Shiva (@Shiva49) on myLot

Kareng @kareng (62023) • United States 23 Dec

We have been getting a lot more unwanted phone calls this month and I suppose that is due to the holiday season. The scammers are active and trying to get into your wallet. I usually don't answer phone calls from unknown phone...

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Shiva I get calls from the "Police" and "Immigration Department". One can easily make out they are from Call Centers.

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Pitstop @pitstop (14120) • Australia 23 Dec

We visited the Blue Lake and it lived up to its name. Even though it was windy and a little chilly, the blue color was quite deep! It's even better if it's brighter and calmer - I've seen this when we visited it a few years ago....

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Shiva I heard the lakes in New Zealand are beautiful. I recall my visit to the Blue Mountains in Sydney.

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22100) • Australia 22 Dec

[i]The old Zen master claimed, but only to his students, that he was enlightened, aware, and that his level of consciousness was higher than which a human mind could take one, as the mind of no mind connects to higher...

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Shiva @innertalks When I attend some religious get-togethers, I see a few who get carried away with their supposed higher learning of rituals that cross humility and even leave ego behind! Like a tree that droops when laden with fruits, the learned should remain...

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Aparna Sen @Dreamerby (5946) • Calcutta, India 21 Dec

In this unpredictable world, You always have to be prepared for the unforseen. Prepare for the worst and hope for the best. That's what they say. In your life, people will come and go. Some will be your fair-weather friends who...

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Shiva Each one of us is different but most fall into “live and let live”. I recall a few who live for others while at the other extreme are those who look for easy prey to dupe them. The best way is to keep a distance and not depend on others.

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George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (104261) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 22 Dec

An anonymous donor who did not want his or her name made public due to privacy reasons donated $1 million dollars to New Orleans Habitat For Humanity on Thursday. The charity does assist homeowners to receive counseling services,...

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Shiva Side by side with the ever-present evil that seems to confound us, there is always the kind-hearted and generous who gives us hope to live another day

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22100) • Australia 22 Dec

[i]The old Zen master claimed, but only to his students, that he was enlightened, aware, and that his level of consciousness was higher than which a human mind could take one, as the mind of no mind connects to higher...

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Shiva A few attain higher consciousness, and they cannot stay in that frequency if they have to guide others towards the right path. Talking over the heads of others will serve no purpose but may stroke the ego of the talker. I aim to understand who I am talking...

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George B Vieto @Deepizzaguy (104261) • Lake Charles, Louisiana 21 Dec

The Summerville Fire Department and the Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department and the Fayette County Vertical Rescue Team worked together on Tuesday evening to rescue a male hiker who fell into Summersville Lake in West...

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Shiva Thankfully help was near at hand.

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RasmaSandra @RasmaSandra (80847) • Daytona Beach, Florida 21 Dec

Oh, Lord why? I wish these maniacs would leave certain places alone especially schools, places where many people gather, and of course, during this holiday season Christmas Markets. The facts: A car plowed into the crowd at a...

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Shiva What triggers such thoughts and actions in a few is beyond me.

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kay lar @jaylar (724) • Kingston, Jamaica 20 Dec

There is no doubt that Musk will be President. He is a professional manipulator, exploiter, racist who exceeds Trump in all his flaws. He maltreats anyone who works for his company, produces low quality and dangerous products,...

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Shiva @jaylar we are expendable as the egos rule. I have more powerful stack of weapons than you and can send you back to the Stone Age - that is what we hear from our leaders. Instead of fighting for peace, weapons are proffered to fight and kill each other. And...

21 Dec

Kandase @Kandae11 (55175) 20 Dec

I stayed in bed until 8 a.m !. Usually my awake and out of bed time is between 5 and 6 a.m every day of the week - which means weekends and holidays. This has been my sleep pattern for over 2 decades - l don't like staying in bed...

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Shiva I go to bed well past 1 am and wake up after 7 am. I take a nap in the afternoon as I am now retired.

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kay lar @jaylar (724) • Kingston, Jamaica 20 Dec

There is no doubt that Musk will be President. He is a professional manipulator, exploiter, racist who exceeds Trump in all his flaws. He maltreats anyone who works for his company, produces low quality and dangerous products,...

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Shiva We are moving into unchartered territory with huge egos at play, and also money power.

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22100) • Australia 19 Dec

[i]When you tolerate someone, you allow them to operate in their own false way around you, and this, in a way, is not caring both for yourself, and for the other person, too. You are emptily indifferent to what is happening around...

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Shiva @innertalks With AI making its presence felt more and more by the day, there are standard responses at the click of a mouse for a lengthy, soulless, response that lacks sincerity. I see a lot of greetings flooding the inbox from corporate concerns. Even...

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (342225) • Rockingham, Australia 19 Dec

My mother loved her garden and spent hours in it every day. Because of our climate, our potted plants need shelter from the sun so rather than hot-houses we have shade houses. She had two ‘shade-houses’. If a frost was predicted...

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Shiva Your mum has left an indelible positive impression, but not easy to emulate. It is more of sheer passion that would have lightened the hard work involved.

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Steve Marshall @innertalks (22100) • Australia 19 Dec

[i]When you tolerate someone, you allow them to operate in their own false way around you, and this, in a way, is not caring both for yourself, and for the other person, too. You are emptily indifferent to what is happening around...

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Shiva It is said that our attention span is getting shorter each day. Two minutes before we get distracted by constant social media. One of the sad factors of old age is loneliness with no one around to hear their peeves. They are brushed away that it is part...

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The Horse @TheHorse (220351) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Dec

Do you trust "wise quotations" that you read on the internet or see on bumper stickers? I do not. But I do believe that most of these quotations have their basis in truth. Mark Twain never did say, "The coldest Winter I ever...

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Shiva @TheHorse I like the quotes attributed to Martin Luther King Jr. and Mark Twain. My favorites are: ‘You Must Be The Change You Wish To See In The World’ - Gandhi. “Cowards die many times before their deaths; the valiant never taste of death but once” from...

20 Dec

The Horse @TheHorse (220351) • Walnut Creek, California 18 Dec

Do you trust "wise quotations" that you read on the internet or see on bumper stickers? I do not. But I do believe that most of these quotations have their basis in truth. Mark Twain never did say, "The coldest Winter I ever...

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Shiva When I quote, I add "attributed to" to make it safe. Some of the quotes attributed to Einstein make him an insightful philosopher too.

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Judy Evans @JudyEv (342225) • Rockingham, Australia 18 Dec

I’ve often written about some of the more unusual sayings in the English language and how it must be difficult for non-native speakers to understand some of them. In a comment a few days back, myLotter and friend Trebor Ika...

western australia

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Shiva I know "in the same boat". At times, I translate some sayings from the few languages I know. A few have survived for a long time, especially those of Shakespeare which are timeless.

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The Horse @TheHorse (220351) • Walnut Creek, California 17 Dec

I usually forget that payout is coming. I don't even notice the dollar signs. I just notice that I got paid when the total in the upper right drops. Oh yeah. I got paid! But this month I was aware that it was the 15th. I went off...

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Shiva One of the few here who gets paid every month and that does not come easy. But I know you enjoy your time here. As for me, I take it easy and get paid as and when I reach the target!

18 Dec

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (83103) • United States 17 Dec

Happy Tuesday Everyone! the rain is leaving (for awhile) and the sun looks like its trying to make an appearance. The temperatures have gotten warmer but will take a plunge once again in the next day or two. The temperatures have...

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Shiva My prayers and thoughts are with you. Even healthy people are not spared of heart issues.

18 Dec

Steve Marshall @innertalks (22100) • Australia 16 Dec

I recently came across a spiritual guru, who made this all-encompassing statement. "Nothing inside the mind is real." And then, he defined the "real" by saying that the real is that that never changes. On his...

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Shiva @innertalks I think it is more like the soul reminding us that life here is temporary and our physical body has its limits. I live doing justice after my birth here, while the inner prompt indicates the journey continues. The perceived setbacks are temporary...

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