Does life go on long after the thrill of living is gone?

[LoZoccolo]

Poll question: Does life go on long after the thrill of living is gone?

[Starbucks Anarchist]

1. There's a thrill of living?

:shrug:

[wildhorses]

2. once you lose the will to live your body will find a way to

accommodate your wish.

[Nicole]

6. I agree but

isn't there a big difference in will to live & thrill of living? :shrug:

[wildhorses]

7. no. i don't see it that way---

maybe a matter of time.
those who have the will know it because of the thrill
they have learned to find thrill where others only see ordinary.
i think it is all in one's perspective.


but, what the fuck do i know...i just muddle through the best i can.

[Nicole]

15. OK

thanks for answering. :hi:

I guess I'm jaded by hanging out at the nursing home too much lately. I just don't see much thrill of living there.

[wildhorses]

19. i had to get out of the nursing homes!!

no wonder you have got that outlook...

you need this immediately:hug:

do you work days or nights?


i thought of a better way to put what i am trying to say...

once the thrill goes.then the will is not far behind.and after that it is all downhill.
you see it happen.

[LoZoccolo]

22. Is it really that bad?

I've heard some scary stuff but didn't know how widespread it was.

[wildhorses]

24. staff in nursing homes are underpaid and over worked

and get no respect from management. they fix the schedules so that you are working just long enough not to be eligible for unemployment for the week (over 24 hours) but try to keep it where it is hard to get insurance (about 32-36 hours a week) then the premium for insurance is so fucking high it takes another massive bite out of your check. meanwhile the salaried people come in late, take long lunches, leave early and suck up all the fucking money. it is dismal!!

no matter how much you care when your back is broke and your feet are aching you can only do the best you can...it is humanly impossible.

the health care industry is one of the main reasons i despise corporate america.

sorry to rant but, you hit one of my sore spots.

i would not put my dog in a nursing home much less a member of my family...ymmv

[Nicole]

25. I don't work there

but thanks for the hug & here's one in return. :hug:

I volunteer there, usually 3 days a week. I visit those who have no family nearby. Or family that just doesn't give a shit. I'm the only person they regularly see who isn't paid to be there. No one should have only paid "visitors". :cry:


I totally agree with you here:
"once the thrill goes.then the will is not far behind.and after that it is all downhill."

[wildhorses]

28. and god bless you nicole

you and shine are angels here on earth. your crown will be so full of stars that it will dazzle all who gaze upon you.

you and shine are truly admirable people...i wish there were more:hug:

[Nicole]

29. Thank you

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

30. Wow..

that is truly a wonderful thing you do.

Working with lots of people with dementia who end up in nursing homes after evil me works with their family to put them there, I'm sure glad there are people like you to visit people that don't have family.

Your stock just rose in my book




:hug:

[Nicole]

31. Thanks

:hug:

[SPKrazy]

35. No...

thank you!

:rofl:

it could go on and on... no, thank you!

:hug:

[Nicole]

3. Oh yeah

Visit some nursing homes for proof of that.

[Shine]

23. I'm a hospice volunteer visitor, so I've been to nursing homes.

I know what you're talking about.

Even the ones who aren't actively dying are many times just waiting to die....in sadness and loneliness.

The truth is, we're ALL dying everyday...but it's about how conscious we are through the process. How do we FULLY LIVE, into our dying? Hmmmm....

:hi:

[Nicole]

26. Exactly right

"Even the ones who aren't actively dying are many times just waiting to die....in sadness and loneliness."

I'm also a volunteer, but not for Hospice. It's the lonely and sad that I visit every week.

:hi:

[wildhorses]

27. god bless you shine

you are an angel here on earth and your crown will have many stars:hug:

[Shine]

34. Awwww...you got me all misty.

thanks for saying that, wildhorses. :hug: :loveya:

[ForrestGump]

4. BB King

is still alive.

[liontamer]

5. and how!

oh wait, are we talking about life or grad school? Cause grad school definitely outlasts the thrill.

[Omphaloskepsis]

8. I would suggest you visit your doctor...

Your lack of details is what I wonder about. Might be time to visit the doctor.

[LoZoccolo]

12. It is from the lyrics of a song by John Cougar Mellencamp.

It's a little ditty about Jack and Diane, two American kids growing up in the heartland.

[treestar]

14. I always have to wonder about somebody who thinks that high school

is the peak of a person's existence. But I guess when you're there, it can seem that way.

[Omphaloskepsis]

21. I only listen to:

Jon Cougar Concentration Camp
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Cougar_Concentration_Camp

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. Well I held on to 16 for as long as I could...

and it still didn't help...

[Deja Q]

10. Presumably.

I have many bouts of "thrilllessness" and I'm still here. :D

[otherlander]

11. For some.

[idgiehkt]

13. It's better to burn out

than to fade away?

:shrug:

[otherlander]

18. My, my...

hey, hey...

[Left Is Write]

16. Long after.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

17. Two 'Merican kids....

:)

[Shine]

20. Interesting question. There are many ways to answer it.

I answered Yes b/c I believe Life goes on, regardless of WHATEVER happens.

The "thrills of Life" are temporary pleasures. Since we're constantly in the flow of change, Life goes on, whether we're thrilled, or not.

Unless we're dead.

But even then, Life goes on for those left behind.

My two cents.

:hi:

[KitchenWitch]

32. Thanks for the earworm!

x(

[Radical Activist]

33. I had no idea what that line meant when I was 16. n/t

[Danger Mouse]

36. you walk on.

:)