Category: Philosophy & Musings

With regards to perception, I’ve seen a few different models of reality.  Most people seem to subscribe to the Religious Model:  an obligation to fill out a checklist in order to attain peace/happiness.   The Transcendental Model implies there is no checklist, that your only choice is to turn your perception toward enjoyment and fulfillment…

I suspect that “Turn the other cheek” never meant burying your head in the sand while forcing a smile.  I suspect it was more along the lines of, “Acknowledge the problem, focus on the solution,” instead of focusing on the problem and acknowledging a solution. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol.…

When I’m tangled up in specifics, wrestling with frustration, focusing on my insignificance can be an extremely cathartic state of mind.  It can ease my tension, relax my perception, and expand my perception. The fate of the free world doesn’t hinge on my actions, and even if it does, I perform best when my inward…

We can’t always choose to be happy or not, but we can choose to move toward our happiest thought—the feeling of relief that comes with moving from fear to anger, from anger to frustration, from frustration to boredom (or acceptance), and to optimism and up from there. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get…

For the longest time, I thought that accepting my circumstances was settling for less. But that’s not true—acceptance frees me to relax and enjoy, and opens my mind to future possibility:  “Wouldn’t it be nice if…”  without a focus on the lack of it.  The key is being easy and light, and re-focusing on the…

I don’t believe limitation was ever meant to be a source of suffering.  I believe it was meant to be an immersive game—boundaries we use to explore possibility and potential before returning to a greater state of rest. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on…

Intelligence (the ability to handle increasingly large amounts of uncertainty and logically predict the likeliest outcome) and creativity (making unapparent connections that have practical value) can only take you so far.  I’ve seen plenty of intelligent, creative people use their intelligence and creativity to advance their own bias and flawed premises, resulting in failure at…

Possibility has a habit of defying our expectations.  That needn’t be bad, for there are hidden opportunities in each “disappointment,” and each “frustration.” Depending on our perception, life can be an adventure, instead of a letdown or a rigid set of predictable events. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on…

I become much more lucid when I accept and empathize with the insanity of others.  Only then can we both make a case for our individual sanity. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol. 2 on Kindle here:  Vol.2 on Kindle  Vol. 3 on Kindle…

Did we come into this world to pay for past transgressions, to save others, to learn lessons, to sacrifice and toil until we earn a heavenly reward? Or did we come into this world to appreciate the moment and channel a natural, creative transcendence? I think our beliefs shape our experience.  I think that our…