Snails - Response on Threads

[CES]

Good morning

 

[tiburonfirst]

morning, ces and frannie!

 

[CES]

Morning Tibs

 

[Stoneface]

Good morning Fran, CES, Tibs, and Snails Happy Saturday! Have a good weekend,

LOL, CES

I have to go shopping today in packed stores full of rude people *sigh* I'm sure I'll muster through though.

 

[tiburonfirst]

morning, stone!

and good luck!

 

[CES]

Morning Stone.

I might need to shop too- but mostly i'll be shopping for dog food, so i have some hope that it'll be relatively safe

 

[AttyPops]

Morning snails.

LOL CES...that fits tibs request to a T.

Good luck stone!
Ice storms have most of my state shutdown.
I'm sure there are some that must venture out. If I don't have to, I don't.

 

[CES]

Morning Atty.

Glad that you don't have to venture out.

 

[Stoneface]

Thanks Tibs and Atty. I'm sure I'll be okay, it'll just make me grumpy and/or crotchety

Good morning Atty I'd rather stay at home too

 

[FranC]

Good morning,Tib,CES,Atty and Stone

 

[CES]

Stone, an experiment that i always wanted to try - but there's no way that i am likely to be able to pull it off - just stay annoyingly happy and cheerful no matter what and let us know what happens. you can scream and have a drink when you get home.

 

[CES]

good morning in here Fran.

 

[Stoneface]

Stone, an experiment that i always wanted to try - but there's no way that i am likely to be able to pull it off - just stay annoyingly happy and cheerful no matter what and let us know what happens. you can scream and have a drink when you get home.

I'll try...but if my head explodes, I'm going to blame you

 

[AttyPops]

Stone, an experiment that i always wanted to try - but there's no way that i am likely to be able to pull it off - just stay annoyingly happy and cheerful no matter what and let us know what happens. you can scream and have a drink when you get home.

Heh.

(Not a reflection on you, Stone)

 

[tiburonfirst]

Good morning,Tib,CES,Atty and Stone

you're such a bad wolf mom, frannie!

 

[AttyPops]

Actually, there is a way to pull that off. It's easier if you're shopping alone. People traveling with you will "bump" you out of the proper state of mind (at least that happens too easily for me).

You have to view every single event as being necessary...good or bad...and firmly convince yourself that it all happens for a reason...be it "cause and effect" or "fate" or whatever reason. Then, everything "just is". No concept of "how it should have gone" or "why can't we all just...", but rather..."everything is." Annoying people, happy people, crowds, laughs, cries, etc. Just "are".

However, YOU can choose to be happy during all of the "just is"....Assuming that they haven't caused pain or other issues, stolen your wallet, etc. So take normal precautions to not let the negative impact you. You have to give yourself ample time to accomplish your tasks too so you don't feel "hurried".

Zen Stone. Zen.

 

[tiburonfirst]

lol - guess y'all have to go here ......................

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[tiburonfirst]

this has me stumped now

 

[AttyPops]

Server not found tibs. ECF edits that out. What is it?

 

[CES]

so, I've been on the receiving end of that sort of thing - once. I was in a car when this person cut us off and almost caused an accident. All sorts of furiousness was ensuing inside the car i was in. We looked and the person in the other car was grinning and waving in a sweet, demented, obviously clueless sort of way. we couldn't help but start laughing.

So, i may be advocating dementia rather than zen...