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As you swim in the River of Life do you look straight ahead to a goal or do you look around to see where others are/how they're doing? Why?

Posted - February 26, 2017

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  • You gotta stop and splash about. What fun is being in the river if you avoid enjoying it with everyone else, or don't step ashore to fish it from time to time... I love fishing. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at February 27, 2017 3:02 AM MST
      February 26, 2017 7:12 AM MST
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  • I remember that beauty boat of yours!
      February 26, 2017 7:16 AM MST
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  • I can see it from my veranda. 
      February 26, 2017 7:20 AM MST
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  • Nice!
      February 26, 2017 7:23 AM MST
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your response Z. You didn't really answer the question I asked though.
      February 27, 2017 3:02 AM MST
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  • Indeed I did. Its metaphorical, Rosie. Open your mind. 
      February 27, 2017 4:52 AM MST
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  • 22891
    personally, i think people should look around to see how others are doing
      February 26, 2017 4:55 PM MST
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  • 113301
    I do too pearl. Maybe they need help! Thank you for your reply! :)
      February 27, 2017 3:03 AM MST
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  • 150
    I like fishing in the rivers of life.
      February 26, 2017 4:58 PM MST
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  • 113301
     Thank you for your reply Cc. You didn't answer the question I asked. Happy Monday to thee.
      February 27, 2017 3:03 AM MST
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  • 7280
    The river carries you where it will....

    Enjoy the ride....

    And don't push the river.
      February 26, 2017 5:42 PM MST
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  • 113301
    Thank you for your reply tj. You didn't answer the question I asked.
      February 27, 2017 3:04 AM MST
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  • 7280
    My answer was an op-ed on the possibility of the question itself being misleading.

    I apologize for being perhaps too obscure.

    Don’t Push the River

    It Flows by Itself
    by
    Barry Stevens

    Also, see Friedrich Salomon Perls, better known as Fritz Perls, was a noted German-born psychiatrist and psychotherapist.




      February 27, 2017 10:22 AM MST
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