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LittleBird (OP) User ID: 58641 United Kingdom 12/31/2005 01:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If I Had My Life to Live Over I'd dare to make more mistakes next time. I'd relax. I would limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would take more trips. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles but I'd have fewer imaginary ones. You see, I'm one of those people who live sensibly and sanely hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I've had my moments and if I had it to do over again, I'd have more of them. In fact, I'd try to have nothing else. Just moments. One after another, instead of living so many years ahead of each day. I've been one of those people who never go anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat and a parachute. If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. If I had it to do again, I would travel lighter next time. I would go to more dances. I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies. By Nadine Stair (age 85) from Condensed Chicken Soup for the Soul Copyright 1996 by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Patty Hansen Beam me up, Scotty! Beam me up soon! Never mind, Scotty, cuz... "There is no spoon" |
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LittleBird (OP) User ID: 58641 United Kingdom 12/31/2005 03:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey LittleBird, just noticed we have the same numbers in our IDs on here, lol. ---------------- Graelwyn -- Must be kindred spirits, I guess. Either that, or else great minds AND numbers think alike. LOL ... speaking of ac 1004, is there a full moon out tonight? Pun intended. Beam me up, Scotty! Beam me up soon! Never mind, Scotty, cuz... "There is no spoon" |
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LittleBird (OP) User ID: 58641 United Kingdom 12/31/2005 03:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My ABC's for the New Year A ccept, admire, appreciate All! B e kind, be still, be centered. C are. D o good. E njoy life. F orgive everyone everything. G ive everyone everything. H ope, heal, help. I magine - image in & make it so. J udge no one. K eep only the highest & best thoughts in mind. L ove, laugh, learn. M ake the world a better place (or at least your little corner of it). N ourish body, mind & soul. O pen up your heart to others. P onder, pray & practice what you preach. Q uit negative thinking, actions & habits. R ectify mistakes ASAP. S et an example. T ake time to smell the flowers. Take time to plant some, too. U nderstand. V iew life from a higher perspective. W ant, & work for, World peace. X communicate all fears & negative thoughts from mind. Y ou can make a difference in the world. Z ero in & focus on what's really important in life, & zap out the rest. Now I know my ABC's. I hope that I can practice these!!! Beam me up, Scotty! Beam me up soon! Never mind, Scotty, cuz... "There is no spoon" |
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LittleBird (OP) User ID: 58641 United Kingdom 12/31/2005 04:14 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Graelwyn, Yes, it's a new moon & the 'full moon' was a not so 'punny' dig at ac 1004. ... & yes, I've been to England. Spent most of my time there at Cambridge (where there are more pubs than colleges, it seems), but I also very much enjoyed all the museums - especially the British Museum. (On my way there, I even found the Theosophical Society & bought several books.) Also, I visited the lovely Cotswald area, Stonehenge, Woodhenge, the gardens(?), Piccadilly area & saw all the touristy stuff like changing of the guards, & of course - enjoyed downtown London & Harrod's. Yours is a lovely country, indeed! Beam me up, Scotty! Beam me up soon! Never mind, Scotty, cuz... "There is no spoon" |
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LittleBird (OP) User ID: 58641 United Kingdom 12/31/2005 04:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ---------------------------------------------------- Not yet. Next trip, maybe! I've read lots about them, though. Have you ever seen any of the crop circles which you seem to have in abundance over there? Beam me up, Scotty! Beam me up soon! Never mind, Scotty, cuz... "There is no spoon" |
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LittleBird (OP) User ID: 58641 United Kingdom 12/31/2005 04:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | ... will have to google Isle of Wight, for sure. This has been fun, & I hope to chat with you again sometime real soon, Graelwyn. Well, I'm outta here for today. Wishing you, Graelwyn, & everyone else... a very Happy New Year & a Happy New You, too!!! Beam me up, Scotty! Beam me up soon! Never mind, Scotty, cuz... "There is no spoon" |
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LittleBird (nli) User ID: 58703 United Arab Emirates 12/31/2005 05:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've never understood new year resolutions, anyone know the origin? ------------------------------------------ Sophia... That's a very good question, & one I had to google for an answer. It seems New Year's 'resolutions' originated in early Rome with Janus who had two faces & could, therefore, look forward & backward (or at the old & new years) at the same time. I suppose, by looking back at our past mistakes, we make resolutions so that we can learn from them & resolve, if you will, to do better & not make the same mistakes in the coming new year. Hopefully, if we follow through with the resolutions we make for this coming year, then when we look back at this year as our old year next year (lol), we will be more in harmony with our ideal & not be two-faced, so to speak -- like dear ole Janus. I hereby resolve to resolutely follow through with my resolutions this time around thereby re-solving my old problems & ab-solving myself of any new problems henceforth. (Just like in all the previous years - right!?!) From google search: "The tradition of the New Year's Resolutions goes all the way back to 153 B.C. Janus, a mythical king of early Rome was placed at the head of the calendar. With two faces, Janus could look back on past events and forward to the future. Janus became the ancient symbol for resolutions and many Romans looked for forgiveness from their enemies and also exchanged gifts before the beginning of each year. The New Year has not always begun on January 1, and it doesn't begin on that date everywhere today. It begins on that date only for cultures that use a 365-day solar calendar. January 1 became the beginning of the New Year in 46 B.C., when Julius Caesar developed a calendar that would more accurately reflect the seasons than previous calendars had. The Romans named the first month of the year after Janus, the god of beginnings and the guardian of doors and entrances. He was always depicted with two faces, one on the front of his head and one on the back. Thus he could look backward and forward at the same time. At midnight on December 31, the Romans imagined Janus looking back at the old year and forward to the new. The Romans began a tradition of exchanging gifts on New Year's Eve by giving one another branches from sacred trees for good fortune. Later, nuts or coins imprinted with the god Janus became more common New Year's gifts." Happy New Year, Sophia & all GLPers!!! |