“Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.”

[msfntor]

11 hours ago, XPerceniol said:

I know you mean well, but meditation has been a life-saver for me better than medication, so I don't agree. Can we agree to disagree?

Of course Sal, we can agree to disagree on some issues, that's perfectly normal... It wouldn't be normal if we agreed on everything, we are so different... - Fortunately. It's the diversity that's cool, right? I'm all for diversity, we can always learn something from each other. So we are talking about a behavior (from this moment on!) and not about the person as such, we are not judging the person, but we are talking about the behavior in this moment. Going back to the question of having the behavior called "meditations", I am curious about what it is about, whether there are some rules or not? What exactly are we thinking about? For how long? How does it happen, maybe people are sitting on their feet... and hands up for what... (That's the right position for the straight back). I don't know, please enlighten me... I think all the time while I'm awake, even during sleep (dreams), and you must do the same... Our cat, when he sleeps, sometimes he moves his paws frenetically, his body has spasms it seems, so he dreams just like us! To catch birds maybe... in my dreams I don't remember wanting to catch... you probably don't either. It's just that when I was a kid, I often wanted to catch a ball. That's all. 
But Americans don't know how to catch balloons...
Sorry for my chaotic thoughts...

Edited February 15, 2023 by msfntor
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[msfntor]

11 hours ago, XPerceniol said:

"Be accepting (of others and yourself) -- release the burden -- the huge weight off your shoulders. Be you and be apologetically so, so never be sorry for being authentic. 

This is the greatest give you can give yourself and you deserve to be happy and content with whom you are. You are fine just the way your are. -XPerceniol

Very true, Sal! But this sentence "You are fine just the way your are." bothers me a little... Because we have to improve in the course of our existence, every day and every moment... Do you want to be better, Sal?

Do you want to improve, Sal?..

[msfntor]

12 hours ago, XPerceniol said:

15 hours ago, msfntor said:

Be TRUE, Sal...

You should stop with this "meditation" crap...you are an intelligent person, so you know it does NOTHING but waste or "fill" your time. It's actually wasted time, and you must know that, right, Sal?
It's the same as thinking for a while about the chicken you ate a week ago... poor chicken, but "meditating" about it is also for nothing, so little effect, isn't it? Am I right?

 

I know you mean well, but meditation has been a life-saver for me better than medication, so I don't agree. Can we agree to disagree?

I quoted the same post again to show you that you are not actually answering my throughts...so this is not a dialog. If you don't answer the questions, this is not a dialog. Too bad... this is the forum for discussion, for dialog...

[msfntor]

10 hours ago, XPerceniol said:

I do like women as friends and maybe one day I'll learn to become more social but you can't force it - it has to come naturally. I compliment women and men but not in the same way (of course) and I know all mean well as do I for ALL of you.

Live and let live and don't judge and I (myself) am and 'work in progress'. Learning at 50 still.

Sure Everyone has his own speed to progress with the problems of life, it is good to progress. It is not right to stop and become cocooned...

[UCyborg]

22 hours ago, XPerceniol said:

Since I no longer feel safe posting I'll just stay in this thread only for the foreseeable future.

Hey, chin up, this forum's not too bad I think. The outside world is much more terrifying.

[mina7601]

20 hours ago, UCyborg said:

Hey, chin up, this forum's not too bad I think. The outside world is much more terrifying.

I rate this forum good, honestly.

Edited February 16, 2023 by mina7601

[XPerceniol]

Thank you, guys.

[mina7601]

4 minutes ago, XPerceniol said:

Thank you, guys.

You're welcome.

[mina7601]

On 2/15/2023 at 2:16 AM, XPerceniol said:

Since I no longer feel safe posting

I agree with you, mate. It's also saddening me that members who used to talk to me often (like @AstroSkipper, for example), talk to me less nowadays, which rather gives me the feeling that they don't like me, but, as @UCyborg once said: "I guess sometimes something just snaps in one's mind and then things are never the same again.", so, I guess I'll have to accept how things go.

Edited February 16, 2023 by mina7601

[legacyfan]

1 minute ago, mina7601 said:

I agree with you, mate. It's also saddening me that members who used to talk to me often (like @AstroSkipper, for example), talk to me less, which rather gives me the feeling that he doesn't like me, but, as @UCyborg once said: "I guess sometimes something just snaps in one's mind and then things are never the same again.", so, I guess I'll have to accept how things go.

to me it's seemed like recently @Vistapocalypse does not like me (he even said I don't really qualify as a "legacyfan" due to asking about suggestions on getting server 2008 updates (he does not like updates)

[XPerceniol]

2 minutes ago, mina7601 said:

I agree with you, mate. It's also saddening me that members who used to talk to me often (like @AstroSkipper, for example), talk to me less, which rather gives me the feeling that he doesn't like me, but, as @UCyborg once said: "I guess sometimes something just snaps in one's mind and then things are never the same again.", so, I guess I'll have to accept how things go.

Yeah, sorry I don't have anything helpful without being hypocritical and you deserve better than 'cookie cutter' advice. I feel your pain, but, maybe cherish the people that you still talk to here. I don't know why people leave me, but they do always because I disappoint people mostly because I don't live up to their expectations. While I fell that is (largely) on then, I also reveal too much about myself and people run like hell from me.  

[XPerceniol]

1 minute ago, legacyfan said:

to me it's seemed like recently @Vistapocalypse does not like me (he even said I don't really qualify as a "legacyfan" due to asking about suggestions on getting server 2008 updates (he does not like updates)

I'm sorry to hear that and as I just stated to Mina, I know how it feels and there are people I miss and I don't know why people abandon me either. Sorry I realize I'm not positive and its reflecting on the love and light the people need from me and I just don't have it it me and I'M SO SORRY about that.

[mina7601]

5 minutes ago, legacyfan said:

to me it's seemed like recently @Vistapocalypse does not like me (he even said I don't really qualify as a "legacyfan" due to asking about suggestions on getting server 2008 updates (he does not like updates)

And I think @AstroSkipper doesn't like me anymore ever since I guessed his thinking on "Mypal 68 in Windows XP - Custom Buttons and Extensions" topic.

[XPerceniol]

Mariah Carey - Hero (Live at Global Citizen)

youtube.com/watch?v=UGI_gJBV_Gk

There's a hero
If you look inside your heart
You don't have to be afraid
Of what you are
There's an answer
If you reach into your soul
And the sorrow that you know
Will melt away

And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you

It's a long road
When you face the world alone
No one reaches out a hand
For you to hold
You can find love
If you search within yourself
And that emptiness you felt
Will disappear

And then a hero comes along

With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you, oh, oh

Lord knows
Dreams are hard to follow
But don't let anyone
Tear them away, hey yeah
Hold on
There will be tomorrow
In time you'll find the way

And then a hero comes along
With the strength to carry on
And you cast your fears aside
And you know you can survive
So when you feel like hope is gone
Look inside you and be strong
And you'll finally see the truth
That a hero lies in you
That a hero lies in you
Mmm, that a hero lies in you

[XPerceniol]

Just now, mina7601 said:

And I think @AstroSkipper doesn't like me anymore ever since I guessed his thinking on "Mypal 68 in Windows XP - Custom Buttons and Extensions" topic.

..................:(