In the past, I’ve tried to bury my head in the sand, denying the need to acknowledge the burdens of life—eating right, paying attention to detail, using critical thinking, focusing on my objectives (being disciplined, in other words)—but it’s always come back to bite me in the ass.

But when I proactively venture forth and attempt to overcome hardship—when I willingly face it head-on—I experience a deep, primal sense of gratification.

And then I forget how difficult it was.  That’s when life becomes a game.


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29 responses to “Musings”

  1. Almost sounds like discovering the meaning of life while high on grass! Then upon waking up the next morning, the notes, I jotted down looking like chicken scratches, were only just that….

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    1. Maybe they ARE the meaning, but when we regain our “sanity,” that’s all they look like, lol!

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  2. Ok. Now you’re frolicking through the tulips with me, caveman! When I fall flat on my face, don’t use the back of my skull as a bounce off pad. Skreeeee

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    1. If I fall flat on my face, you can bounce off my butt. Squats have made it nice and round. 😂

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      1. I was more of a gymnast, but years of bullying for doing “gym-spastics” sent me to take up volleyball. So… I will spring board off your butt and spike a fucker’s head or ball that comes this way. Heck yeah, that’s team work right there!

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      2. You gonna cop a feel before you do? 😏😆

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      3. Maybe if you’re really lucky I’ll grab yer butt and not let go until I’ve spun and tossed you like a hammer throw! Haha

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      4. Oh in that case you can count on a giant WHEEE from your truly!😆

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      5. Please don’t wee on me. I may be golden skinned, but that’s not from golden showers.

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      6. HA! You made it DIRTY! Damn! 😆

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      7. I am very good at making things dirty. Thus the need for showers. 😎

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      8. You and me both. 😉

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      9. You’re like a rollercoaster toaster in my big four poster bed.

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      10. Snatch that bread out with your mouth. Ka-CHING! 😉

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  3. Exactly what I am going through now. After a long time of no action about certain things, taking some initiative to actually do something. Acknowledging what I need to do rather than waiting for a change to happen on its own

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    1. That’s awesome! I feel refreshed when I go through that kind of thing, and then vindicated when it pans out.

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      1. Yes! I guess this is a cycle that will never end. Nothing lasts forever. But one thing ending means something else starting.

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      2. So in the end…it never ends, lol!

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  4. as a writer and reader; what is the purpose and message for you… of this history at the end? greetings… thanks

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    1. One can only presume to know the answer to that question. My presumption is that it doesn’t matter—we have all been given clues through life, anecdotes, parables, and universal themes. Following those clues allows us to enact deeply fulfilling patterns of behavior that have been described and acted out since our earliest days as a species. Ignoring them makes us go in the opposite direction.

      So long story short—follow the clues. It requires discipline and a brutal level of self-honesty, so easier said than done.

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      1. “Albert grunted. “Do you know what happens to lads who ask too many questions?”
        Mort thought for a moment.
        “No,” he said eventually, “what?”
        There was silence.
        Then Albert straightened up and said, “Damned if I know. Probably they get answers, and serve ’em right.”
        ― Terry Pratchett, Mort

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      2. RIP, Mr. Pratchett! You were prolific and great!

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  5. Michelle Chun LeRoy Avatar
    Michelle Chun LeRoy

    Exactly. I think life is all about conquering obstacles…

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  6. sometimes we choose our obstacles, sometimes they choose us. Woody Allen’s stated ambition was to scale a low mountain.

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  7. Once you spot the things that give you that feeling it really is like a game.

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