Category: Philosophy & Musings

Instead of denying a dark turn of mind, I try and let it be.  This is different from consciously embracing it; I focus on relinquishing any resistance within my perception. I let things flow.  And I don’t worry about letting them go—that happens all on its own. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get…

When I dream up a story, it’s not about forcing it into being.  It’s about setting up the pieces—my workspace, my routine, studying other stories I like and how they’re put together—and letting a river of ideas flow through my mind. I can touch it up later, but first, I need to just let it…

I’ve come to believe that transcendence isn’t something you train or sacrifice for, it’s something you allow.  You can allow it to flow in the most bizarre or extreme circumstances, which is why it’s transcendent—it transcends the bounds of logic and preference.  And if you believe there is a benevolent order at the heart of…

I take great pleasure in a state of 100% belief—when I’m deep in the zone, and I know what’s going to happen.  But if I can’t get there, I relax into the truth that everything I do is just a game, destined to fade in the river of time. Both approaches lack resistance.  They allow…

Lately, I’ve taken more to letting things happen.   I make plans, then feel my way through unexpected circumstances.  Of course I use logic, but if it ever feels like I’m forcing my thoughts, I ease back and do the best I can with what I have, and leave the rest up to fate.  …

I’m starting to believe in the crazy idea that enjoyment might be unconditional.  I think I’ve simply become sick of fighting conditions—using them as an excuse to worry and suffer.  Maybe there’s something to being a happy idiot. Because who knows the underlying conditions behind reality?  No one, seemingly.  But many seem to know the…

Specifics are subordinate to general goals; specifics are great if they light the way forward, but if they’re overly exact, they’re a weight around your neck. If you’re creative and practical, you can quickly assess whether goals are being serviced, and consistently implement the best specifics.  Sometimes they’re the ones you planned to use, and…

Forced positivity can help a little, but its very definition—forced—requires me to push against a negative outcome, which keeps that negativity firmly in my mind and allows it to grow. What’s really weird is if I just relax and reach for whatever feels true—negative or positive—the next best emotion opens up, and my truth moves…

For most of my life, I have focused on effort; if I wasn’t striving and feeling the pressure, I wasn’t trying hard enough. But as I concentrated more on doing my best, I saw that my performance was being held back by my strain.  To tap into flow state, there is absolute focus, but no…

I have experienced fulfillment in pain, misery in luxury, and, of course, I have felt the opposite—misery in pain and fulfillment in luxury. At first, I merely suspected that our perspective is what drove our misery or fulfillment.  But then, as the years passed, I came to see it, believe it, and finally, accept it. …