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That is ok. It's not a topic competition. If people are interested in self exploration and participation in a topic like this then they can go ahead and join in. Otherwise they can stick to the other topics about the more usual stuff if they prefer that too. What's interesting that I've noticed about a lot of the responses so far is that most people are just happy to be blessed with good health and longevity. Of course these are good goals. In my opinion, health is something that we have to continue to work on as we age via a combination of exercise, nutrition and avoiding harmful substances. Thus health can't always just be taken for granted. It's also interesting to me how our desires and objectives often change as we get older. As I'm now in a situation of greater financial security, I think back to my younger years when I didn't have the financial freedom to live life on my own terms as much as I do now. Back then I had dreams of doing a lot of adventurous things, which no longer interest me so much. Now I often find myself sitting around, asking myself what I really want to do with my time since a lot of the financial barriers have now been removed. And what I find myself often gravitating towards are the types things that I fear that, if I don't do them now, I may no longer be able to do them again at some point in the future. I guess people often refer to that as a bucket list. But I don't really have a bucket list. And a lot of the things that I want to do now are not one-and-done types of things you might even find on a bucket list. They are more of the types of things that I enjoy doing over and over again, purely for the simple pleasures one finds within them.

Thank you. Let's hope we both are successful in achieving all of these goals in 2025.

Yes, it would. However, adding an extra step for someone to make a link active might encourage them to think twice before doing so. A live hyperlink on a site is almost an open invitation for users to click on it. When the link is plain text based it may prompt people to pause instead and consider why it isn’t clickable. On our site, we include plenty of warnings about the risks of clicking on potentially malicious links. As a security-focused platform, we must also be very cautious not to expose users to dangerous clickable links on our own site. While it’s not a perfect system, we do our best to mitigate the risks or reporting security threats to the public in an imperfect world. That said, I’m not entirely sure what the reasoning is behind it on this site or whether there’s an actual security concern involved here or not. The concern on this site might also be related to maintaining political correctness or avoiding the inadvertent sharing of active links to inappropriate content, such as pornographic sites. On our site, however, that isn’t a concern at all. Our focus is strictly on security and safety. Many phishing links can lead to the compromise of personal data and financial information, ultimately resulting in identity theft.

I noticed the change myself, but I hadn’t realized there were actual backend adjustments to implement it. As an admin on another forum dedicated to addressing and reporting online security issues to the public, we have a similar policy in place. On our forum, we disable all active URL links and email addresses in posts. Links can still be added, but they appear as plain text rather than clickable hyperlinks. This approach is essential for us because we need to prevent malicious and phishing links from being shared on our platform. For that reason, we’ve completely disabled hyperlink functionality. As for this site, the reason for the change hasn’t been clearly explained. However, it might also be a security precaution. I’ve noticed several recent posts here containing malicious or potentially phishing links, which I report when I see them. It’s possible the admins decided to disable the functionality altogether now simply as a proactive security measure.

Yes, age can definitely play a role in how your body responds to THC. If I make it into my 70s, then it's quite possible that I may just stop using it by then. i'm not saying it's necessary to stop using it as you get older, but it I guess it depends on the person. At the very least, it might be a good idea for you to experiment a bit with some edible forms of THC and perhaps you can work out a low enough dose so that your response to it is more to your liking. With edible cannabis oil, you can control the dosing much more easily based on a number of drops and you can experiment with a very small number of drops first and then add to it until you figure out the ideal dose for yourself.

That's too bad. Well, before you quit Hendrix in a couple of days, have a listen to a Hendrix tribute album called "Stone Free". Lots of great artists on there. Many prefer the darker, more negative topics where they can rant I assume. Perhaps too much honesty, introspection and self commitment required on this one for some.

And if all else fails you still got:

Spotify is your friend.

So you've stopped taking your meds for New Year's. Nice one! Any plans yet on how you will try to escape the sanitarium in 2025 without leaving your mop behind?

Any reason to ruin a good thing? I mean, if the shoe fits... Just sayin...

I agree. I think everyday we need to do as much as we can now rather than plan to do things 5-10 years from now. Often people's abilities or interests change over time and we may never get to those things if we put them off too much into the future.

When high on weed all I can think about is sex. Everyone's mileage is different.

As William W. Purkey famously once said: “Dance like nobody’s watching, love like you’ve never been hurt, sing like nobody’s listening, and live like it’s heaven on earth.”

You can achieve that and more. 👍🏼

Any particular reason?

Everyone's mileage is different.

100% AI drivel as confirmed by 5 separate AI detectors. Why does anyone waste their time posting this kind of LLM generated garbage???

I guess everyone's takeaway will be different from Bhutan. I can't say because I've never been there myself, but I'm not sure I would get much out of it now. Maybe when I was younger, when I still enjoyed the adventurous and less predictable side of traveling. Also, I heard Tibet is no longer very interesting after the Chinese have destroyed it. I still remember those scenes of that Tibetan temple in the Samsara film as well as some in Baraka. It looked so idyllic at that time.

I used to travel with cameras, but I stopped a few years ago. I noticed just by shooting using my phone that I actually take more pictures. A smartphone camera is always ready to go and no lens changes that can slow you down. I found that I don't miss as many passing moments this way. As they say, the best camera for the job is always the one in your hand.

Excellent list. All doable. 👍🏼

Excellent. Do it. What about Bhutan?

The following article on the link below has some interesting updates. Given the extent of the crash, explosion, and the flames, it’s hard to imagine that the two surviving flight attendants could’ve even survived. They are extremely fortunate. One male and one female. Both in stable condition. One of them has no memory at all of the incident: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/jeju-air-plane-crash-survivor-has-no-memory-of-incident-witnesses-recount-moments-before-tragedy

Thanks. Photography is a great idea. If you come up with a project or a concept of something that you would enjoy to shoot throughout the year, then it also creates a discipline and a goal for achieving a body of work. That can also make you and you work more focused (no pun intended) and exciting to pursue.

I’d like to end the year on a positive note for myself and start to look forward to the coming year ahead. Rather than making New Year’s resolutions, I prefer the idea of going into the following year with some personal goals. Goals are great, but they also have to be achievable and within expectations, otherwise they can also lead to disappointment. So I’ve just quickly written down 5 personal objectives for 2025 that I think are worthwhile, but also possible. Not in any particular order: 1 - Remain strong, positive and in good health 2 - Pursue more of my creative ideas 3 - Enjoy life more than in 2024 4 - Travel more in 2025 5 - Always aim to worry less and don’t overthink Do you have any of your own?

It seems they thought that the landing gear was already down or they forgot to put it down and so they just tried to land as normal, only to find themselves scraping across the ground at a couple hundred miles per hour.