The idea that the Universe will reward a good idea without the accompanying hustle/diligence is like depending on the lottery as one’s only source of income. Always hustle.
Category: Musings
Musings
Some obsess over appearance, some over inner strength. It’s not about either; it’s about effectiveness-producing quality results on time, every time. Some may have enough reputation that appearances don’t matter, but it doesn’t change the fact that they had to start out humbly. The suit and the tie-as ridiculous a costume as they may be in the greater sense-are weapons that are ready to use. Until I’m armed with sufficient reputation/skill, I will see them for the tools that they are.
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Pure speculation: [Higher Power]’s mind can simultaneously account for things in separate quanta AND as a unified whole. From this premise, I set my own standard: To be able to utterly destroy something yet love it at the same time; to see validity in two opposing arguments and use aspects of both of them to evolve; to mercilessly push myself while laughing inside; because in the end, I’m only a faint speck on a blue marble in a vast, endless ocean.
I call this: “The God’s-eye view.”
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Peoples’ perception of me is out of my control. Depending on the person, I’ll be seen as a hero or a villain, a truth-sayer or a liar. The real choice is whether I choose to evolve by being honest with myself and doing my best.
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Indulge in Nothing, and take thought-melting, crazily rapturous pleasure in Everything.
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I have seen this trap in myself and many others: The belief that by admiring/associating with vaunted figures/organizations, that one is excused from holding him/herself to the very standards/behaviors that they adore. Often, these people preface their opinions with disclaimers, afraid to take a stand, for a true stand requires them to buckle the f**k down and work, and taking that stand requires humility in case it is the wrong one and must be changed. Teddy Roosevelt said it best: “It is not the critic who counts…the credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.” (Yeah, I know he was neurotic.)
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No proof, but I absolutely, 100% believe in magic/miracles/providence. But I have seen others use that same belief to kick back and either work less or perpetuate comfortable habits. Here is where I differ from them: I don’t subscribe to the idea that magic simply saves those who believe in it. I believe that-not just hard work, but hard work outside of one’s comfort zone-is what invites that ineffable grace. It is not enough to simply say you believe; diligence and effort must be paid to the Universe. That’s when great things happen.
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Two ways to deal with a problematic environment: 1. Direct effort/energy into changing it. 2. Direct effort/energy into shifting perception, so the very existence of “the problem” disappears.
Option 1 is sometimes unavoidable, while option 2 is often overlooked.
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Examining yourself is essential. Scratch that; why stop there? Examine everything; you’ll see God, the self, existence, and just about every difference and connection melted away and reformed into crystalline iterations. Then it happens again; over and over. Deeper and deeper. The process is never ending.
And in the end? It’s all good.
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In endeavors toward greatness, consistency provides an essential slow burn, while creative daring provides an equally essential flare of intensity.
Dirty Sci-Fi Buddha 