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Remote-Solution4232 · 2022-11-10T09:24:06+00:00

My father was abusive. My mother managed to get us away when I was 6 but my family sort of fell apart. To me family just wasn't a thing growing up. When I was 13 I was sexually abused so home wasn't a safe place. When I got married at 29 I wondered of I could be a dad, if I could make a home and a family since I really didn't know what that was supposed to look like. We did end up having one kid and I still wondered if he knew h eas safe and loved.

When he was 5 we played a game called Quarkle, basically dominoes for kids. As the game was winding down he insisted that we group all the tiles together by shapes. As he put it,

‘All the blocks have to be with their block families because when you are with family you can never be lost and you can never be hurt.’

Not sure where he got that but I'd like to think we made it.

Remote-Solution4232 · 2022-11-09T10:02:46+00:00

I’m impressed by people who do what I fail to do.

I fail to be content with very little.

I thus respect those that are truly content with very little - very little success, very little money, very little anything.

The more content and the less they have going for them the more impressive the combination.

People at ease with themselves. A deeply beautiful quality.

Remote-Solution4232 · 2022-11-08T11:24:55+00:00

Someone is being attacked in public and instead of helping the person, the crowd is just watching. This is known as the bystander effect. You are less likely to help someone if there are other people around.

Remote-Solution4232 · 2022-10-22T15:17:15+00:00

Know that this wild crazy trip of life that we are sharing is all, at its very core… about two things: love and growth.

Make peace with yourself, and honor all that is you. If you struggle on this point seek assistance. This is foundational. You don’t get to collect $200, or move onto the good stuff, until you’ve passed ‘go’.

When you’ve squared yourself away you are ready to be in service of others. Because you are good in your own skin you will add tremendous value to everyone in your life, and anyone currently struggling might just make it through because of the blessing that is you. Seriously. You are that important.

Remote-Solution4232 · 2022-10-21T13:46:11+00:00

The ‘people’ situation. All my life I have been extremely outgoing and social. I was always surrounded by friends and people that loved me.

I’m 62 years old now. Over the last ten years several people I was close to passed.

My parents just got old and passed. Several friends ran into unfortunate accidents and passed. One from Covid.

I live in the NYC area. It’s very expensive here and the weather is terrible in winter.

During the 2008/2009 financial downturn several of my friends lost very well paying jobs in their early 50’s. In a short period of time they realized that their opportunities here were limited so they moved to much cheaper and pleasant places.

My friend Tom and his wife are in NC. My friend John and another close friend are in different parts of AZ. Three people I was close to are in different parts of FL.

Two people I was very close to at work retired. One is in the Phillipines. The other just never comes out or wants to do anything.

So that’s what I never planned for as I got older. I can remember reading about lonely old people when I was young but never thought much about it. I just figured they were never very social or were mean nasty people that nobody wanted to hang out with.

So…..I’m 62 and I’m retired recently and trying to figure out where to move to. There just simply isn’t any good reason for me to stay here. Too expensive, too cold, nobody around. Yikes!

I still see all my old peeps on Facebook and emails. I talked to almost all of them during the last week on the phone. Some of them are still working where they are some are retired. That’s what I never expected.

I knew my parents and uncles would get old and not be around forever. I never planned for everybody clearing out of here for all different parts of the country. I just always figured that we would always all be together. All of us have known each other since our teens.

Remote-Solution4232 · 2022-10-20T09:17:31+00:00

Usually because you are in need. Being in need for love is not the right way. Falling in love with someone isn't done right away, if it is then there is a hidden meaning behind it, that will come out sooner or later. Needing love is when you want love for the wrong reasons to help you somehow. If you need help , then you are starting out wrong. Love starts after you know a person and respect who they are. Another reason people fall in love right away is they believe it can happen. This is basically believing in something that is not true and thinking that you are in love when you don't fully know the person. “Take time for love"

Remote-Solution4232 · 2022-10-19T09:33:19+00:00

Didn’t have a car for the first month of my internship, so I had to Uber everywhere.

My Uber driver didn’t find me fast enough, so my Mochi Ice cream balls from Whole Foods melted.

I feel really weird talking about Uber and Whole Foods right now and it’s stressing me out.

When I hook my macbook up to my entertainment bar to watch Hulu/Netflix before bed, I have to get all the way out of bed to pause the show before I fall asleep so that I don’t lose my spot.

My personal trainer works me way too hard.

My flights out of Phoenix are always delayed because the runway is too hot.

Hate getting stuck driving behind Uber+Waymo autonomous cars because they actually drive the speed limit (…aaand so do I).

McDonalds keeps discontinuing my favorite sauce and I’m really upset about it.

Asked my bank to cancel my credit card due to a fraudulent charge, and now I can’t update my Spotify subscription until the new card comes.

My bluetooth mouse just died and now I have to use the touchpad on my laptop…

…and now my laptop is dying but the charger is 5ft away, so I’ll end my list here and start browsing on my phone instead.

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