@odd I didn't realized you'd actually quit and hoped you were just taking some time to deal with the real world. Welcome back.
@odd that's awesome. MB is a great community because of people like you. I'm happy to see that you have decided to come back đ
@odd glad you changed your mind! Youâre a valued member here! I also wholeheartedly agree with you Simple Plea post. Thing went off the rails more often lately. I know, some people think it feels too much like grandmaâs house here, but I cherish this actually. I donât need all the crazy uncles shouting at each other đ I make use of muting people more often now, and it feel good đ Anyhow⊠welcome back đ
@hutaffe Thank you very much, Manuel! In my upbringing, I had all the yelling and quarrel of a lifetime, so I donât need it. Iâve already gone in on the admin panel, and muted some terms. Itâs always nice to be wanted, so thank you for that! âșïž
@pcora Thank you, Pedro! I was in the wilderness so to speak, but I did get to read more, so Iâm planning to set aside more time for this in the future. đ
@crossingthethreshold Thank you, David! I really didnât expect to return to my @odd account and following the timeline anymore, but here we are. Iâve got a book by Alan Watts that you might know, (The Way of Zen), and Iâm planning to read it soon, might have some questions for you.
@gregmoore That is very nice of you to say, Greg! Thank you. Iâll try to be my best self going forward too. You are one of the reasons I came back!
@sod Takk, godt Ă„ vĂŠre tilbake! Jeg fĂžlger med pĂ„ absurdgalleriet.no, og fant en tegning der som jeg sendte Sanna pĂ„ Mastodon, men jeg vet ikke om hun leste denâŠ
@odd đ Sanna har slutat med Mastodon, tyvĂ€rr, men jag ska visa henne teckningen. Mitt favoritminne med Sanna och en biff skedde pĂ„ en restaurang för kanske 15 Ă„r sedan, nĂ€r hon slant med besticken sĂ„ ett köttstycke flög ivĂ€g tvĂ€rs över tvĂ„ bord för att till slut trĂ€ffa vĂ€ggen pĂ„ andra sidan rummet. đ„©đȘœ
@odd Because I had seen you over on Mastodon, I hadnât clicked that you werenât hereâŠbut it is good to have you back.
I am aware of Alan Watts, though have never read any of his writings. If you do have any questions, please do reach out and Iâll do my best to answer. You can reach by email at ctt omg.lol.
@crossingthethreshold Thanks! I might do just that. At the moment Iâm reading one of his other books, âThe Wisdom of Insecurityâ which seems to me to be influenced by several theisms including atheism, but leaning towards oriental philosophies.
@odd From what I have read about Alan Watts, I would say that he was a western mystic who fed of a number of âisms, as you say, and was in the right place at the right time for when the hippies started to go searching for eastern spirituality.
@crossingthethreshold Good to know. Upon getting the book, I was under the impression that the book Iâm now reading was a book by a current author, however itâs first published in 1951(!)
@odd My location and time zone are well, thanks! Hope yours are too :) Autumn is just kicking off now!
@herself Good to hear! Iâve been summoning spring here, since I heard birds sing a week ago. Winter wonât give up that easily, but Iâm confident weâll have proper spring in a couple of weeks. âïžđ§čđ±