If I’d have trusted my gut better when I was younger I wouldn’t have married my first two husbands; my second marriage was a complete disaster. I should have used the same discernment I judge just about everybody by because pretty much it’s always served me well. I’ve never followed the crowd so maybe I’m just contrary. I admire that Trump is as blunt as he is because I have no patience with kissing up to people. I think it’s very effective in business, but is he like that personally? It’s not important because he’s my president, not my husband. My cat Calvin likes him too.
Your first sentence - in my opinion - summarizes it all. We need to know the source of our "feelings". The origin of our feelings when when it is someone who "feels" nice, or some celebrity with charisma, or some media propaganda that is designed to make us "feel good", is probably not trustworthy. Many times, we "instinctively" know - for example - that doing something is a wrong, or right decision. The source of that "feeling" is usually our contact with some deeper, more fundamental principle or belief. This type of "feeling" or intuition will usually not contradict our basic common sense or reason. It may not be easy to tell the two situations apart, but I believe this is how you decide whether or not to "trust your feelings".
Right on my friend...well said. I keep referring back to Emerson's "Self-Reliance"...yes, it is important to listen to the voice inside, it does know what is "right"...but there is a lot that can twist and obscure the fidelity of that voice...fear, power, enticements of the flesh (instant gratification), evil...we must work hard to remain conscious.
Ambrose Bierce described the Presidency as "The greased pig in the field game of American politics." and a Politician as "An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. If one keeps both these descriptions in mind, the political world and its inhabitants remain simply a curious stage play.
Good morning shrews! I have never understood the over-the-top admiration for celebrities or sports figures. We are presented with what they want us to see and who knows who they really are underneath all that polish and glitz. The one thing I do admire (mostly) about Trump is he doesn't hold much back and yes, sometimes that backfires badly. However, I would rather have some bluntness than make-believe behaviour that we saw with Biden/Harris and of course, now with Carney. They have perfected the 'agreeable, I'm open to all ideas" bullshit that so many suck up as if it is real. I seriously think too many people prefer fake over real.
Totally with you on this. I have never understood that blind obsession with celebrities and sports figures either. In fact, it has always made me uncomfortable...I think it is weird.
And I agree about Trump. He used to really bother me, but for some odd reason now he doesn't. I don't agree with a lot he does, but truthfully I don't really care anymore. The world at that level (leaders, economies, trade, wars) is all f--ked up as far as I am concerned...and there is little we can do about it except live our lives according to the standards of love...obviously if we ALL did that, there wouldn't be this insane system controlling the whole thing, the locus of control would be the individual, not the money/power holders.
HA! My cat comment was ill placed, I should have said most cat OWNERS were liberal. Most, not all!! I love cats myself, but I have dogs. When I get too ancient to take care of a dog, I may go back to having cats.
Oh no, rude buzzer on that cat comment! Everyone in my family is a staunch conservative and we all have cats. And we all love Trump. We have nothing against dogs and have had them in the past, but we are cat people now. Come to think of it most of my conservative Trump supporting friends are cat people too. Maybe things are different in Canada?
HA HA!!!! I STAND CORRECTED!!! Seriously, I was making a joke! I really have nothing to base my comment on other than my super liberal sister loving cats! So I take it back, most cats are not liberal...in fact, the cats I know are rather apolitical...only concerned about themselves...
If I’d have trusted my gut better when I was younger I wouldn’t have married my first two husbands; my second marriage was a complete disaster. I should have used the same discernment I judge just about everybody by because pretty much it’s always served me well. I’ve never followed the crowd so maybe I’m just contrary. I admire that Trump is as blunt as he is because I have no patience with kissing up to people. I think it’s very effective in business, but is he like that personally? It’s not important because he’s my president, not my husband. My cat Calvin likes him too.
Your first sentence - in my opinion - summarizes it all. We need to know the source of our "feelings". The origin of our feelings when when it is someone who "feels" nice, or some celebrity with charisma, or some media propaganda that is designed to make us "feel good", is probably not trustworthy. Many times, we "instinctively" know - for example - that doing something is a wrong, or right decision. The source of that "feeling" is usually our contact with some deeper, more fundamental principle or belief. This type of "feeling" or intuition will usually not contradict our basic common sense or reason. It may not be easy to tell the two situations apart, but I believe this is how you decide whether or not to "trust your feelings".
Right on my friend...well said. I keep referring back to Emerson's "Self-Reliance"...yes, it is important to listen to the voice inside, it does know what is "right"...but there is a lot that can twist and obscure the fidelity of that voice...fear, power, enticements of the flesh (instant gratification), evil...we must work hard to remain conscious.
Ambrose Bierce described the Presidency as "The greased pig in the field game of American politics." and a Politician as "An eel in the fundamental mud upon which the superstructure of organized society is reared. If one keeps both these descriptions in mind, the political world and its inhabitants remain simply a curious stage play.
Absolutely...well said..."a curious stage play."
Good morning shrews! I have never understood the over-the-top admiration for celebrities or sports figures. We are presented with what they want us to see and who knows who they really are underneath all that polish and glitz. The one thing I do admire (mostly) about Trump is he doesn't hold much back and yes, sometimes that backfires badly. However, I would rather have some bluntness than make-believe behaviour that we saw with Biden/Harris and of course, now with Carney. They have perfected the 'agreeable, I'm open to all ideas" bullshit that so many suck up as if it is real. I seriously think too many people prefer fake over real.
Totally with you on this. I have never understood that blind obsession with celebrities and sports figures either. In fact, it has always made me uncomfortable...I think it is weird.
And I agree about Trump. He used to really bother me, but for some odd reason now he doesn't. I don't agree with a lot he does, but truthfully I don't really care anymore. The world at that level (leaders, economies, trade, wars) is all f--ked up as far as I am concerned...and there is little we can do about it except live our lives according to the standards of love...obviously if we ALL did that, there wouldn't be this insane system controlling the whole thing, the locus of control would be the individual, not the money/power holders.
This saying is still true: Bullshit baffles brains.
FYI, my cat is not a liberal, he is a political atheist like Gerald Celente. He doesn't believe in politicians.
HA! My cat comment was ill placed, I should have said most cat OWNERS were liberal. Most, not all!! I love cats myself, but I have dogs. When I get too ancient to take care of a dog, I may go back to having cats.
Oh no, rude buzzer on that cat comment! Everyone in my family is a staunch conservative and we all have cats. And we all love Trump. We have nothing against dogs and have had them in the past, but we are cat people now. Come to think of it most of my conservative Trump supporting friends are cat people too. Maybe things are different in Canada?
HA HA!!!! I STAND CORRECTED!!! Seriously, I was making a joke! I really have nothing to base my comment on other than my super liberal sister loving cats! So I take it back, most cats are not liberal...in fact, the cats I know are rather apolitical...only concerned about themselves...
Lol! I’m only messing with you, Todd. You’re our hero