Posts by mistybison

Benjamin Taylor90 said:We should just get rid of the counter entirely! 🧐 ☕

I agree! 👋 👋 👋

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Jeremy Johnson18 said:I honestly assumed those overnight forum maintenance windows were just a way to save on electricity since traffic is so low at that hour. 🤣

Even the hardworking folks keeping this community running need a little shut-eye once in a while. 🙂 😁

Scott Long71 said:We are delaying that moment because I worry it might be too much for some people to handle. 🙂 It truly challenges our entire understanding of existence.

It is best to let everyone prepare through a slow and steady process. 👍 😁

Scott Long71 said:Most of the chats are moving over to the Archive (where they still count every single post, which isn't right), so you might see your post count drop because of that.

Basically, expect your post count to dip occasionally if you participate in the chat threads. 🙂

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I am hoping that posts in the "Archive" won't count toward our totals in the future. That would bring our numbers down to a more reasonable level by only counting the "quality" posts we actually write. 😁

It would be a nice way to trick ourselves into thinking we spent less time on Reddit than we actually did, making us feel much more productive. 🎉 At least for some of us. 😁

boldsailor32 said:Does this "idea" of good depend on the scope of the sage's environment—where they apply their wisdom practically—or perhaps the environment where they live mentally and spiritually?

Could someone be considered a sage within specific frameworks:

- Themselves
- Their family
- Their clan
- Their clan
- A spiritual community
- A religious community
- A business corporation
- A nation
- A state
- A continent (socially speaking)
- A planet
- The universe
- The Multiverse
- Beyond the bounds of space and time

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The recommendations advocated by ancient Greek sages, as cited by Simplicity, remain valid today. Similarly, the guidance offered by King addresses how to live an "upright life," explaining how an ethical person acts in specific situations. Despite being millennia old, these principles remain relevant, requiring only minor adjustments to fit our modern society. It follows that—at least within human society—wisdom possesses a certain universality that transcends culture, nation, and even time.🙂

ruggedraven36 said:These days, actual wisdom is a dying breed.

How would you define being a sage?

Harold Doyle3 said:I literally just wrote a post explaining exactly where you *won't* find any wisdom, and yet, here you are looking right there! 🤦

I am not searching for wisdom; I am simply looking for a clear definition of the term wisdom.

Let's see if we can distinguish between the two! 🧐

When you truly love something, you ought to understand what it actually is. 🤔 That is how it should work, at least. 🙂

A conversation recently broke out on "religion" regarding whether a religious person can truly be considered wise. After a bit of back-and-forth, we reached the consensus that everyone defines wisdom differently, which naturally dictates their view on whether faith and wisdom can coexist.

Since philosophy is fundamentally defined as the love of wisdom, this seems like the perfect venue to pin down what that term actually signifies. 🙂

How would you define wisdom? 🙂

Harold Doyle3 said:Honestly, hitting those scientific limits is a much smaller evil than realizing we've reached the edge of our own imagination.😉

Imagination knows no bounds! 🎉

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Sam Martinez9 said:Posted from Slack
- Volver

Good morning, everyone.

What’s on your reading list this morning? I’ve been spending some time with Capra lately. As is the case with most readers, I find myself starting from the end. Here is a brief excerpt from the final pages:

* ........ moving from linear systems of resource depletion and the accumulation of products and waste toward cyclical flows of matter and energy; shifting from an obsession with objects and natural wealth toward a focus on services and human resources; transitioning from seeking happiness in material possessions to finding it in human connections. To borrow the words of David Suzuki:

Family, friends, community—these are the primary sources of profound satisfaction and love. We visit family members, maintain ties with our mentors, and share meaningful moments with friends. We undertake difficult challenges to help others, to save the frogs, and to protect the wilderness, and we find purpose in those efforts. Nature and service provide us with spiritual fulfillment. None of these joys deplete the Earth's resources, yet they leave us deeply replenished. They are complex and far closer to true happiness than simple pleasures like a Coca-Cola or a new minivan.*

Since I promised to join the group read over at the "literature" ("book club"), I am currently working my way through "The Flatshare" by Beth O'Leary. It isn't exactly deep philosophy, but the humor is quite charming. 😁

mellowskipper said:https://www.cosgan.de/images/midi/froehlich/g0601.gif

If you're using that site, clicking the smiley will generate the link below (just make sure to select UBB instead of URL). That link needs those specific image tags: (image).

Your smiley should look just like this:

mellowskipper said:How do you actually embed them into a post? Do you just copy the URL? I'm using Reddit right now.

I haven't tried doing that through Reddit yet...

If you're using Safari, it’s quite straightforward—just click the smiley icon, and a pre-formatted link will appear for you to simply copy and paste into your post.

I frequently use emoticons from these sites:

https://www.cosgan.de/smilie.php?wahl=0&ziel=froehlich
https://www.smilies.4-user.de/

There is quite a variety available. 🙂

I read somewhere that they’re filming a sequel, though I haven't seen any concrete details regarding a release date yet. I suspect the pandemic likely pushed production back. Hopefully, we won't be waiting too long. 🙂

I don't watch movies as often as I used to. I feel like I've already seen most of what actually interests me, so now I just check in occasionally to see if anything new has surfaced. It’s rare for something to grab my attention, and even rarer that I’ll finish a movie once I start one. This year, I’ve only watched a handful of new releases along with some older films I had previously enjoyed but forgotten about. I still regularly follow the specific TV series genres that I enjoy.

Such a sweet movie! 😍 👍

silentsurfer2 said:It’s a decent enough watch, but it isn't exactly going to stick in my brain for years to come.
If we're talking musicals, Moulin Rouge is still the gold standard for me.
That said, The Greatest Showman blows that one forgotten hit, la la Land, out of the water.

I felt the same way when I watched it, though the details have already started to fade from my memory.

silvercobra122 said:Hi everyone, I wanted to start a discussion here. If this isn't quite the right spot for it, my apologies to the moderators for any necessary moves.

I couldn't find an existing thread on this, so I decided to create one.

How much optimism do you actually practice? How positive is your general outlook on life?

To be honest, I tend toward negativity. I struggle with deep-seated feelings of inferiority. I truly want to feel that sense of inner warmth and self-love that seems to elude me, and I want to build some actual confidence.

In your eyes, what does a positive approach to life actually look like?
Do you think this is something one can cultivate alone through sheer willpower, or is it better to seek professional help?

I appreciate any advice you can offer, and I’d value hearing your own perspectives on staying positive.

🙂

For me, it happens in cycles. I go through positive, indifferent, and negative phases. You can't force those stages to speed up. For instance, if I'm in a negative phase, I have to wait for it to run its course before things start looking up again. These phases are essentially just different perspectives on myself, other people, and the world—it depends on whether I see most things in a good, neutral, or bad light.

Quincy:

I am a very negative person, feeling quite inferior overall, but I would love to feel that self-love I can't seem to find within myself and to become more self-confident.

I don't really feel any special sense of self-love either. I'm honestly not even sure what that is supposed to look like. To me, that "love" might simply mean taking care of my health, both mental and physical.

As for self-confidence, I believe it grows as we improve at something. For example, when you first learn to drive, you're insecure and lack confidence, but with experience, you naturally gain self-assurance and trust in your abilities behind the wheel.

It is difficult when multiple failures pile up one after another across different areas of life. That can truly shake and shatter your confidence. In those times, it helps to start with something small where you have the best chance of succeeding; with every little win, you gradually begin to feel better and stronger.

Quincy:

What do you consider a positive approach to life?

Having hope and faith that everything will work out, not sweating the small stuff, choosing to see the good in people and the world, and believing in success, love, and happiness...

Quincy:

Can this be developed independently, or should one seek professional help?

For me, positivity comes naturally during my upbeat phases. I cannot force it to appear during the negative ones.

Sometimes it seems like some people are just born with a gift for optimism; they never lose their cheerfulness or their belief that things will turn out fine, and their low points are incredibly brief regardless of what they are going through. On the other hand, if you are a melancholic by nature, like I am, excessive euphoria or emotional outbursts don't feel natural. Even in my most positive phases, I tend to feel—and appear—calmly content.

silverotter592 said:Hey there,
I’ve been sitting here thinking about this, and I wanted to ask everyone: how much substance do you actually find when you hang out with people who are on their own spiritual journey? I mean, when it comes to really opening up and sharing the highs and lows of life across the board—is there any actual depth there? From what I’ve seen personally, every single person I’ve run into who claims to be into spirituality seems to have already picked a specific religion or a certain niche movement to cling to, and honestly, it feels like they aren't actually looking for genuine, soul-level friendship. It feels more like they just want to recruit anyone they meet into their little group or community. So, I'm curious, what has your experience been like in your day-to-day interactions with others who are also walking this path?

I don't socialize with them.

Back when I was a college student, I met several people interested in spirituality. I even attended some organized gatherings and quickly realized there was nothing for me there. The people I encountered were either dealing with mental or physical health struggles and trying to heal themselves through these methods, or they were total eccentrics believing in things that seemed absurd to me, or outright charlatans just looking to profit from others.

Since then, I've lost interest in meeting such people in person. Connecting online is perfectly fine. 🙂