Why not emulate the world’s best psychologist?
Always be fully present in the here and now
Thrive on minimum requirements
(plain food, a bit of attention)
Radiate happiness …
Be more dog.
@DiBrander It’s just lovely to see some real, honest self awareness on this platform, Diane. Wishing you the very best as you recover from injury / niggles. Good luck with your overall fitness improvement in the gym and on the hills - what a beautiful part of the world you live in!
So true, Sawyer ... there are times when words really hit home (a doctor's explanation, or a teacher's comment about your child) - even if the speaker of those words hadn't rehearsed them or even put in much thought.
Couldn't agree more with you "There's no such thing as a throwaway line."
Entertainment - where’s the harm?
Too much entertainment leaves us unfulfilled.
Entertainment used to be the reward we’d look forward to at the end of the working day.
Or, a hundred years ago, the (at most) weekly trip to the cinema (the movies became the “talkies” as sound was added, then by the 1930s full colour - and the golden age of Hollywood took off).
Now we have entertainment available 24/7 through various screens.
The rise of gaming shows us that people get dissatisfied with consumption alone - they need to contribute something.
Gaming provides participation, a chance to improve skills, complete assignments, progress to tougher levels … all very good.
But is it undermining the real world efforts necessary to live a normal life - of relationships; reward for effort in the workplace; participation in the neighbourhood community?
Are we so busy being entertained that we no longer have a sense of purpose … and is that the case of so much dissatisfaction and loneliness in our online world?