Community Chat

[QueenDanceALot]

On 7/1/2014 RoughDraft said:

No. These platitudinous sayings are in no way a reflection of life and are too simplistic.

Some truths are simple.

[QueenDanceALot]

Living in the ""present"" could be an entire discussion.

[VioletEyes]

Bumper sticker sayings don't float my boat.

[Feline Fine]

On 7/2/2014 spud188 said:

Just curious Feline Fine did you happen to read Be Here Now??

Not yet, Spud, but I'm guessing you have.

What did you think of it?

[Tiesa]

On 7/2/2014 KittyLouWhoToo said:

Living in the ""present"" could be an entire discussion.

True. A fine balance to do but it can be done.

[Shorty2U]

That's true

[Free2be]

I see nothing stupid about living (as much as possible) in the present.

[jubilant]

There is a lot of truth to this. It all depends on what you read into it.

[151949]

On 7/1/2014 ROMARY said:

Very possibly true. I've known a few (not a lot) of folks who dwelled on their (sometimes negative )past 'way too much', and they were 'stuck' in those bad times, unable to enjoy the present. And, also, it doesn't do any of us much good to overly-worry about the future, as bleak as we sometimes might perceive it to be.

While I will agree with most that the OP's saying was way too simplistic - I also agree with you - most people who are depressed to seem to get themselves stuck in some place in their past that was very bleak and can't pull themselves out of there. It is always in the back of their mind , even when they are having a nice time. I also think people who suffer from depression do not understand that everyone has some time in their lives that was bad - bleak -- horrible. But healthy people don't dwell there. They don't hold onto it constantly.

[jeanlake]

I get the message being relayed. After spending a friends week in Door County with a lady who was quite vocal fretting about past and worrying about future, I wish she would have been able to join the rest of us in present day. She missed out on lovely nature and fun experiences. And we spent too much time counseling and reassuring her. It's a crazy maker for the individual as well as loved ones.