wife wnet back to work and after a week or so come to me saying that
it is not fair that she works, does the majority of the house work and
the cooking too.
I agreed with her and so we re-arranged things, so I do all the
cooking, the kids help with the house work and the wife takes care of
the washing.
I know what you mean about getting home form work and not wanting to
cook, but as I tell my kids, there are plenty of things in life that
you'll not want to do, but never-the-less need doing anyway, so best
that you get your head down and get it done.
I got home from work last night and the missing lad answerd the door,
it was very nice to see him, and better still that when he answered
the door his face broke out in a massive smile as he said 'hello
dad'. I couldn't help meself I had to grab hold of him and plant a
smacker on his head.
On May 26, 11:53 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It doesn't always stay empty if young couples go broke! I've seen
> different attitudes about the nest- some grandmothers are exhausted
> since both parents work and need free childcare, errands, etc. are
> tired of holidays, etc. I guess it just depends. I am glad my children
> make it home for visits and I do miss them but we talk and write
> often. A friend of my youngest son will do some odd jobs for me this
> summer so I am glad I was sweet to those hooligans when they were in
> highschool.
>
> A woman who lives in the neighboring suburb cracked women there don't
> make dinner anymore- they make reservations. It's because they work
> and it takes time to cook well. I worked a few years and was exhausted
> by the time I got home- happily someone invented pizza which drove my
> mother nutty. What? You are not cooking??? My daughter has a helper
> during the dinner hour and her husband is a wonderful helpmate. Some
> men aren't.
>
> On May 26, 3:46 am, "leerevdoug...@googlemail.com" <l...@rdfmedia.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Ahhh Rigsy,
>
> > My wife and I are quite looking forward to an empty nest, perhaps this
> > is about 5-6 years away now. However saying that I have not seen my
> > eldest son since Monday, he has been working lates, and it does feel
> > sorta strange.
>
> > I am getting older now, and feel kinda jaded, not a lot about life
> > suppries me so much anymore, but I am still supprised by how many
> > people in this country that don't cook.
>
> > When I was a kid allof our perants cooked form scratch, so I can only
> > assume this started with my generation.
>
> > On May 26, 12:42 am, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > Perhaps we design our own version of God.
>
> > > I don't have to go to war to understand a battle in history, do I? And
> > > I will never understand a car engine but drive a car anyway- though I
> > > guess I could undertand an engine- I just choose not to do so.
>
> > > Re the roof: the house was a Dutch Colonial design and I had admired
> > > one across town so I copied the same paint scheme- mushroom siding,
> > > white window frames and black shutters except the roof was pale green
> > > instead of charcoal or black so we painted it. Actually, we should
> > > have light roofs and yet I still prefer a dark roof. Office buildings
> > > are using gardens on their roofs to control temps- back to the jungle
> > > in the canyons of commerce.
>
> > > Good for you- keeping your talents- for they can be lost or die.
> > > Someone asked me to paint her garden last week but I haven't painted
> > > in 8 years. A lot drained away when I drank and was depressed with my
> > > empty nest but I think I have turned the corner and am usually happy
> > > again plus my health is very good except for the smoking. Lately, I
> > > have enjoyed cooking again- from scratch so this week was a chicken
> > > barley soup, blueberry muffins, cake for strawberry shortcake, etc.
> > > Instead of frozen or prepared foods I keep portions in the freezer.
> > > When my children flew away, I could hardly bear to cook or eat.
>
> > > On May 25, 9:02 am, "leerevdoug...@googlemail.com" <l...@rdfmedia.com>
> > > wrote:
>
> > > > Perhaps Rigsy, I guess that depends on who you want to define the word
> > > > perfect?
>
> > > > I like the idea that perfection meaning nothing else needing changing,
> > > > which means of course perfection is a stagnant thing. As we know
> > > > nowthing stays still all is in flux.
>
> > > > If you belive that the universe is equated with the body of God, then
> > > > it is clear that the universe is always moving, and so in this way we
> > > > can say that at least the body of God is not perfect. Umm perhaps
> > > > then when we say that God is perfect it is purely spirit we talk
> > > > about?
>
> > > > Yes indeed we can attain knowledge without experaince, what worth is
> > > > it though without the experiances? I think the old adage that
> > > > 'practice makes perfect' is very true. Us older people both 'know'
> > > > more about the workings of the world and have the 'expriances' to go
> > > > with the knowledge, this is wounderfull thing yes?
>
> > > > I'm still learning to play the guitar, I have read and am still
> > > > reading many books, tracts, downloaed bits and bobs, but it is the
> > > > practice that will eventualy make me a better guitar player. In a
> > > > very real way the practice or the experiancine of some endevour feeds
> > > > the knowledge of it, the more practical experiances of a sphere of
> > > > knowledge you grab, the better you are able to 'know' it.
>
> > > > Famouse writters when asked how to be a better writter offten simply
> > > > reply 'Just write'
>
> > > > As to why you would paint your roof a diffrant colour, well perhaps
> > > > you got bored with the old one?
>
> > > > I'm curious about many things, I have learnt over the years (through
> > > > experiance) to rein such curisotiy in, or risk my little mind
> > > > explodeing!
>
> > > > On May 25, 2:38 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > This would indicate God is imperfect, lee. Even humans can attain
> > > > > knowledge without direct experience.
>
> > > > > Weren't you curious about why I would paint a roof a different
> > > > > color? :-)
>
> > > > > On May 24, 10:29 am, "leerevdoug...@googlemail.com"
>
> > > > > <l...@rdfmedia.com> wrote:
> > > > > > I'm reading a book of short stories at the mo, one called The all-at
> > > > > > once man, by R A Lafferty has this concept of before the begining.
> > > > > > Paraphrasing wildly then:
>
> > > > > > Before the begining was a perfect sphere spinning at a ferocious rate,
> > > > > > it didn't know any of this for there was nothing else by which to
> > > > > > measure such things.
>
> > > > > > An infantisimal speck appared and the sphere had now had something
> > > > > > with which to relate, to measure it's own existance and dimenseons and
> > > > > > movment, and thus time was born.
>
> > > > > > The sphere found that is was not perfect and this was because it was
> > > > > > spinning at such a rate as to deform, it soon deformed enough to
> > > > > > explode and all that is comes for the broken sphere.
>
> > > > > > A similar thought occours in the set of books called Conversations
> > > > > > with God. The premise is that God is, and God is all knowing, but
> > > > > > being all knowing God decided that knowledge without experiance is
> > > > > > worthless, hence the creation of matter out of the spirit of God.
>
> > > > > > I'm not sure on this idea, but you who know me, know I am taken with
> > > > > > the idea of matter from spirit.
>
> > > > > > On May 24, 1:49 pm, rigsy03 <rigs...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > We have one mortal life but our spirit lives on through our works and
> > > > > > > relationships. Our body is like the transport that our spirit drives.
> > > > > > > Why then, would God be lonely and create Adam and Eve in the flesh?
> > > > > > > What did he lack with the angels? All myth, of course.
>
> > > > > > > On May 23, 10:46 am, RP Singh <123...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > All matter and all individualities are emanations from the One Self
> > > > > > > > and it is in the nature of emanations to be dualistic. I know it hurts
> > > > > > > > our pride to accept that we are mortals and have only this life , but
> > > > > > > > if we change our perceptions a little and identify ourselves with the
> > > > > > > > One Self instead of this body, then we would be having the right
> > > > > > > > perspective and really be the One and only Atman.
>
> > > > > > > > On Mon, May 23, 2011 at 5:31 PM, leerevdoug...@googlemail.com
>
> > > > > > > > <l...@rdfmedia.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > I think perception is route to realisation perhaps.
>
> > > > > > > > > Perception first, followed by evidance that such perceptions are valid
> > > > > > > > > (if only subjectily in some cases) leading to realisations.
>
> > > > > > > > > As to the Blake quote.
>
> > > > > > > > > My and my oldest son where having a convo last night, I can't really
> > > > > > > > > recall what it was about, but I asked him if he thought it at all
> > > > > > > > > possible that a 'thing' can act outside of it's 'nature'.
>
> > > > > > > > > Perhaps it is the nature of man to have blinkered perceptions. Like
> > > > > > > > > the fly dog visualy percives in black an white, perhaps human kind
> > > > > > > > > simply cannot percive any other realms than it is capable of?
>
> > > > > > > > > On May 21, 12:12 pm, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > > >> I see your point, a good one too. At what point does perception
> > > > > > > > >> become realization. But I would say that there is much more to
> > > > > > > > >> perception than sensory perception. As William Blake pointed out: "If
> > > > > > > > >> the doors of perception were cleansed every thing would appear to man
> > > > > > > > >> as it is, infinite. For man has closed himself up, till he sees all
> > > > > > > > >> things through narrow chinks of his cavern."[
>
> > > > > > > > >> On May 19, 7:19 am, "leerevdoug...@googlemail.com" <l...@rdfmedia.com>
> > > > > > > > >> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > >> > Hey Molly,
>
> > > > > > > > >> > Is such a thing truely a perception or a realisation?
>
> > > > > > > > >> > I used to live with a bloke who is colour blind, we rented our place
> > > > > > > > >> > from two lesbians, and so his perception of the colour of his bedroom
> > > > > > > > >> > was grey. The bedroom was to my eyes coloured pink, but he knows that
> > > > > > > > >> > he is colour blind and although not sure of what colour I saw (until
> > > > > > > > >> > he asked me) he realised that his perception was not correct.
>
> > > > > > > > >> > So we can have a realiastion that our perceptions may not be correct.
>
> > > > > > > > >> > On May 19, 12:09 pm, Molly <mollyb...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > >> > > How is it possible, from a non dual perspective, to perceive the world
> > > > > > > > >> > > as dualistic in
>
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