^ lol. ok.
alasdair
alasdair
^ lol. ok.
alasdair
I'm on a manic upswing, I'm even worse than normal.
I fell in love at first sight with a woman who picked me up hitch hiking. Her car was covered in stuffed animals and she drove a stick shift like a F1 driver on speed.
I now fall asleep every night holding her hand.
I'm 20. Yeah I'm guessing this is probably where life for alot of people gets hectic but is there a light at the end of the tunnel? I'm asking for people older with more experience and insight than I. Tips? Tricks of the trade? Things and people to look out for? Does this shit ever get easier? Life stories would be cool too. Thanks..
you can either be a cog in the machine or get run over by the machine... either way it kinda suks dick...
^Is that true?
I like how you didn't mention her looks at all.
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its been a long strange trip
I stopped thinking about these sorts of things long ago I guess. It's exhausting looking for answers to explain something that does not have an explanations. You have figured it out when you come to the realization that there is nothing to figure out. You become yourself when you realize that you have been the entire time. These thoughts that drive most fully aware to the brink of insanity tormenting us for what? Find love and don't think whenever possible. Remember the important things. The things that make you happy. Spread that love by being the type of person you want to be around every minute of every day. Love. Life isn't complicated at all. Fight the machine by ascending above it. Consciousness is in the mind. The mind controls all. Life.
But does anyone else find they can experience upliftment or elevation of consciousness while taking in beautiful visuals, in the same way as listening to beautiful music can? I find this to be the case, particularly in observing nature or beautiful works of art, but the human form can also be like a work of art. And especially women, who seem to channel beauty in a purer way and I also think of it as one of the feminine qualities, like power and intelligence are masculine (of course not reserved to one gender). That's also why I like pictures of exceptionally beautiful women, not because I'm gay, it can just have an uplifting effect like sounds can have and I'm not envious or anything, I'm happy for them (I know some women hate the sight of of beautiful women), but I know I'm weird.
Me too. I spend time in nature and mountain climbing and enjoy the uplifting vistas. I appreciate beauty like HC too. It's enought to make me want to fall in love, as the song goes, because in the end, love matters.But does anyone else find they can experience upliftment or elevation of consciousness while taking in beautiful visuals, in the same way as listening to beautiful music can? I find this to be the case, particularly in observing nature or beautiful works of art, but the human form can also be like a work of art. And especially women, who seem to channel beauty in a purer way and I also think of it as one of the feminine
if by chance you're still on here in the next twenty years maybe I willA good, fair and thoughtful question IMO! So far I have done a good third of a century more than your 20 years, and have to say, still working on it, may have an answer in... well, best not to make predictions at this age? All I'd suggest, off the top of my head, is be open and kind to people, (even if they don't deserve it!), give everyone a chance, and from time to time you will find and meet a few special and precious ones, who may not be what you ever expect at first, but will in time show themselves. It does 'get easier' I suppose, but often at the expense of getting harder, which is unavoidable I fear. And never forget what is really important by becoming totally weighed down by daily life and worries.
There we are, that's it in a nutshell! I wish you a long, happy and rewarding life... if there is any 'message' about life, I think we are here to learn things and somehow improve ourselves - and learning the true meaning of Love is a good, safe and harmless way to start I reckon? Please feel free to ask again in another 20 years, and tell me how you are doing - I might have a better answer for you!?
Yes, absolutely. I feel that upliftment/inspiration/elevation whenever I experience beauty of any kind, be it visual, audio, mental, emotional, olfactory, etc. That's why art of all kinds is the greatest of achievements, and why I am an artist and always will be. I get what you're saying about looking at beautiful women... women are just more beautiful than men, and experiencing the sight of them is a beautiful thing. Particularly if you're in their presence.
Every day I experience so much beauty because the world is art, it's all art, if that's what you look for in it. The infinite detail in every natural structure, the feeling and sound of music and the visceral emotional response it evokes, the smell of great food or fresh forest air... it's all around, all the time.This, to me, is the meaning of the saying "stop and smell the roses".