thefortunes

@thefortunes (2367)

Netherlands • Age 60

Joined myLot 17 years ago

"If we did all the things we are capable of doing we would literally astound ourselves"

www.totally-useless.com

Discussions (99)

thefortunes's Discussions

About WHY I am not on MyLot lately

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 17 Oct 07

Dear friends, yesterday I did my best to respond to some of the discussions, but after having posted mine I had to close the computer and go to bed. I've been struggling with my health in the last week and I thought that I am...

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Gossip more powerful than truth?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 17 Oct 07

I read an article yesterday that made me do some thinking and pondering. Being a very analytically inclined person I came to the conclusion that it doesn't count for everyone. And definitely not for me. Here is the link to...

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Meet the new addition to my cat family SYLVESTER

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 10 Oct 07

Hello to all cat lovers on MyLot. Please meet the newest addition to our cat family - Sylvester. He is a 5 years old male, and so to see he is for at least half Norvegian Forest Cat, but could be also 100% :). I saw him in the...

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About the Celestine Prophecy and Insights

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 9 Oct 07

Last night I watched the Celestine Prophecy movie again and loved it. In the last year, I did re-read the books and each time I have some kind of a different insight, and it's like I understand everything yet in a more profound...

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About some Totally Disgusting stuff...

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 7 Oct 07

Today I found some videos on YouTube and was compleed to write a post on my blog about it. You see, I was so shocked from the video that I was almost puking, hours later when having dinner. See my post and the videos here:...

wormsin the human body

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Are you PRO or Contra the creation of Artificial Life?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 7 Oct 07

I read an article this morning about Craig Venter, a controversial DNA researcher, who has built a synthetic chromosome out of laboratory chemicals and is poised to announce the creation of the first new artificial life form on...

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If you'd like Help with finding out your Life's Purpose....

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 7 Oct 07

And if you're looking for insight, clarity, or direction for your life - Imagine that you could get coaching for free from one of the best personal coaches in the world. What would you tell him about yourself in order to make him...

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Are you Creating or being Created in Your LIFE??

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 4 Oct 07

Today I read a very good quote that made me think, and think hard about it: "The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives,...

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When you CANNOT Choose between 2 options - how would you solve it?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 4 Oct 07

Imagine having to make a choice than and there - between this or that, and you are undecided, and you know that it has to be made now, and ASAP, than and there. How do you solve it? Here is an example: Your parents are...

life

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Is there Free WILL or is it just an ILLUSION?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 2 Oct 07

After reading many books in regards and partaken in many such discussions in various groups, I wanted to see what Mylotters have to say about it. Do you think or believe that there is free will for us as humans, in our society, or...

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Is Time much more important than Wealth for you?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 1 Oct 07

Some say that time is much more important than wealth. I think so too. Because the older I get the quicker time passes by. The top business leaders mention this in interviews and biographies too. They seem to know how to get more...

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How is your Self-Confidence?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 30 Sep 07

Many people want to increase the level of their self esteem. Why? Well, there are different answers to that: to feel more confident, more secure, more alive even. Also, self-esteem has almost everything to do with feelings. Ours...

confidence

own worth

self esteem

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Would you Paint in BLOOD to make a statement?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 28 Sep 07

Today I saw an article on yahoo about a painter that made me gasp :) Not only is his way of art weird, but he is very, very talented, and like a wizzard with painting :) He did some crazy stuff however and there are people...

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Cataracts for All if You Live Long Enough ?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 27 Sep 07

Today I read an article about how the general population continues to live longer, almost everyone will get cataracts in one or both eyes eventually. This is making me worry as I consider the sight one of the MOST important senses...

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Page Rank ( PR ) is history - Google announced the END!

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 26 Sep 07

People, I was about to get an infarct when I read it! And trust me, this would have killed me, or almost...LOL Go and read it here please:...

google

links

page rank

web site optimisation

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Couple divorce after online "AFFAIR"

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 26 Sep 07

After a big shake of my head, and a chickle, I didn't know - shall I laugh or shall I cry. Really, this story is so absurd all together, that I still don't know how to react to it, appart from head shaking, and chuckles ;)...

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Bloggers are uniting tomorrow against ABUSE

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 26 Sep 07

Tomorrow, the 27th of September Blog Catalog has announced a Blogging For Hope Day. The single message is: Stop Abuse! Every possible topic of asuse is ok, and every blog counts in the equation. I'd appreciate if you bring up...

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Are you Disciplined or Devoted?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 25 Sep 07

Most of you know that Luciano Pavarotti, the great Italian tenor, died recently. There is a famous quote of his which inspired me to start this discussion:"People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline. It is devotion. There...

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Double the JOY and Halve the SORROW - Is this your love life?

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 24 Sep 07

The nice thing for me about being part of a couple is that I get to double the joy and halve the sorrows life is presenting us with. I cannot imagine how life would be without my partner next to me, and the idea of it, that...

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A wonderful SWAN at a distance of 5 feets from me

thefortunes @thefortunes (2367) • Netherlands 23 Sep 07

This shot I took today in my town. The swan on the photo remained while I was coming near but his partner got in the water. I took some shots of them both in the water too. My partner kept telling me to not get too close as he...

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