No Matter

[Metro3pilot]

ever heard the saying

" no matter where you are, that's where you're at " ?

I have spent my whole life running from myself, but have never been fast enough to actually get away.

it don't matter where you live, the money you make, the job you have, the women you get, if you don't like the reflection in the mirror, nothing else matters.

anyone else feel the same ?

:rockon:

 

[Victory Unlimited]

That's a TRUE WORD, Metro.

No man escapes himself for long. He can only succeed TEMPORARILY by distracting himself from the circumstances of his life through mostly external means-----be it alcohol, women, drugs, hobbies, sports, or career. These things only provide him with brief moments in time where he can enjoy a certain kind of "blindness" that many men wish for...Or the fleeting illusion of escape from WHO he is on the inside.

Because at the end of the day, when he comes HOME, he will always comes home to HIMSELF. And any lasting peace that we as men will experience, or any decisive change we as men will make in how we see the world around us has to start within us.

So on this subject of altering our perceptions of the world around us, that great prophet Michael Jackson said it best 20 years ago----when he suggested in song that we initiate the process of all of life's changes by first starting with "The Man in the Mirror".


Moonwalk on...er, I mean, MARCH ON!:rockon:

 

[joekerr31]

this is why men are so different from women.

men can actually reach a stage where they are happy with whats in the mirror. because as a man matures he figures out what he believes in. he becomes 'pure' if you will (provided he actually works to get to that stage of enlightenment).

he's gone through his trials and tribulations, he's found his inner strength and belief in self, and looks in the mirror and sees an independent, strong man who has succeed in surviving life's hardships and has found his true identity as a result.

women on the other hand don't seem to reach this stage until they are about 55+. they do reach it, but not until their senior years.

up until about 55 they look in the mirror and don't know what they are looking at. they dont really know who they are or what they believe in. and are always being critical of their physical body.

if i had a choice prior to birth of whether to be a male or a female, i'd choose male every time. ya, its a tougher road to walk when you are younger, but in your later years (provided you havent screwed your life up) it pays off.

 

[thirdtimescharm]

Getting into a program of improving yourself will help a man reach this plateau quicker. There's lot of self help stuff about these days like "The Power of Now" which I think is in line what "wherever you go, there you are." Another way to get in touch with the moment is through something like yoga. In less than a month of disciplined practice, I can sense profound and real changes in myself that I never would have dreamed possible.