Category: Philosophy & Musings

Work with what you’ve got, keep an eye out for more, and after you’ve double-checked (maybe triple-checked) you’ve put in an honest effort, wait for the next opportunity. Often, “working with what you’ve got” is dismissed as settling for less, but I disagree.  I believe the approach I’ve outlined is that of the self reliant…

Is there something benevolent beneath all of existence?  That’s an age-old question, and I believe the answer is yes. The follow-up question is:  does this “something” demand toil and tribute, sacrifice and righteousness? I believe the answer is no.  I believe that because existence is benevolent by default, we can consciously harmonize with its positivity…

Often, people worship at the altar of Unshakable Bias, ready to commit unspeakable acts and perpetuate dogmatic beliefs in order to support its crumbling pillars. But if you turn away from Unshakable Bias, and simply focus on the desire to improve and assist those around you, you will be rewarded with novelty and solutions, methodology…

If I had to describe my favorite approach to life, I would tell people to acknowledge the negative and focus on the positive.  That opens the perception to lessons learned and the best way forward. I’ve tried the other way—acknowledge the positive and focus on the negative—but it has never worked out.  I get the…

Much has been said of the effortless “flow state” that accompanies creativity.  I believe the implication behind this flow is that existence is by default creative, and all we have to do is relax and allow it. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol.…

If I don’t feel trust, I settle for faith.  If I can’t feel faith, I settle for resignation.  If I can’t feel resignation, I settle for apathy. I’ve come to the belief—through personal experience—that even though some of these emotions are supposedly “negative,” I can use them as stepping stones to climb back up into…

To honor the principle, I might have to dishonor the precedent. 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 here:  Vol. 3 on Kindle  Vol.4 on Kindle here:  Vol. 4 on Kindle  Echo Omnibus here:  Echo Omnibus  Echo…

When things go haywire, everyone’s entitled to the “spoiled prince mentality” (throw your hands up, complain, demand that someone else fix it) but the sooner you become solutions oriented—assess your options, figure out what you can do with what you have, and how that can improve your position so you can maneuver or advance—the better.…

If you cling to your mistakes, you’ll starve your future successes of attention and focus.  Give them a chance to breathe and grow. 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 here:  Vol. 3 on…

I like knowing that all things die—that bad things end and that good things will blossom from the most unexpected (or horrific) circumstances.  The more I keep this in focus, the more life becomes an amusing game, instead of an exhausting attempt to keep score and enforce an existential tit-for-tat. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian…