tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post8076973459943917862..comments2023-09-21T01:17:00.442-07:00Comments on Death & Taxes: Is Compromise Really a Dirty or Unhappy Word?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02220477228455501006noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-79872571981403440072011-05-19T14:19:03.820-07:002011-05-19T14:19:03.820-07:00Beth, you ask a good question. This is when we nee...Beth, you ask a good question. This is when we need to apply reason, going back to Aristotle, and apply some consequential reasoning - we must ask ourself: what are the consequences of this daydream? Is unhappiness one consequence? If the dream is ill-conceived then it is likely to bring unhappiness, if no ...happiness or relief, as Pamela suggests. <br /><br />I'm having a Cee Lo thing since his last album which is excellent. <br />R<br />Ps. Talking about beaches, didn't you just go to Hawaii? ;)Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331592680278003039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-37039770896259050302011-05-19T13:49:50.951-07:002011-05-19T13:49:50.951-07:00What if the beach is the "ill-conceived ideal...What if the beach is the "ill-conceived ideal"? I make a mediocre wage and can't afford to go on vacation to the beach. Is daydreaming about the beach a distraction or does it make me more unhappy that I'm stuck at my hum-drum job unable to go to the beach? BTW, LOVE the choice of Cee Lo Green.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11921052828458085827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-19336900751044647922011-05-19T11:41:59.206-07:002011-05-19T11:41:59.206-07:00Pamela, you have an excellent point but I think wh...Pamela, you have an excellent point but I think what you are point to is more of the simple distraction daydream, being on a beach, rather than the "the ill-conceived ideal" I am discussing here. Can there be a difference between the two and how these two versions of daydreams affect us?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220477228455501006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778932.post-89261596995028408092011-05-18T21:29:42.880-07:002011-05-18T21:29:42.880-07:00What if our realities are overwhelming and difficu...What if our realities are overwhelming and difficult? Sometimes daydreaming (without real expecations) can be escapist but just what is needed at the moment. Those two didn't take into account the subject matter of the daydreams obviously. I can daydream about being on a beautiful, deserted beach and it can help me feel calmer and ready to deal with all the crap this world can deal! :-)Pamelanoreply@blogger.com