that no matter how hard we try we're still ending up losing some things...
2007-07-15 04:04:20 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Thinking about our loses is to thing about the past. It is to think about what we once had. It is to think about what we don't have. This type of thinking, as you noted, brings about sadness. Different modes of thinking will produce different states.
Losing things is a part of the life process. Getting overly attached to anything is the problem, not the loss. if we are not overly attached to the object, then its loss will be a minor blip in our emotional experience in the world.
2007-07-15 04:20:45 · answer #1 · answered by guru 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is sad that you are focused on things lost. WE all lose things and sometimes that can be a good thing I lost my anger over something that wasn't worth it. A long time ago I lost the emotion of Hate as it sapped too much energy. Focus on the good things you have. Take joy in your family and friends. Be happy for the day. Blessings on you.
2007-07-15 05:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about not sad, how about a fact of life that one can not do or be all things, nor can every situation be a win lose situation and nor can we win all the time if that is what it is because there are others that want to win too
2007-07-15 04:15:57 · answer #3 · answered by Friend 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you focus on loss. you should focus on your effect. everything cost something. some things are worth it.
Helping a friend finally understand. building a smile in someones heart. raising up a devastated spirit.
remember that the best things in life are not things at all.
2007-07-15 04:23:20 · answer #4 · answered by Dr weasel 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
GOD’S PLAN
To use this plan most effectively, read the words slowly, letting, them sink deep into your subconscious mind.
Repeat favorite passages as prayers.
Remind yourself that through God there is a solution to every
problem -- personal, national or international.
God has a plan for me. It is hidden within me, just as the oak is hidden within the acorn, or the rose within the bud. As I yield myself more fully to God, His Plan expresses itself more perfectly through me. I can tell when I am in tune with it, for then my mind and heart are filled with a deep inner peace. This peace fills me with a sense of security, with joy, and a desire to take steps that are a part of the Plan.
God's Plan for me is a perfect part of a larger Plan. It is designed for the good of all and not for me alone. It is a many sided Plan and reaches out through all the people I meet. All the events and people who come into my life are instruments for the unfolding of this Plan.
God has chosen those people He wants me to know, to love and to serve. We are continually being drawn to one another in ways that are not coincidental. I pray that I may become a better instrument to love and to serve and that I may become more worthy to receive the love and service of others.
I ask the Father within me for only those things that He wants me to have. I know that these benefits will come to me at the right time and in the right way. This inner knowing frees my mind and heart from all fear, greed, jealousy, anger and resentment. It gives me courage and faith to do those things that I feel are mine to do. I no longer look with envy at what others are receiving, nor do I compare myself with them. Therefore, I do not cut myself off from God, the giver of all good things.
God's gifts to me can be many times greater than I am now receiving. I pray that I may increase my capacity to give, for I can give only as I receive, and receive only as I give.
I believe that when I cannot do those things I desire to do, it is because God has closed one door only to leave ajar a better and larger door. If I do not see that door just ahead, it is because I have not seen, heard, or obeyed God's guidance. It is then that God sees the trouble or seeming failure that may result to help me face myself, and see the new opportunity before me.
The real purpose of my life is to find God within my own mind and heart, and to help my fellow men. I thank my Father for each experience that helps me to surrender myself to His Will. For only as I lose myself in the consciousness of His Great Presence can His Plan for my life be fulfilled.
Glenn Clark
2007-07-15 04:22:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Shouldn't you be happy that you had them in the first place??
2007-07-15 04:12:21 · answer #6 · answered by cpj79 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋