[jupiters_release]

If you're worried about death, it probably means you've missed out on life.

[steam_cannon]

A lot of good advice, my best advice...

Get some ((Hugs))

[Aaron]

ReverseEngineer

Dude... what's with the avatar size?

I want to allow some latitude on size... but it requires everyone's open cooperation to work.

Thanks in advance.

Ludi,

Many folks prospered during the great depression... some even got wealthy.

Smart people like yourself will always be in demand. Count on it.

Remember the lessons of HawkMan.

Live fiercely, with passion & wisdom.
Practice mercy in everything you do... especially when you are forced to be merciless.

You're a rather interesting portion of an even more amazing tapestry of life.

Act accordingly.

That is all.

[ReverseEngineer]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Aaron', 'R')everseEngineer: Dude... what's with the avatar size? I want to allow some latitude on size... but it requires everyone's open cooperation to work. Thanks in advance.

[ki11ercane]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'A')re things really getting so crappy I will likely be dead in two years?
Just having a heck of a time reconciling that with one of the best economic years I've had, this one, 2008.
I've tried asking my husband if this is rational, he doesn't seem to think it is.
He probably wouldn't even want me posting this thread. He's worried about me getting paranoid. Just looking for some clarity.
thread with background info

[threadbear]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ferretlover', 'Y')ou KNOW what is going on in the world,

[Lumpy]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'M')aybe it is time to take a break for awhile...

[Revi]

We all can only live one day at a time.

Sufficient to the day is the trouble therein.

We'll see what happens.

We can't know what will happen in 2 years.

If we're around it will be interesting.

[Heineken]

Serious participation in this website has potential pitfalls. It's sort of like experimenting with a dangerous drug.

For me, I have to keep fighting to maintain my center, both physically and mentally. Otherwise it's all over (for me).

Ludi, I am constrained to repeat the advice I gave you earlier: Exercise. This seems to be a weak link in your overall survival system.

Also, I think "taking a break" (from PO.com) is a good idea. I am just coming off of one myself. Or maybe I am. Not sure.

[JustaGirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'F')or me, I have to keep fighting to maintain my center, both physically and mentally. Otherwise it's all over (for me).

[canuckinczech]

Best advice I've heard was from Patience,

For me, hope, and a positive outlook, seem to come focusing on what I can do right now to make my life better. If I'm tired, then I rest a bit, or sick, then I do all I can to recover. On a normal day, I mentally check off what is on my immediate list to do, and the sensible priorities of those things. Then, I have an immediate goal for the day. If I'm able to achieve something toward that goal, or for something further down the list, then I have reason to feel good about it. If not, then I have food for thought on planning the next day, which gives an opportunity for tomorrow to be better.

Since I read that, I have just tried and focusing on the present and my goals...avoiding monotonous work where the mind wanders. It has made a noticable difference.

If you read this Patience...thanx.

[Sys1]

Ludi : I don't get why you are afraid about dying, as in two years from now, you will be afraid about LIVING.
Don't get me wrong, I don't suggest you to commit suicide. Instead of thinking about your own death, you should protect your family as best as you can. That's your mission.

If you are living on your own, what's the point about dying? Just buy a reserve of pop corn and enjoy the show. Oh! And don't forget your solar glasses and good sun screen cream in case you have the chance to observe a nuclear conflict.

[Pops]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'A')re things really getting so crappy I will likely be dead in two years?

[Revi]

I'm not that religious, but I think whether you'll be alive in two years is in God's hands. There really is no way of knowing what will happen next week, let alone in 2 years. Keep on keeping on.

We all enjoy your posts, Ludi. This is an interesting thread.

[POAlex]

Hang in there, Ludi. I'll pray for you.

Alex

[vision-master]

Events will continue to speed up over the next few years as we have already started to enter the age of the 5th World Cycle (age of the 6th Sun). We must rely more and more on our intuition and integrity in order to stay intact. The top is spinning faster..........
Has the age of materialism and power started to subside?

Will the ancient knowledge of the "golden age" reveal itself. The knowledge of lost civilizations. The time of man before the great flood? The time before history was lost.

[Olaf]

Aaron...your words or others? I like it. Curious of the root.

"Live fiercely, with passion & wisdom.
Practice mercy in everything you do... especially when you are forced to be merciless".

Olafr

[Byron100]

Good thread - as I can certainly concur with Ludi's fears. Actually, it's not the dying in 2 years that I'm afraid of, it's the fear of "bad living" that I fear most.

So yeah, I just have to focus on what I can do, such as selling this house since there's no way we can pay off the mortgage in any reasonable time frame, and moving to someplace where we can buy a house for cash, such as upstate New York. Then we'd be able to live on very little income for the long haul, performing services for barter, etc.

I'm just bummed at this particular point in time as the housing market seems to be frozen solid at the moment.

I just have to hope, come Jan 20th, there will a brief window of hope and optimism, coupled with oceans of money being dumped into circulation, which would enable us to put the house on the market and go for a quick sale. If not, I guess I'll just have to wait for the People's Revolution. Heck, that might even be fun...LOL.

In any case, I know I'll most likely never work a real "job" again, same for my partner. Those days are gone forever. I just have to focus on what we CAN do, just like the rest of us here on peakoil dot com.

[Narz]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')ill I be dead in two years?

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Narz', 'W')hat are you imagining you'll die of exactly?