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Discussion in 'Tilted Life and Sexuality' started by PonyPotato, Aug 8, 2011.

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  1. MeltedMetalGlob

    MeltedMetalGlob Resident Loser Donor

    Location:
    Who cares, really?
    I thought this one was absolutely amazing- a Desert Storm vet is told by his doctors that he'll never walk unassisted again... and eventually not only does he walk... he runs!

     
    MeltedMetalGlob, May 8, 2012
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  2. Freetofly

    Freetofly Diving deep into the abyss

    Location:
    From Philly USA, living in London UK
    That is a really cool picture!
     
    Freetofly, May 15, 2012
    #22
  3. Freetofly

    Freetofly Diving deep into the abyss

    Location:
    From Philly USA, living in London UK
    Just what I needed to see, never give up! Awesome...
     
    Freetofly, May 15, 2012
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  4. Zweiblumen

    Zweiblumen Slightly Tilted

    Location:
    Iceland
    I attended a seminar where the key speaker was Joe Simpson ( author of Touching the Void). He is the most famous example of never give up. It was very moving listening to him describing how he saved his life by just not giving up.
     
    Zweiblumen, May 15, 2012
    #24
  5. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
    third rock from the sun
    Craven Morehead, Sep 5, 2012
    #25
  6. Charlatan

    Charlatan sous les pavés, la plage

    Location:
    Temasek
    If he can do it with one leg, then I should have no complaint with two.
    [​IMG]
     
    Charlatan, Sep 5, 2012
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  7. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
    third rock from the sun
    BBC Sport - Alex Zanardi wins second Paralympics handcycling gold
    [​IMG]
     
    Craven Morehead, Sep 7, 2012
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  8. Craven Morehead

    Craven Morehead Very Tilted

    Location:
    third rock from the sun
    [​IMG]
     
    Craven Morehead, Sep 7, 2012
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  9. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

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    New York City
    [​IMG]
     
    cynthetiq, Apr 28, 2018
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  10. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    While I agree with the thought, Ms. Angelou is most certainly financially comfortable. It's an easy philosophy for a successful artist--not just her--to adopt.
     
    Chris Noyb, May 1, 2018
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  11. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    Even without means of financially comfortable one makes the life as best as they can. Even poor people can have a life.
     
    cynthetiq, May 1, 2018
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  12. Chris Noyb

    Chris Noyb Get in, buckle up, hang on, & be quiet.

    Location:
    Large City, TX
    Certainly.

    And certainly it's easier to be philosophical when you're comfortable.

    I have no idea what Ms. Angelou's thoughts might be if she were unknown and struggling. TBF she deserves full for sticking with her craft. Her statement can be viewed as inspirational, or overly optimistic.

    Perhaps I'm simply in a bad mood, letting my cynicism surface. Or it has finally drowned me.
     
    Chris Noyb, May 1, 2018
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  13. cynthetiq

    cynthetiq Administrator Staff Member Donor

    Location:
    New York City
    One of my old girlfriends met and married a wealthy man. She dropped her very lucrative IT career and became a SAHM. She then posited to everyone around her that one should just put out the positive energy and get what you want out of the world. She became a life coach became an Amazon author (not same IMO as a published author,) podcast personality etc. all for this what meaning you make your dash (dash between the year you were born and when you die.) I think that fits more with what you are saying.

    Otherwise, I have to understand it to mean that only people with means can make a life.

    We all make a life, it may not be what we want that life to be, but we make one. Some of the wealthiest people I have met in life are the most unhappy. Some of the poorest have shown me the best and most priceless things I can ever see or experience.
     
    cynthetiq, May 1, 2018
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  14. omega

    omega Very Tilted

    I could see this also as saying that your career is not just your life. That your life is more than your job or your career. I am a wage slave, but I have also tried to be more than just a trooper or now a banker. That I am involved with raising my girls and being their father, and having my own hobbies.
     
    omega, May 1, 2018
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  15. Lindy

    Lindy Moderator Staff Member

    Location:
    Nebraska
    I've been reading a book that deals extensively with life in foraging societies before the advent of agriculture. They had it, as my uncle Damon would say, "pretty good okay."

    View: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007679QTG/ref=pe_385040_118058080_TE_M1DP
     
    Lindy, May 1, 2018
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  16. Lindy

    Lindy Moderator Staff Member

    Location:
    Nebraska
    I've been quite poor, and I've been well off. I have to say that "well off" is definitely better.:rolleyes:

    But I'll admit that there was more satisfaction in being poor and digging my way out of the hole my ex-husband left me in, than in piling more shekels on top of my stacks.

    I've been told that I haven't learned how to live rich. And that's okay with me.
     
    Lindy, May 1, 2018
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