Pose123

@Pose123 (21635)

Canada • Age 85

Joined myLot 17 years ago

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Evolution

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 16 Feb 16

Here is a poem that I wrote and published several years ago. Please feel free to share your thoughts. Evolution The little boy is happy He smiles alone at play No worries of tomorrow He lives but for today Time moves along the...

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On Life and Death

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 6 Feb 16

This is what a friend wrote me recently and after some thought, I think that it may be the closest to what I feel within me to be the truth about life and death. “We are all eternal. Our bodies are merely temporary, corruptible...

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Reflections on the Paranormal

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 29 Jan 16

Many people today dismiss stories of the paranormal as belonging to another and more superstitious age, but is it possible that we are missing something as we become more and more materialistic in our thinking? Even if we’ve had...

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Tongue in Cheek

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 25 Jan 16

Have you ever thought about the abuse and violence in nursery rhymes? I have and think that it's about time to make some changes lol! Here is one example: Sing a song of sixpence A pocketful of rye Four and twenty...

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Would you like to live to be 100 or more? Why or why not?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 22 Jan 16

Although many still die young, the average age to which people live continues to grow. Here in Canada, it's something like 80 for men and 81 for women. There seem to be more centenarian around today than at any other time in...

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Do you go to the gym?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 22 Jan 16

I am 76 years old and feel that the best way to stay healthy is to keep active. In the summer I do a lot of walking but it is winter now where I live and the roads are often icy and slippery, so I opt to spend an hour a day at the...

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What do you think is the greatest barrier to world peace?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 22 Jan 16

Many say that we will never have world peace but others are more optimistic, believing that it will come about some day. What is you opinion and what do you think is the biggest obstacle that humanity will have to overcome before...

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Happy to be back.

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 20 Jan 16

Hi everyone, I have been away from myLot for a long time and just logged in here again today. This is my first discussion since returning. I am wondering how many of my old friends are still here and am looking forward to making...

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What do you think should happen to the Boston Bomber?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 21 Apr 13

It has been a very difficult few days for America and for the city of Boston in particular, but at last the young man is in custody and his brother is dead. People can now breathe a sigh of relief - at least for the time being. As...

boston bomber death penalty

life imprisonment

suggestions

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What are some suggestions you would give new parents?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 9 Apr 13

The most important responsibility that anyone can be given is that of raising a child. Most new parents however, have to learn as they go, depending on their natural instinct. The fortunate ones have parents who are willing to...

advice

child

new parents

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Do we have to suffer and sacrifice in order to do well in the world?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 8 Apr 13

Many people have a deep-seated belief that in order to do well in the world, they have to suffer and sacrifice. This commonly held idea stems from a certain mentality, inherited from those who came before us who may have...

sacrifice

suffer

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Yesterday was my sister's 90th Birthday.

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 16 Mar 13

I am the youngest of a family of nine, now there are just three of us still living. My sister was 90 years old yesterday and the family and a few close friends had a birthday party for year last evening. She is very active and her...

90th birthday

positive attitude

sister

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Is Gossip a form of Bullying?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 12 Mar 13

Gossip has been known to harm a lot of people,and often it isn't true. Do you consider Gossiping to be a form of bullying? I like the thought that we should never repeat anything we hear about another unless it's something that we...

bullying

gossip

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Is this bullying?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 7 Mar 13

Most people would concede that bullying has always been around, in fact many of all ages would admit to having been bullied in school. Some would even concede to having been bullies themselves. The question I’m asking is this: Can...

bullying

school

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Being there for another.

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 7 Mar 13

It is difficult to see someone we love in pain, or hurting and often our immediate thought is about how we can ease their troubles. We must be careful however, not to get carried away, but to be sensitive to what they want....

being there

good friend

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Would you support having meditation and yoga taught in schools?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 1 Mar 13

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Has anyone been having trouble with Triond?

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 19 Feb 13

Do anyone here write for Triond and are you having trouble with the site? I find it isn't a very good site, as it's often difficult to get your work published, and when it is published the quality is often poor.Sometimes there are...

not always paying

problems

triond

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An enjoyable Time

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 18 Feb 13

My wife and I went dancing Saturday night. It was a Valentine’s Day dance with just a small group of about 80 people. At 73 and 70 we were the oldest couple there but that did not stop us from enjoying the evening and even into...

dance

winter

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Removing fear and trusting the universe.

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 9 Feb 13

When we refuse to act without a safety net, we may be allowing the net to become a trap that creates a barrier between us and the freedom to pursue our goals. Change is inherent in life, so even what we have learned to trust can...

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How to find real joy in life

Pose123 @Pose123 (21635) • Canada 9 Feb 13

Joy is a permanent aspect of our inner selves and is not separate from us in any way. We do not have to travel to find it or imagine that it resides somewhere outside of ourselves. Unless we have joy within, nothing or no one can...

joy

knowledge

within

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