Beany Posted May 1, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Can you list 5 good things you see or know of in your family, community, nationally, or the world in general? We often find what we're looking for, so let's look for something good, positive, uplifting, inspiring, heroic, compassionate, etc. Will this be as satisfying as making proclamations of disaster, apocalypse, cataclysm, alien invasion, conspiracies, punishment of sin, etc? Maybe. Some people will really have to resist the temptation to go over to the dark side, and maybe a few won't be able to do it at all. For a while, let's live in the light. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 1, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 1, 2013 1: Oxygen = something good 2: Hope = something positive 3: My husband = heroic 4: My husband = compassionate 5: My husband = inspiring 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Crane Feather Posted May 1, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Can you list 5 good things you see or know of in your family, community, nationally, or the world in general? We often find what we're looking for, so let's look for something good, positive, uplifting, inspiring, heroic, compassionate, etc. Will this be as satisfying as making proclamations of disaster, apocalypse, cataclysm, alien invasion, conspiracies, punishment of sin, etc? Maybe. Some people will really have to resist the temptation to go over to the dark side, and maybe a few won't be able to do it at all. For a while, let's live in the light. No particular order of importance 1: toddler faces 2: when my 2 year olds says " dayee" (daddy) 3: makeing love to my wife and running my hands through her long smooth black hair. 4: early summer in the mountains 5: rice smothered in my wife's chicken adoble ( a philipino dish) or a shrimp and avocado roll smothered in teriyaki sauce. 6: The feeling of victory in the kickboxing ring then haveing drinks with your opponent afterward as new close friends. 7: the look on a kids face when he catches a fish. 8: tickling one of my boys then the other 2 jump in and it's a daddy dog pile. 9: the look of my petite marathon running philipina wife in langeraie waiting for me. 10: sitting by a camp fire with my best friend and a few beers. 11: being OBE and in space looking back at the earth. 12: the feeling of helping Somone else over come a difficult obstical. 13: cool clean mountain water with lots of sunshine 14: heirloom garden tomatoes ( oh yes!) 15: old episodes of highway to heaven ( I miss Michael Landon) 16: kids at play 17: old people still in love 18: loyalty of a trusted friend 19: the gaze of a lover 20: oh hell.... Just life. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Crane Feather Posted May 1, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 1, 2013 O, I left out the edgy stuff. 21: three inch groups with my AR or Glock 22: stalking a buck on my belly in a mountain meadow with my recurve bow balance on my back. 23: submitting a cocky 25 year old with an omniplatta 24: teaching kids to thwart preditors 25: winning arguments on forums ( yeah!!) 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabon Posted May 1, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 1, 2013 I like this idea Beany! Too much bad stuff reported and not enough positive energy! 1. Nature its awesome. I find peace and balance there. 2 laughter, comedy like George Carlin and Mad Magazines. These people who make us laugh are heroic in a fashion to me.. The reason being is that good comedy makes you think and look at things through a different filter. Comedians look at life and turn it back to the audience and it's hard to be a good fool/court jester! It takes courage to do that. 3. Art, any art that moves from Salvador Dali to Rush! Brian May playing guitar... make the noise, make the noise!!!!!! 4, my family and friends. 5. Creating. Making something is so cool. From dinner to Art. It's a rush. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 1, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 1, 2013 seeker, that`s cheating, it said 5. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 1, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 1, 2013 O, I left out the edgy stuff. 21: three inch groups with my AR or Glock 22: stalking a buck on my belly in a mountain meadow with my recurve bow balance on my back. 23: submitting a cocky 25 year old with an omniplatta 24: teaching kids to thwart preditors 25: winning arguments on forums ( yeah!!) Whats an omniplatta? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrooma Posted May 1, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 1, 2013 1) psychedelic compounds. 2) absinthe. 3) performing on stage. 4) stonehenge festival. 5) my kids. . (i didn't leave my 'til kids last as a matter of importance, 5's my lucky number is all.....) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khol Posted May 1, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 1, 2013 nice considerate people nature the beatles! (music in general)..tho i am a raging beatlemaniac my dog Khol and my wife...gotta throw her in there (: nice idea for a topic..i feel i can elaborate on things but will leave it at that cheers beany (: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarMountainKid Posted May 2, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 2, 2013 I think I would have listed different things at different times in my life. I wonder about what was right with the world to me then that I have forgotten about now. Life circumstances change. Perhaps what I would have listed in the past are actually more important to me than what I would list today, but they're lost to time, memory and circumstance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beany Posted May 2, 2013 Author #11 Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) Here's mine: Kids & grandkids Music, especially Sorrowful Songs, Koln Concert Part I, Laurindo Almeida Duets with the Spanish Guitar, & live concerts Falling asleep at night to the sound of the surf Sunrise on a lake on a boat Only a little over 200 cases of polio reported worldwide, we're on the verge of wiping it out entirely Extras: Those photos of deep space move me in an inexplicable way. Thank you, science, for making that possible. People in my community are outraged that the police are ticketing the homeless for sleeping in their cars and are doing everything they can to have it stopped. Petting my cat Gee, maybe 5 isn't enough. Energy flows where attention goes! Edited May 2, 2013 by Beany 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarakore Posted May 2, 2013 #12 Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) War is decreasing as a way to settle international disputes as revealed by a study I read about. Global peace increasing. More people today are aware of and finding help for mental health issues; the stigma attached to mental health is declining. The healing of the masses is beginning. Inner peace increasing. Global literacy rates are increasing. Knowledge increasing. The internet has allowed us as a species to have the most amount of information to be shared in our whole history. Hundreds of years ago books were expensive and it took a long time for ideas to spread. Collective knowledge increasing. Bridges increasing. More and more people are not selfishly just thinking about themselves or their families only but about others. The brotherhood of men is increasing. Edited May 2, 2013 by Leave Britney alone! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Merton Posted May 2, 2013 #13 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Big purple grapes Phuh Ga (Vietnamese chicken noodle soup) Watermelon Cocoanuts Shrimps 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Id3al Experience Posted May 2, 2013 #14 Share Posted May 2, 2013 The ups, The downs, The upside downs The sidesteps, The whole DARN rollercoster 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odd Requiem Posted May 2, 2013 #15 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Books Music Cupcakes The mountains, in the early morning as the blanket of fog still lingers. Her eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah_444 Posted May 2, 2013 #16 Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) Sitting outside in the golden late evening sun, listening to my neighbor next door play acoustic classic rock songs on his guitar. When my son tells me about how his stomach feels floppy and he doesn't know what to say when he sees a certain one of his female friends, so he just does funny things to make her laugh. He's 6. Local growing concern for the environment and the volunteers who organize and participate in the clean up events. The amount of good energy I feel lately. Physically (as in waking up earlier, ready to move and having that last all day. well most days...) and Spiritually (as in a constant abundance of love and gratitude). Inspiration and creativity in it's many, sometimes surprising forms. Edited May 2, 2013 by sarah_444 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Crane Feather Posted May 2, 2013 #17 Share Posted May 2, 2013 (edited) Whats an omniplatta? Omoplatta is a shoulder lock in jujitsu. It's fairly easy to get out of that's why I like to use on cocky guys only using my leggs. Edited May 2, 2013 by Seeker79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freetoroam Posted May 2, 2013 #18 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Omoplatta is a shoulder lock in jujitsu. It's fairly easy to get out of that's why I like to use on cocky guys only using my leggs. Do I put that in the "compassionate" category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Crane Feather Posted May 2, 2013 #19 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Do I put that in the "compassionate" category? Helping people to overcome obstacles category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notforgotten Posted May 10, 2013 #20 Share Posted May 10, 2013 1) Salvation. 2) Friends. 3) Children. 4) Love. 5) Righteousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie.Lynne Posted July 13, 2013 #21 Share Posted July 13, 2013 1 -Waking up next to my beautiful wife 2 - Watching our pet rabbit chase our cat. 3 - Finishing a paint job on a model and liking the result. 4 - Hearing the pride in my daughters voice when she tells me her latest triumph 5 - Finding out that my grand-nephew thinks of me as a role model. No particular order, and I have more, but you said 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beany Posted July 14, 2013 Author #22 Share Posted July 14, 2013 1 -Waking up next to my beautiful wife 2 - Watching our pet rabbit chase our cat. 3 - Finishing a paint job on a model and liking the result. 4 - Hearing the pride in my daughters voice when she tells me her latest triumph 5 - Finding out that my grand-nephew thinks of me as a role model. No particular order, and I have more, but you said 5. Why not tell us more? I love to be reminded of all the beautiful things in life, some so small & inconsequential that we often aren't even aware of them. Like for me, a friend & I visit the fish pond where we work and feed the fish. We never get tired of seeing all the little fishies darting around after the food, it always makes us happy. I keep a picture of my granddaughter on my desk, so that I always have that small pleasure of looking at her beautiful face whenever I want. Or the sound of a train whistle late at night. Seeing a shooting star. Ripe cherries. Cutting a flowers from my yard for a bouquet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan max2 Posted July 14, 2013 #23 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) This thread deserves more attention 1. Those little moments when the most random of things makes you laugh hysterically and everyone looks at you like your crazy lol 2.That feeling you get when you finally see someone you missed for the longest time 3. Having the closest friends in the world 4. Having faith in someone when they don't even have faith in themselves, and then they prove you right 5. Those rare moment when you realize everything you were worrying about doesn't really matter at all Edited July 14, 2013 by spartan max2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jodie.Lynne Posted July 14, 2013 #24 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Okay, random happy thoughts it is. 1 - the smell of fresh ground coffee. 2 - stepping out of the house and coming face to face with a doe and her fawns. 3 - the sound that my brook makes after a rainstorm as it flows over the rocks. 4 - listening to the sounds of cool jazz while working on my latest project. 5 - catching up on the latest news from my friends. 6 - watching the mist rise off the mountains nearby. 7 - finding a twenty dollar bill in my wallet. 8 - the aroma of my wife's potroast filling the house 9 - watching women walk by 10 - seeing a rainbow 11 - thunder storms 12 - snowy days when the snow falls straight, and all sounds seem to disappear. 13 - foggy days 14 - becoming totally absorbed in a good book 15 - my goofball cat 'allowing' me to pet him, as if he is doing me a favor 16 - lazy sundays 17 - waking up, late for work, and then realizing it's my day off. And that's all I can think of at the moment. But there are more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticwerewolf Posted July 14, 2013 #25 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) a Double scoop candy cane chocolate mint ice cream cone watching my nasturtiums grow having a wild bird ( an Oregon junco) land on my hand ( only for a moment) a fudge brownie and finally Egg Nog in july, still half frozen so it needs to be eaten with a spoon (speaking of which I need to pull some out of the freezer) Edited July 14, 2013 by mysticwerewolf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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