It’s a balmy -24c here tonight. Almost the same in Fahrenheit

@Bilbobagins get your hands on some hawaiian tropic!

You got that right

I definitely agree with you

That is true, some people do have miserable lives because life is a matter of luck which is not always good. It is a terrible waste that so many people have to suffer through no fault of their own. GROG

You are going to be in that plane for a really long time.

@dalefvictor Less than 12 hours, much better than 6 months! Loading up my electronics with audio books, movies, and podcasts to enjoy on the flight.

Has there ever been any sign or evidence for resurrection? No! It is a delusion most people can’t give up on. You can argue forever with “there is always the possibility” nonsense.GROG

I didn't say anything about resurrection. I merely pointed out that you stated something as a fact, when you have no evidence. Or, do you? Is there, in fact, some evidence to prove that we only have "one chance at it, just one go"?

@Fit-50something When my wife was dying i solemnly asked her if she could give me some sign from the other side that she was ok. We had been reading and watching many accounts of near death experiences. This was well before she came down with cancer. I was a religious sceptic but not yet sure where to turn. She was still pretty much a believer but not like in her younger years. When somebody you love very much is on the edge of death you don’t want to push it and rock their belief system. It’s been over 8 years and sad to say I haven’t had any signs.

@Fit-50something The evidence of course is circumstantial. The supernatural, I am convinced, is a mental construct, it was a strategy for the early human brain to explain the unknown and what happens after death. The spirit is of the same delusion. All religions need the supernatural so gods have a place to reside. Due to these delusions, religion has also been labeled a mental illness. GROG

@Bilbobagins Thanks. Living is about memories, may they be long lasting.

@GROG You are "convinced". That is not evidence. That's all I'm saying.

Of course, nobody knows one way or the other.

Thanks. It's always nice to see the days getting longer, and for the Aussies, they have a long hot summer ahead and right now the place is on fire. Good luck would help. GROG

Hmm, any idea as to when that might happen....LOL.

I wonder what I looked like before I was born. Even more important, if I was intelligent. Ha,ha!

@Bilbobagins Picture one sperm amongst millions and a tiny egg like ovum and that'd be about the size of it.

attitude is everything. One can play the role of victim or not. If one is unhappy, change the attitude and play the role of a happy person.

@GROG If only it were that easy.... consider yourself "blessed" to have your health

@demifeministgal Your point is taken. Circumstances are often out of our control. But a positive attitude helps to propel us through difficult times.

@dare2dream IT was more in response to Grog's whole if you are unhappy (or depressed) just think positive thoughts to fix it. If it were that easy, nobody would have depression

@GROG easier said than done

@demifeministgal The luck, the good luck of good health. Without that life can certainly be miserable and death may seem a better alternative. GROG

@demifeministgal, @HarrySlick Of course, but action is better than inaction. Some days it is even hard to get out of bed. GROG

@GROG indeed some of us had poor luck either in the genetic lottery department or in the horrible environment or traumatic events departments and have a ruined mental health.

@demifeministgal Right. Genetics, environment, nurturing, etc. and then all the stuff that happens when you are on your own. Parenting is a critical factor, maybe the most critical in "having" good luck. Hope all is well. GROG

@demifeministgal You’re right. A horrible environment, traumatic events and bad mental and physical health are all usually unavoidable. But it is also possible to change our environment and get health treatments. It’s not impossible. It only takes work. To deny this is only pessimistic and a detriment to oneself.

@dare2dream I never said it was impossible nor that nothing can be done. But happy thoughts are useless without the health treatments and/or change in environment.

The trinity to which appreciation is due: The two parents who gave us life and the sun which makes life possible on earth. GROG

While I agree with your statement I do have to say that throughout history there have been much worse times and or places to be a woman, queer, a POC, atheist or other minority group. I just hope we keep the gears of progress and acceptance going until the world is a great place for the rest of us.

What a time to be alive...there will be no other. That is the luck of it all... some good and some not so good. Cheers. GROG

The random happenstance you mention is just a matter luck. Luck doesn't imply anything other than luck, good or bad. Cheeers! GROG

@GROG Sorry but I disagree, there has not been a market made selling good happenstance charms, or bad happenstance curses, chance is not the subject of superstition, ritual, placation or being able to be influenced, random chance is just part of life.
In the minds of the gullible Luck and chance are very different things, luck is mystical, chance is just shit happening.
Luck is and always has been a superstitious belief in a capricious, jealous personified influencer of fate, the mythical green lady Luck, the curse of bad luck appearing as the black grimalkin.
Luck is a minor deity and as an atheist just another one that I reject utterly.
Hence my contention, I am neither lucky nor unlucky to be here now, I just happen to have come about in this time and place.

@LenHazell53 It seems to me that you are making something really complicated when it is so simple. Shit happens, that's all, whatever it's called. GROG

What is there to like if you don't exist? Trying to imagine it even is a waste of time.GROG

I'm happy that you agree. What a great time to be alive (if you're lucky)! GROG

Living life does take effort; it isn't a passive sport. GROG

You think?

@GROG Maybe.