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Roofpig

I had never thought about it like this but I feel exactly the same way. Here's raising a glass to you.

posted by beachbelle on December 29, 2004 at 6:55 AM | link to this | reply

Roofie, excellent post, now to push myself into looking at the glass as "Half full".....  oh God Im so negative i even typed "half empty" instead of half full.... someone banish me hehehehehe

posted by Tanoolicious on December 17, 2004 at 11:12 AM | link to this | reply

YLF - thanks muchly!

posted by roofpig on December 17, 2004 at 8:30 AM | link to this | reply

roofpig,

I commend your positive outlook. 

posted by TARZANA on December 17, 2004 at 8:30 AM | link to this | reply

DL - I disagree.  When I talk "the future" I talk about dreams, goals, ambitions, etc.  Without those, my "now" is meaningless.  Why do I write?  Not only because I enjoy the "now" sensation of creating, but because I have dreams, goals, etc. to become a professional writer.  I think without that forward looking perception I wouldn't have the motivation to write as much as I do.  I'm not saying it's MORE important than living in the "now," but that it's an important part that goes hand-in-hand with it.

posted by roofpig on December 17, 2004 at 7:41 AM | link to this | reply

If You Were...

...to ask me my opinion here - and i know you were thinking about it! - then i'd say your forward-looking mind sounds like a good thing, but is it really?

The future never comes, and your perception of the future has not yet come to pass. The past is dead and buried. The ONLY moment that truly exists is the Now. Staying truly in the Now makes living in the future (or past) seem like so much hard work for so little reward.

Man.

D

posted by DamonLeigh on December 17, 2004 at 7:22 AM | link to this | reply