tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post2953466357507760689..comments2024-03-28T07:49:04.960+00:00Comments on nickhereandnow: Future shocknickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-6551879746963167312013-10-23T07:23:39.695+01:002013-10-23T07:23:39.695+01:00Kylie: Good point. Maybe that's what I'm d...Kylie: Good point. Maybe that's what I'm doing, trying to control my life too much. Though I know perfectly well the future is unknowable so trying to control it is pretty futile. And it's okay, my life is still an adventure, despite the intermittent worrying!Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-28795718216131882002013-10-22T22:57:50.991+01:002013-10-22T22:57:50.991+01:00nick, control over one's life is a total illus...nick, control over one's life is a total illusion, a mirage. the sooner you give up all notion of control, the sooner life will become an adventure.kyliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08964475783207438103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-13973780866474999102013-10-22T18:06:05.881+01:002013-10-22T18:06:05.881+01:00Ramana: Wow, all these people who never worry! I&#...Ramana: Wow, all these people who never worry! I'm green with envy! I can imagine that if I ever reach the hereafter (if it exists), I shall continue to worry - about the future of the hereafter.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-78938904369701584572013-10-22T15:47:27.449+01:002013-10-22T15:47:27.449+01:00You can take satisfaction from one indisputable fa...You can take satisfaction from one indisputable fact. There are millions of others with exactly the same worries.<br /><br />Apart from that, from a guy who does not worry, I have nothing to offer Nick. This phobia, morbid as it is, is for all purposes incurable I am told. This is why all the Gurus have such big followings! At least they offer succour in the hereafter.Rummuserhttp://www.rummuser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-20123044494956881412013-10-22T10:06:13.269+01:002013-10-22T10:06:13.269+01:00Bonsaimum: That's a good way of looking at it....Bonsaimum: That's a good way of looking at it. And if I live long enough, not having any kids, maybe I can have fun driving the neighbours mad.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-20693509038253431032013-10-22T09:20:19.328+01:002013-10-22T09:20:19.328+01:00Go with the flow.I intend to live long enough to d...Go with the flow.I intend to live long enough to drive my kids mad. As long as I wake up each morning I figure things can only improve!! bonsaimumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07684530085331629758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-7736419831404125552013-10-21T21:58:22.821+01:002013-10-21T21:58:22.821+01:00Liz: Yes, I know you've mentioned your "h...Liz: Yes, I know you've mentioned your "happy pills" a few times. The thing is that I'm not very keen on pill-taking, especially if they might lead to long-term addiction. And I'm very used to my worrying tendency so I guess I don't feel any desperate need to get rid of it. On the other hand, the older I am, the less long-term addiction really matters....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-34558661794213514592013-10-21T21:02:52.257+01:002013-10-21T21:02:52.257+01:00When I look back at the amount of time I wasted on...When I look back at the amount of time I wasted on worrying - and the misery it brought me - and realise that here I am at 60 and still healthy - in spite of my earlier fears, I laugh - but only because I now take a pill that has my irrational fears under control. Maybe you should, Nick?Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-81207976297877031862013-10-21T08:03:47.226+01:002013-10-21T08:03:47.226+01:00Rosemarie: Oh, I'm a terrible worrier. I'v...Rosemarie: Oh, I'm a terrible worrier. I've tried all sorts of antidotes but they don't work for long! If only I was as unflappable as Jenny....<br /><br />Not really like a rocking chair - a rocking chair is much more fun than worrying!<br /><br />Bijoux: Oh, that C. Funnily enough, cancer doesn't often cross my mind....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-53495882655800212082013-10-21T00:54:00.758+01:002013-10-21T00:54:00.758+01:00Cancer, though I guess with the loss of the ozone ...Cancer, though I guess with the loss of the ozone layer, cancer and climate go hand in hand :(Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-4185424098176943122013-10-20T22:03:23.072+01:002013-10-20T22:03:23.072+01:00Only two certainties in life my dear.
And when yo...Only two certainties in life my dear.<br /><br />And when your mind wanders into worrying, perhaps if you stop yourself and focus on something else...something more fun in the present...those thoughts won't persist.<br /><br />After all, worrying is a bit like a rocking chair - it gives you something to do, but doesn't get you anywhere.<br /><br />I'm sure you can find something better to do.Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-54574117045472152782013-10-20T20:53:11.648+01:002013-10-20T20:53:11.648+01:00Grannymar: Well, I'd like to think all my worr...Grannymar: Well, I'd like to think all my worries will prove groundless, but they persist nonetheless!<br /><br />Jenny: Ah, maybe I don't have enough respect for the Fates. I want to be in control of my life at all times!<br /><br />Bijoux: Lucky you! And what's the C-word? Climate? That's certainly something worth worrying about....Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-75424344276488263492013-10-20T19:57:32.829+01:002013-10-20T19:57:32.829+01:00I generally don't worry about the future, exce...I generally don't worry about the future, except for the C-word.Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-87813830838270709122013-10-20T19:13:58.784+01:002013-10-20T19:13:58.784+01:00Yes, very strange. I think perhaps though that we ...Yes, very strange. I think perhaps though that we should have a certain respect for the Fates. Maybe that is at the root of this feeling. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-23687712742602239682013-10-20T18:29:41.167+01:002013-10-20T18:29:41.167+01:00Nick, I have seen so many people taken away from t...Nick, I have seen so many people taken away from their worries, that I no longer subscribe to that club.<br /><br />Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be),<br />I hope I'll be round to see<br />The future has lined out for me,<br />Que Sera, Sera.Grannymarhttp://grannymar.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-57108313577050722132013-10-20T17:01:06.087+01:002013-10-20T17:01:06.087+01:00www: Oh, I try and focus on the present as well, b...www: Oh, I try and focus on the present as well, but my mind has other ideas! Strangely, I don't think much about a possible apocalypse (climate-change or otherwise), my fears are usually strictly personal ones.Nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3467242994126386706.post-41316024195295551532013-10-20T16:35:48.370+01:002013-10-20T16:35:48.370+01:00I try and focus on the present Nick. My nightmares...I try and focus on the present Nick. My nightmares since I was small show me a post-apocalyptic world and I'm certain this will happen in my lifetime. so vivid and always the same.<br /><br />So, on good days, I stay where my hands are and revel in the moments of precious life.<br /><br />Yes, worry is a complete waste of time as we are never truly present.<br /><br />XO<br />WWW<br /> Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.com