This is a static copy of In the Rose Garden, which existed as the center of the western Utena fandom for years. Enjoy. :)

#26 | Back to Top02-01-2012 01:42:07 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Giovanna wrote:

You could say that, yes.

Or they can turn out pretty much exactly the way you wanted, and you can be totally pleased with them, and still realize it wasn't the wisest long term life decision. But that goes back to not dwelling on the past. emot-biggrin

And it falls under "bad planning."

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#27 | Back to Top02-02-2012 10:40:42 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

1. Don't hold grudges. They will only waste your time and prevent you from living life in the present.

2. "Do your best and forget the rest." -Tony Horton.
I know it's really cheesy to adopt a saying from an exercise video as my personal mantra, but I find it helps me to reflect on my day or certain situations. (Did I give it my all today? If I didn't, what stopped me?) It's also a way for me to acknowledge that certain events are out of my control and helps me stop obsessing over them.

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#28 | Back to Top02-24-2012 04:34:10 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

oddity wrote:

Posture is important

This is very, very true. cool

oddity, I'm curious, what inspired you to add this to your rules to live by? Were you thinking more of health reasons or aesthetic/social reasons?

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#29 | Back to Top06-29-2012 09:45:10 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

I have one that I had forgotten: do not have too much sympathy for the mediocre.

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#30 | Back to Top06-30-2012 10:44:55 AM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Experience everything.

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#31 | Back to Top06-30-2012 11:04:49 AM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Know that every witch coming at you is a princess in despair: dodge her spells, get her out of your surroundings if possible, but try not to hate - least you degenerate into a witch yourself.


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#32 | Back to Top07-01-2012 10:51:51 AM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

1. Never fear anything except God or poverty
2. don't trust anyone who says any variation on "trust me"

there's more I have but I'll have to think of them throughout the day...

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#33 | Back to Top07-01-2012 11:07:17 AM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Those who stand idly by when others do evil are aiding evil.


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#34 | Back to Top07-01-2012 01:30:49 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

>>I have to add one of my gf's fav. sayings... <<

"You can do whatever you want  whenever you want without fear of what anyone is thinking. You just have to remember everyone's a punk-ass and you are not''


True friends are never lost, just misplaced....

Don't take personal loans from friends. It's okay to have a shoulder to lean on, but don't take the shirt that shoulder is in....

The sweetest things in life are little boy kisses, little girl hugs, puppy licks, and kitty purrs.... so don't abuse them


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#35 | Back to Top07-01-2012 04:07:40 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

I grew up with Madonna as an idol ,probably not the best, but 'Express yourself, don't repress yourself' is something that's stayed with me.

Another one is to always keep progressing. Keep improving yourself and society if you can. There isn't an ending goal to this, as there is always something to learn.


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#36 | Back to Top07-01-2012 11:42:57 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Always remember that the laws of mathematics and physics are inescapable, that all rules are in the end mere words.

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#37 | Back to Top07-02-2012 06:37:08 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Nova wrote:

Those who stand idly by when others do evil are aiding evil.

I think Mean Girls the movie has another version of this quote. I think it goes, "There are two kinds of evil people in this world. Those who do evil and those who stand by and let evil people do evil"

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#38 | Back to Top07-02-2012 09:06:02 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

20mensou wrote:

Nova wrote:

Those who stand idly by when others do evil are aiding evil.

I think Mean Girls the movie has another version of this quote. I think it goes, "There are two kinds of evil people in this world. Those who do evil and those who stand by and let evil people do evil"

Mine's shorter, and I wrote it myself. cool

Edit: and for the really long version, look up King Jr's "Letter from a Birmingham jail."

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#39 | Back to Top07-03-2012 09:29:47 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Nova wrote:

20mensou wrote:

Nova wrote:

Those who stand idly by when others do evil are aiding evil.

I think Mean Girls the movie has another version of this quote. I think it goes, "There are two kinds of evil people in this world. Those who do evil and those who stand by and let evil people do evil"

Mine's shorter, and I wrote it myself. cool

Edit: and for the really long version, look up King Jr's "Letter from a Birmingham jail."

I suppose, but they're not really the same thing.emot-tongue I think one implies that those who just stand by are not evil while the other does not? thanks for the rec though.

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#40 | Back to Top07-04-2012 02:24:40 AM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

20mensou wrote:

Nova wrote:

20mensou wrote:

I think Mean Girls the movie has another version of this quote. I think it goes, "There are two kinds of evil people in this world. Those who do evil and those who stand by and let evil people do evil"

Mine's shorter, and I wrote it myself. cool

Edit: and for the really long version, look up King Jr's "Letter from a Birmingham jail."

I suppose, but they're not really the same thing.emot-tongue I think one implies that those who just stand by are not evil while the other does not? thanks for the rec though.

Fine, fine, you're right.

Edit: No, you're not. I just don't want to get into it.

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#41 | Back to Top07-04-2012 09:29:25 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Don't overthink things. Religion is what happens when you overthink things.

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#42 | Back to Top07-05-2012 10:29:01 AM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Nova wrote:

20mensou wrote:

Nova wrote:

Those who stand idly by when others do evil are aiding evil.

I think Mean Girls the movie has another version of this quote. I think it goes, "There are two kinds of evil people in this world. Those who do evil and those who stand by and let evil people do evil"

Mine's shorter, and I wrote it myself. cool

Edit: and for the really long version, look up King Jr's "Letter from a Birmingham jail."

I think the closest thing to a canonical version comes from one of eighteenth-century philosopher Edmund Burke's books:

Edmund Burke wrote:

When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.

And someone adapted this quote into an even better known version:

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Yes, I know -- this doesn't mean quite the same thing as either of the above either. emot-smile

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#43 | Back to Top07-05-2012 01:06:30 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Edmund Burke wrote:

    When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.

And someone adapted this quote into an even better known version:

    All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.

Holy, these quotes resonates so much with the ongoings in my current fic, I wish I'd come across them before I started posting!


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#44 | Back to Top07-05-2012 04:13:34 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

As a single woman living alone, I never let a male into my house who isn't a service man or a relative. And I have quite a few relatives who wouldn't get in either. I also sleep with Betsy; she's a very heavy square metal steering lock. And if I had to use her I'd go straight for the knees.

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#45 | Back to Top07-05-2012 04:44:18 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

After letting any strangers or service-persons into my apartment I check the locks and all the windows to make sure nothing was left open for a future burglary. 

I also never add water to a roast.

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#46 | Back to Top07-05-2012 09:38:23 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Realize that herd instinct (and morality) is nothing more than the desire to be like other people, and that it is the path of weakness.

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#47 | Back to Top07-10-2012 07:51:40 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Rotten Mooring wrote:

oddity wrote:

Posture is important

This is very, very true. cool

oddity, I'm curious, what inspired you to add this to your rules to live by? Were you thinking more of health reasons or aesthetic/social reasons?

Sorry for the delayed reply!

Both, but mostly social reasons. I'm disabled and I find people are far more receptive to me when I've got good posture, more so than with just about anything else I've tried.

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#48 | Back to Top07-11-2012 12:33:11 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

OnlyInThisLight wrote:

After letting any strangers or service-persons into my apartment I check the locks and all the windows to make sure nothing was left open for a future burglary.

Seeing Blue Velvet for the first time when I was 14 or so made me always do this. I'm always paranoid when I come home that there is someone hiding, too.


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#49 | Back to Top10-02-2012 12:07:08 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

Today I found a caterpillar on the road, so I picked it up and put it in a tree. This instantly decreased my blood pressure. So whenever you see a caterpillar, make sure to put it somewhere safe and bountiful.

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#50 | Back to Top10-18-2012 12:08:16 PM

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Re: Does anyone here have any simple protocols for living?

I was reading the "48 laws of power" and the first law was about not outshining the man in charge. The example of a transgression of this law was Louis the XIV, whose finance minister was brilliant at manipulating the treasury and was punished for having behavior that was too lavish. King Louis the XIV was a young and insecure king and therefore one could not afford to make him jealous, even with generosity.

The lesson I took away from this example, which was not the lesson that was intended, is that if you want people to feel free to display their talents, you must prevent those who have no skills from attaining any sort of prominence. Basically, if you want your country/organization/family/whatever to flourish, you must make sure that there are no King Louis XIV's. That means excluding from power anyone who

1. Has no discernible talents

and

2. Is prone to jealousy.

Which leaves out, by my calculations, which are totally scientific, 98.7% of people. What you should take from this is that you should avoid people with large egos and nothing to back it up unless you can easily turn them to your advantage.

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