ExiledInIllinois

https://www.aknanda.org/what-is-wu-wei-in-daoism/ It's NOT laziness or passivity... "...A useful image: a surfer does not create the wave. But neither do they sit still. They read the water, position themselves with precision, and move at exactly the right moment. The wave does the work — but only because the surfer was present, aware, and ready. That is Wu Wei. ..."

Everyone deals with it. Just in various degrees. My mother passed away @ 58 in 1999 when I was 31. Long 7 year bout with ovarian cancer. Too busy raising a small son who never got to know his paternal grandmother... Closest family 500+ miles away... "To know the way, we go the way, we do the way. The way we do, the things we do, it's all there in front of you. But if you try too hard to see it, you'll only become confused. I am me and you are you. As you can see; but when you do the things that you can do, you will find the way. The way will follow you." ~Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

OR with any drug. People think replacing one drug with another is harmless. THC is 3 of the 4 main drug types. Self-medicating of course is the issue, but the complexities of marijuana just make it that much worse IMO than other drugs... You just don't know how each individual will react to its powerful attributes. "...Weed can be classified as a depressant, stimulant, or hallucinogen, according to the University of Maryland. However, it’s never classified as an opiate." [That sad, I am NOT anti-weed, legalization]

Why dirty water dogs taste so good!

"Being around water can lower cortisol levels and increase serotonin, which helps reduce anxiety and promote feelings of calmness. The sights, sounds, and smells of water create a soothing experience that engages the senses and encourages mindfulness, further alleviating stress." Maybe that's why I stayed a lock & dam operator for 35+ years. "GET your boat & your drunken azz outta here before you kill yourself!" 😆🤣

Kinda related:

Then we'd lose in 8 seconds! Em I wrong? Anybody? ANYBODY! 😆🤣 😡

Bit of a tangent... That's why they put fences around cemeteries... Because people are dying to get in! ...I will be here all weekend, try the borscht.

Agree. But my mother quit smoking in the 1970s... In her mid 30s. We were at Sears and they had an anti-smoking poster on wall. A clean lung & a smoker's lung. She died of ovarian cancer anyway in 1999 @ 58.😔

Smoking & drinking. #1 & #2 destroying oral health.

Old photos aren't helping either: "People appeared older in the past due to outdated fashion styles, lifestyle factors, and differences in nutrition and healthcare. Additionally, the quality of old photographs can make individuals look less defined, contributing to the perception of age." YUP! You just explained what keeps me hanging on at 58!😆 Anyway show came on in September of 1970. They both have late year birthdays. 40 pushing 41. 33 pushing 34.😉

Years ago... People wanted to look older. Be adults. Today, it's the opposite, they wanna be younger. Kids for life. MTM & Ed Asner were only 7 years apart age difference. They'd be siblings with those ages. Asner 1929, MTM 1936. Show went on air in 1970. He was 40, she 33.

No. Ralph was.

They will change the rule next year. 😏