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Ive been lucky - always been able to find happiness in the worst of storms
Its my job to make me happy - if Im not its also my fault.... (internal locus of control)
Living in puna with all the like minded folk icing on the cake
http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newCDV_90.htm
dollars to donuts - folks scoring low - will do well in Puna - folks scoring high (above 30) - gone in two years would be my prediction based on scores. be honest when you take it, this being pretty easy to slant.
anyone wanna take the bet? - manana - sun guilt creeping in
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As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery.
We have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace.
The greatest obsacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such a anger, attachment, fear, and suspicion,
while love and compassion, and a sense of universal responsibility, are sources of peace and happiness.
Dalai Lama
One Thing I can always be sure of is that things will never go as expected.
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Just because I fought success and won does not mean I cannot be happy.
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I got a 23. Yawn...
You are responsible for your own happiness.
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agreed - (is that hell freezing over - grin) ....but - some cash to act as a lubricant goes a long way ....
Id have 2 years worth to cover the mortgage in my back pocket if I wasnt a cash buyer
parting comment: I have been traveling a long time - had a stint (20 years or so) on a cruising sail boat - before buying a business that funded my latest move - after working for 20 hours a day to get it right.
What I learned is this - dont go in underfunded - if housing values drop as they did in 2007 - remember all the pundits - values must keep going up..... well they didnt and many folks were stuck here - wanting to leave - .....maybe still here.....
right now my gut feeling is we are seeing another bubble - many of the sales are capital flight (cash deals) as the bond market is collapsing -
when mortgage rates go up, the market will correct again - everything except for bonds are over valued right now - folks are moving to safety - cash for real estate and then renting it out - best returns available imho
while cruising - it was sad to see folks that could not leave .for medical or vacation - much less visit the folks...or a new transmission...... after a while one always needs a vacation from the vacation - and there are times misfortune hits and one needs access to resources
If underfunded here or any other life style - lack of funds means being stuck some place youd rather not be
coming back to hawaii - I have seen more folks burn through more cash - only to find out there really was no opportunity here as is in the "real" world
being on ones last dollar and no where to go - pretty sad existence - especially in a cash talks bullpucky walks place like Puna - maybe thats why I like it so much
but when you are out of cash ....nobody knows your name - unless one has been here long enough to make real friends
from what I read it takes 2 years to be invited to a book club as well - grin
what makes me happy is having a place in hawaii - and a life beyond the web blogs
manana
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^^^that was amazing ri3ck!
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This brought tears to my eyes (I'm not sentimental). Nothing greater than elevating the human condition
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rwBizawuIDw
Especially happy that it was true and not, in the end, an advertisement.......
