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First, by being honest about the things that do make you happy. Most of us lie about what would really make us happy due to what others may think about it. I think many of us already know some things that will make us happy but we don't pursue it because we don't wanna be judged if it appears too quirky, risque, boring, outlandish, dangerous, etc.
Secondly, just start experimenting with things. If there's even a small inkling that you might enjoy something try it out. Only through experience will you really ever know what you like and what you don't.
Lastly, remain open minded and try things you normally wouldn't do, you never know what fulfillment it may bring into your life.
Oh…and one more thing, be creative! Me and my best friend discovered years ago that it wasn't necessarily where we were or what we were doing that made us enjoy certain experiences, it was the energy we bought to any situation.
If you're creative enough you can turn almost any mundane task into something fun that will make you feel happy for the moment. So instead of always looking for things to make you happy, transform the experiences already around you into happy moments with your own unique spark.
Good luck!

It's now time to Nourish yourSelf ...
It's now time to Love yourSelf ...

The definition of mercy-kindness varies from person to person.

For meat eaters, it is different.
For vegetarians, it is different.
For vegans, it is different.
For butchers, it is different.
For politicians, it is different.
For terrorists, it is different.
For military persons, it is different.
For ordinary persons, it is different.
For different religions, it is different.
For saints, it is different.
etc.
The harshest truth of life is: "killing for living"
Everyone justifies killing in their own way.
The most common justification is: "unnecessary killing is wrong"
But the necessities are not limited, not defined. So the necessities are increasing and the killings are also increasing.

Killing can't be stopped, so a new word was coined to justify killing: "Mercy-Killing".
Killing and kindness go hand in hand.

Because of the reactive nature of our unconscious mind, there is always turmoil inside us. Our whole attitude is influenced by our inner reaction. The habit of reacting is what makes our personality good or bad. This habit of reacting is out of our control. We react very little outside, but in the unconcious mind, the action-reaction goes on for 24 hours from birth to death. Even while sleeping, unconcious mind does not sleep. There are only two reactions in our unconscious mind, attraction and repulsion. The drama of life is going on on both these reactions.
If unconcious mind start observing instead of reacting, then the whole problem will be solved.
The whole struggle of spirituality is on this matter how unconcious mind started observing instead of reacting. This stage is called "inner silence", where the mind does not react.
The whole essence of spirituality is "inner silence".

If we look closely, every person in the world is suffering from this disease. Our personality keeps changing according to our feelings. When anger, hatred, greed, ego, fear, lust, etc. dominate us, our behavior changes completely, and it affects our life also. Similarly, when good feelings awaken within us, our behavior also becomes good. Our personality depends on our good and bad feelings.
If we could control our feelings, we can get a stable personality and a stable life.

On Friday, I had a meeting with a financial planner. We went over a few things as to my finances and what I wanted to achieve in my (not yet created) portfolio.
Without wanting to divulge too much personal information in this (or any) blog, I could have payments go to paying off a mortgage, money for vacations, or continue to have the base grow and not touch any of the money.
Actually, refinancing is a major consideration right now and why I didn't act sooner is basically lack of response on my part.
None of us own a crystal ball and his starting investment price is much steeper that I would consider, I did get the seeds for more research.


CS Blog number 68,900 we've reached a milestone...

So here I am talking about looking for the best match but it seems in reality you can't find that real match the reality is that everyone or every thing is broken nothing is unbroken and you will have to fix your way into a relationship but it's worth the challenge when the person is going to be yours, keep searching far and wide you never know what the future holds for you.

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Limit drinking,or
stay out of bars.
Drive cautiously, with
a good attitude, allow enough time to get to a destination, be patient, let the other.....
person
go first, and a fair amount of luck helps too.

When you are able to control your tongue, it shows you have matured spiritually. Misuse of the tongue can lead to destruction, sometimes without even realizing it. Learn to let go of unwholesome chats and let only beneficial things come out of your mouth. If you are not able to guard your tongue you are going to be in trouble here and hereafter.


Your tongue can save you and lead you to heaven, it could also create enemies in life and lead you to hell. Therefore you should learn to control your tongue.

Happy New Year!

For the past few years, pretty much ever since I got out of the navy, I have had a relatively big fear of holding a gun in my hands. I know, this sounds silly, with me expressing a desire to join the army and everything. But one of my biggest fears, is actually guns. It's weird, because I have no issue with violent shooter video games. I think it's because I know that video games aren't real. The gun I am holding isn't a real gun, and the people that I shoot aren't real people. The same thing with movies. I know that the guns shot in movies are dummy guns, shooting blanks. Whenever someone dies, from being shot, in a movie, it's fake. The person is alright at the end of the take.

In order to combat that fear, I have begun watching YouTube channels, with guns as the main focus. Demolition Ranch is one of them. That channel practices safe gun handling, as well as educating people on the guns used. I used to watch FPS Russia as well, since that channel was meant to entertain about gun safety, as well as demonstrating just how destructive a gun really is. I found another gun channel, called Hickok45, which is being described, as a "drama-free, "family-friendly" shooting channel". I have yet to dig into the videos, but the titles and thumbnails look interesting.

Now, I want to attend a gun range at some point in my life. It would then seem fitting, that I visit one when I am in New York. I just need to figure out which one to visit, since there are a LOT of ranges to pick from. It has to be one that gives clear and good instructions, regarding safety, posture, education about the guns and generally makes me comfortable with shooting a gun.

This is where you come in: Do you know of any gun range in the Albany/Troy area, that practices any of the things I have listed? I would love to go to an outdoor range, if possible. Not a requirement, though :)

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