SusieQ
says—My mind is a lottery, a regular crap shoot! CrazyMrvin says--I tell you what SsieQ, I
have a byzantine mind. Saturday queston—Do you trust you mind or your gut the
most in making decisions?
Ciri
says we have 78 organs in our body and 5 major organs—the heart, the brain, the
lungs, the liver, and the kidneys. Joesixpack says—The brain (i.e. our mind) is
affected by circumstances, events, propaganda, subliminal messages, education, internet
narcissism, experiences etc. My mentor
use to say—erv, we are programed by our past.
I wonder sometimes if we hear the repeated same old things over and over
sooooo many times that we no longer bother to notice what is being said. The
words just become insipid. I wonder.
Maybe I just wonder that ‘cause my mind is weak and wonders a lot. Could be folks. Weak mind strong back or
something like that—I hurt my back taking the clothes out of the hamper the
other day (i.e. crazy huh) soooo maybe I have a weak back and a weak mind. Could be. LuckieEddie says--If it walks like
a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck!
This
was a guy decision! I had a Ping G20 driver 10.5 degree loft R flex. I wanted the same stick but with 8.5 degree
loft. Soooo I bought a used one on ebay
and sold mind. My driver sold on eBay for $102.50. I paid $121 for the 8.5°
driver. But if you add in the value of the sleeve of ProV1s at $15 that the
seller threw in, the transaction cost me $3.50 to hit the ball 10 yards farther
maybe! But I feel oh sooooo good! One of my golf buddies said to me—erv, all seasoned golfers know 10 yards off the tee
is just for ego--the real improvement comes between the ears.
Hey, erv This is no joke it really happened to me! A few weeks ago I noticed that I had gained
some weight. I had reached an all time high of 232, so I decided to stop eating
candy, ice cream and other good things. After two weeks I had lost 12# ! Not
too bad! I did the math and found that I
had lost .857# per day, so I did some more math . I divided my current weight
of 220# by .857 and found that in just 256.7 days I will be completely gone! So
I went back to ice cream! Oldclassmateof63
Joesixpack says--And sometimes we are wrong and we
have to eat crow! The Italian mathematician, physicist, and philosopher Galileo
was forced to recant his conviction that the earth moves around the sun rather
than the sun around the earth. He was proven wrong. WorldClassLarry says--It takes a big man to
know and accept when he is wrong. Abraham Lincoln never formally joined a
church. He did start attending the
Presbyterian church in Springfield after his son Edward died. Lincoln was a student of the Bible and the
teachings of Jesus, did not, however, embrace the theology of salvation. Yet when he saw the thousands of graves at
Gettysburg, he had a spiritual awakening.
As Lincoln later said: “When I left Springfield I asked people to pray
for me. I was not a Christian. When I
buried my son, the severest trail of my life in 1862, I was not a
Christian. But when I went to Gettysburg
and saw the graves of thousands of soldiers, I then and there consecrated
myself to Christ.
A golf buddy and I were talking about an old boss of
his. We came to the conclusion that it
appears that many successful business folks sorta kinda have somewhat of a
certain zing (i.e. moxie) to them.
ItchieBitchie says—Maybe folks need that mind set for them to be
successful. You think soooo? I read in the paper, soooooo it must be
right, that a little narcissism is ok and maybe good for folks. The key might be “a small amount!” WorldClassLarry says--Also if the little
narcissism can be camouflaged with humility.
AverageJoe says—An egotistical person is one who is “me” deep in a
conversation! Ouchy ouchy!
Recently I was in a small group setting where
one of our buddies was given the opportunity to share his “current life’s
storm.” It is a tough storm he is in. No question.
Storm aren’t much fun. The residual
effects of storms aren’t either. You all
know what I am talking about—if not, you will at some time. I talked to my friend later and he told me it
felt sooooo good to share it. I told him
that it was an opportunity for him but also a great opportunity for the rest of
us to hear it. CadillacJack says--Stuff
like that can affect a guy’s mind alright (i.e. maybe just temporally or maybe
permanently). I asked out support group what they do to encourage themselves--one gal said she prays for wisdom, lot of wisdom and
patience and courage--does it help--my storm doesn't go away and is gettin worse but my mentality has changed. Bingo.
The other morning I was running and one of my buddies
hollered at me—erv, are you moving or standing still! Later that morning, he called me and asked if
he offended me. I told him he couldn’t
chagrin me (i.e. ‘cause I know him and his heart). He was wondering as it is soooo easy to
offend anyone these days. That is the
kind of buddy he is. But I really wonder
if he was kidding or if he was serious and he had a slip of the tongue!!! I
think (i.e.my opinion) that this “having to be sooooo careful what you say” has
taken some fun out of life. Our language
has become very generic, less colorful, more middle of the road. We are sooo
concerned that we might be offending others that we just don’t say anything
(i.e. ya can’t offend anyone if you don’t say anything). Could be but I don’t
know. What do you think?
I read this while eating my oatmeal with a half a
banana on it--God has used out-of-the-ordinary strategies in the past. Most of
us can probably think of a time or two when we thought we had life figured out,
only to have it turned upside down. A radical change in career, an
uncomfortable move, an illness, or even a death can bring one closer to God and
doing his will in ways never imagined. We can go through life playing it safe,
but there will be times when God may use a risk or strange way to bring
something new to light, as only he can. Now those times can and might affect a
person’s mind alright.
MissPerfect says--Many
criminals and street folks are notorious liars (i.e. seem to be very good at
it). Why? Well maybe part of the reason is ‘cause many of them are mentally ill
or addicted. I read in the paper that statistically, the upper classes in
America go to school, go to work, get married, stay married, are active in
community events, go to church and don’t commit stupid crimes (i.e. think
through that folks). GeorgeTheCrook says--Some folks seem to make better
decisions. And decisions have
consequences. LuckieEddie says—I think folks have choices (i.e. some folks
think not everyone has choices and also think that not all decision are not
made freely--if they are not mentally capable or under duress). It appears
to me that the world takes advantage of many folks who are not capable of
making good decisions (i.e. pluck pluck pluck the easy ones). I read in the paper, soooo it must be right--Lottery sells most in poorer locations. Saturday question—Have you ever been plucked.
GeorgeTheCrook says—Listen folks, there are some “apex predators” out there and
I’m not kidding.
Happenstance, na I don’t think soooooo! A recent Saturday morning I was walking on
the golf course thinking about several opportunities I passed on earlier in the
summer (i.e. our situation didn't seem to fit well at the time).
I was thinking that usually when you pass on opportunities they are gone
forever. Just then my phone rang. Guess what, I was offered one of those
opportunities that I passed on. Our
situation is somewhat better now and I said yes. How about that. My mind changed in a matter of seconds. Bingo.
Joesixpack asks--Why do most folks’ minds change
between the ages of 20 to 35? Mark Twain said—“When I
was a boy of 14, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old
man around. But when I got to be 21, I was astonished at how much he had
learned in 7 years.” Joesixpack says—I
have some family that are in their 50s and their minds have not changed yet; I’m
sorry to say that some of my family are idiots and alcohol only makes them
worse. Ouchy ouchy!
Charles Dickens said—“Reflect upon your
present blessings—of which every man has many—not on your past misfortunes, of
which all men have some.” Is that a mind
decision or a gut decision?
Have a FUN day my friends unless you have
other plans. (-:
erv
MyFriendJean says—A smile is a wrinkle that
shouldn’t be removed.
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