InspirationStation

@InspirationStation (188)

United States • Age 51

Joined myLot 18 years ago

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InspirationStation's Discussions

MyLot can change the world one person at a time!

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 29 Jan 07

It is my belief that sites such as mylot possess the potential to have a profound impact upon the global community. I would like to open this discussion as a forum for people to come together to express their concerns and to...

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2 people

What would you like to change and what do you wish would never change?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 28 Jan 07

All things change. It is one of life's universal truths. So if you were given one shot at changing the world, what would you change. And let's just say that you could also make one thing unchangeable or contstant. What would...

change

impermanence

incoming wave

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What do you wish would never change and what do you most want to change?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 28 Jan 07

All things change. Failure to recognize this universal truth ultimately results in suffering. And so to free ourselves from suffering we must accept without difficulty that all things change. This is the basic teaching and...

photography

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MyLot is a waste of time!

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 27 Jan 07

Ok, I'm getting frustrated here. I spent like 5 hours writing yesterday and hardly anyone even responded to my posts nor to my responses to others' discussions. Not to mention the fact that I made a whopping 75 cents! Don't get...

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What's the wildest thing you've ever seen (or been a part of) at a wedding?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 26 Jan 07

I have two wild stories: A friend of the married couple invited a total drunk to their wedding and they paid for it! When the priest said, "you may kiss the bride," down from the balcony boomed this drunken slur: "Give her some...

humor

over the top

weddings

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What's the craziest thing that your child has done?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 26 Jan 07

Our daughter took a permanent marker to our computer's LCD screen. And it was no smal black line. No, she had nearly blackened the entire screen! My wife was furious! I bet you're wondering what we did. Get this: I traced all...

crazy acts by children

lcd screen

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What's the best part about having children?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 26 Jan 07

For all you parents out there: do you ever find yourself feeling drained by working so hard to raise your children to the best of your ability? I have found it trying at times, but believe me - the benefits far outweigh the...

beauty

benefits of having children

friendship

love

parenting

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What is it that you can't stand about the opposite gender?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 26 Jan 07

Drama! That's what I can't stand about women. Love 'em a lot, but sometimes they're a handful... Women - what do you hate about men? Men - what bugs you about women? This should open up some interesting dialogue! Please try...

gender issues

men

women

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4 people

What frightens you?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 26 Jan 07

What are you most fearful of? Are you afraid of heights, the dark, being alone when you grow old? What are some ways in which we might prepare ouselves for our deepest fears?

fear

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What character trait do you think is the most important?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 26 Jan 07

Honesty, integrity, kindness, resiliency, devotion? So many good things to emulate. What defines your character?

character traits

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What pet peeves do you have? What is it which you just cannot stand?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 26 Jan 07

Does anything annoy or irritate you so much that you become an entirely different person altogether?

annoyances

pet peeves

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What is your most cherished material possession and why?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 26 Jan 07

Is there anything that you own which you could not live without? Something which, in your eyes, is perhaps priceless or irreplaceable. Perhaps it is something that is one of a kind. But either way, I know that life without some...

rare cherieshed possessions

unique

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How would you handle telling someone that they really smell bad?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 25 Jan 07

We have a student in our classroom who is struggling to get his GED. He sits by himself most of the day, in the corner of our computer lab and toils away on his own. Problem is, not only does he smell funky, but we are also...

odor

stinky

tactfulness

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Anyone familiar with the basic steps to developing a website?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 25 Jan 07

I am seeking help just getting off the ground. I would like to create a website and I have heard that it is rather basic but I have no idea where to even start. If you have some basic tips such as what websites to utilize or...

website development

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What Inspires You? What are you really passionate about?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 23 Jan 07

I saw An Inconvenient Truth three weeks ago and it has rekindled a flame in me. Although I majored in college in Environmental Conservation and International Affairs in 1996, I have not felt this passionately about the...

an inconvenient truth

carbon emission reduction

cat stevens

nick drake

passion for the environment

taking action

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What Kinds of Photographic Subjects Inspire You?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 23 Jan 07

What inspires you most when taking photographs? People, Landscapes, Macro, Still Life, Architecture, Sports Photography, Black & White vs Color? With so much to photograph, what really, truly moves you or perhaps makes you feel...

documentation

inspiration

photography

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Are you familiar with the practice of Zen?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 23 Jan 07

I would like to expose as many people as possible about the many benefits of simply the knowledge of zen and of meditation. Please feel free to respond or ask questions about Zen.

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Paper or plastic or does it really even matter?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 23 Jan 07

I prefer paper, but often just get plastic because it's somehow more convenient and reuseable and doesn't utilize trees. But I go back and forth. What do you choose?

conservation issues

grocery shopping

paper or plastic

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Do you believe in God?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 23 Jan 07

I'm just interested to see what kind of responses rgis age old question will receive. I do not profess to believe that one religion is more right than any other - they are just different. What are your beliefs?

beliefs

god

religion

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What is the best city in the U.S. in which to live?

InspirationStation @InspirationStation (188) • United States 22 Jan 07

I'm curious. In my lifetime I've had the priviledge to have lived in 10 different states around the U.S. (for atleast three months in each place). I've also been driven through & explored about 41 of the 50 states. I have lived...

best us cities

portland oregon

salt lake city

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