" Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail "

- Ralph Waldo Emerson

What if the path leads you to a pot of gold. And hot babes. 

Lol,

For the hot babe, it would be a hard decision to make.

But, when something seems too good to be true...

It usually is.

If life was easy, and there was a clear path, everybody would be successful.

Too bad life isn't like that

My half-century plus on Planet Earth has taught me...  You'd best be driving a 4 x 4 when you finally decide to venture off the path.

The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.

-----Salvador Dali

No disrespect to you or anybody, but we all live different lives. I can get into the quantum physics of it all, but that's not what this is about.

For some, working at mcdonalds and becoming a manager is a life success for them. And good for them, if they are truly happy, then that is what is important.

But we live in a life, where it is dominated by, lets say the 5%. Not to say they are more successful than the person who makes $40,000 a year, because at the end of the day, inner happiness is what is most important. But in the eyes of most, that is what success is.

Money is a validation of your worth. If you are really good at something, you will get paid for it.
People might BS you and say you are good, like your management at work, friends, and family, but money, my friends, does all the talking.

You can have 100 years of life experience. Great. That doesn't mean anything.

For example, your experience might lead you to believe, for a lack of a better example right now, poker is a bad game to play. You always lose money, and people are just always bluffing me.

You ask the next person, and they might say. Poker is the best game ever. I am always calling people out on bluffs and I win most the time.

Or lets say you walk in a bar, and you don't get much attention. The people here are rude, aren't they?

What about the next person who walks in, get's a lot of attention. Wow, people are so friendly here.

In both situations, nobody is wrong. Our life shifts our paradigms in different directions. Everybody's "maps" are a little different.

Great for us, we live in a society where anybody can be successful and rich. A land of opportunity. But because of the opportunity, when people don't become as successful as they want, do they look at themselves, and say... what's wrong with me?

Some do, and they become better. They might fail again, and look again in the mirror. Fail, and keep trying to improve. These are the people who become successful. They find a way to get what they want.

But in our society, a lot of people think different. They get jealous, and instead of looking at themselves in the mirror, they spend there time looking at other people, and making excuses for themselves. "they are just lucky. they were born that way. they just suck up at work." and so on. Instead of looking at themselves in the mirror and trying to improve, they spend time trashing other people and making excuses for there failures.

Why do people buy fake diamond watches or rings? Or I met a guy who had a louis vuitton wallet, when he didn't make much money at all. He did to show off and make himself seem more successful than he was. He always made sure he left it on the table for people to see.

If "trolling" or making fun of other people makes you happy, go for it. But in reality, it won't make you happy. You can put on a facade all you want and try to prove to everybody that you are successful and happy. But what is more important is working on improving yourself, and actually finding inner happiness instead of proving it to everybody else.

Went off tangent, but to relate this back to my point. The road most traveled, yes, is the best and easiest way to go. You are right. But because it looks so good and easy, everybody will go that way. There will be a lot of competition. And unless you are really the best, you will fail and get eaten alive by the sharks. Or you can latch to one of the sharks and settle somewhere in the middle, but never make it to the end.

But if you go make your own trail, you can do it your own way. You can have a chance to make a change, make a difference in the world, in how things are done. You can set an example for those after you. You can be a leader. But not everybody is.

While most won't have the courage to go there own way and take a chance, and it's easy to settle somewhere in the middle. There is nothing like the feeling of being original and setting your own path.

I'm not targeting anyone with this reply. Just sort of venting. That being said, there is no way for me to figure out who is happy or not, if I don't know them. So many people where masks, it is hard to tell. But happiness, or success, shouldn't be something you need to prove to everybody else, it's something you need to prove to yourself first.

Good luck

You are right my friend, I know very little about it. I couldn't go in depth.

But the basis of conscious and reality is what spoke to me when I first heard it.

Oh,

and why you mad bro?

I will respond to no more trolls.

Follow my picks if you want.

Hate if you want.

Do what you want.

But... Just be you bro..

Don't worry about me

Not to say, once again, constructive criticism is well appreciated.

Thanks to all why have helped me

One of my favorites Ken.

"If you're scared of dyin' there's a good chance you're scared of livin'........"



 The Mugg

Was joke. QM didn't really fit there. Complexities intricacies etc. 

What are you wanting constructive criticism on?  The quote of the day?

"F@CK THAT ALLIGATOR!!!!!!"

Sorry, I went off on a tangent. I will probably do that a lot over time. I mean no disrespect.

Yes, I agree.

Money doesn't make happiness.

Some of the richest people are the most unhappy.

But as far as constructive criticism.
I want it on everything. lol.

My sport picks, things I say, everything.
I am young and have A LOT to learn about everything.

I can be cocky and think I know everything, but the reality is, I am wrong a lot. I have had successes in life to make me feel this way, but also have had many failures.

I want to be rich, not to find happiness, but for other reasons. I have a lot to learn, and a ways to go before I get there.

Pretty much just a  young person here looking for help and advice to help me get to where I want to be.

Sport's betting is an "easy" way to make money, if you do it smart. Eventually I want to build a group of successful sports betters together to share picks.

But, I have gotten way to off topic from my thread topic.
I'll try to not do that : )

Too much thinking; too much typing. -- just about anyone.

I don't think Raiders knows anyone living in a cabin in AK that is very very happy. 

Detox. I have visited them.  They love it. Serenity and all that. Way secluded. No electricity and have outhouse 

Thanks, Goose.

By the way, I've been intrigued for some time by your retirement plans in Belize. It takes guts to make such a dramatic move. Can you give us an update ? Hope it works out for you.

Yep. Belize is where it's at. 

"You know, when you grow up in the suburbs of Sydney, or Auckland, or Newcastle, like Ridley or Jamie Bell, or the suburbs of anywhere, you know a dream like this seems kind of vaguely ludicrous and completely unattainable. But this moment is directly connected to those childhood imaginings. And for anybody who's on the downside of advantage and relying purely on courage: It's possible." -Russell Crowe

Sent you a private PM.

Thank you. Sent a reply.

" Develop an attitude of gratitude, and give thanks for everything that happens to you, knowing that every step forward is a step toward achieving something bigger and better than your current situation. "

- Brian Tracy