Your Opinion... (Wisdom/Advice)

? ~ What's your opinion on the top five tips/wisdoms you would tell another about life in general? (Please don't put down famous quotes, even if you agree with them because I would like to hear your original thoughts about this) Thanks!
My Top Five:
1. Live your life; for all we know it may be the only one we have.
2. Don't ever let yourself feel like a victim.
3. Treat yourself and others grandly.
4. If it doesn't feel worth doing, don't do it. - Make your time/life worthwhile.
5. Don't judge. - Life may be harsher than it needs to be if you do.
(I fear that mine sound a little cliche... For me, answering my own question was a bit harder than I had suspected it would be - Good luck!)

 

1) Live your life, don't worry about death and what happens after you die.
2) Stay happy; it's no fun to be sad ever.
3) Live and let live... stay out of other people's business, even if you don't like it. Don't try to force your beliefs on others.
4) Don't fight with people... what's the point? All problems can be solved nonviolently and civilly. Yelling does nothing but lower everybody's self-esteem.
5) Don't gossip, everyone's too old for that crap.

 

I'll bite! Good question, btw.

1. Free your mind. Do not blindly follow the masses, for the masses have no mind.

2. Free your soul. Do not be afraid to dig deep into your soul and find yourself.

3. Your soul is free. Money can do nothing for your soul.

4. Karma is a powerful force. Basically, the golden rule. You will be treated how you treat others.

5. Relax and HAVE FUN! A life not truly lived is not worth living.

Cliche? I don't know, but I think there is something much deeper that can be concluded from these. I guess I basically consider these the guidelines for my life. At the very least I think it will take me where I need to go, and afterall, life IS the journey.

take care,

humandraydel

 

Let there be no fricition, flow through the worlds and the cosmos like a river
Any journey must begin with one step
Never doubt impeccability
Jah!! Rastafariiiii.....
Set your soul free

 

Fuck me like fried potatoes on the hungriest morning of your life.

If I had it to do all over again I'd just slam it in a car door and be done with it.

actually I stold those.
Life is a song...If you don't know the words,hum along.
and my favorite about life in general,"don't mean shit".

 

I accidentally posted the same thread twice (sorry), but if you guys go to this same thread in the "Introduce Yourself" section, there are some really awesome relpies there...

 

1. try to be nice to people
2.try to be nice to people

 

1. Live your life; for all we know it may be the only one we have. VERY VERY TRUE
2. Don't ever let yourself feel like a victim. VERY VERY TRUE
3. Treat yourself and others grandly. VERY VERY TRUE
4. If it doesn't feel worth doing, don't do it. - Make your time/life worthwhile. VERY VERY TRUE
5. Don't judge. - Life may be harsher than it needs to be if you do. VERY VERY TRUE

 

1. "If you don't know, I ain't gonna tell ya."
2. "You can't get there from here."
3. " Wherever you go, there you are."
4. "If it isn't one thing, it's another." Rosanne Rosannadanna
5. “Don’t say no to me! You wanna get hit?”

1. Be yourself.
2. Believe in people.
3. Love is the only solution to hate.
4. We are all equals.
5. Don't worry about a thing, every little thing is gonna be allright. Bob Marley

 

1. id rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal lobotamy

2. even if it's nothing, your always doing something.
3. we are stardust, we are golden.
4. butterfly in the sky, i can fly twice as high....
5. every day is a good day, just try missing one.

 

1. Dont get your tounge pierced cos it hurts when you say sausages
2.when life throws shit at you, stand firm, be strong
3.when you buy trainers if they ask if u want the box, dont have it, or you'll end up with a loada boxes.
4.if its sunny outside, go out! make the most of the beautiful sunshine!
5. If you come across a good opportunitie, grab hold of it with both hands, cos u might not get it again.

 

1. keep your eyes open to the world and dont become blinded and dont get sucked into this technological life of lazyness and greed

2. never go to bed with an argument unresolved
3. take the time to remind the people you love just how much you care about them
4. dont think to much, you can only get to a certain point before you become depressed.
5.dont take life to seriously or it will swallow you whole, keep things easy and follow the things you love. trust in yourself and you cant go wrong

 

Thanks for sharing some of your wisdom everyone... These are my favorites so far:
(I know the second one is long but it's really worth reading, lots of great stuff! The author is also new here so be sure to make him feel welcome...)

~By olhippie54:
1. Live in today. I take life one day at a time. Yesterday is gone, I can't change it. Tomorrow isn't here yet, so I can't do anything about it. That doesn't mean I don't make plans, I just have to remember the even the best laid plans can go sour. If you keep one foot in yesterday and one foot in tomorrow you shit on today.


2. I have no control over people, places or things. That's a divine gift and I don't have it. People will eventually rebel. Places and things are what they are. It all comes down to acceptance.

3. Practice humility. We are all unique in our own special way but, I am still just one of many. No better. No worse.

4. Pain is inevitable, misery is optional. Things are going to happen to cause me pain. A loss of a loved one, betrayal, etc. I'm going to be hurt. But, if I dwell on these things, allow them to take over my being I only make myself miserable. Today I choose not to be miseable.

5. Love yourself. I can't give away something I don't have. Until I can learn to love myself I cannot truely love another.

~And by Jay 1954:
Hi I'm Jay. I just turned 50. I was too young for the first woodstock (didn't even hear about it till 6 months after it happened) and too old for the second(way too locked in and jaded to be free enough to venture forth)
1) don't be controlled
Not by employers who tell you you can not live outside the work- a- day world. Not by manufacturers who say you can not live without their products. Not by drugs or alcohol. Society in general is out to get you to comply. Society in general has "dumbed down". Some even I would say that there is malicious intent behind it all. I am starting to look at it in a new light. It's just easier to get people to follow. While society condemns addictive behavior it is necessary for you to be addicted to their booze, sodas, retirement plans, their welfare state. (salemen don't call it addiction they call it repeat customers)
2) do what you love
Or you will regret it later.
3) liars are everywhere know it and be warned
They will lie to you to get sex. They will lie to you to get money. They will lie to you for your very soul. Here's an zenlike koan. --How many little white lies does it take to make a big black one?-- Don't think it isn't, or wish it wasn't so. It simply is. I have discovered that most of history is a lie. Most of religion wether its Christianity Paganism Satanism is false. (yes I do differintiate between paganism and satanism) (and I do have an answer for the question of the day WWJD --- He would beat you like the buyers and sellers in the temple for gross commercialization of His Name and a form of whorship bordering on idolatry!!!!!!
4) keep an eye out for the anamoly When they say it can't happen or shouldn't happen yet it is happening then there are some holes in thier theory! Science is full of this sH$$. Eyewitness accounts of three eclipses in 70AD are proven to have happened much much later by computer modeling. Theories on the nature of light are contradicted by a simple 2000 dollar experiment. Palm leaf impressions in the "cut" stone of the pyramids show that they were poured like concrete. Heiroglyphic translation of zodiacs in the temples of "ancient" egypt come out perfectly matching dates in the middle ages. Computer modeling of astronomical events place the most likely date of the birth of CHRIST in 1053 AD. Not one single original source contemporary to julias Ceasar, pliny, herodotus, alexander, ghengas khan, cleopatra exists. Here I am 50 years old and I find out that all of ancient history might just have been concocted and collated by a church seeking to establish legitamacy. Most of what christian religion says is based on Christ is really what Paul taught and wrote. If we take literally what Christ said from what little is recorded it is diametrically opposed to what is supposed to be His stance. on and on
5) after you have stablized yourself. can fend for yourself. make your own food and way in life. Have children. Not before. They are a true blessing! I am about to tell you what I believe. Don't flame me its just a friggin opinion ok? When the body dies the cells live on for quite awhile. Hair and fingernails grow, its not all instantenous. But the soul/animating force is gone. I don't see any reason why this is not true at the beginning of life. I do not believe the soul enters the body till the pineal gland is complete. We are breeding without reason. Truly a rat race. The pro choice vs pro life issue is like so many other things that I am beginning to call The Shadow Dichotomy. America love it or leave it. etc etc etc.
I also believe that women are the superior sex. Though I can't stand having that lorded over me. Biologically I think its true. Emotionaly superior? Going back to the same movie over and over when you know its going to wrench the tears out of you smacks of addiction. Also returning again and again to the same abusive man does not bode well for the superior claim. Yet after 6000 years (SO THEY SAY) of dominance men have little to say about their ability to run the world.
The greatest addiction America has is not to drugs but to war.
That about sums it up. Peace be with you. Jay

 

1) Be the love. Love reflexively, love as well and as constantly as you can. Recognize love as the most important, the most primal, the most vital element of your life. Know what love is, what love is not, what love is most often confused with. Know how to find love, how to make love, how to give love, and how to receive love. I realize all of this may sound kind of weak and fluffy and embarassing and maybe even a little un-masculine to some people, but I tell you love is the most powerful stuff there is, love rules the universe.

2) Be mindful. Pay attention. Be ever more aware of who you truly are, especially in your relationship with reality. This is not a practice run, you are living your life right here, right now.

3) Be humble. Civilization, history, humanity, nature, reality, the universe, God, if you will, is far bigger and far more powerful than you and I. You may know how to win the good fight, you may be very talented, very lucky, you may be blessed with considerable wealth, beauty, or influence, you may even be holy, but it is wise to claim no more power than you actually have.

4) Be healthy. Take good care of your body and your mind. Drink a lot of water, exercize, eat properly and sleep regularly. Keep your mind active. Regardless of how long you will live, you certainly don't want to spend the second half of your life compensating for the parts of your body and mind that no longer work properly or cause you misery or unnecessary suffering.

5) Be alive. Be childlike. Lighten up, seek inspiration, wonder and awe, laugh, cry, play, sing, dance, make some music, create, think, talk, listen, smile, pray, kiss, hug, get naked, teach, learn, walk, swim, and . . . keep finding things to add to this list.

6) Be wise. Seek enlightenment. Do not confuse darkness with depth. Do not confuse an enemy destroyed with a problem answered. Recognize your opponent's humanity, and allow him to recognize yours.

7) Be generous. Make up something valuable to contribute to civilization, to history, to humanity, to nature, to reality, to the universe, to God.

 

~Varuna - Wow. I read the whole thing twice and your answer to #1 three times (it was my favorite by the way). Grand advice my friend. - I may have to quote you sometime, that is if you don't mind... If you haven't already, i must highly recommend post #13 to you because i think you'd enjoy it. If you read it, perhaps you could take the time to let them known what you thought?... Thanks. I hope you live a wonderful life that is guided by your wisdom...

 

TattoedAquarian,

Thank you for your kind words.

It is always nice to know that your understanding makes sense to someone, that your words are more than just a mad rant.

I don't "own" these ideas, so, please, feel free to quote as much as you like. I am flattered, honored even, that you consider them worthy of repeating.

Peace and Love

 

1. Follow your intuition.

2. Focus on what you can do.

3. When we make peace with ourselves, we'll begin to heal, and make the world a better place.

4. I truly believe the mind is the final frontier.

5. Everyone is sacred, when we realize this, and see the sacredness in others, and all creation, we'll see a real new age, where people are treated equally, fairly, respectfully, compassionately, take better care of ourselves, the earth, and each other.

Sincerely, Ariel SilverSpirit

 

~Varuna - All smiles for you my friend! - I mean it, live happy...

~Arielsilverspirit - #5 was my favorite...

 

1. lifes to short to fool around with religion and all that crap, cuz all it does is create tension and war.




thats my advice, take it!

 

1. Think for yourself, stand up for what youu think is right, even if it seems nobody agrees with you
2. Be kind, do what you can to help others
3. Put a lot of effort into relationships, friendships, and family
4. Find a job that you feel is useful ( a cashier in a grocery store is as useful as a doctor, everybody has different talents and we need them all)Even if you don't like it that much, it will satisfy you if you feel you do the world a service
5. Worrying about money isn't going to make any magically appear, so stop worrying about it! Your life is going on now, not when you get rich.