It ain't as dumb as it sounds. Humans are creatures of habit, and ruts can be very comfortable places in which to be stuck. They can become a source of security.
So taking that first step towards "getting somewhere" can be quite daunting.
So I guess it's important to remember that the devil you know ain't always better than the devil you don't.
I don't play much with devils but I really don't think either category makes a good playmate: by their nature you cannot trust them and I am not comfortable around guys I cannot trust.
I like that point about comfortable ruts, Gary. Don't have many just yet. . LOL. . .but one or two you made me think of. . . comfortable for a while. . .maybe. . but I begin to feel stifled . . .no room to breathe in the same ole same ole. . .
Likely fear is what keeps us from climbing out of the rut. . "fear of. . what if. . ?" Like my shyness. . .hehehee. . .what if I made the effort to be more open, more free, more outgoing, more positive and moved out into the un-rutted space and guys looked at me like something that just crawled out of the swamp. . . and turned their backs on me. . as if I were not even there. . . ?
Better, safer to stay in the rut??? Mr Kelly. . . .?
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It ain't as dumb as it sounds. Humans are creatures of habit, and ruts can be very comfortable places in which to be stuck. They can become a source of security.
So taking that first step towards "getting somewhere" can be quite daunting.
So I guess it's important to remember that the devil you know ain't always better than the devil you don't.
Hehe.
I don't play much with devils but I really don't think either category makes a good playmate: by their nature you cannot trust them and I am not comfortable around guys I cannot trust.
I like that point about comfortable ruts, Gary. Don't have many just yet. . LOL. . .but one or two you made me think of. . . comfortable for a while. . .maybe. . but I begin to feel stifled . . .no room to breathe in the same ole same ole. . .
Likely fear is what keeps us from climbing out of the rut. . "fear of. . what if. . ?" Like my shyness. . .hehehee. . .what if I made the effort to be more open, more free, more outgoing, more positive and moved out into the un-rutted space and guys looked at me like something that just crawled out of the swamp. . . and turned their backs on me. . as if I were not even there. . . ?
Better, safer to stay in the rut???
Mr Kelly. . . .?
justin
Apparently you didn't understand the point I was making, Mr O'Shea. It was quite the opposite of what you seem to have interpreted.
Sorry, I do not think I didn't get the point. I agree with what you said, and added a comment or two of my own.
I guess it is all how we read it. . from our own pre-conceived perceptual field. . .ho ho ho
I shall keep on trying to bridge the generation gap. ;-) [sigh]
If you succeed in bridging the generation gap, Justino, you'll ruin everything.
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