All the Lives We Lead

@akalinus (43184)
United States
September 17, 2024 1:49pm CST
I was thinking about life. We have different lives at different times. There is our real life of mundane tasks and worries. Then there is our secret life that we don't tell anyone. We also have a dream life and an online life. Each of these seems important for our well-being. What doi you think? Is your dream life important? I think we spend a lot of time online either earning, learning, or having fun? What do you do most online? Do you have a secret life that you don't run around talking about?
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@anya12adwi (9361)
• India
17 Sep
I have many compartment of lives!
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
Can you tell us more about that? It sounds intriguing.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
20 Sep
@anya12adwi A lot of people pretend to be religious. That is the trouble with a lot of churches. God can soften your heart so you know truth when you see it. Entertainers are always welcome because they make people feel good. Just be you.
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• India
18 Sep
@akalinus I some times feel I am pretending to be religious and sometimes being an entertainer and some times showing I am totally happy and normal!
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@kaylachan (69370)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Sep
My online life and offilne life aren't really that different. I'm pretty much George's care giver and we spend our days being lounge lizards in the house.
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@kaylachan (69370)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18 Sep
@akalinus It can be. I know. He wants to drive so bad.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
I'm sorry. That must be rough on him and you. Caretakers are important and people don't give them enough credit. You are awesome!
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
20 Sep
@kaylachan He might get his wish someday. Maybe he will drive you to your favorite spot around town.
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• Philippines
18 Sep
I think if you discover the very purpose of your life, and living the dream aligned to your life is what I can I say is I have live a good life. And I fully trust the Lord for all of this, and I always ask Him to redirect my path if that is not align to His plan for my life. Living for the purpose in serving God is the true way in life. But I am not perfect but I am glad we have a perfect and loving and patient God who always forgive and divine, He never changes and keep us alingning to where we should go. I was able to stand because I know I have a good God who will always there for me until I have accomplished everything he called me to do, and get every promises He had promise as my reward in this life and in eternity. We have different mask that we wear each day as armor, but I am praying that I can come out as I am in to a person that God called me to be without fear and not intimidated from sort of bashers. :) God bless and have a great week.
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• Philippines
18 Sep
@akalinus Yes, same here, many times I thought He abandoned me, but no. And I am so blessed -- we all are! We are all blessed to gave a God like Him, never changes, never look us with contempt, but always look at us with a loving heart and ready to forgive... though He doesn't tolerate.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
I have had a lot of problems in life. God was always there even when I did not think so.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
21 Sep
@luisadannointed That is hard to remember sometimes but it helps so much when you are going through something.
@kanuck1 (4434)
18 Sep
I think it is important to make the most of the life we have!
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
Yes, you only get one. Might as well live large. I didn't but wish I had.
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@Kandae11 (54986)
17 Sep
I live all of those lives.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
@Kandae11 I like dreams. I get angry when I have to get up early or I can't get to sleep and don't have any dreams.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
Are they all equally important to you?
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@Kandae11 (54986)
18 Sep
@akalinus No, most are just necessary.
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• India
18 Sep
We are definitely living different times of our life. I have a slightly different life offline while I am online. I have more things in control online which is not the case offline. I do spend time online -mylot and on my website on project management and learning things. I do not have a secret life and well my current focus is to get debt free. Working towards and reducing slightly so far. Still there is a long way to go and well I do agree with you every aspects of these are important for our well being. Well , there are also tasks and worries!
@jstory07 (139579)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Sep
I mostly go for walks and visit the duck pond to feed the ducks there. I love nature and the animals in nature. I love watching the wild animals.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
Feeding the ducks is interesting and fun. I used to take my kids to the swamp near out house. They fed the little fish. It was fun to watch them eat.
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@RasmaSandra (79714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
17 Sep
I enjoy the times I have dreams that take me through all kinds of things all through the night, They do fade away but while they are going on I enjoy them, Pretty much my life when awake is routine with me writing, interacting, and posting things online, Then I get rewarded like just cashed out on a survey site this afternoon,
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
I hear you. Dreams are interesting most of the time. Routines are necessary, and so is earning cash when possible.
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@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
19 Sep
I don't have a secret life but I do have a dream life, not my real one but the one I use to dream about.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
20 Sep
Okay, I don't quite understand that. Can you explain more?
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
23 Sep
@nela13 Try to find a book or movie called "The Secret." It is about attracting the life you want. It worked for me for years but I am so much older now and can't do much anymore. One year, I decided I would travel. That year, friends invited me to go to Michigan with them. We spent five days on the back roads of Michigan. It was a blast. I even got to drive the Mustang. Then, my husband and we and some of our kids went to California to visit relatives. We stayed in a motel on the beach. I love the beach. It probably would not have happened if I hadn't visualized what I wanted to do. I am glad I did things while I still could. Try it See what happens but only wish for things that are possible.
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@nela13 (58665)
• Portugal
20 Sep
@akalinus The life that I wish to live.
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@LindaOHio (178094)
• United States
18 Sep
My dream life is very important to me. In my dream life I can walk for miles. I spend most of my online time here every day...Usually 3 hours or more. Have a great day.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
My dream life is complicated and weird. So is my online life.
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@Shivram59 (35303)
• India
19 Sep
All these lives are important for me.But now there is a lot to do in my real life.Some problems are unsolved.My secret life relates to my interests and I know nobody in my family and friend circle is at all interested in it.I learn Sanskrit online and watch some selected political videos.And my dream is having a house of my own in a village adjascent to a jungle.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
20 Sep
You sound like a well-rounded busy all day person. I bet you have little spare time with all your interests and responsibilities.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
21 Sep
@Shivram59 It all sounds great. I was wondering If your sister ever got married. Congratulations to them and I wish them much happiness.
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@Shivram59 (35303)
• India
20 Sep
@akalinus You are right.It is true that I'm now earning more than what I used to as an employee;but now I lack time.I have to steal time from my other activities to learn Sanskrit.Still I know I have many other responsibilities and I never compromise with them.On 15 the of December I got my younger sister married to a software engineer.The only thing I'm satisfied with is that my parents are fit and have no problem.My wife is also happy with her in-laws.
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@cabuyogty (3018)
• Philippines
18 Sep
I didn't use to share what i ate like nutritious food, lunch and dinner in social media.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
19 Sep
@cabuyogty They usually get the most comments. Poetry is the least commented category on here, I think.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
18 Sep
I usually don't either. Everybody eats but you can talk about it if it somehow unique, different, or just fascinating. Food discussions do well on myLot, the same for animal discussions. I usually tell newcomers this. I go with things that get a lot of responses.
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@cabuyogty (3018)
• Philippines
19 Sep
@akalinus wow! i like food and animal discussions here in mylot!
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@grenery8 (10270)
• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)
21 Sep
you don't have to have a different life, you can just different thoughts. i'm mostly boring, i must say but i like daydreaming sometimes
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
21 Sep
I used to daydream a lot. It got me through school which was often boring. When I got bored, my mind traveled somewhere more exciting.
@somewitch (1385)
18 Sep
I've always thought of that as wearing masks or playing different roles, but parallel lives can work too, especially with some "internet celebrities". I also spend a lot of time daydreaming, definitely! When I'm online, I mostly do what you said. And that's all I feel like saying.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
20 Sep
You are 'you' in all of the different roles unless you are pretending or acting.
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@akalinus (43184)
• United States
21 Sep
@somewitch Acting is very creative.
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@somewitch (1385)
20 Sep
@akalinus I totally agree. Actually, if acting was an expression of creativity, it could also be part of someone's personality. The line can be very thin at times.
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