Luscious Limmy's GUIDE TO LIFE

[Truthteller 4,204]

He said. Jane is the fake name he assigned to an online friend of his. He changed the name to protect their privacy.

Okay.

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

He said. Jane is the fake name he assigned to an online friend of his. He changed the name to protect their privacy.

LIES....  FOLLOW UP

 

Thanks Drak, that is correct.  I would never assume it is OK to share another person's real name online...  Always watch out - the internet is all-knowing and all-seeing -->  and NEVER forgets!!

I would do anything I can to help protect Jane, as I would family...

 

For anyone left wondering, Jane sent me a note.  I'm glad she saw/read the post.  But nothing will ever happen.  Not an issue with age I'm sure now, although I expect if I was a @Truthteller from the beginning, it would have changed the dynamics.  Or would it, ... or how?  My Clan has been awesome in continuing our interactions.  I'm now more of the belief that age doesn't matter in the game ... more how you play and how you interact with people.  Those make lasting impressions.  And that's how I've always judged my likes / dislikes.

 

On the positive side, her note helped me figure out perspective.  Also I think some useful reminders people!

    A )  trust online is hard, and potentially dangerous.

    B )  parents and school tell you to never share personal information, but it happened.

    C )  I didn't share, leaving a very one-sided relationship.

 

I'll share a little more about me.  My mom (RIP) was in the public eye.  I may just, in a couple of months once I go home and visit my dad, post a picture of her with Queen Elizabeth when she was in England having a private meeting. 

Well, spilled the beans, might as well now..!

But because of that, I think I'm extra paranoid.   Still sad I ever started making assumptions, though we need them to live normally.

 

Aaaagh, music ... As I'm writing, this song just came on - hadn't heard in a while, but another favorite!   Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ) (Official Music Video)

 

 

GUIDE TO LIFE - continued / extracted from the Halls of the Happy Dragons

 

So, was just searching Clan pages for some useful tidbits of information.  Sadly, the first one I came across Sept2016 was a reality - #CancerSucks.

SIDEBAR  -  #CancerSucks.

Guys and gals, my Stormy Clan of Dragons, sorry I've missed a few days.  More missing still to come, though I'll be here as much as I can.

IRL, my mother was diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer a few weeks after I started playing Tanki.  It spread to her lymph nodes, then to her bones, then to her liver.  She's been laying sleeping for 1 week in a palliative care unit, barely talking or having a few sips of water, drugged up to fight off the pain.  She awoke tonight and gifted family and some friends with about 3 hours of interaction, laughter, love and hugs.  OMG - we haven't had 8 people in that room since I got home 4 days ago.  It's bringing tears to my eyes again - just remembering.  We don't know if she'll have 2 hours, 2 days or 2 weeks, but jaundice is setting in and her liver is starting to shut down.  Tanki has been my getaway.  To vent frustrations by blowing things up, and getting off reality for 15 or 30 min at a time.  I can focus here, and try to forget what is happening and how sad it is.

I liked the 2nd part, so wanted to put it in here...especially since it was Mother's Day last weekend in Canada...

But a thought - remember real life once in a while.  "Stop and smell the roses" I was always told by mom.  Enjoy each day like it is a "present".  Think of your mom.  Go give her a hug, for me, while you still can.  Do something nice like clean the dishes or the floors this weekend, without her asking.  Put away your clothes or clean up your room.  Tell her that you love her.  Until you are a mother, none of us will ever realize the full extent to how much we mean to them.  It doesn't have to be mother's day to have a special place in your heart for your mom.

Apologies for being sappy.  I just had to get it out, and as I read back, it has been therapeutically relaxing.  Thank you, just for being here..

XOXO   LF.

 

And from Aug 2016 - for anyone thinking about Clans ... what has your experience been like?  CURIOUS!!

The illustrious leader that created Happy Dragons was unique.  Tremendously mature, and I think was like 16 years old?

I think the clan idea is great.  It creates a community, like in days of old where people in a community helped each other.   :wub:    Whether you live beside each other and have known families for generations, or like us where we live all around the world and many don't know each other's "real life".  What I've loved about the clan is the feeling of belonging, where people like to help me with ideas on what to buy, some game play ideas, just playing and getting included / invited to a game, or even helping on daily missions.

 

I support @DragonOfStorms on his tremendous leadership of our Storm of Happy Dragons.  He's created fair Rules, and I see him regularly apply them fairly and judiciously (but not harshly), even when it can hurt   :ph34r: .  In the olden days, where you still had to live beside someone, the communities that thrived did NOT "Off With Their Heads!"   :o .  The success was built from mutual respect and understanding.  We are all different people, and we can flourish with respecting each other's Different Temperaments, Talents and Convictions (taken from Sigma Chi Fraternity, for those males in North America getting to College one day).  That creates the open concept, out of the box thinking, that allows us all to learn and grow.  We do not need to think people are doing something "to" us, but rather that they are trying in their own way to make the world a better place.  Everyone is allowed a different opinion for how they achieve that, and I'm open to respecting that, or trying to walk in another's shoes to see their point of view.

 

Since I had a vacation in Jamaica a few months back, I'll leave with Bob Marley's quote - Don't Worry.  Be Happy Mon!!    B) :D

Edited May 19, 2017 by LIMITFULL

[Truthteller 4,204]

I liked your story but I think you should not share personal info but name, country, gender are okay specially if you know the person,

And the internet is not all bad you can make very good friends and learn allot :)

[Fleety_awesome 587]

 

Didn't want to write her name Fleety ... make everyone jealous, and then remind the Clan of someone else that has turned off Tanki...

As much as I don't really care how old I am, it doesn't matter how old u r either.   10 - 12 - 14 - 16.   You've had some pretty intelligent and mature things come out on print before.  You will do well.   I know it.

 

 

Haha I was just poking fun and joking.

[Fleety_awesome 587]

 

LIES....  FOLLOW UP

 

Thanks Drak, that is correct.  I would never assume it is OK to share another person's real name online...  Always watch out - the internet is all-knowing and all-seeing -->  and NEVER forgets!!

I would do anything I can to help protect Jane, as I would family...

 

For anyone left wondering, Jane sent me a note.  I'm glad she saw/read the post.  But nothing will ever happen.  Not an issue with age I'm sure now, although I expect if I was a @Truthteller from the beginning, it would have changed the dynamics.  Or would it, ... or how?  My Clan has been awesome in continuing our interactions.  I'm now more of the belief that age doesn't matter in the game ... more how you play and how you interact with people.  Those make lasting impressions.  And that's how I've always judged my likes / dislikes.

 

On the positive side, her note helped me figure out perspective.  Also I think some useful reminders people!

    A )  trust online is hard, and potentially dangerous.

    B )  parents and school tell you to never share personal information, but it happened.

    C )  I didn't share, leaving a very one-sided relationship.

 

I'll share a little more about me.  My mom (RIP) was in the public eye.  I may just, in a couple of months once I go home and visit my dad, post a picture of her with Queen Elizabeth when she was in England having a private meeting. 

Well, spilled the beans, might as well now..!

But because of that, I think I'm extra paranoid.   Still sad I ever started making assumptions, though we need them to live normally.

 

Aaaagh, music ... As I'm writing, this song just came on - hadn't heard in a while, but another favorite!   Major Lazer & DJ Snake - Lean On (feat. MØ) (Official Music Video)

 

 

GUIDE TO LIFE - continued / extracted from the Halls of the Happy Dragons

 

So, was just searching Clan pages for some useful tidbits of information.  Sadly, the first one I came across Sept2016 was a reality - #CancerSucks.

SIDEBAR  -  #CancerSucks.

Guys and gals, my Stormy Clan of Dragons, sorry I've missed a few days.  More missing still to come, though I'll be here as much as I can.

IRL, my mother was diagnosed with an extremely rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer a few weeks after I started playing Tanki.  It spread to her lymph nodes, then to her bones, then to her liver.  She's been laying sleeping for 1 week in a palliative care unit, barely talking or having a few sips of water, drugged up to fight off the pain.  She awoke tonight and gifted family and some friends with about 3 hours of interaction, laughter, love and hugs.  OMG - we haven't had 8 people in that room since I got home 4 days ago.  It's bringing tears to my eyes again - just remembering.  We don't know if she'll have 2 hours, 2 days or 2 weeks, but jaundice is setting in and her liver is starting to shut down.  Tanki has been my getaway.  To vent frustrations by blowing things up, and getting off reality for 15 or 30 min at a time.  I can focus here, and try to forget what is happening and how sad it is.

I liked the 2nd part, so wanted to put it in here...especially since it was Mother's Day last weekend in Canada...

But a thought - remember real life once in a while.  "Stop and smell the roses" I was always told by mom.  Enjoy each day like it is a "present".  Think of your mom.  Go give her a hug, for me, while you still can.  Do something nice like clean the dishes or the floors this weekend, without her asking.  Put away your clothes or clean up your room.  Tell her that you love her.  Until you are a mother, none of us will ever realize the full extent to how much we mean to them.  It doesn't have to be mother's day to have a special place in your heart for your mom.

Apologies for being sappy.  I just had to get it out, and as I read back, it has been therapeutically relaxing.  Thank you, just for being here..

XOXO   LF.

 

And from Aug 2016 - for anyone thinking about Clans ... what has your experience been like?  CURIOUS!!

The illustrious leader that created Happy Dragons was unique.  Tremendously mature, and I think was like 16 years old?

I think the clan idea is great.  It creates a community, like in days of old where people in a community helped each other.   :wub:    Whether you live beside each other and have known families for generations, or like us where we live all around the world and many don't know each other's "real life".  What I've loved about the clan is the feeling of belonging, where people like to help me with ideas on what to buy, some game play ideas, just playing and getting included / invited to a game, or even helping on daily missions.

 

I support @DragonOfStorms on his tremendous leadership of our Storm of Happy Dragons.  He's created fair Rules, and I see him regularly apply them fairly and judiciously (but not harshly), even when it can hurt   :ph34r: .  In the olden days, where you still had to live beside someone, the communities that thrived did NOT "Off With Their Heads!"   :o .  The success was built from mutual respect and understanding.  We are all different people, and we can flourish with respecting each other's Different Temperaments, Talents and Convictions (taken from Sigma Chi Fraternity, for those males in North America getting to College one day).  That creates the open concept, out of the box thinking, that allows us all to learn and grow.  We do not need to think people are doing something "to" us, but rather that they are trying in their own way to make the world a better place.  Everyone is allowed a different opinion for how they achieve that, and I'm open to respecting that, or trying to walk in another's shoes to see their point of view.

 

Since I had a vacation in Jamaica a few months back, I'll leave with Bob Marley's quote - Don't Worry.  Be Happy Mon!!    B) :D

 

You should write a blog. I'm not joking about this.

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

INTERNET  /  LEARNING  /  CHANGING

 

RE ABOVE ... @@Truthteller, absolutely agree - the internet can bring many good things.  Just be safe about it.  Always have a little "professional skepticism" in what you read or see or hear.  @@SmexierGiraffe provided some good ideas on the prior page (entry#31) to validate who you think you are talking with - voice call first / video chat next ... as you progress through getting to know more about each other - but never with any personal details really needed.  Unless there is to be something 'real' exchanged.

And learning - 100%.  New countries, cultures, religions, people, ideas.  The world is truly fascinating.  I've lived in other countries, and believe when you get to know new things, it can only benefit you - you can discard your old ideas that you don't think are right anymore, and have that direct access to new ideas - where if you like them, you can incorporate them into your everyday...  This is a way to make ourselves better.  Since all we know in the early years is our family life.  But there can be so many different versions of reality.  Just takes knowledge, time and effort to make them happen in your own unique and special way..!!

 

You should write a blog. I'm not joking about this.

       @Blackdrakon30       @Tofu

Is this allowed?  Could this be my BLOG page?  Please please please don't say no...and then I'll assume yes.  Even if that means ASSuME.

 

So a good Tanki friend writes (apparently).  linked in this article... goo.gl/CH2dM3 ... created a good think, had to respond ... so this is it.

 

BLOG DIARY ENTRY # [who knows] - THE TIMES WILL BE A CHANGIN' ... like it or not ...

 

There will always be people that we will wish we could have gotten to know better, to be around more, to enjoy, or even to love.

Unfortunately, as the years go on, you realize that THEY need to be into it also.  Why does the world need to be so complicated?  Why does it seem like everyone has issues (

)?  No real answer there.  It just is what it is...

 

Relationships take time and energy, along with caring, desire to even make it work when it gets hard, lots of communication and respect, along with compromise / looking for the win-win scenarios... 

The people we meet can become such a huge part of your day-to-day life, that it creates a hole in your mind, body and even soul.

But sometimes, as we experience different things everyday, have different people influencing us, combined with the historical baggage that we all carry, close people can drift apart.  A slow drift is more easily digested than ripping someone out of one's life.

BAD JANE!   :ph34r:   [joking, of course ... I know what happened ... I was there.]

But it will happen.  All you can do is find new things to enjoy, new people to meet and talk with, new things to learn about the world.  It's a big place out there ... go explore and enjoy!!

And like please, Tanki , never shut down Forum and your platform ... I would be lost ... without my Happy Dragons Clan ...

:wub:

 

Hey folks.  Readers.  Fellow Tankers.....

Any questions for me?  Any problems in life?  Anything you need to get off your chest?

There are people that care.  I do.  I want to try and help if I can.  Even if it is anonymously.

Peace out xxx Luscious Limmy.

Edited May 24, 2017 by LIMITFULL

[Blackdrakon30 2,943]

You have my permission to essentially keep this like a "blog" of sorts, although it technically qualifies more as a series of writings. Just make sure you keep it all appropriate for general audiences. The Amateur Writing section has no rules against continuing pieces or reflecting or whatnot in the comments of an article. (Especially since I write half the rules  :ph34r: )

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

($$$) PAY & MONEY ($$$)

 

So someone asked me recently on the above topic... saying "Why don't grown ups want to talk about money?".

I thought I might as well throw up some information for people.  It may be a little jaded or one-sided.  But life is about taking in multiple points of view, thinking about it, and creating your own view on life.  It is your life, not mine.  Make it your own, and do what makes you happy...

 

So -- Why don't grown ups want to talk about money?

It's private.  Typically when you sign an employment contract with a company, they specifically write in a clause that says this is confidential, IE not to be shared with anyone.  It is meant to be a personal thing, and IMO, so that a company doesn't have to fight about consistency and comparability between employees.

WHY IS THIS?
Let's say two people start the same day, same position.  They may both make $30K a year salary.  However, maybe 1 person makes $33K.  Maybe it is because they are a boy vs girl?  Maybe it is because they or their parents know someone at the company?  Maybe it is because they went to a more recognized school, or got an MBA versus BA?  Maybe they are just a better negotiator?  Or maybe they lied about a payscale at a prior employer...   Maybe - maybe - maybe... 

You could argue that it isn't fair, in your opinion.  But it isn't your choice what they pay others.
 

But the point is - they are actually hired to do the exact same job.  If we kept it private and confidential, you would never know.

But now, wouldn't you be upset to learn the person beside you is making 10% more than you?  You were originally happy when you got your first job!  You were excited to tell your parents and friends you were making $30K!!

Now, with nothing else happening except information, you are pissed off that someone is making more than you...

Sometimes comparing ourselves to others does not achieve happiness.
 

It "could" be that the other persons' school or background or experience "may" benefit the company in the long run, thus being of a overall higher value than you?  Or maybe you will end up being better in 1 or 2 years - the unknown factor to the company. The company needs to bring in people and have them work to get things done.  From a company's point of view, trying to keep everyone happy is trying to make sure they can't compare compensation!

Starting into a tangent, there is right, and there is wrong - but then there are 50+ shades of acceptable reality in between.  I can believe the sky is white, and you can believe it is black.  We can both be correct in our own opinions.  But in the end, it doesn't matter what we think - only what our boss thinks.  Because "they" will be the one to decide our Salary Increase at Year End, or Bonus, or Promotion.  Or right now it is your teacher that holds all your report cards, or your parents with food, shelter and money.  There will ALWAYS be someone that can tell you what to do.  Get used to that fact.  ....And also know that LIFE ISN'T FAIR.  No need to start complaining and be a victim.  Accept the reality, focus on what is in your control, and only worry about how YOU can do something better.  In the end, you will find that you can reshape the reality around you (think about movies - The Matrix -or- Divergent), and doing something about your life (other than complaining) will help to create you as a leader.

 

[As something I try to focus on, all we want to do is what makes us happy.  Surrounding ourselves with people that make us happy.  People that are challenging us to be better.  But it is a matter of personal choice.  And things change.  Sometimes good, sometimes bad, but always for the right reasons.  We may just not understand them now, or for many many years....  Fate can be strange that way.]

 

80-20 rule applies always.  80% of the ppl will do as they are told and complain.  20% of the people will make the world a better place, and become leaders in their own regards.  We don't have to be bad or mean to achieve greatness, and don't have to make a lot of money either.  The school janitor can be a leader, with the right attitude.  Also helps you be happy when you feel in control.

There is some truth in the above, and there are some things that you probably won't have to worry about for 10 or 20 or 30 years.  But I'm sure if you keep this note handy, you WILL at some point in your lifetime, realize - wow - that Luscious Limmy guy sure had his stuff together and knew what the heck was going to happen!!

 

As an aside, growing up may sound daunting, but it isn't too hard.  It will happen naturally, and you will look back to your current days fondly.  Know that nothing is hard - you just need to actually get into it and do it.  School and university will teach you more than you actually need to know.  The main outcome is the ability to learn and think on your own.
At work, you can't always ask someone what to do, especially as you grow into managerial roles.  You need to make it up as you go along, try to figure out how to do it better next time.  Listen to the people around you complaining every day, then look for solutions on how to help them.
But at the same time, realize that the wheel doesn't need to be invented every day - so need to get to know lots of people around the company, other thinkers and do-ers, and collaborate on bigger problems and solutions.

That is just my interpretation.  Not every role, or person will be the same.  Work and life combines technical knowledge, interpersonal skills, initiative and creativity.  It worked for me.  Go out and find what works for you - be the best you possible!!

 

      ~ LL.

[CuT_TheRe_HeaRTs_OuT 640]

LL is just pure radiating swag.

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

!!!warning!!!   SEMI-RELIGIOUS DISCUSSION

~skip to another page if you are concerned about it~

 

Sorry I was off-topic for a while.  Life.  Ya, it can suck sometimes.  But overall, worth it.
Tanki life has been pretty good though ... ranked to Marshal!!  Finally got my M3 Viking/Twins..   mmmmm-delicious!

 

Thought a conversation was worth posting.  Hope you like it.  One of my friends wrote this:

I try to live by that it's all for the Lord's glory, and all I can do is trust in him. So I just go by the message of "You are not alone, and are loved infinitely." After all, a message like that's what saved me.
Good 'ol deep convos. ;)

 

So I had to respond ... and I copy this in here, so to provide some food for thought.  We all have different experiences, and having the ability to read about them can speed up our understanding of the world, and alternatives that can be present, without having to experience it all directly first...

 

I'm in agreement, in a broader sense of the term.  And in the end, it needs to be what helps "you" get through the days, especially the hard ones.

Growing up in a First Baptist family (which later switched around a few places before ending up Presbyterian after I left), and being married to a Hindu (having some prior girlfriends of other faiths), and living in a couple of countries around the world, I define God / Lord a bit differently.  A higher power, for sure.  Did it happen just once, or multiple times?  Was it something that happened, but historical calendars and people of different cultures interpret it into their own senses and different ways?  Did some people use the influence to create different institutions, possibly for personal gains even?  Is it mere coincidence that Jewish and Christian and Muslim and Baha'i faiths all have intersections around Jerusalem?  All faiths, except the twisted radicalists, have a common thread - be nice to your neighbor, help your community, live a "good" life, find afterlife meaning.  They help avoid anarchy in the world.

I don't think everything happens by chance.  There is a meaning, there is some sort of 'fate' behind it.  Which is why my personal decision, even without going to church or temple regularly, is to just live a good life and be nice to all I meet.  Whenever I meet someone new, find out something about them - is it the fates smashing the two people together, for some sort of fabric of life is being weaved, and these 2 ppl needed to meet, at that time, for some reason..?  Will the reason be identified now, or will it take 1,2,5,10,20+ years?

Someone may ask, well what is the reason of some person walking down the street and getting randomly shot or run over / killed?  Is it the forces of evil?  Or was there a lesson for all around that person to learn?  Or did a higher power need that person in the afterlife for some higher purpose?  Or all at once?  Or none at all?

I can't say to have the answers, but I enjoy learning new things, and trying to let the fateful vibrations of the earth inside - to search and feel for what it may be.  Ofc, there are chances I push my own experiences and desires onto what "could" be the answer, but I recognize that also, dismiss, and challenge.

GL figuring out RL.  Whenever you think you have the answer, remember this, you don't.  Time to start learning again.  Feel the vibes.  Venture out and seek more knowledge.

 

~LL

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

 

LIES....  FOLLOW UP

 

For anyone left wondering, Jane sent me a note.  I'm glad she saw / read the post.

 

On the positive side, her note helped me figure out perspective.  Also I think some useful reminders people!

    A )  trust online is hard, and potentially dangerous.

    B )  parents and school tell you to never share personal information, but it happened.

    C )  I didn't share, leaving a very one-sided relationship.

 

I'll share a little more about me.  My mom (RIP) was in the public eye.  I may just, in a couple of months once I go home and visit my dad, post a picture of her with Queen Elizabeth when she was in England having a private meeting. 

Well, spilled the beans, might as well now..!

For those that care (I still get asked sometimes) - anything new with JaneDoe..?

Wow, it has been 5 months almost to the day since I remember great sorrows losing an amazing online friend.  All hope was lost shortly, came back shortly, then evened out to the every day.  Because it was the only right thing for me to do, in May-June-July, I shared everything on who I was, where I lived, etc etc.  There are things that remind me of JaneDoe, still to this day.  She made a lasting impression on many good things.  Sometimes I feel bad when I send her a message, but then hopefully she will at least smile to herself with a good memory ... even though I don't get a response.  ever.

 

Whoa you think, Luscious Limmy, the anti-trust private-life freak, shared everything?!?  Ya, I trust JaneDoe, and know that she is inherently a good person.  And there have been more people online over the past few months that I also consider good friends, people in the Happy Dragons Clan over the past year, lots of chatting.  Shared my pictures, family details or more.  So, have built up trust, and it feels good.  Actually, I think it would be cool to actually meet someone too.  Just to cement a new experience in my life.  Maybe.  One day...

 

ALSO, as I had promised in the above post, here is a picture of my mom when she had a private invitation to spend half-an-hour with Queen Elizabeth @ Buckingham Palace.  Excuse the reflections of the room around me, as I took the photo hanging in my parent's living room... http://prntscr.com/gy4wby

Just by reading this, and clicking the link, you may have reduced your 6 degrees of separation from everyone in the world down to 4..!  [you - Limmy-Mom-Queen-someone - everyone]

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

Hello Tanki Readers ...

Anything I can help with?  Questions for an adult that you just can't ask at home?  Curious about the way of life in another country?  Or just want another point of view on something??
Feel free to make a post, and I'll try to respond in a few days!

~LL

[kaisdf 3,320]

What is life like in Canada-land?

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

What is life like in Canada-land?

Well, @kaisdf, there are so many ways to answer this.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada

 

It is huge by landmass, not large by population.  It can be beautifully warm in the summer, and brutally freezing cold in the winter.  Life can be easy if you have the resources, hard if you don't.  But money alone doesn't buy happiness, although it may help.  Many people are happy here, yet many also feel the need to complain about something, or have personal issues they are dealing with.  You have the Pacific Ocean crowd, the Atlantic Ocean crowd, the big city French biased Montreal crowd, the big city multicultural Toronto crowd, and the in-between Prairie wasteland crowd (OK, you can tell I haven't spent much time here yet).  Everyone and their attitudes are a little different, yet Canadians are known across the globe for our acceptance of people different from us.  Quiet and wanting to help, yet also willing to stand up and help fight for the freedoms we believe in.

 

Basically, there is no single generic answer.  And (maybe this non-answer is what you come to expect from me), your experience if you ever visit here will be what you make of it.  How much you research in advance, the types of activities you enjoy, people you run across while here, and a little bit of luck.  In terms of living, again - life is what you make of it.  Most everything is achievable.  Access alone doesn't guarantee success, nor does just working really hard and thinking you want it really bad.  And getting the right guidance or coaching alone doesn't help.  All of those, combined with a little luck (again) can help increase the probabilities of making the life you want to have.  Applicable anywhere I believe.

 

Did I happen to hit on anything that you were hoping to hear, or that you would find important or interesting?  If not, feel free to direct me to another area of conversation!!     :D

[kaisdf 3,320]

Should we build a Death Star?

Edited November 22, 2017 by Blackdrakon30
Yes. Yes we should.

[shafter9 156]

No. We shouldn't.

Why should we? "Because it's awesome" is not a justification of the most enormous expense in history, no one to kill, utterly useless. 

Edited November 23, 2017 by shafter9

[mydoom.exe 5,154]

No. We shouldn't.

Why should we? "Because it's awesome" is not a justification of the most enormous expense in history, no one to kill, utterly useless. 

Yes. Yes it is.

[marc.jp_44 20,837]

Oh God, that green text. It hurts my eyes.  :unsure:

[kaisdf 3,320]

No. We shouldn't.

Why should we? "Because it's awesome" is not a justification of the most enormous expense in history, no one to kill, utterly useless.

Jobs. Defense. Technology. Aliens.

 

For more reasons, read the article of mine that is about to be approved (I hope).

[LIMITFULL 1,793]

Oh God, that green text. It hurts my eyes.  :unsure:

@Marc, part of the hard life of a dragon, I've had this green paint on my words and running through my blood for over 1.5yrs.  It's part of me.  I apologize to ur eyes tho ... never harm intentioned...

 

Jobs. Defense. Technology. Aliens.

 

For more reasons, read the article of mine that is about to be approved (I hope).

Nice Kaiser - tell me when it comes out!  Looking forward to it!!   :wub:

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Life, 2018, a New Year

 

I was just chatting to some of my Tanki buds in Discord (& Skype), as they were reflecting on 2017 - whether it was good or bad.  I don't know why, but I just had to respond, and thought then that it would make a reasonable post here.  Why, cuz it is a New Year - with New Beginnings and New Opportunities.  A chance to make a New You.  And yes, that is "your" decision ... how you wish to respond to what is going on around you.  Don't blame others ... don't become the victim ...

What can I say, I'm a sucker for wanting to try and make the world a better place, to see happiness wherever I go.

_______

 

I can't say I completely understand depression, as a medical condition.  However, I have certainly had moments of deep sadness over the years.  Many.

What I have learned though, our minds can control anything.  If we want to, we can control what we let in, how we process it, and what we decide to think of it.  In reality, it is already going on in the back of your mind ... it is just a matter of making it YOUR decision rather than an AUTO decision.

There were a number of different things that solidified this mentality, but certainly the best ones were where I made positive change.  Most particularly on an external side, it was with my body.  Then I could see it, believe it, and internalize it from there.  I look better than I ever have (maybe just a bit older), and am stronger / better in so many ways.

The important thing I have learned - set goals.  Focus on learning how to achieve them - reading, listening to others.  But also know that when you start to think everyone is an expert, in reality no one is.  They are all just trying to get by.  That in and of itself is a warming thought - cuz then you and I aren't really behind the bell curve on much.  Know that achieving a goal is hard work, takes dedication, and that the journey is part of the reward ... even if it is tough.

Every year of life gets better in some new way.  Many in ways you will not actually understand until 5-10-20 years or more into the future.  That's actually part of the joy of life, I guess.  the journey, the learning, the people that you meet, the experiences you have... even when they are not all rainbows and unicorn types.  Embrace the bad, and just focus on being better, in some way, shape or form.

If you, or anyone, ever want to ping ideas off me, feel free to PM.  I'll be here as much as I can.

Happy New Year

       ~ Luscious Limmy.

[Mr.Optimistic 440]

As, always... Too good,<3

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LIFE AND ALTERNATE REALITIES

 

I started typing to a Tanki friend of mine, but then thought no.  If you are a teen, enjoy your life.  Us old farts carry experience (or some may call it baggage), for better or for worse.  I don't need to lay it on people, but I think there is a message here, themed in with the earlier LIES story.  Here I was rebounding from my first online friendship that got cut off middle of last year, and some people come bouncing in with big secrets, that I am interested in talking with and helping.  After we've been playing lots, to be honest, I can't appreciate it all right now.  Why, because sometimes their lives sound so crazy it doesn't even sound real.  There are people where I've shared pics of myself, my family, ... but always holding back some information... because of trust... or a slight lack of.  I just honestly have this little bit of uncertainty.  Sorry.  As you age, you can call it professional skepticism.  Trust but verify.

So one night I was talking about a Tanki friend to my family.  I was saying after a dinner or something - don't complain about what you have or don't have here.  I know someone online from Tanki.  Great player I know for sure.  [..and I had to say..] "supposedly" a teenager from India.  This person has had a rough life, yet still keeps pushing on.  I won't go into all of the gory details, you each know your stories.  I've listened to those I consider friends.  I care.

I want to believe everything.  Really.  I wish I could help in some way too.  Really.  But as I was just reflecting back, there is sometimes nothing I have that could be considered proof... beyond the words repeated.  It's weird.  Makes me think about life in other ways too - news / relationships with food / interactions with other people.  We receive what people want us to hear, what people want to market and profit from.  There are few people that you can open your heart and bare your soul to.  The insiders, the trust.

It was so much easier growing up.  Family, parents, community.  Even the world I grew up in has changed.  People have become more materialistic, me-focused, and less direct contact because of the social possibilities via the internet.

I'm chuckling a little inside, cuz this is the exact opposite of what I was writing yesterday here in the GUIDE TO LIFE...  But, I guess that is life too.  There are options and alternatives to everything.  To better understand, to learn, gives us better insights and knowledge and abilities.  But I got tired last night.  Of many things.  Life isn't always rosy - but that's OK - because we all have ups and downs.  I also know deep inside, that it all gets better.  And I like to believe that too for whenever the end of my days shall arrive ... that there is something better waiting for me out there.

Sorry, I needed to vent my own confusions.  Tomorrow is a new day, and it will be a great one!  Why? ... because I have decided to make it so.

I really hope my friends that I've shared with are the people I have believed they are.  If anyone reading this has been "modifying" any truths along the way - this year is the come clean time please - no repercussions or faults laid out.  It's the internet, we don't know people really, I get it, and I've done it before too.  But if we've interacted for a long time now, I just want to know if you are the you I have come to know.  It's a New Year!!!  New Possibilies!!!  New Dreams to be made realities!!!  I appreciate the people I have met here in Tanki.  And if I may make special mention to the first one that opened my eyes to the community, via the Happy Dragons Clan, inviting me in from a random application post, @DragonOfStorms - thank you.

 

:wub:  ~ LL.

Edited January 12, 2018 by LIMITFULL