Lifestyle

To Live a Long Life

To live a long life is to have undertaken a long journey   To live a long life is to do things To do things is to do many different and new things   Long life is obviously not a function of time All the time in the world may pass — and you never …

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Lifestyle Philosophy

Perfection Vs Mediocrity

Perfection vs mediocrity is a false dichotomy Perfectionism and mediocrity are both confusion, both are failures of understanding   Perfectionism is a delusion You held delusional, non-existing standard in your mind Then you delusionally claim to be moving towards it You’re not moving towards it. You’re moving nowhere. You’re not moving towards it because your …

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Lifestyle Spirituality

PAUSE, Take a Breath

Pause Take a breath   Pause whatever you’re doing — pause close your eyes and take a long breath or 2 or 10 or set a timer, a short MEDITATIVE INTERLUDE   And the less you want to pause — the more VITAL it is that you pause Because chances are you don’t know where …

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Lifestyle

Speak More (Honestly), Speak Less (Nonsense)

Writing and talking is so much fun that the temptation to talk and write without having anything to say can sometimes take hold   Do you always need to have something to say? Sometimes you only learn you had something to say once you started talking   So on one hand we have the meaningless …

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Lifestyle Philosophy Spirituality

Action Cures All

Action cures all   Action cures all It’s the only next step because only the action IS a step   It’s the only response because thought and emotion are no response — just a reaction. It doesn’t answer the problem- it only reacts to it. Thus perpetuating it.   Only action can solve your problems …

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Lifestyle

Get Something EXTRA

Whatever you do — find a way to get something EXTRA   When you’re making things — make sure you’re learning things When you’re learning things — make sure the lessons are useful. When you’re learning useful things — make sure the lessons are long-term useful. When you’re learning long-term useful things — make sure …

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Lifestyle Spirituality

The Reality Is The Ideal

You can only comprehend so much elevation. Different reality is innately incomprehensible – by the virtue of it being different. This is axiomatic. “Better” reality is different reality. It is therefore incomprehensible.   Since you fail to comprehend it as it is — you use symbols to represent it For your symbol to represent enhancement, …

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