27-02-2019, 11:46 PM
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Re: Lucky
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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A good point Surfermom, I often feel grateful and lucky to have been born in the location I was, and to the parents I inherited ...But can a child born in a third world country and into poverty but with loving parents, also feel lucky? Would a person born blind never knowing the true meaning of 'Sight' ever be envious of something they were never aware of? Contentment is the happiness of accepting your 'lot and limitations' in life....
My kids were perfectly happy in their orphanages despite the fact that any outsider would have considered them horribly neglected. Would they have thought themselves lucky?
I think I am lucky, but am I contented, OGF? Not always. What's around that next bend? Can trim down that running pace by 30 seconds. How did I let myself become this age and not be able to play a stringed instrument?
28-02-2019, 04:07 AM
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Re: Lucky
Originally Posted by Primus1
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I actually told my wife..” yes your bum does look big in that “ ....I’m lucky to still be here
28-02-2019, 11:47 AM
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Re: Lucky
Originally Posted by Surfermom
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Yes, definitely!My kids were perfectly happy in their orphanages despite the fact that any outsider would have considered them horribly neglected. Would they have thought themselves lucky?
I think I am lucky, but am I contented, OGF? Not always. What's around that next bend? Can trim down that running pace by 30 seconds. How did I let myself become this age and not be able to play a stringed instrument?
Running has also enabled me to meet and communicate with some seriously good friends, and you are one of them Surfermom....
Perhaps contentment will engross you in the next ten years, as it did with me...
Rather than look to the future for contentment, look to the past at your achievements....What's around that next bend is unimportant when you have the confidence to tackle anything that may appear. The older I get the less surprised I become....
28-02-2019, 10:41 PM
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Re: Lucky
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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We all have strengths and weaknesses Surfermom, we are not expected to turn our hands to everything. Playing a stringed instrument has eluded me over the years also, as has something you have to blow to produce a tune. But God? saw fit to give me runners legs and lungs, and the pleasure they have given me over the last forty years [as I continue to pound out the miles and reminisce over my journals] I am truly grateful. Running has also enabled me to meet and communicate with some seriously good friends, and you are one of them Surfermom....
Perhaps contentment will engross you in the next ten years, as it did with me...
Rather than look to the future for contentment, look to the past at your achievements....What's around that next bend is unimportant when you have the confidence to tackle anything that may appear. The older I get the less surprised I become....
28-02-2019, 11:14 PM
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Re: Lucky
Originally Posted by Right Now
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You have a wonderful perspective on your life, Foxie. Wish there were more who could appreciate what they were handed in life.
01-03-2019, 04:43 AM
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Re: Lucky
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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We all have strengths and weaknesses Surfermom, we are not expected to turn our hands to everything. Playing a stringed instrument has eluded me over the years also, as has something you have to blow to produce a tune. But God? saw fit to give me runners legs and lungs, and the pleasure they have given me over the last forty years [as I continue to pound out the miles and reminisce over my journals] I am truly grateful. Running has also enabled me to meet and communicate with some seriously good friends, and you are one of them Surfermom....
Perhaps contentment will engross you in the next ten years, as it did with me...
Rather than look to the future for contentment, look to the past at your achievements....What's around that next bend is unimportant when you have the confidence to tackle anything that may appear. The older I get the less surprised I become....
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