deoxygenation or oxygenation

JoeBlow says—If you don’t give it oxygen it can’t live soooo sometimes it’s best  not to give it oxygen.  Good advice. One application that I read is to have good relationships it’s best not to contradict. William James, a pioneer in the field of psychology, said, “Wisdom is the art of knowing what to overlook somethings.” Some things just aren’t worth our attention; we simply need to overlook them (i.e. don’t give them oxygen soooo they will flame up). Now I have to make good decisions as to what the “somethings” are! SusieQ says--Sometimes it is better to --Just "let the sleeping dogs lie!"

The Yakima Valley claims to be the Apple Capital of the world. There are huge massive cold storage warehouses to store apples in the Valley. I was very intrigued about how they can store apples for long periods of time. I learned that part of the the process is to suck all to most of the oxygen out of the buildings which prevents decay and spoilage. Very interesting to me.

Basically what we do to prevent rust is to cover it with some type of petroleum product soooo no oxygen can exist; it smothers life. Flipthepancake, if someone is having a hard time breathing, one of the first things they do is give them oxygen or some form of resuscitation soooo they can get oxygen. Jeanne has a butter container that she keeps her butter in called a butter bell. It keeps the butter soft and yet is doesn’t spoil. The water prevents oxygen to get at the butter. Slick as pie and it works. I never heard of it before. We never had one on the farm a mile and quarter south of Roseland, MN while growing up.

According to Paul in 1 Corinthians 13, love is known by its actions more than its words. Some folks have a dog that I’m scared of and don’t care to be around. Its bark is enough to scare me besides it’s huge size. Very intimidating to me especially when it growls at me (i.e. it acts vicious). I don’t think he likes me, and I for sure don’t like him. I think it’s best that I give him some air between us. I have seen really bad dog bites in my business to family members and friends who thought the dog was nice and it wasn’t. Really ugly! I think I’ll keep my distance. The risk seems to be tooooo great to not toooo! And the dog might tear my face apart, I really don’t want to experience that. Some dog owners say—He doesn’t bite and then he does! Homer told me just that just before his dog tore the leg off of my new pants! Homer then said—Geee, I never thought he would do that! There is a old saying--If you don't want to get stung by the bees, stay away from them! Homer didn't buy me a new pants either! I bet Homer didn't pick up his dog's poop either!

I think airplane pilots use simulators to train on. If they crash on the simulator, they don’t die and  they don't kill all the people on the plane (i.e. they just reboot and try again). Maybe we should have simulators in life like simulators helping us learn how to manage our money, live in a marriage, parent, manage our lives, etc. What do you think. How come we don’t do that? It seems we have to crash and burn to learn and then the damage is done. We can’t just reboot! Death is not the best two out of three!

UncleFredFromYakima says--“Fame can be very elusive and unpredictable. To some it comes early in life, to some later, and to others only after death. Take, for example, Mozart, the highly honored musician and composer. When he died, only a handful of people followed the hearse to the cemetery, where the body, wrapped in a sack, was unceremoniously put into an unmarked, mass grave in Vienna. Today no one knows the place where he was buried.” Recently I had folks say some really nice things to me about a friend who died some years ago. This person really wasn’t famous by the world’s standards, but they must of left their mark in a good way. Sooooo that in some way made them famous. Now that is pretty neat I think. Maybe this person was famous to certain folks because they were affected by their life. This person maybe put some oxygen into some folks' lives maybe.

CoachB says--Their is a thick line between reality and fame! Advice was given to Claitlin Clark who has gained a lot of fame. And it was—eat it all up! I really don’t know if that is good advice or not. What do you think? Yes, it’s maybe good to enjoy fame but folks who get big heads usually don’t handle it well and fail big time many times. It appears to me that the famous folks that I know (i.e. some are you folks) and who I have read about are very humble and really don’t like fame (i.e. like to be under the radar). Some really handle fame well; I applaud them and you. You know where you stand if you are famous in any way; and we are all famous in some way. Yes, we are, every one of us!. ItchieBitchie says—Suck in some of that oxygen but don’t blow it out soooo loudly please!

Marcus—"One smart person encourages himself to replace the feeling of desire by the feeling of gratitude. Instead of desiring what we don’t have, we should be grateful for what we do have by imagining the loss of what we hold dear.” Maybe that is good oxygen to suck in!

My trusty ol’ 86 Yamaha golf cart convertible didn’t want to always connect when I pushed on the foot feet; she’s done this for years. She would just click or hum.  But she always worked if I gave her another chance. She worked for me; we got along fine. Well, I sold the ol’ babe.  I probably should have been proactive and put some petroleum product over the terminals to prevent the oxygen from forming corrosion. Minor problem; she’s been a good ol’ gal!

WorldClassLarry says--Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help, and brave enough to ask for it. It appears that some folks have a hard time asking for help. I really don’t have a problem asking folks for help as you folks know that I need help a lot. I sorta kinda believe that asking for help and helping others are both opportunities.  I like to help others soooo why wouldn't others like to help me. I believe that helping others and asking for help puts oxygen a.k.a. life into all of us. That is my opinion. WildWillie says—I don’t care what you say erv, I’m toooo proud to ask for help; I’d rather struggle and even crash and burn than to ask for help.

RickyRick says—"When you have conflict, focus on reconciliation, not resolution. There’s a big difference between those two words. Reconciliation means re-establishing the relationship. Resolution means resolving every issue. In most cases, resolution isn’t going to happen—there are some things you’ll just never agree on. Can you have a loving relationship without agreeing on everything? Absolutely. But it takes wisdom. When you’re wise, you learn to disagree without being disagreeable; you learn to walk hand in hand without having to see eye to eye. One of the greatest things you can do with your life is to be a bridge builder, not a wall builder.” WorldClassLarry says—Are we the problem or the solution to the problem? If we are the problem, we suck all the oxygen out of a relationship; it will not grow but probably die!

I talked to a friend last week and asked her, how are we different? She said—erv, we are both caring folks, but you want to know how we are going to pay for it, and I never think about that! hahaha Here is a suggestion from CoachB to put some oxygen in our life.  You can take it or leave it, it’s up to you. It sorta kinda works for me but maybe not for you. We are all different now aren’t we. I like to write things down (i.e. it seems to fit me better to remember) but a friend likes to say things out loud as she can remember better that way. And there are some folks retain better when they see a picture. ANYWAY, according to CoachB, a method that works for many folks is to have a vision board (i.e. it can be anyplace or any form), but it is a reminder of what we want to accomplish (i.e. when we have specifics, it improves our probability of getting something done by 10-fold). If it’s nebulous, it’s a 90% probability that stuff will never be done (e.g. we are going to travel). LuckyEddie says—If we just talk about it, it hardly never gets done, we get by but don't fly high!

VelvetElvis says—When we get in a certain abyss we break and ask for help…because it’s only when we hit bottom and are desperate enough that things start to get better.

Have a FUN day my friends unless you have other plans. (-:

erv

MyFriendJean said—Laughter is God’s medicine, the most beautiful therapy God ever gave humanity.