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weaktwosYesterday was a busy and productive day. I didn't get home until 9pm. I had to work late for our employee equipment giveaway. By the time I got home, I vegged with the laptop, reading some threads on the Ten Commandments in Courthouse debate on a non-gaming part of the Hero Games discussion boards.
I'm continually fascinated by other people's viewpoints.
After watching a friend bring up the issue of leading a meaningful existence, I am compelled to ponder. My mother once said she felt her life was meaningless. This was after she had raised her children to be so independent, we didn't need her to mother us anymore. I found myself frustrated by this sentiment. I mean, they are her feelings, and those are valid, but it's my opinion that meaning doesn't always find you; you find the meaning. If you have goals that you value and cherish, your life has meaning. If you don't have any objectives but to feed and clothe yourself, and you feel your life is pointless, it's probably because you missed the point.
Rather than contemplate that your life is going nowhere, or at least nowhere you want to be, think about where you want to go next.
Don't get me wrong. History is not a bad thing. But one should dwell on it long enough to understand how one got in the Whole Year Inn (or the Hole you're in--this is a Leaving Las Vegas reference for those who didn't see the movie), learn those lessons, and then take the steps necessary to create a new and better past that has yet to happen.
Beyond that, I wonder what the cavepeople dwelled on thousands of years ago? Their main considerations were keeping warm, not being hunted and eaten, and finding food for their family. Who had time to be depressed? Rather, if you were a depressive caveman, you might have been more prone to be some beast's lunch because you weren't paying attention and were moping about the land.
Then again, they might have been pretty frustrated. They hadn't learned to play musical instruments, though some basic percussion might have been discovered. They really couldn't write. And cave-wallspace for drawing was probably at a premium.
And the dinosaurs. What was their angst like?
T-Rex: Dear diary, all I do is hunt and eat. Hunt and eat. I'm so dull. My arms are useless. Who could ever love me with arms like these? What's the point? Why can't I be an herbivore? I'm hungry.
Anyway, 'tis time for work.
Have a good day, all!
I'm continually fascinated by other people's viewpoints.
After watching a friend bring up the issue of leading a meaningful existence, I am compelled to ponder. My mother once said she felt her life was meaningless. This was after she had raised her children to be so independent, we didn't need her to mother us anymore. I found myself frustrated by this sentiment. I mean, they are her feelings, and those are valid, but it's my opinion that meaning doesn't always find you; you find the meaning. If you have goals that you value and cherish, your life has meaning. If you don't have any objectives but to feed and clothe yourself, and you feel your life is pointless, it's probably because you missed the point.
Rather than contemplate that your life is going nowhere, or at least nowhere you want to be, think about where you want to go next.
Don't get me wrong. History is not a bad thing. But one should dwell on it long enough to understand how one got in the Whole Year Inn (or the Hole you're in--this is a Leaving Las Vegas reference for those who didn't see the movie), learn those lessons, and then take the steps necessary to create a new and better past that has yet to happen.
Beyond that, I wonder what the cavepeople dwelled on thousands of years ago? Their main considerations were keeping warm, not being hunted and eaten, and finding food for their family. Who had time to be depressed? Rather, if you were a depressive caveman, you might have been more prone to be some beast's lunch because you weren't paying attention and were moping about the land.
Then again, they might have been pretty frustrated. They hadn't learned to play musical instruments, though some basic percussion might have been discovered. They really couldn't write. And cave-wallspace for drawing was probably at a premium.
And the dinosaurs. What was their angst like?
T-Rex: Dear diary, all I do is hunt and eat. Hunt and eat. I'm so dull. My arms are useless. Who could ever love me with arms like these? What's the point? Why can't I be an herbivore? I'm hungry.
Anyway, 'tis time for work.
Have a good day, all!
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Date: 2005-03-09 07:47 pm (UTC)xoj.
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Date: 2005-03-09 10:29 pm (UTC)You can insult yourself in your own journal. In my journal, you treat yourself with love and respect, you hear!?
As to whether or not you're stupid, petty, or self-absorbed, I don't know if I buy that. But if you feel you are, and you haven't resolved the problem, maybe your diagnosis is faulty.
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Date: 2005-03-10 09:05 am (UTC)By the way, I keep meaning to say how pretty this Golden Anne series of pix is. I really like them. :o)
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Date: 2005-03-10 09:07 am (UTC)But yeah, I'm a libra with a virgo moon and scorpio rising. I'm critical and analytical, but thanks to that libra action, I can get away with it.
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Date: 2005-03-10 09:12 am (UTC)Planet Deg Sign Min
Sun 5º Libra 25'
Moon 27º Pisces 56'
Mercury 19º Libra 28'
Venus 24º Virgo 50'
Mars 21º Leo 37'
Jupiter 0º Leo 13'
Saturn 25º Pisces 33'
Uranus 21º Virgo 01'
Neptune 20º Scorpio 18'
Pluto 18º Virgo 53'
Ascendant 29º Aquarius 06'
Midheaven 11º Sagittarius 52'
tarot.com says; On a personal level, you are friendly and express a kind of impersonal good will towards others. You probably have many acquaintances but few really close friends, and much of your closeness with others is based on a sharing of common ideals and principles, rather than on emotional ties. Others see you as a good friend and comrade, who is objective, fair and rather detached emotionally. You do not often show your emotions, and may be unsure how to respond to others' emotional expression, for you tend to be very rational.
You are also very independent and refuse to be possessed by any individual. You are not comfortable with traditional sexual roles and are inclined to have "liberated" views about marriage, relationships, sharing of child rearing responsibilities, etc. You need to have a life outside of the personal, domestic sphere and to be involved with people on a broader scale. The nurturing of family ties, and close, deep, personal sharing may take a back seat to your work or outside social activities.
At times your desire to impress other people, to be important, or to be popular may make you do things that go against your better judgment. Even your sincere attempts to be generous or helpful may be misinterpreted, seen as pompousness or interference. Be aware of your tendency to overdo--to go all out--even when it's not appropriate.
Yep.