Most do not fully see this truth that life is difficult.
Instead they moan more or less incessantly, noisily or subtly,
about the enormity of their problems, their burdens, and their
difficulties as if life were generally easy, as if life should be
easy. They voice their belief, noisily or subtly, that their
difficulties represent a unique kind of affliction that should
not be and that has somehow been especially visited upon them, or
else upon their families, their tribe, their class, their nation,
their race or even their species, and not upon others.
- M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled
I have a mini list of presents to buy the kids in the family and as I sat looking at it I noticed how 'things' have changed. Nearly all the presents will be electronic this year.
I remember a time when a good old fashioned board game was opened and played after dinner and the family would join in and have 'fun' .... am I missing somethig?
I had a great aunt who remembers getting an orange one year and being thrilled!
Can you believe i'm still trying to settle in. I'm currently washing all my net curtains as they were filthy with nicotine .. yuk, maybe I should pack up smoking.
Net curtains ... is that not a terrible invention, I mean they hardly keep in the heat that's why we have full drape curtains, they are hardly a windbreak, again a job for the drapes ... to stop flies? naaa, you tell me a house that has 'nets' and doesn't have flies. A truly terrible concept and waste of money ... oh they do look pretty thou!
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they are to let light in silly and keep peoples eyes out.. first time ive ever heard them use to keep out flies..lmao
they are to let light in silly and keep peoples eyes out.. first time ive ever heard them use to keep out flies..lmao
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Sinora
18:40 Dec 20 2008
How true.
DarkRuby
15:19 Dec 27 2008
Wonderful words of wisdom! Life IS difficult at times. It's how you handle those moments that count.