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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, just an interesting thread, for a bump, this eve...
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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"but say, i really have no clue, nor any solid feelings on any of it... "
I was gonna go with a simple, "Meh." But neebee got it first.
I'm now officially over the hill, so what I do and say matters little in the real world.
I try to behave myself here online after a shaky beginning and make friends with "all the wrong people."
beginning with weej, continuing with zBrown, connecting with rSin, and wondering what I did to attract a Diabasic Gnome,
I come to the one who everyone seems to love and respect, "oor neebee."
neebee is expecting to live to way beyond donini's present age and she probably will outlive him, too;
at least I hope she does.
Locker and Cosmic fit in here somewhere, but I'll never live long enough to figure that out!!!!!!!!!
It's a nice idea for a goal, but I have no need for a goal.
I'm here...and it's all I need.
Edit for Reilly: I sold my F-350 in 1982. Replaced it with a Bug. Different strokes, though, buddy, different strokes.
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Amen phylp, well said......long may you climb.
May 19, 2015 - 10:42am PT
Neither hopes nor aspirations, just a daily practice for as many days as are given:
Keep the focus on compassion and love; continue to let go of impatience, snarkiness, believing I know the right answer to anything, ego delusions.
Help others as much as I am able, especially my nieces and nephews and the great younger folks I meet.
Keep enjoying the simple, abundant pleasures of every day.
Keep this body fit and strong and pain-free as possible.
And, of course, keep climbing!
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Norton
Social climber
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what is the difference between a hope and an aspiration?
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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A plan.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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I'm only 36, but it's been a hard lived 36 so I may well be at the mid-point of my time on this beautiful planet we inhabit.
I'd like to learn more empathy, my wife to be would sure appreciate that. I'd like to be financially stable, as that has eluded me so far. I'd like to own a home and raise animals and grow prolific gardens. I'd like to figure out spirituality as it pertains to me, as I've lost that part of myself somehow. I'd like to pass peacefully with the love of my life holding my hand. My desires are simple, and I love all of you.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Topic Author's Reply - Jul 6, 2015 - 09:40am PT
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you're so still in the honeymoon, youthful Brandon.
enjoy it.
for someday the boundless dream
of love narrows into
a one-way valve
thru which your soul
will pass,
and once it does
never again will your
body and essence unite.
we refer to the late-love
era as the inverse-orgasm.
where the universe f*#ks you
in rape mode
and into you it shoots seeds of eternity
and you begin gestating god,
though she aborts her host,
and as you die around her
and peel away,
what's left in the end
is sorrow in it's one solid state.
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Well, that's a downer, man.
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cavemonkey
Ice climber
ak
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Weeg
If you ride ur bike to Alaska, stop in for a rest. Your kind is welcome here.
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Fat Dad
Trad climber
Los Angeles, CA
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I made a ticklist when I was 35, which was gratifying because it reminded me of the many cool things that I had already done: trekking the Himalaya, climbing the Captain, seeing the Pyramids, etc. I also ticked No. 1 and 2 on that list, which were to get married and have a family. Little did I know that ticking those would make everything else on the list more remote, but no matter. My list has evolved.
No. 1 is to give my family my primary focus, even when I'm chomping at the bit to get out a play. Before I know it, they'll be older and won't want to hang with dad anymore.
Other things I'd like to do if I get the time are solo the Captain; get enough time at the keyboard to be able to play a reasonably easy Beethoven sonata reasonably well; finally get conversant in Spanish; take my kids someplace really cool like Nepal and/or the Galapagos, India, etc.; still would like to tick Astroman (with style, not some half ass french free effort) and maybe do a longer mt. bike tour like Durango to Moab.
I think the greatest thing I'd like to accomplish to simply to be content with what I have.
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Ken M
Mountain climber
Los Angeles, Ca
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Perhaps the better use of language:
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"Please forgive me,"
"I forgive you,"
"Thank you," and
"I love you"
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In The Four Things That Matter Most, Dr. Ira Byock, an international leader in palliative care, teaches us how to practice these life-affirming words in our day-to-day lives. Too often we assume that the people we love really know we love them. Dr. Byock reveals the value of stating the obvious and provides insights into how we burden ourselves by hanging on to old grudges unconsciously and unnecessarily. He shows us how to avoid living with those awkward silences and uncomfortable issues that distance us from the people we love and erode our sense of well-being and joy. His insights and stories help us to forgive, appreciate, love, and celebrate one another more fully.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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I'd like to live to see peace in the Middle East, and for every single religion to climb down off of their high horse.
Because they all believe they're perfectly right, each and every one of them.
Well that's not possible is it?
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this just in
climber
Justin Ross from North Fork
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Bruce, if you time travel back to the caveman days. Surely they were still killing each other though.
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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TJI, I agree, they were.
Shouldn't we be getting close to being beyond that though?
At least being beyond every different version of God 6.1 being cause to slaughter each other?
Even swami Werner is right about everything, but so is Dean and so is Klimmer and and and and......
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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A new partner, with a happier outlook on reality. Love, passion, and compassion.
Oh and maybe some climbing...
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survival
Big Wall climber
Terrapin Station
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Animals kill other animals...
We're animals...
How do we get beyond that???...
Let's ask Jesus.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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Locker, i'd be just fine on my own dude.. Single life is much simpler for certain..
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Moof
Big Wall climber
Orygun
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Knowing my family history I am likely at or past the halfway mark at 38 (just averaging the ages of dead parents and grand parents).
I got $500 at work as a bonus last week. After a weekend of thinking, I honestly could not come up with a decent thing I wanted to do with it for myself.
My main thought was that $500 shoved into a retirement account could shave a week off when I get to retire and go back to actually living. I have toys, but they collect dust while I pilot a fabric box all week.
Not sure how I got on this high wire, but it looks like getting off is either more of the same by continuing forward, or worse options to either side. Control appears to be an illusion. Eff it all.
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Big Mike
Trad climber
BC
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You got that right! I don't need someone else, but last time it got a bit lonely at the three year mark.. Lol
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab or In What Time Zone Am I?
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I'm even further along past half than when I posted couple months ago.
I reviewed it and I'm still on the same trajectory. Now, in addition to my knees, I'm throwing my hip into the equation. Joints. Pain in the Arse they are.
Susan
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