Syd -- I don't agree with many of your statements. And some I agree with. I hope you don't mind my offering my reactions to your statements. Money isn't the means by which we become self-sufficient. Actually, none of us are or will be self-sufficient -- we just aren't -- we are interdependent. Sometimes financial rewards result in psychic rewards, but not always. Money is a yardstick by which we measure ourselves and our success in some situations, definitely not all. There are different yardsticks for different frames. Money can be a source of financial security. Money isn't certain and isn't the sure means to get our way. You're right that when money acquiring is set in motion it is hard to stop. Making money can be empowering in some ways. Being still is difficult for me too, and I think that's because I'm not very good at it yet. I want ego gratification, too. No doubt something is missing, for you and me and each of us. You're not bored because you're not making money and on disability. You're saying that there is an underlying depth and a transformation within the nothingness that offers clarity strikes me as very positive and hopeful -- don't ruin it by trying to understand.
On Dec 16, 2014 david doane wrote :
Syd -- I don't agree with many of your statements. And some I agree with. I hope you don't mind my offering my reactions to your statements. Money isn't the means by which we become self-sufficient. Actually, none of us are or will be self-sufficient -- we just aren't -- we are interdependent. Sometimes financial rewards result in psychic rewards, but not always. Money is a yardstick by which we measure ourselves and our success in some situations, definitely not all. There are different yardsticks for different frames. Money can be a source of financial security. Money isn't certain and isn't the sure means to get our way. You're right that when money acquiring is set in motion it is hard to stop. Making money can be empowering in some ways. Being still is difficult for me too, and I think that's because I'm not very good at it yet. I want ego gratification, too. No doubt something is missing, for you and me and each of us. You're not bored because you're not making money and on disability. You're saying that there is an underlying depth and a transformation within the nothingness that offers clarity strikes me as very positive and hopeful -- don't ruin it by trying to understand.