to ascribe (one’s acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
What makes me happy now: my very old dog. He tells me to be happy is to be warm, to be fed, to be clean, to rest, t… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…1 week ago
… and perhaps the person who thought of this believed it … It is a strange world we live in!
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…or,
ra·tion·al·ize [rash-uh-nl-ahyz] verb
to ascribe (one’s acts, opinions, etc.) to causes that superficially seem reasonable and valid but that actually are unrelated to the true, possibly unconscious and often less creditable or agreeable causes.
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Haha, Nice one, David! Cher xo
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🙂 Thanks Cher
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That’s Gospel right there…
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Laughing. Yes.
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love it – it is perfect
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Smiling. It is. Truth.
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That’s reality for you.
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Yes!
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Karma: literal meaning–“action” (both physical and mental)
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it’s all your fault….
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It is!
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Very funny…and all the people that you were nice to?
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I’ll find them today.
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That’s pretty much the theme of these times, it seems.
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It is….
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Yessss!! 😀
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You too Sylvia!?! 🙂
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To err is human, to forgive – divine.
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Ohhhh, and to be able to forgive…
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Rest easy? Rationalization seems to work wonders.
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It is just the right tonic! 🙂
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