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Thankfully I don't generally have this desire for more, more, more.....
posted by
Straightforward
on June 29, 2009 at 6:43 PM
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We would have more joy in life
if we could be content with ourselves and not worry about keeping up with others and their material possessions. I do hope your friend is able to redeem himself. Very Sad! 
posted by
BrightIrish
on June 29, 2009 at 5:26 PM
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Very wise post. In my opinion once you have enough money for a roof over your head, utilities, three meals a day, adequate clothing and medical expenses there's really little need for very much more.
posted by
elinjo
on June 28, 2009 at 8:58 PM
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Guy, true enough..no matter how much we have (and it doesn't have to be
money), we have that inate desire for more...no matter how you cut it, that leads to dissatisfaction....
posted by
Rumor
on June 28, 2009 at 12:36 PM
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northsage45
You friend followed many down that 'success' trail to maybe discover that the real success is recovering from our failures. Grat blog post my friend.
posted by
WileyJohn
on June 27, 2009 at 10:59 PM
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What a great nitty gritty view on you.
You kept nothing out. It was captivating, and I agree with most of your points.
posted by
muley12
on June 27, 2009 at 10:40 PM
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Re: Too bad about your friend, Guy.
Cricket,
I suspect that like me, you don't buy lotto tickets, and if so, we still have almost exactly the same chance of winning the lotto, as those who do. You must have seen or heard of the stories of lotto winners who regretted having won, because they blame the money for their ruin. Money, fame, and power, are pretty much interchangeable in the ability to change people. It is the people involved, who orchestrate their own ruin, but they insist that it was the fault of the money/fame/power that did it. Few can handle getting what they have long dreamed of, and retain their essence. If I were a betting man, I would put my money on us to thrive, whether our circumstances change, or they don't. We are resiliant, resourseful, well-grounded, and our characters are set in stone. This comes as a result of our having faced up to adversity and although bloodied, we endured to face life's new challenges without flinching.
Well, a little flinching is allowable, it is getting back up, after being poleaxed that counts.
Guy
posted by
northsage_45
on June 27, 2009 at 10:33 PM
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Too bad about your friend, Guy.
I am pretty used to not having money or material possesions. I have learned to "not" be materialistic. I'm not saying I wouldn't be deliriously happy if I won the lotto, but I have learned to be grateful for the simple pleasures in life. I just look around me at the beauty life has to offer in the sky and the earth and I feel wonderful inside.
posted by
hazel_st_cricket
on June 27, 2009 at 6:09 PM
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What's the saying???
Sucess is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you've got.
posted by
food4thought
on June 27, 2009 at 5:49 PM
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I am so happy I enjoy the simple things in life! An unhealthy drive can be devastating as with your friend and Michael Jackson! It is a pity that drugs seem to find their way into the mix! I would think it distorts reality as well! sam
posted by
sam444
on June 27, 2009 at 12:37 PM
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Guy
You have written about the longing for more on two levels – wanting more “stuff” or money and wanting more (whatever that is) to fill some emotional hole within us. The latter is a difficult one to come to terms with and I suspect people of great fame who forfeit privacy or normalcy of living and surround themselves (knowingly or unknowingly) with people who have ulterior motives, feel a terrible emptiness. I’ll take my humble, simple life any day and I think I’m well past the “I want more” stage of my life. Phewww – and it feels good to feel content. (Sorry about your friend....)
posted by
Troosha
on June 27, 2009 at 9:05 AM
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