Post 1371, Day 49 of 2015
- 1,510 days since I started this blog -
- 1,510 days since I started this blog -
Its neutrality takes the shape (this is a metaphor, not a syllogism) of an eight-ounce glass with exactly four ounces of liquid into it. We, individually, project onto it whether it is half-full or half-empty (it is both, but our projections are not necessarily rational).
But I believe that how a person perceives the Universe affects their behavior. I'm a half-full kind of guy, an optimist. I believe we live in a safe Universe (by virtue of its neutrality). I continually interact with people who feel otherwise.
They see a future where unknowns are menacing; they worry about the consequences of what doesn't go according to plan; they fear what they can't control.
While I may not be completely free of fear (working on that), I don't worry about the future, knowing how little I can predict, let alone control it. The future will, presumably arrive (if it doesn't, nothing to worry about at all), and will roll out as it will, no matter anybody's expectations.
I don't share the worries of people who feel there is some sort of Judgment Day coming. Not only do I not believe that, I have not known this fear to produce the kind of behavior that would spare believers from a negative judgment, at least in human terms. Believers in Heaven and Hell think they understand the criteria they will be judged on, yet don't behave as though they wanted the 'more favorable' final destination.
Me? Somehow or other, despite all my past behavior, a good portion of which would damn me if I believed in such, I woke up this morning, and was grateful. Presumably, one day that won't happen.
I don't/won't care.
Food and Diet Section
Today's Weight: 206.0 lbs
Today's Weight: 206.0 lbs
Previous Weight (2/17): 206.4 lbs
Day Net Loss/Gain: - 0.4 lbs
Diet Comment
Just a small step in the right direction, today's Quest-bar intensive eating should help overcome lunch out.Diet Comment
A Quest bar.
Lunch
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| Bacon cheeseburger and spaghetti squash. Roll and french fries not eaten. Not shown: Salad bar with mesulin mix, broccoli, tomatoes, peas, lima beans, cottage cheese, bacon bits, hard-boiled egg and blue cheese dressing. |
A Quest bar.
Dinner
At rehearsal, a tossed salad with sauteed chicken breast and blue cheese dressing and a Quest bar.
Snack
A Quest bar.
Liquid Intake
Coffee: 28 oz. Water: 102+ oz.
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Filling and emptying at the same time, never full, and never empty. All is in motion, Nothing remains the same. It never stops, it can't be frozen. Positive or negative, it doesn't matter. One gives rise to the other in simultaneous existence. Understanding this is the reconciliation of the seeming duality of our projections, of the good and bad labels we attach to that which we have "rationalized" into our subjective reality. There is always the Bigger Picture, which is beyond the reaches of thought and words. Here we find only - Light - Love - Peace - but we seem to prefer the comforting lie, which keeps our ego's trip intact. It makes us feel safe. It also lulls us into sleep. The Universes don't seem to judge. Why do we?
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