Jim's Cafe - Sun.Mar.24, 2024

[Baywasp]

Thanks for the tag @JMG @Innocent Forever
I tried to finish this before heading into work, but I ran out of time.


1. How are you feeling right now? I’m all right. Just trying to stay chill. Need to check in with the consumers I’m working with at my job this evening at some point, but I’m catching up on a podcast I need to listen to for class tomorrow.
2. What are some things you enjoy talking about? My favorite teams, food, things I’ve learned, interesting things about myself.
3. What are some things you enjoy doing? Studying/learning/reading, watching my favorite teams (especially with others), traveling/exploring
4. What is your fave season? The combination of winter and spring. When winter starts, the cold and snow can be invigorating, but it gets dreary as time wears on, and then spring brings a welcome reprieve and hope.
5. Is there anything else you feel like talking about? If so, feel free to talk about it here! I wish I could cuddle a cat right now. Sometimes therapy pets come to my work to meet with staff, but that should happen more often. I heard there is a cat and a bunny who might start coming in soon, which would be cool.

 

[1964dodge]

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Hey everyone, saw there's no cafe posted for today yet so I thought I'd post one again today. I didn't do a pick a pic collage today but I'll still be posting pics in the tag posts so feel free to pick one of them as your "fave" and posting about it if you want. Ok well for today I was thinking I would post some questions cos I haven't done that as a "theme" for awhile now. Hope these will be ok questions for everyone, I apologize in advance if they aren't.
Hope everyone has a nice day!
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Questions:

1. How are you feeling right now?
2. What are some things you enjoy talking about?
3. What are some things you enjoy doing?
4. What is your fave season?
5. Is there anything else you feel like talking about? If so, feel free to talk about it here!

Ok I could very easily post more questions but I will leave it as those 5, and will get going on the tags too
Tags (part 1) - @Kiwi2016 @MisterBGone @luminance @Lane @AmberMarie @1Lefty @1964dodge @cymbele

thank you for opening another great cafe and inviting me

mike....

 

[1964dodge]

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@1964dodge @1Lefty @Beautiful Disaster @Bergerac @MisterBGone @Auri @dandelion s @Dante @Road to Nowhere @AmberMarie

thank you for tagging me

mike

 

[MisterBGone]

2. What are some things you enjoy talking about?
I used to have a passion for working with students who were autistic, I was told that I lit up when I spoke about it. The enthusiasm has reduced of late, partly because work never really took me up on my request to get more involved with the kids.

Wow! This is AMA-Z-ING @Holding my breath !!! : D And regardless of where things currently stand... Nonetheless~ to be applauded & celebrated; for, I can only IMAGINE the Skill with which you possess with those wonderful students/kids - I'd bet it is a 'Gift,' in a way? Or obviously one that has been harnessed, and cultivated from a deep sense of passion & then the pride with which you'd utilized those talents to bring about a fabulous connection, I'm sure, that was only magical in their eyes!! So, that's more than most can say~ ;^)

 

[MisterBGone]

Well, at least I don't feel like such weirdo, now! (for liking the Fall/or Autumn, so much?)
I may be that, for other reasons, but at least it isn't that! Ha.. Trutfjhully; any season is great n' grand,
just so long as I'm not in a bottom less pit pr rut(t)~.*(_;

 

[Ziggy]

Blimey are these meant to be easy questions?

1. How are you feeling right now? Not sure. I don't like to think that feelings are real, people have feelings and people have dreams. But dreams aren't real.
2. What are some things you enjoy talking about? I don't enjoy talking. Usually you just have to conform to what people want to hear. (I don't care about the weather, other countries have hurricanes but we English talk endlessly about how it's a bit damp)
3. What are some things you enjoy doing? Playing the piano, it's my only joy, but I appreciate that it's great that I have something I care about.
4. What is your fave season? I like autumn, I love changing nature, the leaves turning from green to orange etc. I should like summer, but as I said I'm from England so we only have about 3 hot days anyway where people complain about how hot it is.
5. Is there anything else you feel like talking about? If so, feel free to talk about it here! I like slinky's. Some people would point out that
the oscillation of a vertically suspended Slinky has the periodic duration of

but that's not really important to me. I just like watching them.

 

[MisterBGone]

@Ivy100 @Jezah81 @Fbr27 @alice202 @BooKerD @StuartB @lovelydevon @Moonwish

 

[Dante]

1) Burned out and tired, kinda my modus operandi.
2) Psychology, High Concept "What if", Sci Fi, Movies, Everything wrong with society
3) Discussing, creating fictional universes, playing video games, exploring places I havent been, or places I have been in better detail, trying new things
4) Summer because it makes Auri happy
5) I do actually...

Im so sorry Innocent Forever, but I cant let motivational quotes go uncontested.

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1) "Your presence on Earth makes a difference. Whether you see it or not."

I do believe this is important to recognise, especially because that difference can be a bad one. I believe there is an actual theory or idea bout this before I came up with it myself but I generally consider that we should all aim for a net positive influence, but that you should always be aware of the potential negative you can make. One thing i sincerely love about the people on here is that they are all aware of the potential negative they can create.

This site is made out of some of the most conscientious and self aware people I have ever met. If everyone on earth were like the people here, I am willing to bet that 1) none of us would be depressed, 2) the world would be a much better place, 3) Mental health would get the attention it deserves.

That being said, there are so many people out there that are a net negative, and this message should not bring them comfort. Its just a good thing none of those people are here. You have to have a certain selflessness to be self-critical enough to be depressed.

 

[KM76710]

1. How are you feeling right now?

Pretty calm and relaxed and sleepy, but soon a warm be awaits.

2. What are some things you enjoy talking about?

I am too boring to enjoy talking. LOL I am typically fairly laconic in person, but in at work there are a few that we chat about things like cars from the 60s and 70s.

3. What are some things you enjoy doing?

Sleeping, reading, woodworking are always fun. Amateur astronomy is great.

4. What is your fave season? Fall would be my favorite, get that bit of chill but still typically nice weather.

 

[Ziggy]

This site is made out of some of the most conscientious and self aware people I have ever met. If everyone on earth were like the people here, I am willing to bet that 1) none of us would be depressed, 2) the world would be a much better place, 3) Mental health would get the attention it deserves.

I agree, it's been such a great experience to be part of this community. I know suicide forums get such negative media attention and maybe sites other than this one deserve that, but I completely agree with everything you said about this site here.

 

[Lisa the Ferrociraptor]

5) i do but i don't because at times i feel it is doesn't matter what it is i want to talk about, it doesn't matter 😅 (people have been ignoring me [in person] lately so i feel a bit ignored and i often get interrupted when talking)

That's on those people for ignoring you, because you matter, and the things you want to talk about matter.

 

[Inanimate]

1. How are you feeling right now?

How I’m feeling probably isn’t worth restating, but it’s more tolerable than yesterday.

2. What are some things you enjoy talking about?

I haven’t figured that out yet.

3. What are some things you enjoy doing?

Gaming, listening to music, exercising (that was a joke). Exercise is more of a retreat from my thoughts, whereas music is an outlet for my emotions.

4. What is your fave season?

Winter. It’s not so much my favorite as it is my preferred season, but compared to summers here it’s paradise.

 

[Lisa the Ferrociraptor]

This site is made out of some of the most conscientious and self aware people I have ever met. If everyone on earth were like the people here, I am willing to bet that 1) none of us would be depressed, 2) the world would be a much better place, 3) Mental health would get the attention it deserves.

That being said, there are so many people out there that are a net negative, and this message should not bring them comfort. Its just a good thing none of those people are here. You have to have a certain selflessness to be self-critical enough to be depressed.

That's such a beautiful way of expressing it Dante. I've always thought about how the people here generally take the pain they endure and make something good out of it, which speaks to their character. But this was such an eloquent way to convey how that kindness manifests, and why it makes the people here such a high caliber.

 

[Witty_Sarcasm]

I think I like pics 3 and 5 the most, because I do enjoy that space color scheme.

1. How are you feeling right now?
Not bad, just itchy again and a bit tired. Hope everyone is doing well.

2. What are some things you enjoy talking about?
Lots of different things. It's easier to say what I don't like talking about too much. Basically anything that's close minded or hateful. I know people whose religious or political beliefs are very opposite from mine, so I don't really like to hear about that.

3. What are some things you enjoy doing?
Writing, reading, watching movies, listening to music, traveling, coloring.

4. What is your fave season?
Summer because that's the only season it's not likely to snow. lol

5. Is there anything else you feel like talking about? If so, feel free to talk about it here!
Not much right now, I will probably house sit for someone and watch their cats, should be fun!

 

[Windhover]

My best and brightest thank you to to @JMG and @Innocent Forever and to everyone on SF. I wish I could say that to each person here, because you really do make it better by being here. Like Innocent Forever noted so elegantly.

1. How are you feeling right now? I'm tired from the run, lol and from making and eating dinner.
2. What are some things you enjoy talking about? our inner core of resilience and energy, colours and light, awe in relation to nature, food, exercise, math, people, behaviours and things that puzzle me, love, wild places and awe. I know I already said that but it's important.
3. What are some things you enjoy doing? see above ^
4. What is your fave season? Spring!
5. Is there anything else... Not at the moment bc I'm tired.

 

[Windhover]

do believe this is important to recognise, especially because that difference can be a bad one. I believe there is an actual theory or idea bout this before I came up with it myself but I generally consider that we should all aim for a net positive influence, but that you should always be aware of the potential negative you can make. One thing i sincerely love about the people on here is that they are all aware of the potential negative they can create.

An ex who is dead now told me they believed this too. Also, that if a person saves one animal from the shelter, and loves and cares for it for its entire life, that's sufficient to have created a net positive.

 

[JMG]

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@JDot @unnoticed @Dycorp @PhoenixLady @Bradamante @Brân @Bod27 @rabitt3434 @DowntheRabbitHole @NothingMuch

Tysm for your help with those tags Inno I appreciate it a lot! Love all those awesome quotes/motivational pics you posted too, and wanted to give an especially heartfelt thank you for this one in particular (that I’ve quoted here I mean) I definitely really needed to hear this today as my mind often loves to try to get me to seriously doubt if it’s “really true” or not.

You did a solid job with the questions today @JMG. Really thought-provoking stuff, thanks. And thank you for opening the cafe and tagging me.
Hope everyone out there has the best day they can today.

Tysm CG for replying and I enjoyed reading ALL of what you wrote in your post of course, just quoted this part in particular since it was addressed specifically to me and also to say thank you so much for the kind support about the questions! I wasn’t sure if people would find the questions a bit bland or what types of questions would be best (made them fairly “general” after all, lol) but ya just wanted them to have a good amount of “flexibility” for people to reveal what they felt like revealing but without the q’s being too “prying” or “specific” about anything, lol. The kinds I would love to post a lot more of would be ones asking about “what do you think about _____?”, or asking about specific beliefs/opinions about various things in life (and death) but ya don’t want to be making people feel uncomfortable if it’s things they “don’t like to talk about” and stuff like that. Thanks again for your support with them though I really do appreciate it a lot

 

[JMG]

Tysm to all who replied here, and you’re so welcome for the tags too I appreciate all of you and reading your replies to the questions I asked was very interesting and delightful for me to read. I tried hard to make them good/easy kinds of questions, sorry if they were “hard” to answer or anything like that, but it is always fine to only answer “some” of the questions, or to simply say “not very sure” especially about things to do with feelings, cos yes I can definitely relate to sometimes feeling a bit like ??? about what I’m even really feeling. It’s part of the reason why I’ve sometimes just put it as “confused” in the “How are you feeling right now?” thread lol. Anyway tysm again to all who replied here!

 

[Innocent Forever]

This site is made out of some of the most conscientious and self aware people I have ever met. If everyone on earth were like the people here, I am willing to bet that 1) none of us would be depressed, 2) the world would be a much better place, 3) Mental health would get the attention it deserves

Love this

 

[MisterBGone]

I think I like pics 3 and 5 the most, because I do enjoy that space color scheme.

1. How are you feeling right now?
Not bad, just itchy again and a bit tired. Hope everyone is doing well.

2. What are some things you enjoy talking about?
Lots of different things. It's easier to say what I don't like talking about too much. Basically anything that's close minded or hateful. I know people whose religious or political beliefs are very opposite from mine, so I don't really like to hear about that.

3. What are some things you enjoy doing?
Writing, reading, watching movies, listening to music, traveling, coloring.

4. What is your fave season?
Summer because that's the only season it's not likely to snow. lol

5. Is there anything else you feel like talking about? If so, feel free to talk about it here!
Not much right now, I will probably house sit for someone and watch their cats, should be fun!

We can discuss politics or religion, or anything else of opposition with which you desire, any time you'd like!