the cranky old womans' top 10 mistakes

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sick of difficult self-help books that expect results ?. (nasty concept, that ... reward for effort) ;) ... well, never fear, mig is here, and failing is easy. anybody can do it. i've done it heaps of times in the past, so i thought i'd save you the time and show you how to do it step-by-step.


... ready ? ... ok, these were my top 10 life mistakes ... (or) 'how to be a failure':


1/ have your entire emotional existence tied to something as unreliable as another person


2/ defend yourself against something you know to be indefensible


3/ believe that any action, however small, has no consequences


4/ expect life to be fair and the world to make sense


5/ allow your own small miseries to blind you to the great sufferings of others


6/ assume that success or failure are permanent


7/ face only that in yourself which you find palatable


8/ forget that the light at the end of the tunnel is sometimes going to be a train


9/ get attached to anything that can be insured or replaced


10/ underestimate the power of your spirit
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
4/ expect life to be fair and the world to make sense


From an early age i possessed the acute awareness that the word "fair" is a word that was, in all probability, concocted in some ancient republic by a drunken senator that thought universal representation of the masses by the economic elite was an entirely reasonable idea, or, at the very least, by a Roman Emperor that considered his pet horse a fine addition to the senate.

As far as "sense" is concerned - don't they treat that with medication these days? I've heard paranoid schizophrenia involves the onset of marvellously complex and detailed schematics that allow the poor sufferer to make perfect "sense" of the world.

You use a dangerously sharp scalpel Mig, i can see its glint in your writing.

Marco XX
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
From an early age i possessed the acute awareness that the word "fair" is a word that was, in all probability, concocted in some ancient republic by a drunken senator that thought universal representation of the masses by the economic elite was an entirely reasonable idea, or, at the very least, by a Roman Emperor that considered his pet horse a fine addition to the senate


marco, i have nothing to add to this. hehe. it's perfect all on it's own

You use a dangerously sharp scalpel Mig, i can see its glint in your writing.


that sounds ominous, but i know that coming from you it's a compliment, marco

mig XX
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
1/ have your entire emotional existence tied to something as unreliable as another person


That's a mistake far too many people make, and I am afraid my wife is one of them. It's a problem that I haven't figured out how to address yet.

4/ expect life to be fair and the world to make sense


...but the world does make sense.

"5/ allow your own small miseries to blind you to the great sufferings of others."

"Me'ism", the cause of all human suffering.
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
That's a mistake far too many people make, and I am afraid my wife is one of them. It's a problem that I haven't figured out how to address yet.


if it makes you feel any better abe, i don't think any of us have that one fully sorted, no matter which side of the issue we're on

but the world does make sense.


aaarrrrggghhhh. so it's just ME then ? ....*jumps out window*

"Me'ism", the cause of all human suffering.


absolutely right. the monster of me-ism will get us all in the end, abe. thanks for your comment.


vanessa/mig XX
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Your second point is my biggest, and still remaining, mistake. Knowing it doesn't do much either.... I'm still working on it, i guess.
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Your second point is my biggest, and still remaining, mistake. Knowing it doesn't do much either.... I'm still working on it, i guess


nicky, although i can't imagine you being anything but kind and decent no matter what the situation, i thank you for adding this. it was hard for me to say it 'on my own' in here, so to speak

mig XX
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Grat post Miggy!!!

Remember - be like the uncarved block - that way, you can adapt to any situation, putting yourself in a better position to react to lifes trials and tribulations, rather than causing further upon yourself!!!

prophetic wisdom indeed!!!

BAM!!!
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
Grat post Miggy!!!


thankyou mug

be like the uncarved block - that way, you can adapt to any situation, putting yourself in a better position to react to lifes trials and tribulations, rather than causing further upon yourself


you got it, my friend


mig XX