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Comment by Kristina on March 20, 2010 at 7:46am

"Bleeah to the rest of you.
I fart in your general direction."
This is so funny. You just made my day!

Comment by Kristina on March 20, 2010 at 2:35am

Hilarious... I'm not sure if I agree with you, though: I think most people here give sound and accurate advice at the same time as being nice. Being blunt doesn't exclude a pleasant tone.

Comment by Carl Andrews on March 16, 2010 at 11:24am

There are some really good straight talkers on this site, as a matter of fact. They go right at the ideas, hold nothing back. But they do that without conveying anger or meanness. Mario is an example. Storietime. El-bo. Appleman. Appleman has those hilarious "courage wolf" things, full of in your face determination, which symbolize his passion for getting to the bottom of things, but they also convey his humor. When a true straight talker feels your statement is weak or false, he'll say so, unapologetically. But he also is the first to praise you the minute you make a sound point. The insecure, and they are always the ones getting angry, rather than concede an accurate point, will rationalize it away childishly because it contradicts him. In that debate about Vitalis, in the midst of passionate exchanges with Emma, we were both interspersing our rants with laughter. Neither pulled any punches, but there was never any animosity between us. In the same debate, I never saw Appleman get angry at anyone, though he was absolutely ruthless with some of their claims, lol. Good for him. Good for us. That's how progress occurs. He kept his sense of humor throughout. The most secure people can engage in stout, focused debate without taking offense or becoming resentful, unforgiving, vengeful. In this way they demonstrate their background with ideas and their underlying objective natures. Their good nature. Which is a key trait of people motivated by truth rather than ego...

Comment by Carl Andrews on March 16, 2010 at 9:15am

I didn't take offense. Was just amused. (Isn't that an Elvis Costello line? Oh yeah, "I used to be disguste, but now I'm feeling so amused." That was a great song.) But back to the thread... I understand Law's point but he's too narrow with it. There are topics that call for intensity and others that don't. It's a question of appropriateness. Even with straight talk it's important, if you value growth, to aim at the idea not the person. Saying, "bleeah to the rest of you" is not a shining moment of that...

Comment by greenghost on March 16, 2010 at 7:58am

Monty Python

Comment by SuperduperCucumberLover!..=) on March 16, 2010 at 6:43am

Yeah! I'm impressed B!

Comment by Carl Andrews on March 16, 2010 at 6:40am

normally I play the diplomat but I can do the tough love thing, so I'll oblige you:

EAT YOUR GODDAMN BANANAS!

Doubled over, L-ingOL!

Comment by B on March 16, 2010 at 6:22am

normally I play the diplomat but I can do the tough love thing, so I'll oblige you:

EAT YOUR GODDAMN BANANAS! you're undercarbed, taking things personally and are wallowing in a negative head space.. face facts: you can't control other people's behavior, particularly on this silly website! all you have control over is: a) your physiology (including substances you put in/don't put in your body and how much rest/activity you get) your b) psychology (thoughts/beliefs/mental images etc.) and to a limited extent your immediate environment including the people you surround yourself with. you have power over these things, nothing else. you can't be empowered and be a victim at the same time, choose what serves you best.

if you want to be in a good headspace you gots to eat enough fruit, we wouldn't be having this discussion if you were. when you undereat fruit you won't get enough sugar, fats and proteins into your diet, all of which are going to negatively impact your mood and psychology (sugar fuels your brain cells; amino acids are used to form neurotransmitters which your neurons use to communicate with one another.. fatty acids form your cell membranes and hormones, etc..). undereating sucks, it makes the world a s***ty place. DON'T DO IT MAN.

TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR HEALTH and YOUR LIFE!! Eat your 25-30+ bananas a day, drink your 2-3 L of water, get your minimum 1 hr of exercise, 9-12 hrs sleep, sun exposure etc., you won't give a damn about the make-me-feel-good-hold-my-hand talk on this stupid site, you'll be feeling too awesome to notice!!!!!

Give yourself the tough love you need, don't rely on others, including DR or myself. If we wait for the perfect environment to present itself before we do what we want with our lives, we'll be waiting forever. Carpe diem as the romans say.

..Ok that is all. hope that helps :)

Comment by Simon on March 16, 2010 at 5:39am

Haha "I fart in your direction".

Thing is, on 811rv, they won't even smell it. Haha.

Comment by SuperduperCucumberLover!..=) on March 16, 2010 at 5:16am

Hi LawoftheJungle! I think it's pretty funny.. and took some nerve to put this up! lol (It's also funny how people are personally offended by it) But what I see is you are going through some stuff right now. Maybe it is a stage of perfectionism in your rawness? I think everyone goes through that.

But ultimately, you can't expect your kids to be perfect- so how can you expect people here to be? Maybe there should be a club on this site for advanced 811ers if that is who you feel like you need to be with right now. I don't think flippant new-age comments like "be the change" really help someone who is going through something highly emotional. It's like saying shut up and turn off your emotions!

The main thing is to acknowledge where you are on this path and see what you want to do with it. Maybe take a step back and find a light-hearted thing to focus on. We are all in this together working to be better people and I hope you can see that. Sending love to you and yours..=)

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