Thought for the day

[Happy]

Even explosives can be little bit of good or little bit of bad depending on what we use it for, or sometimes merely just on interpretation of the reason for use.

 

[noirua]

Somethings you can guess at; somethings make you sad; somethings need experience; and somethings are just bad.

 

[nioka]

"The world is run by very intelligent people who are having us on,,,,,,, or by imbeciles who really mean what they say."

 

[2020hindsight]

Just some handy websites for international stuff ..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_phrases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Greek_phrases
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_German_expressions_in_English
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Transwiki:List_of_Spanish_expressions_in_common_English

 

[noirua]

One day markets are down and the next they're on the way up.
Fear grasps us by the throat and forces us down and then, let's go and up we pop.

 

[noirua]

When markets descend into a dark tunnel, often there are lights, just sitting there, shining in the darkness. Fools see the tunnels end and buy stock and the clever guy collects them up and sells them at the end of the tunnel.

 

[noirua]

An appeaser is a person who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

 

[Julia]

An appeaser is a person who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.

Maybe that person is also an optimist?

 

[nioka]

Maybe that person is also an optimist?

I would say a pessimist. An optimist would not consider being eaten in the first place.

 

[2020hindsight]

I've got a mate who's both
an appeaser
and
an optimist

every time he sees a girl go past he says under his breath
"gee but I'd like appeaser that"

"The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds;
and the pessimist fears this is true." Irving Caesar

 

[Julia]

I would say a pessimist. An optimist would not consider being eaten in the first place.

Well in that case your pessimist is hardly a realist!

 

[nioka]

If you think you're gunna do it and say you're gunna do it, BLOODY WELL DO IT.

 

[Wysiwyg]

Some Gurdjieff...

Are we able to say for instance that life is governed by a group of conscious people? Where are they? Who are they?

We see exactly the opposite: that life is governed by those who are the least conscious, by those who are most asleep.

and

Are we able to say that aspirations towards unity, towards unification, can be observed in life?

Nothing of the kind of course. We only see new divisions, new hostility, new misunderstandings.

 

[nioka]

Before you ask a mate for a loan ask yourself which one you need most.

 

[nioka]

If you are not happy with the way you make a quid it will never get you anywhere.( from "A bushies guide to life")

 

[josh_in_a_box]

Manage your fears, then you can manage your thoughts; manage your thoughts, then you can manage your life; manage your life, and your on your way to your destination.

 

[Julia]

Manage your fears, then you can manage your thoughts; manage your thoughts, then you can manage your life; manage your life, and your on your way to your destination.

I like that, Josh.
What do you think is the best way to manage fears?

 

[josh_in_a_box]

Thanks, I think that sums up alot of my belief. I think the best way to manage fear is to face fear and understand what it does to you. I'm still struggling with it, but hey..one step at a time.

 

[Julia]

Thanks, I think that sums up alot of my belief. I think the best way to manage fear is to face fear and understand what it does to you. I'm still struggling with it, but hey..one step at a time.

Agree, Josh. A great book is "Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway" by Susan Jeffers. It has been around for a long time now, but for someone who hasn't conquered fear it can be a life changing read.
All the best.
Julia

 

[josh_in_a_box]

thanks very much for that julia, will def be on my next shopping list
regards
-Josh