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Cathe's avatar

Another fabulous teacher is poverty. When you are rich you can hire someone to do things that you can't do.....when you are poor you have to figure it out for yourself or go without. I know how to do lots of things as a result of the lessons of poverty.

Michael Partridge's avatar

Huh, no wonder I’ve gotten so damn smart these last few decades! Glad someone else is getting those sweet, sweet benefits from being broke! Thank you for mentioning this! Cheers!

John's avatar

What a good comment . Every failure is a a success . I've had it hard, really hard but hardship turns you into a winner. If you come across a person who has not had failure then that being must be a corrupt politician or a Davos globalist ! Failure equals strength ,just ask the Polish during WW2. They were let down, victimised and persecuted by the Nazis but look how they fought back by intervention . They have been indoctrinated by make do and mend . The Polish are brilliant mechanics and hands on self taught fixer uppers . I'm English and have noticed how good the Eastern European culture is when they experience failure .They always succeed from mistakes.

Cathe's avatar

I agree. Another component of the ""gift" of Poverty is the fact that you have to constantly figure things out. This innately exercises your creative processes. You learn how to think through complex issues....it forces your brain to exercise solutions from a myriad of potentials......the renassians mind set.....rationalize the problems out from multiple angles to get a solution to the problem at hand. Thinking differently and uniquely. It is truly the creative way to live.

Aurora's avatar

So true John...I've had first hand experience of this, as my Dad was Polish & also spent 3 years in Dachau in WWII...after which he joined the American Army, as he acted as interpreter for the Allied troops...when discharged before coming to Australia he was a Sergeant & was totally chuffed that all the comments on his discharge papers rated him as "Superior" ....he could put his mind to anything & was extremely well read & after everything he went through, he still lived to the age of 90.....your comments brought a warm glow, remembering him.....much love...x

Suzirhae's avatar

We call that “Jimmy Rigging” at our house!😜

BEFisher525's avatar

Ha - 'Gerry-rigging" in mine.

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Mary's avatar

Isn't that the recipe for "hard tack"? The Civil War Dept warehoused it for 25 years and issued it to the Calvary in the west. The added ingredient was the green mold formed on the exterior!

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Mary's avatar

I'm sorry, I was making a stab at humor.

Jean-Baptiste Guillory's avatar

Struggle........or pampered? Struggle is how mettle is formed. If you ain't getting knocked around you ain't done nothing.

Guido's avatar

You reminded me of a thing my cousin Andy did when he was living in NYC.

Mettle - 2013: Recycling Documentary about the stupidity of NYC rules, reg's, & laws: https://youtu.be/NzrPd9oxWVE

Shellea's avatar

There is almost nothing more humbling

BEFisher525's avatar

Truer than true, that.

❤️

Annette Huffnagle's avatar

Same here. Do it yourself or do without. Poverty is a great teacher.

John's avatar

A day without Clif is like drinking a cup of coffee ☕️ and realizing you time travel every night you go to sleep and wake up in the morning. AHHHHHHH! Flew from 10 to 6.

We Who Follow Pirates's avatar

My coffee cup is adorned with a very profound question:

"What am I doing out of bed?"

Dr David's avatar

A wise man is one who is very very good at failing. Thank you for that. I know now that I am a genius in hiding lol

John Galt's avatar

Hardly anyone wants to hear that you are a genius. But you can show them. Sometimes it's best not to.

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Michael Partridge's avatar

Excellent illustration. Thank you for sharing this!🙏

Linda Shannon's avatar

Haha beat me! It’s a measure of how attached we are to our devices, Tip!

Tip's avatar

Yup I'm reading the news this morning around the world so I guess I'm attached to my device! 🇨🇦

Tip's avatar

You too Linda! Fellow clan member !🇨🇦😉

Linda Shannon's avatar

I’m open to being a “clan” member if only it’s in the Scottish sense!

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Tip's avatar

Thunderhoof - You didn't say - "who is Michael "? From my comment? So my guess is indeed correct? By the way I don't have green eyes and red hair like your "Red" friend. I am Irish and I have blonde hair and blue eyes. You seem to notice these things. Oh I am Canadian too !🇨🇦

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Suzirhae's avatar

I just got home from hiking with the house wolves. Have a happy!💯🍭😍🐺

Tip's avatar

Thank you for the tremendous response given for me mastering first place! My hand even trembles, Michael, accepting the trophies awarded from you !

Know that my mind and heart are at peace now and to be fair I will open the race again to the clan to compete and decline from accepting a potential award twice. I have truly mastered coming in first. As Cliff said all masteries are equal. 🇨🇦

Jonathan Warrington's avatar

Clif, if a remote viewer travels beyond time/space and observed a past event, then wouldn't the observer effect have an effect on that passed event? Wouldn't that be a subtle form of time travel? Could that be the mandala effect?

Terry Garrett's avatar

Good question. Also, does accurately described future events by a remote viewer imply predestination?

There is testimony by remote viewers that entities viewed are aware of the intruding consciousness (the remote viewer). It seems this intrusion would indeed affect the event being viewed.

Peggy Gilmour's avatar

Supposedly, it's not just the observation, but also the intention.

Suzirhae's avatar

It does work for going into the future, but not the past. The caveat is that you need to convince the right people in order to divert the incident.

David Stiles's avatar

I have definitely grown the most out of my failure. Don't realize at it's happening. But, looking back now, it has helped me the most. Being faced with what I am now, get out of our nations government, one that I have given blood, sweat and tears to. Or jump out and begin a new journey. It will be interesting either way.

John Galt's avatar

I treat everything as an experiment. If it doesn't work out you invariably learn something.

Suzirhae's avatar

Hey, you just reminded me of another good story from my childhood! You are awesome!!😍

John Galt's avatar

Cool! I live to serve.

David Pennington's avatar

That is how I ended up with my PHD in rigging it, the right way first , #1 step don't put the cover on till you test it! When I do it doesn't work, lol.

John Galt's avatar

Heh, you must be doing wrong, pop physics dictates that it only works when you don't look at it. Or maybe I have that backwards?

Nancy Morrison's avatar

excellent follow up to Romance...without separation, there's no union...flux is fertile with "recombinant" elements...creativity/novelty comes out of it!

John's avatar

Where's Michael Lightfoot?

Suzirhae's avatar

Directly below you as Thunderhoof! He’s being a sneaky Pete.

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Michael Partridge's avatar

But those endorphins…👌

John's avatar

Wish my wife would toss me around once in a while. Boy is she sexy when she's mad.

John's avatar

She can rip my gee off anytime 😊

Suzirhae's avatar

Don’t put your back out!!

Suzirhae's avatar

You had better be careful with what you ask for…just saying!😜

Jean-Baptiste Guillory's avatar

I showed him how to "get what he wants....."

Jean-Baptiste Guillory's avatar

I can help you get "tossed around" all the time. Bring other females home. There. Now you can get a "full serving" of what you desire. You can thank me later.

Mary's avatar

I think I got several PHD's in stupidity, and to think I signed up for this.

oddy eyes's avatar

Sounds like statistical science. So if you ask a sufficient number of girls out, one will eventually say yes?

However, the statement, failure doesn't kill, in this example, should be reversed to succes may kill you, if you ask a girl out who already has a boyfriend.🤣

The Angels "My Boyfriend's Back"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZSEm8duWo8

BJ's avatar

Good Morning Clif as we say goodbye to January.

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Joan Johnston's avatar

Hopefully that bill encompasses two months. I pay one third that, living in a 960 sq ft sky box here in the Okanagan.

David Pennington's avatar

Our power bill over $500 , my wife almost fainted.

Joan Johnston's avatar

My friend in N.S. had winter bills like that when she owned a 4 bedroom house in Halifax that was heated with oil.

David Pennington's avatar

He have a central AC with electric heat strips and live in a 100 year old house with no insulation... Hopefully will insulate after wire update from knob and tube to Romex..

Joan Johnston's avatar

Big project you've taken on. Wishing you all the best. May you have a cozy winter next year with a great reduction in your heating bill.

GW Point's avatar

Thankyou very much Clif..

Linda Shannon's avatar

Good Morning and thank you Clif!

TLF's avatar

So if you are failing at everything does that mean you are actually doing it right?

John Galt's avatar

It means you aren't learning anything.

Mary's avatar

I think things continue to be handed back to us until we figure it out. Mastery is important.