My feeling about "living in the moment" is that it's not all that it's cracked up to be. It is a New Age cliche and refers to something for which human beings are not designed. We live simultaneously in past, present, and future. That's our nature. It is a quintessential human act to think back to the past, and constantly interpret and reinterpret it for ourselves, and we also are wired to spend a lot of time envisaging the future, for better or worse. My cat can do neither of those things. He is pretty good at living in the moment, but I have no desire to emulate him.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > Goodness Ann, you are hysterically funny.  I am creepily connected to you. >  "If I were a man, I'd want to be me."  Ahh ha ha ha ha ha.  Those lines > were priceless.  I did look up Camille Claudel.  I wouldn't want to be her > - poor woman - her mother refused to let her out of the asylum. > > O.K.  Now I will go for the day (promise - I feel so guilty for posting so > much) and come back to listen.  I have to look up Robin's past posts on > "grace."  My memory sucks with all this living in the moment crap.  Maybe > I'll use the advanced search on that.  And I want to find those pictures of > penguins to show Share how supportive I feel towards her in Reality.  Love > ya, Ann.  Sincerely, Emily. > > > > >________________________________ > > From: awoelflebater <no_re...@yahoogroups.com> > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 10:12 AM > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Which is worse,,,"really stupid" or "reeely > >stooopid" > > > > > > > > > > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" <maskedzebra@> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, awoelflebater <no_reply@> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Share Long <sharelong60@> wrote: > >> > > > >> > > dear FFL, just to set the record straight:àI don't even THINK the > >> > > word imbecile much less express it.àEmily recently asked a > >> > > question about TM and I followed up with a similar question to > >> > > Steve.àNot sure how my asking a question of Steve is saying > >> > > anything at all about Emily.àAnd it's true that I ONCE called > >> > > Emily's sense of humor creepy.àShe is the person who is > >> > > multiplying it.à> >> > > > >> > > In this post of hers it is the indirectly attributing to me something > >> > > I did not say or even think, that is what I'd call creepy here. > >> > > >> > Why this sudden animosity towards Emily? Steve and her can be friends > >> > too, you know. > >> > >> And why don't you just leave this be, Ann? I feel *your* animosity here. > > > >Yes, and I am ashamed and abject, right here and right in the 'now'. There > >is no escaping the 'fact' of my unwarranted attack on the one who is already > >persecuted mercilessly here. You were right in pointing this out, what else > >could you have done given your propensity for finding the truth and reality > >in all things? Please, please accept my most profound offering which is in > >the form of my regret in this matter. It won't happen again (well, maybe can > >I exempt Barry from this promise?). > > > >>There is someone who is being persecuted. Emily is only getting what she > >>deserves. > > > >I know this now and stand humbly corrected. Emily you ARE a creep and creepy > >to boot. > > > >>If I were a woman I would want to be Camille Claudel. > > > >And if Share were a man she wants to be Steve. If I were a man I'd want to > >be me. > > > >>Ravi was referring to Prince Myshkin--where Dostoyevsky's intent was to > >>create a character "entirely positive...with an absolutely beautiful > >>nature". I hope this once, the object of your gratuitous hatred can resist > >>the temptation to take it to you, Ann--because if she does this once > >>more--and you don't realize how ignominiously defeated you are, I will have > >>to send you (this time) into a virtual exile. > > > >Just try it, buster. But I agree, I will keep my head down because the fury > >of the onslaught could come from anywhere and I may not be up to the task of > >surviving. There are more than a few white knights here on this forum. > > > >> I am trying to do some good around here, Ann: please learn to whisper more > >> wisely to these other horses. > > > >I'm doin' my best but sometimes those 'heehaws' just burst out of me and I'm > >just not sure where they come from. I could be the neuroplasticity talking > >but something tells me it's the devil in me. I think you may have been right > >about that. > >> > >> > > BTW how I remember this sequence:àlines on stone, lines on sand, > >> > > lines on water, lines on air.à> >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ________________________________ > >> > > From: Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> > >> > > To: "FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com" <FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com> > >> > > Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 11:45 PM > >> > > Subject: Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Which is worse,,,"really stupid" or > >> > > "reeely stooopid" > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > à> >> > > Steve: àI was being sincere - you really have been laying down some > >> > > funny stuff, IMO. àYou are never the butt of my joke. àI almost > >> > > always laugh in the spirit of the moment and never with mean intention > >> > > - and I'm quite serious about that. àI laugh at the human condition > >> > > and our attempts to communicate with each other and I do it so that I > >> > > don't grieve too hard when things are tough. àI should really get a > >> > > volunteer position as I've already filled out the application - I just > >> > > have to make the call. à> >> > > > >> > > I don't always explain the way I interpret FFL and I probably won't. > >> > > àI run it through a lot of different filters some days. àWhich > >> > > means that I "misinterpret" at times on purpose for a different effect > >> > > - easy to do with words on paper. And it is well known now, thanks to > >> > > Share, that I have a "creepy" sense of humor. àAnd I am a TM > >> > > imbecile. à> >> > > > >> > > And I wasn't feeling particularly up today, if truth be told, so I > >> > > really appreciated your posts. àAnd, I love a good beer. àHad to > >> > > give it up when I was diagnosed as gluten intolerant, but I'm going to > >> > > cheat after what Emptybill posted today. àEmily > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >________________________________ > >> > > > From: seventhray27 <steve.sundur@> > >> > > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >> > > >Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 6:04 PM > >> > > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Which is worse,,,"really stupid" or > >> > > >"reeely stooopid" > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > >à> >> > > >whether Emily was being sincere or making fun of me, I really don't > >> > > >care.àIf I can be the butt of her joke, so be it. > >> > > >(and yes, I need to check out the link) > >> > > > > >> > > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" <maskedzebra@> > >> > > >wrote: > >> > > >> > >> > > >> If you ever figure out why Emily is laughing, Steve, you'll be > >> > > >> where Ted wrote about sex with Sylvia. > >> > > >> > >> > > >> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Emily Reyn emilymae.reyn@ > >> > > >> wrote: > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > Ahh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....ahhhhhh ha ha ha ha ha ha > >> > > >> > ah....ahhhhhhhhh ha ha ha ha ha. Steve, I don't know what is up > >> > > >> > for you, but you are really making me laugh these days. > >> > > >> > ÃâàAhhhh ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha....... > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >________________________________ > >> > > >> > > From: seventhray27 steve.sundur@ > >> > > >> > >To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com > >> > > >> > >Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 2:18 PM > >> > > >> > >Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Which is worse,,,"really stupid" or > >> > > >> > >"reeely stooopid" > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >Ãâà> >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Robin Carlsen" > >> > > >> > ><maskedzebra@> wrote: > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> --- 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. > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >ÃâàMake a daily journal. ÃâàWe'll call it "Robin's > >> > > >> > >Daily Journal". ÃâàMake a list of the things you hope to > >> > > >> > >accomplish in a given day, and maybe some personality traits to > >> > > >> > >which you want to pay a little closer attention. ÃâàAnd > >> > > >> > >then at the end of the day, you can write about how you feel you > >> > > >> > >did. Ãâà> >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >For example, "Was I tooÃâàaggressiveÃâàapplying my > >> > > >> > >First Person Ontology test to those I interacted with?" > >> > > >> > >ÃâàOr, "Was my ironyÃâàappropriate, or insincere". > >> > > >> > >ÃâàThese might be some areas to consider. ÃâàI > >> > > >> > >really don't know. ÃâàI am just throwing them out for > >> > > >> > >suggestions. Ãâà> >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >We're here for you Robin. We can get through this. > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> We are good now, I think, > >> > > Steve. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > >> > >> Robin > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > >
