Remorse adds a second stupid act to the first one Enough. Because “More” is an endless horizon Writers block is fear of bad writing You have to do the bad writing After enough writing? More bad writing. Persist. Without worry, you may have arrived exactly where you are now and more pleasantly Worry and fear …
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Your children just need time and presence Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments Fear looks, sounds and feels like control. Love feels like acceptance Only judge the decision making process, not the outcomes Remember, your imagined future success ladder can simply evaporate at any moment based on low probability life events actually occurring.
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Father time is undefeated – When we speak we are afraid to be judged But when we are silent we are also afraid So it is better to speak – Audre Lorde – Nearly everyone you meet is struggling in their own way, or looking for significance, or trying to do their best – It …
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We are now Gods but for the wisdom Humans get tired. We’re supposed to get tired Innovations that freaked us out: Lightbulbs over candles Cars over horses LASIK over glasses Language , by design, may be a cunning way to hide one’s feelings. Can manipulate the mind to act against the heart We are not …
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Nuclear winter notwithstanding, the cool thing is, technological advancement shows few signs of slowing down. Those in the future will likely always look back upon us as plebs Ignore / Accept / Change. Those are always our 3 options We give purpose to the universe Not the other way around “We” being any and every …
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Is this the right path? How will I know if or when I’m on the right path? Is there anyone here that will tell me? We have so much uncertainty because we now have the (supposed) luxury of so much choice. Across all domains. There are diminishing returns to increasing the amount of choice we …
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Nearly all problems are imagined . Subtle changes in perception can have large outcome based changes in reality Remember John, life is happening for you, not to you You are not the victim of your life, you are the protagonist . There is no finish line Progress is not the elimination of problems Progress is …
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Your brain is built for survival. It sees many things as threats. It’s just trying to keep you alive. It’s not built for constant happiness. That does not mean, however, that we should not cultivate happiness. Happiness, John, and it’s cultivation, is your job. Through your habits, you build a happy life.
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Feeling like you have enough is a great feeling Are your belongings real or imagined? The most satisfying form of freedom is not a life without responsibilities, but a life where you are free to choose your responsibilities. Try to keep up with the person you want to be John, rather than with the “Joneses” …
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Your kids wont be what you want them to be. Are you what your parents wanted you to be? Less failure doesn’t equal more success. More failure equals more success. It’s easier to act yourself into a new way of thinking than think yourself into a new way of acting. What happens when you get …