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ParticipantWow, I must say these are some great responses. I think there’s an element of truth in each of them. I agree with NeetaT about physical exercise being important – plus being outside in nature on a regular basis. I have struggled with depression on and off (more off than on) for much of my life but I think a lot of positive changes and creativity have come from it so I really wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve become a much better person I think because of making changes as a result of being unhappy with the status quo. I’ve known people that appear perpetually happy and bubbly all the time but their lives are a mess and when you get to know them they are actually falling apart inside. In the end, we’re all just doing the best we can and the universe will unfold as it should.
ParticipantWow, I must say these are some great responses. I think there’s an element of truth in each of them. I agree with NeetaT about physical exercise being important – plus being outside in nature on a regular basis. I have struggled with depression on and off (more off than on) for much of my life but I think a lot of positive changes and creativity have come from it so I really wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve become a much better person I think because of making changes as a result of being unhappy with the status quo. I’ve known people that appear perpetually happy and bubbly all the time but their lives are a mess and when you get to know them they are actually falling apart inside. In the end, we’re all just doing the best we can and the universe will unfold as it should.
ParticipantWow, I must say these are some great responses. I think there’s an element of truth in each of them. I agree with NeetaT about physical exercise being important – plus being outside in nature on a regular basis. I have struggled with depression on and off (more off than on) for much of my life but I think a lot of positive changes and creativity have come from it so I really wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve become a much better person I think because of making changes as a result of being unhappy with the status quo. I’ve known people that appear perpetually happy and bubbly all the time but their lives are a mess and when you get to know them they are actually falling apart inside. In the end, we’re all just doing the best we can and the universe will unfold as it should.
ParticipantWow, I must say these are some great responses. I think there’s an element of truth in each of them. I agree with NeetaT about physical exercise being important – plus being outside in nature on a regular basis. I have struggled with depression on and off (more off than on) for much of my life but I think a lot of positive changes and creativity have come from it so I really wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve become a much better person I think because of making changes as a result of being unhappy with the status quo. I’ve known people that appear perpetually happy and bubbly all the time but their lives are a mess and when you get to know them they are actually falling apart inside. In the end, we’re all just doing the best we can and the universe will unfold as it should.
ParticipantWow, I must say these are some great responses. I think there’s an element of truth in each of them. I agree with NeetaT about physical exercise being important – plus being outside in nature on a regular basis. I have struggled with depression on and off (more off than on) for much of my life but I think a lot of positive changes and creativity have come from it so I really wouldn’t have it any other way. I’ve become a much better person I think because of making changes as a result of being unhappy with the status quo. I’ve known people that appear perpetually happy and bubbly all the time but their lives are a mess and when you get to know them they are actually falling apart inside. In the end, we’re all just doing the best we can and the universe will unfold as it should.
ParticipantI felt this way for a few years – up until about a year ago when got a new job and moved from the suburbs San Diego. The changes opened up new avenues for me and I no longer feel trapped. I can identify a LOT with what you said about putting on a backpack and heading out to parts unkown. I’ve found that I have the most fun when I have a lot of free time that is unstructured. It is the structure of daily life that I find boring and uninspiring. I’ve also found that by living in the city, where you walk a lot more places, vs the suburbs you have a lot more normal type of existence. You just run into things as you walk and make plans as you go. The scheduled existence of suburban families, I think, is not healty. We are social animals and we are meant to live in villages and be together. I am rambling here but these are my thoughts. The other thing is, I’ve found that the simpler my life is and the less stuff I own the happier I am. I try and fill my time with experiences, not things.
ParticipantI felt this way for a few years – up until about a year ago when got a new job and moved from the suburbs San Diego. The changes opened up new avenues for me and I no longer feel trapped. I can identify a LOT with what you said about putting on a backpack and heading out to parts unkown. I’ve found that I have the most fun when I have a lot of free time that is unstructured. It is the structure of daily life that I find boring and uninspiring. I’ve also found that by living in the city, where you walk a lot more places, vs the suburbs you have a lot more normal type of existence. You just run into things as you walk and make plans as you go. The scheduled existence of suburban families, I think, is not healty. We are social animals and we are meant to live in villages and be together. I am rambling here but these are my thoughts. The other thing is, I’ve found that the simpler my life is and the less stuff I own the happier I am. I try and fill my time with experiences, not things.
ParticipantI felt this way for a few years – up until about a year ago when got a new job and moved from the suburbs San Diego. The changes opened up new avenues for me and I no longer feel trapped. I can identify a LOT with what you said about putting on a backpack and heading out to parts unkown. I’ve found that I have the most fun when I have a lot of free time that is unstructured. It is the structure of daily life that I find boring and uninspiring. I’ve also found that by living in the city, where you walk a lot more places, vs the suburbs you have a lot more normal type of existence. You just run into things as you walk and make plans as you go. The scheduled existence of suburban families, I think, is not healty. We are social animals and we are meant to live in villages and be together. I am rambling here but these are my thoughts. The other thing is, I’ve found that the simpler my life is and the less stuff I own the happier I am. I try and fill my time with experiences, not things.
ParticipantI felt this way for a few years – up until about a year ago when got a new job and moved from the suburbs San Diego. The changes opened up new avenues for me and I no longer feel trapped. I can identify a LOT with what you said about putting on a backpack and heading out to parts unkown. I’ve found that I have the most fun when I have a lot of free time that is unstructured. It is the structure of daily life that I find boring and uninspiring. I’ve also found that by living in the city, where you walk a lot more places, vs the suburbs you have a lot more normal type of existence. You just run into things as you walk and make plans as you go. The scheduled existence of suburban families, I think, is not healty. We are social animals and we are meant to live in villages and be together. I am rambling here but these are my thoughts. The other thing is, I’ve found that the simpler my life is and the less stuff I own the happier I am. I try and fill my time with experiences, not things.
ParticipantI felt this way for a few years – up until about a year ago when got a new job and moved from the suburbs San Diego. The changes opened up new avenues for me and I no longer feel trapped. I can identify a LOT with what you said about putting on a backpack and heading out to parts unkown. I’ve found that I have the most fun when I have a lot of free time that is unstructured. It is the structure of daily life that I find boring and uninspiring. I’ve also found that by living in the city, where you walk a lot more places, vs the suburbs you have a lot more normal type of existence. You just run into things as you walk and make plans as you go. The scheduled existence of suburban families, I think, is not healty. We are social animals and we are meant to live in villages and be together. I am rambling here but these are my thoughts. The other thing is, I’ve found that the simpler my life is and the less stuff I own the happier I am. I try and fill my time with experiences, not things.
April 13, 2010 at 9:25 PM in reply to: OT: Anybody know anything about how banks detect counterfeit $100’s? #538827ParticipantFunny story: my wife thought I was a little crazy at first, but I sold a car recently and got paid several thousand dollars in cash. I tried my best to check the bills myself and tried to make sure I could track down the buyer if I needed to then signed over the title and gave him the keys. I decided to randomly pick 100’s out of the stack and spend them at local stores to make sure they were OK. Once I got through 5 or 6, I felt confident enough to deposit the rest into my bank account. I sort of felt like a criminal doing this but I just didn’t want to lose all that money if the bank confiscated it!
April 13, 2010 at 9:25 PM in reply to: OT: Anybody know anything about how banks detect counterfeit $100’s? #538948ParticipantFunny story: my wife thought I was a little crazy at first, but I sold a car recently and got paid several thousand dollars in cash. I tried my best to check the bills myself and tried to make sure I could track down the buyer if I needed to then signed over the title and gave him the keys. I decided to randomly pick 100’s out of the stack and spend them at local stores to make sure they were OK. Once I got through 5 or 6, I felt confident enough to deposit the rest into my bank account. I sort of felt like a criminal doing this but I just didn’t want to lose all that money if the bank confiscated it!
April 13, 2010 at 9:25 PM in reply to: OT: Anybody know anything about how banks detect counterfeit $100’s? #539415ParticipantFunny story: my wife thought I was a little crazy at first, but I sold a car recently and got paid several thousand dollars in cash. I tried my best to check the bills myself and tried to make sure I could track down the buyer if I needed to then signed over the title and gave him the keys. I decided to randomly pick 100’s out of the stack and spend them at local stores to make sure they were OK. Once I got through 5 or 6, I felt confident enough to deposit the rest into my bank account. I sort of felt like a criminal doing this but I just didn’t want to lose all that money if the bank confiscated it!
April 13, 2010 at 9:25 PM in reply to: OT: Anybody know anything about how banks detect counterfeit $100’s? #539509ParticipantFunny story: my wife thought I was a little crazy at first, but I sold a car recently and got paid several thousand dollars in cash. I tried my best to check the bills myself and tried to make sure I could track down the buyer if I needed to then signed over the title and gave him the keys. I decided to randomly pick 100’s out of the stack and spend them at local stores to make sure they were OK. Once I got through 5 or 6, I felt confident enough to deposit the rest into my bank account. I sort of felt like a criminal doing this but I just didn’t want to lose all that money if the bank confiscated it!
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