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Wednesday, July 2, 2008 | An Inspiring story

Vincent knew how I felt so long ago!!!

"Because there are two kinds of idleness, they form a great contrast. There is the man who is idle from laziness, and from lack of character, from the baseness of his nature. You may if you like take me for such a one.

Then there is the other idle man,who is idle in spite of himself, who is inwardly consumed by a great longing for action, who does nothing because he seems to be imprisoned in some cage, because he does not possess what he needs to make him productive, because the fatality of circumstances brings him to that point, such a man does not always know what he could do, but he feels by instinct: yet I am good for something, my life as an aim after all, I know that I might be quite a different man! How can I then be useful, of what service can I be! There is something inside me, what can it be!

This is quite a different kind of idle man; you may if you like take me for such a one."

Vincent Van Gogh

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Well do you think he ever figured it out or did he just go crazy and cut his ear off????? LMFAO!!!!!! Sorry Jo I guess I've had a bad day and am tiered of idleness... But like Vincent..... I feel a bit lost and a lot tortured... WE HAVE TO FIGURE THIS OUT!!!!! I think, for me it's a matter of resolving my divorce issue and home issue, plus figuring out what I want to do with my life. For you, it is my belief, that you just need to believe in yourself and jump off..... my 2 cents.....

LouieJ
A cliff? LOL

joanespring
A precipice?? Maybe? You know jump off, let go.... Give in to it...... Hey email Jill Bolte again... Now there's an idea. Just do it!!!!

LouieJ
Have you read How to Think Like Leonardo? I like the take there on contemplative times.

Your friend,
the Book Floozy ~~~

trailblazer
I understand the first idle, but i thought of the other as idle your cars, just not getting anywhere.

Dun4now
After reading your journal, that's pretty much how I feel. I am the one who has been abandoned by the only woman I ever wanted to spend the rest of my life with. She was the one who pursued me romantically when we first got together over 18 years ago, she was the one who told me that I was the man she wanted to be with forever, she was the one who wanted to renew wedding vows with me (and I was honored to do so..) and now she is the one who wants to get rid of me and just move on with her new life. Yeah, I'd say my self image is pretty much destroyed because of it.. I am searching for some peace in my heart and I hope you are able to get some relief as well. I really wish that people could be better to each other in this life..

Hurt4ever