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(Want to watch instead of read this essay? Watch here! https://dudelike.wtf/w/gYp9tHTUiiNvfJyFva9cZX ) You ever have a moment where you’re trying to get a task done but you can’t focus 100% because you also keep thinking about other things going on in your life? You might even become frustrated because you can’t seem to stop those […]
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(A video companion to this article can be found here.) When I was growing up, and for more reasons than I have time to get into here, I learned to try and predict peoples moods and motives. From a very young age I was a people watcher. I would sit in malls, parks, and places […]
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This is the essay that I used to make the video I published called "The day I noticed my anger"
The story is about how I noticing my anger while talking with my girlfriend brought us closer together.
I hope you enjoy.
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(There is a video version of this essay available to watch here.) I think the thing that I consume the most, is the Internet, and food. Obviously. Fortunately, or not, I spend way more time on the Internet than I do eating food. Since I don’t go out a lot, the majority of my social […]
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At 55 I learned two things that changed the way that I look at myself and others. They helped me to become more understanding and compassionate. They freed me from my own mental bonds and helped elevate my life. I've shared them in previous blog post and on my PeerTube, but now I'm going to wrap it all up in one post.
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You can listen along by following this link… here. Imagine one day, as you’re going about your life, doing the things that you do, that you look up, and see that there are strings attached to you as if you were a puppet. You realize quickly that you’re being controlled by an unseen hand. So […]
So at the time of writing this I’ve only been practicing TM for 5 months. I first learned of TM earlier in 2024 and took an interest after reading and watching the testimony of a lot of practitioners. It was first introduced in the 1950s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, drawing from ancient Vedic traditions. It […]
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Often when I talk to someone about meditation I get a look like they think I’m into crystals and saying “Namaste” at every opportunity. And I get it. Meditation has been associated with “mysticism” and “new age” stuff for a long time. But my exploration into it has been very different. I first started getting […]
This is a slice out of a young child's life in a time when science hadn't caught up with why he was the way he was, and how a mother who didn't know any better, shaped the rest of his life.
