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rbnyc

(17,045 posts)
7. You know what? Kind of.
Fri Aug 30, 2013, 02:15 PM
Aug 2013

What I mean is that for me, personally, there's a part of me that is like a bunch of hungry mouths and they want negative, destructive things. They feed off me worrying about what everyone thinks of me, and if my project is going to fail, and if someone misunderstood that thing I said, and if my headache means I have a brain tumor. But these mouths, these little devils, they are just as satisfied by an evening of margaritas, zombie flicks, and some bondage experimentation with my husband.

Or another way to put it is, it's much harder to eliminate something, and much easier to redirect something. If I think - stop doing that! Stop thinking that! That's really hard. But if I just go have some fun, and give myself liberty to be indulgent from time to time, well that's easy.

Or another way to say it is that rather than fighting and trying to eliminate your little devils that fill you with destructive thoughts, say "Hey! Look over there! Ropes and Patron and Haagen-Dazs!"

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An opinion about devils. [View all] rbnyc Aug 2013 OP
know who would agree with you? NJCher Aug 2013 #1
cool rbnyc Aug 2013 #2
Very wise. And can be translated as: "Enjoying your life is healthy, and not a sin. Squinch Aug 2013 #3
:) nt rbnyc Aug 2013 #8
what devils? I don't get it. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #4
It's a metaphor. murielm99 Aug 2013 #5
I got That Part. -- Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #6
You know what? Kind of. rbnyc Aug 2013 #7
They want negative, destructive things .. Why Syzygy Aug 2013 #10
This makes more sense to me Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #11
indeed. rbnyc Aug 2013 #13
Not sure.. Why Syzygy Aug 2013 #14
I'm glad ypu went down... rbnyc Aug 2013 #15
:) nt rbnyc Aug 2013 #9
Then today I'm in good shape. southerncrone Aug 2013 #12
What a great post! Matariki Sep 2013 #16
thanks rbnyc Sep 2013 #17
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