--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "seventhray27" <steve.sundur@...> wrote: > You always read me perfectly, Steve, and I am loving it. And you have been more merciful than most here--I don't like people criticizing me--but you, you say something nice when you do this (put me in a better place). And believe me, Steve: this makes all the difference.
I am trying to 'get' your philosophy; I think you are trying to teach it to me indirectly--through anecdotes like the ones in this post. I think this an efficacious way to get your wisdom to go right into me, Steve. I will let you know (through my deeds) the progress I am making. Don't ever give up on me. I need your help--AND your love. We are good now, I think, Steve. Robin > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" <maskedzebra@> > wrote: > > snip > > If there is some way that I can get in on the fun that you have (maybe > that is a little too much to hope for--but even just to experience a > fraction of what you enjoy; at least that would be an improvement), > perhaps you can begin to lead me in that direction. I feel you have > penetrated to a secret which I have attempted to keep to myself, but > with this post, Steve, this one post, I feel you have begun to break me > open, and I would ask you to follow through here with the next level of > my initiation into The Way to Have Better Sex and More Fun. > > > > I am dead serious about this, Steve. > I do not do volunteer work, but that might be something you would want > to consider, as it seems to bring some fulfillment to people. Or you > may decide to go ice skating one evening. I can't really make a > recommendation on sex. That would be a rather personal issue. > > You have shown yourself remarkably immune from having life bring you > to a point of internal crisis. > > On the contrary, I feel I have an internal crisis many times a day. In > fact, at night, I sometimes marvel that I have been able to get through > another day. If this sounds like I am down, I am not. It is just my > reality, and I accept it. And that is why I like the term, "living in > the moment". I don't care what it may mean for other people, for me it > means taking care of the business at hand. > > I don't know if things will ease up once I get past this period in life. > I work to keep those daily pressures from affecting my psychology and > physiology. > > Todays funny story. Last night my son came home from college for > Christmas Break. The first thing he said was, "I am really psyched for > next semester" I think I know what that means. > > This, I believe, is a kind of unconscious metaphysical virtue--I need > to unlearn what has turned me into a Soren without the humour. > > > > This is a start, Steve--and only you and I know it is said sans irony. > > > > Love, > > Robin > > >