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TMS
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10/14/2009  12:38 PM
We all love to post pics of ourselves partying it up looking fabulous with our fabulous friends & living a fabulous life, but when you break down the masks we all portray on social networking sites like Facebook, Myspace, Friendster or whatever else is out there these days, we all have the same problems, we all have the same insecurities, we're all searching for the same fulfillment in our otherwise boring lives, otherwise we wouldn't be on these sites to begin with.

Funny when you stop & think about it, after all the drunken nights of partying & hooking up with this person or that person, have you ever really felt happy? I'm not talking about the fleeting kind that fades away right after you sober up or get bored with something or someone, but real, true happiness that cuts to your core & gives you inner peace? It's hard to find. It's easy to think that once you find that happiness you never wanna let it go, but real true happiness doesn't leave you. It's already inside you. It's the kind of happiness every parent feels when they look at their newborn kids, the kind you feel when you make someone you love smile, the kind that motivates you to strive for excellence in your life. You can't find that type of happiness at the clubs, inside a bottle or on Facebook. Those are just time killers to occupy our time cuz we have nothing else better to do.

Of course, we all need a release every now & again. Nothing wrong with letting loose sometimes because we're all human afterall, but you have to look at the big picture. If we think by living life just to fulfill all our selfish desires & wants is gonna bring us happiness, we'll never find it. We need to be looking for that purpose in life that extends beyond all the temporary stress relief we engage in to drive us everyday. Leading that purpose filled life is what's gonna make us happy in the long run.

I break it down like this - all we can really do is treat others the way we want to be treated, honor & respect the ones we love, & most importantly, respect ourselves enough not to sacrifice those values just to please other people. That's a trap you can easily fall into if your focus is on portraying those masks rather than on finding real contentment in your life, finding that purpose. If you're searching for happiness from external things or fleeting experiences, you're probably searching in the wrong places. Real happiness comes from within, it comes from leading a purpose filled life. So stay true to yourself & don't fall into that trap by focusing on portraying those masks. Focus instead on finding that purpose in life. God help me find that purpose and I hope you all find it too.


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10/14/2009  12:41 PM
well said my friend
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10/14/2009  12:42 PM
Did you take all four of those pills at once?
lol @ being BANNED by Martin since 11/07/10 (for asking if Mr. Earl had a point). Really, Martin? C'mon. This is the internet. I've seen much worse on this site. By Earl himself. Drop the hypocrisy.
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10/14/2009  12:44 PM
LOL! no i gave up pills a long time ago

... i'm just keeping it real my friend
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10/14/2009  12:48 PM
My belief is that people who search for happiness all their lives don't find it. However, living life in the way you're meant to do will bring you the happiness, if you're not doing things for the sake of being happy.

To me, happiness is the icing on the cake.

Love the people you need to love. Have faith. (I know a lot of people here wont agree with me on that one and will take that to entirely different topic). Do the things you do b/c you know it has to be done. Not because you want something in return or want to feel good about yourself. (It's why I'm not so immediately willing to call athletes good people when they say they do charitable things b/c it makes them feel good. That's including all the things the Yankees did during that one week over the Summer.) Try your hardest and have fun.

If you take care of those things, happiness will come.
“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do NOT do that thing.”- Dwight Schrute
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10/14/2009  12:50 PM
is this your new line to lure in the next bukkake recipient?
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10/14/2009  12:51 PM
i feel a group hug coming on
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10/14/2009  12:59 PM
You know what would make me happy? If we banned TMS for starting this thread
I just hope that people will like me
TMS
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10/14/2009  1:10 PM


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10/14/2009  1:10 PM
Posted by Bippity10:

You know what would make me happy? If we banned myself and TMS for starting this thread

I agree.

[Edited by - GKFv2 on 10-14-2009 1:11 PM]
Thank you, Rick Brunson.
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10/14/2009  1:11 PM
Posted by Marv:

is this your new line to lure in the next bukkake recipient?

yeah i figured i'd try something new besides the lecherous perverted angle for a change.
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10/14/2009  1:12 PM
PS: We definitely should ban TMS, along with Bip.
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10/14/2009  1:14 PM
Posted by Allanfan20:

PS: We definitely should ban TMS, along with Bip.

you mean allanfan21?
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10/14/2009  1:15 PM
tms - deep stuff, everything cool w you bro?
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10/14/2009  1:16 PM
DJ, I'm gonna hurt your feelings one of these days.

[Edited by - Allanfan20 on 14-10-2009 1:16 PM]
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10/14/2009  1:26 PM
Posted by jimimou:

tms - deep stuff, everything cool w you bro?

just in a reflective mood these days broham... been struggling with this for a long time as i'm sure some of u have as well... job search not going the way i've wanted, relationships not working out, worrying about my family back home, worrying about my future... lotta sheit on my mind these days, but finally beginning to realize that nothing can bring u happiness until ur happy with urself... of course winning the fuggin' lotto might help matters too.
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10/14/2009  1:28 PM
I never felt any sort of satisfaction by getting drunk and I rarely do anyway. That's not my style. I have my fun in other ways. I don't look down upon anyone that does. Many people do it and so do I on occasion. It's a release from the outside world but how many times can you do it before you realize nothing is really changing in your life?

The sites like Facebook and stuff, I don't post pictures of myself at clubs or whatever because I don't care to impress anyone on Facebook. I already know who I am, no need to try and look "cool" to people I don't even talk to that much anyway. If you like me for who I am not what I do then you're my friend. If not then get lost. That's how I feel. I'm a laid back guy who isn't into the party animal scene. I'm not boring but I just prefer more casual settings. I still like to go to parties and whatnot but clubbing and stuff isn't for me. Maybe some will call me weird but it gives me no extra pleasure going there and I'd be fooling myself if I pretended like it did just so I can look "cool" to some people. I know people who just go to these places to take some pictures so they can put on Facebook so it can look like they have such an amazing social life and are such interesting people when in reality none of that is true.

What makes me happy in the end is having my family around and being able to speak to them and see them. This life is worthless without family IMO and I pray to God that they will be there for me for a long time, just as I pray to be there for them. Sure, I have friends. But your friends will never care more than your family. I love my friends too. We have had great times and it would suck if they just disappeared one day, no doubt about that. The love of family and friends is what I consider something that makes me happy. Everything else, like a companion, comes later. I agree that you must be happy with yourself first before you are happy in life. I think being happy with yourself comes from a variety of sources, like family and friends for example. Being in good-standing with them makes you a happier person.

Good post TMS. It may be out of place on a male-dominated "macho" board like UK but I agree with you.
Thank you, Rick Brunson.
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10/14/2009  1:29 PM
Posted by TMS:
Posted by jimimou:

tms - deep stuff, everything cool w you bro?

just in a reflective mood these days broham... been struggling with this for a long time as i'm sure some of u have as well... job search not going the way i've wanted, relationships not working out, worrying about my family back home, worrying about my future... lotta sheit on my mind these days, but finally beginning to realize that nothing can bring u happiness until ur happy with urself... of course winning the fuggin' lotto might help matters too.


megamillions son - they make all problems go away. in all seriousness, your words are true. life is good man, life is good. the buddhists have it right - nature is the way man - you just need to look at some nature and realize that there's bigger things going on around us than twitter and facebook. porn will always be porn though, and that's a good thing.
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10/14/2009  1:33 PM
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by TMS:
Posted by jimimou:

tms - deep stuff, everything cool w you bro?

just in a reflective mood these days broham... been struggling with this for a long time as i'm sure some of u have as well... job search not going the way i've wanted, relationships not working out, worrying about my family back home, worrying about my future... lotta sheit on my mind these days, but finally beginning to realize that nothing can bring u happiness until ur happy with urself... of course winning the fuggin' lotto might help matters too.


megamillions son - they make all problems go away. in all seriousness, your words are true. life is good man, life is good. the buddhists have it right - nature is the way man - you just need to look at some nature and realize that there's bigger things going on around us than twitter and facebook. porn will always be porn though, and that's a good thing.

Maybe TMS can start a relationship off Adultfriendfinder and that will cure his relationship woes.

In all seriousness, I hope everything is OK TMS.

And I agree with Jimi. Just go outside and observe Nature, and realize the riches it brings to life, and you'll certainly get a jolt of peace and feel good.
“Whenever I’m about to do something, I think ‘Would an idiot do that?’ and if they would, I do NOT do that thing.”- Dwight Schrute
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10/14/2009  1:34 PM
Posted by Allanfan20:
Posted by jimimou:
Posted by TMS:
Posted by jimimou:

tms - deep stuff, everything cool w you bro?

just in a reflective mood these days broham... been struggling with this for a long time as i'm sure some of u have as well... job search not going the way i've wanted, relationships not working out, worrying about my family back home, worrying about my future... lotta sheit on my mind these days, but finally beginning to realize that nothing can bring u happiness until ur happy with urself... of course winning the fuggin' lotto might help matters too.


megamillions son - they make all problems go away. in all seriousness, your words are true. life is good man, life is good. the buddhists have it right - nature is the way man - you just need to look at some nature and realize that there's bigger things going on around us than twitter and facebook. porn will always be porn though, and that's a good thing.

Maybe TMS can start a relationship off Adultfriendfinder and that will cure his relationship woes.

In all seriousness, I hope everything is OK TMS.

And I agree with Jimi. Just go outside and observe Nature, and realize the riches it brings to life, and you'll certainly get a jolt of peace and feel good.

yeah but, make sure not to (literally) run into blobman when out there, you know he likes to run naked through the woods w his assault rifles....
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