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The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
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#31
RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 20, 2018 at 3:04 pm
Something i'm beginning to see more and more. Most people grow old without ever growing up. And if i'm to be honest with myself, i still have much growing up to do myself. Its not so much as what i present to others but what goes on internally that i'm most critical of. 

Fear. The more you resist it, the stronger it becomes. The more you accept fear without expecting it to go away, the less of a grip it has on you. The same could be said for all so called negative emotions.
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RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 20, 2018 at 6:54 pm
Slow down and take it easy. Enjoy the moment when it happens.
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#33
RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 21, 2018 at 1:30 am
My grandfather once told me "never waste an erection".

I guess the biggest thing I have learned is that I can truly do whatever I want to.
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#34
RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 21, 2018 at 7:55 am
Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by stupidity.
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#35
RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 21, 2018 at 8:00 am
(September 19, 2018 at 1:54 am)robvalue Wrote: Issues in life are very complex, and need careful analysis rather than quick judgements.

Your turn Smile

There are pluses and minuses to everything, in different proportions.  The world wasn't made for humans.
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#36
RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 21, 2018 at 8:34 am
Life is too short to waste time dealing with toxic people
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#37
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September 21, 2018 at 3:04 pm
The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.

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#38
RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 21, 2018 at 3:56 pm
(September 21, 2018 at 3:04 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.

-Teresa

OMG!
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 21, 2018 at 5:27 pm
(September 21, 2018 at 3:56 pm)mh.brewer Wrote:
(September 21, 2018 at 3:04 pm)Tres Leches Wrote: The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.

-Teresa

OMG!

Jeez, mh, your account has been hacked by a 15 year old. Big Grin

-Teresa
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RE: The biggest thing I've learned as I've got older is...
September 21, 2018 at 5:43 pm
Avoid mirrors.
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