tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post5756799086187933264..comments2023-10-19T09:36:41.506-05:00Comments on A Mormon Enigma: QuietusAbelard Enigmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13166049686152203530noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-60341196270376289932007-10-15T13:02:00.000-05:002007-10-15T13:02:00.000-05:00I love MHH's comment! What great advice! Go for i...I love MHH's comment! What great advice! Go for it, Abelard.<BR/><BR/>At times I've been death-friendly as well, ie., not adverse to the mixed blessing of checking out early. Probably more likely and a lot less fortunate is dragging on with declining poor health and its myriad of complications. Lately I'm feeling like I want to stick around and do some missions with my wife; there's lots of GeckoManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04846438788253129899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-54179253326570199062007-10-14T03:06:00.000-05:002007-10-14T03:06:00.000-05:00I remember having a similar feeling once when I wa...I remember having a similar feeling once when I was on an airplane in heavy turbulence. I thought to myself, "Hey, if the plane goes down, I don't have to deal with the crap in my life anymore." I suddenly felt very relaxed and cheerful, while everyone else around me had white knuckles. (Afterward, I realized that this was no way to live. It's not normal to <I>want</I> the plane you are on to go MoHoHawaiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086670779804942122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-28092903806253192442007-10-14T00:25:00.000-05:002007-10-14T00:25:00.000-05:00Gaaaaah.... *drool* ... Cursed Do-Nut ....Gaaaaah.... *drool* ... Cursed Do-Nut ....Kengo Biddleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254293120026934427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-50532346898865470132007-10-13T22:33:00.000-05:002007-10-13T22:33:00.000-05:00i volunteer for something that has a deadline; the...i volunteer for something that has a deadline; then to avoid the social embarrassment of not keeping a promise, I get things done. not very noble, is it?<BR/><BR/>problem is, if i don't do a good job, then i get discouraged and i'm headed for the muffin tray againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-12537568113151359732007-10-13T09:28:00.000-05:002007-10-13T09:28:00.000-05:00i'm at my best when actively pursuing a goal.So, h...<I>i'm at my best when actively pursuing a goal.</I><BR/><BR/>So, how do you get yourself motivated to pursue a goal?Abelard Enigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13166049686152203530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-78811915574823256262007-10-13T08:52:00.000-05:002007-10-13T08:52:00.000-05:00after leaving the white house and depressed over t...after leaving the white house and depressed over the realization that his failures in vietnam would forever overshadow his success with civil right and medicare, lyndon johnson resumed smoking and regained the weight lost after a heart attack many years prior. he didn't live long. jimmy carter, whose presidency had more failures than achievements is vigorous and active more than 20 years after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4956057989227103850.post-72951202843539356232007-10-13T01:03:00.000-05:002007-10-13T01:03:00.000-05:00Don't die! You need to stay around for a long tim...Don't die! You need to stay around for a long time!<BR/><BR/>PS Sometimes it is good to have the last donut, actually most of the time!Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16629678782997797603noreply@blogger.com