Walnut anyone?

Okay I dont mean to hog the Forum ,well maybe I do... I just read on MSN  10 small things to change your life...Have a walnut, speak your mind., forgive that lousy friend, plan ahead, Brush your teeth with the other hand , Drink filtered coffee , power up your walk , Pick your beat, Time major Decisions , when you learn something say it out loud, Wake up with a plan ,Practise the phrase "I forgive you"  ,  come on guys what do you think..can we do all that and improve our lives!!.

[teko]

I just live in the moment. Cause there will never be another like it. My brain does not do well at thinking ahead anymore! l agree for the most part tho, like if you hold a grudge the only one it hurts is the one holding it? Yeah, I learned that the hard way too! lol

[frustrated431]

ya me too! i think you should live your life in the way that makes you the happiest if doing all or some of the above makes you happy then do it. If it makes you miserable then whats the sense. But that is just my opinion.

[margypops]

well even my little pea brain can see that i should speak my mind .its enpowering, and hey we all have to forgive sometime, I can eat a walnut,   ..I didnt get what it meant by brush your teeth with the other hand so enlighten me there guys...Power up your walk hey I got that one, get up out of your space , desk and go walking..... I dont think so...Wake up with a plan  hummmm that requires me to take some action very early and I am an insomniac,, after all.

[MJIthewriter]

When I read the topic title I thought yes I want a walnut. I like black walnuts especially.  If I'm despirate enough I'll open them up, get my hands all stained up to get the fresh nut pulp. (a brick does excellent for cracking/smashing them open)

When I read the actual topic I have to say, Awesome concepts!

I especially love the concepts of forgiveness and I wish there was more of it. I wish people can put egos aside and get to know each other beyond the surface.  I feel how can people expect forgiveness when they are unable to forgive others? Something isn't right there.
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I want to scream this to the top of my lungs for all to hear: Please don't judge people and shut them out without giving them a fair chance to know them!

I can't stress this enough. I see this happen to me and I see this happen to other people. It saddens me when people get in a dispute, then block each other and fail to see the good. Everyone has something valuable to offer if we take the time to get to know them. We don't always have to agree, but we can keep that from shutting people out in our lives.

[jollyman069]

what the hell does the walnut have to do with anything??..lol,

[margypops]

Oh boy I laughed out loud at your comment I am still trying figure it out ......

[margypops]

So please can anyone tell me what the heck it means Brush your teeth with the other hand , come on you must know.. or I will be awake all night ..pondering..

[twehner5]

I wondered too...is it saying "don't be in such a rut - do things differently"?

Have you ever TRIED to brush your teeth with the other hand?  Just think about trying it.  You aren't on auto pilot any more, you have to think more about what you're doing.

I'm probably thinking about this waaaayyyyyy too much!  It's YOUR fault, margypops!  JK!

[MJIthewriter]

I must be semi ambidextrous. I brush my teeth switching back and forth both hands just about every time.

I think they are trying to advocate life lessons.  Ever heard of "Taken"? I didn't know a thing about it until I got a link to some wiki quotes through email:
http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Taken

"My mom told me once that when you're afraid of something, what you want more than anything else is to make it go away. You want your life back to the way it was before you found out that there was something to be afraid of. You want to build a high wall and live your old life behind it. But nothing ever stays the same. That's not your old life at all. That's your new life with a wall around it. Your choice is not about going back to the way things were. Your choice is about hiding, or about going right to the heart of the thing that scares you." ~ taken


"People are lonely in this world for lots of different reasons. Some people have something in their disposition. Maybe they were just born too mean, or maybe they were born too tender. But most people are brought to where they are by circumstance, by calamity or a broken heart or something else happening in their lives that wasn't anything they planned on. People are lonely in this world for lots of different reasons. The one thing that I do know is, it doesn't matter what any one of them might tell you--nobody wants to be alone."  ~ taken

[margypops]

See I cant figure how how it improves your life, brushing your teeth, I think Twe and MJ hit the nail on the head, and it means try another way? you have MSN to thank for this wasting of a few mins on a Sunday afternoon!! I laughed at Jolly saying what the hell has a walnut to do with it.. that and the brushing of teeth  what can I say but    whoops..

[ChitChatNine]

Wal"nut" maybe ?

[margypops]

he he he

[MJIthewriter]

Could it be to get your attention?  It worked.

[dominosarah]

Im not a nut fan
I forgive those i care about
I can brush my teeth with both hands
I speak my mind

Think i will power up my walk and drink some filtered coffee........

[babypooh]

Sarah, you might not be a nut fan, but you ARE nuts? Ha ha ha. Just kidding; you know I love you, girl!

[dominosarah]

does that make me a bad person??!!!!!  LOL

[babypooh]

Bad? No, not at all, just....nuts! He he.

[dominosarah]

Okay i will take that!!!!  LOL

[peggy64]

the benefit of switching hands while brushing, or any activity actually, is because if you use your right hand normally, you are using your left brain. So by switching you are making the other side of your brain work.

The walnut is because they are very good for you. I don't think one is enough though. I think you need about 6 for the benefits.

[lonewolf07]

Does eating walnuts mean I have to give up cashews and peanuts?  Next I'll have to give up kool aid and switch to Tang or watch educational TV instead of Mr. Bean.  I refuse to do it!  I'll remain an anarchist stuck in a rut  = )

[AHP84]

Is there a way to drink coffee other than filtered???
The only way I've ever known to drink coffee is to grind up the beans, put the ground coffee in a filter, put the filter in a coffee maker, add water to the coffee maker and turn it on.

I guess I'm a bit too sheltered.
Maybe I should try coffee that ISN'T filtered?

[Bon-Bon]

But, but, but.......I'm allergic to Walnuts : (

[margypops]

oh you guys, you are so hillarious I think MSN has their heads a bit scrambled as I dont see how most of those things can improve our lives.!!!!

[star641]

i dont think my bran would allow me to brush my teeth with my other
hand ,.no !.the toothpaste would be all over my face ,.lol

[suzipen]

I cant eat a whole cake (the square frozen coconut one in the box), and NOT get a belly ache.

I learned this today and am saying it out loud.

Boy...I feel better!

[dominosarah]

keep working on eating that cake until you no longer get a belly ache!!!!  You can do it!!!!  LOL

[MJIthewriter]

Do they mean black walnuts or English walnuts? My grandma likes to make brownies with black walnuts.

[AHP84]

I'm still wondering how you make coffee that isn't filtered.
???

[suzipen]

o-k, I tried the cake again...............still got a belly ache!
lol!!

[Cherie762]

isnt espresso unfliterd cofffee?

I can eat the wlnut..wouldnt brush teeth with other hand and soon I will have a plan every day as I will be in school 5 days a week for a whole year straight,,sure glad Im squeezing in Fla before that starts..(feb 16)

[Lonelymom]

ROFLMAO.......you guys are hilarious.

Sorry I have a hard time forgiving some. I can't possibly brush my teeth with the other hand. unfiltered coffee...hmmm not sure how to do that. Walnuts well not really a nut person just a nut.

I learned that no matter how much you try you can not avoid the 20 why questions from a 3 year old.

Don't know that i feel better now.