
If anybody on this forum is an arsehole, it's Tin-Man. I mean, just look at his mascara. Talk about too much make-up. He looks like an inside out Lady Gaga.
@MB Re: "He (Tin-Man) looks like an inside out Lady Gaga."
Funny you should mention that, because it just so happens I keep an inside-out pic of Lady Gaga's face beside my mirror to use as my makeup guide. All this time I've been wondering how long it would be before somebody noticed. Thank you! All my hard work and attention to detail has not gone to waste! You just made my day!...*clapping delightedly while bouncing up and down on toes*....
Oh, stop. Silly.
@Arakish
ASSHOLE!!!....*runs away laughing manically*....
Arakish, all the best people I ever met I was warned were 'rseholes'. It usually turned out they were people like you who stood by their convictions in the face of blind criticism. You are in good company.
Tin...have you tried a Britney Spears look?
Magnificent, get well soon.
@Grinseed Re: "have you tried a Britney Spears look?"
Yeah, but the inside-out Britney look turned out looking too much like Edgar Allen Poe. And I got really tired of everybody coming up to me wanting me to orate "The Raven" for them.
Edgar Allen Poe!?...I would hsve sworn it might have given you a Rudyard Kipling appearance...Gungadin is far easier to recite too.
Diseases are caused by God and only afflict filthy sinners. If you have a disease it is because you are a horrible person and Satan is using you. Just talking to you over social media could affect my brain and cause 3 generations of my children to be born deformed. Look What Happened To Tin Man.! He once thought he was safe and now he's just a rusty bucket head. Wallow in your misery and stop trying to affect others with your heathen ideas!
Drink lots of water and get plenty of sleep. Stay off the damn computer. You will get addicted to porn on top of everything else going wrong in your life. :-)
@ arakish "Anything else want to talk about? Like why am I such an asshole?"
I know why you are such an asshole. That's easy! You say it like it is and don't give a damn about whinny losers. In your world, kicking someone in the ass is a great motivator. (Because it works!) You may be an ass, but you are my kind of ass!
You must be surrounded by women 24 hours a day with all that charm & wit. That sense of humor is just contagious.
You type with one finger, and what... wipe with the others?
Be nice to Ara! Or I'm gonna throw up on you.
@MB Re: "Be nice to Ara!"
Nope. Sorry. No can do. Wouldn't be prudent. If I were to be nice to him, I'm not sure I could respect myself in the morning. Besides, if I didn't smack that big, hot, barky ass of his regularly, he might think something is wrong with me. Being nice to him would only serve to disrupt the order of the entire universe. And, quite frankly, I'm just not wanting to be "that guy" responsible for upsetting that fragile balance. There is far more at stake here than the dainty feelings of Arakish. The fate of all humanity could very well hinge on a single missed insult directed to Arakish. I'm simply trying to do my part in keeping Mankind safe. And I'm certain Arakish understands this and accepts the vital role he must play in keeping his fellow humans out of harm's way.
Re: "Or I'm gonna throw up on you."
Go ahead. I've been thrown up on before. Having been an Army medic, those things tend to happen from time to time. lol
@MB Re: @Cog - "You type with one finger, and what... wipe with the others?"
Actually, Cog does type with only one finger. Just happens to be the same finger he regularly uses to scratch his ass.....(and pick his nose).
It's also the one I use to flip people off! Just sayin'
Actually, my room mate "Einstein" does all the typing. There are 8 of us in the house. We all escaped from an animal testing laboratory and have been making our way in the human world by washing dishes at Coco's, Selling our fur to custom furriers, and growing bananas in the back yard. Einstein is best at typing and quantum universe theory. The rod sticking out of his head receives messages from the aliens, when he is conscious anyway.
Thanks y'all. I can now go to bed in a very good mood. No night terrors tonight.
Thanks for the laughs.
Love all of ya...
rmfr
Pleasant dreams, Sweety!
@Thread
Can a tree have an asshole? If it cant can a tree be an asshole? Hmmm deep thoughts...
True original Buddhism is pretty cool in a lot of ways, I always thought if I would pick a "religion" it would be that one, of course because it is not really a religion per say because it involves no god or worshipping.
Thanks for the laughs in this thread all :)
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The attraction for Buddhism, for me, is that it's practical. Non-violent. Quiet. There's pointing fingers and belittling others, IT's all cause and effect, very humanist.
BTW, thank you all for your help. I had a really bad bout of bronchitis. Which led to dehydration. But this morning, I took my meds like a good girl and am breathing better. See? In social media, we don't pass along germs, and we can still communicate even when we can't breathe. How groovy is that?
@Magnificent Beast
I consider reading and writing the superior form of communication for many (most?) situations. Being a form of communication that precludes the possibility of transfer of a contagious affliction is just one of many reasons why I think this. ☺
I hope you continue to feel better. Bronchitis is no joke.
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Thank you, Logic. I'm feeling tons better, thanks to steroids. I appreciate your thoughtfulness.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ129oZ1mzc
No more youtube. I want the smell of your manflesh.
All you get is the hand.
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