Category: Philosophy & Musings
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Musings
I’ve known quite a few people who claim to prize some amorphous concept called “spirituality,” which they define as springing from the mystical premise that the divine is in everything, and consequently, inseparable from all phenomena and all points of reference. These people go on to deem one particular object “spiritual,” and another not, one…
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If there is such a thing as a non-dual, omnipotent, omniscient divinity that comprises everyone and everything, then being agnostic (not claiming to knowing whether it exists or not) may be the purest expression of its being. Because if it IS non-dual, then it encompasses believers and non-believers alike. And if it IS omnipotent, then…
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Some of the most regret-laden folks I’ve ever met are those who never take chances and never take risks. All in the name of avoiding regret.
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At any moment, the immutable sentence of “too late” might fall upon my efforts. Which is why I’m getting to work NOW. TODAY.
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I believe the phrase “do what you can,” is often underestimated, because the things we can do are seemingly unglamorous, and not to our liking. Whenever someone implies that “doing what you can” isn’t worth their time, I think of Nelson Mandela, breaking rocks in prison, doing what he could. And I think about where…
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Have you ever talked with someone who justifies their failure with, “I might have failed, but I learned so much.” What exactly is it, though, that they claim to have learned? In my opinion, if failure can’t be translated into future success (or at least comprehensively articulated into why an attempt didn’t work, so strategy…
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In the past, I’ve tried to bury my head in the sand, denying the need to acknowledge the burdens of life—eating right, paying attention to detail, using critical thinking, focusing on my objectives (being disciplined, in other words)—but it’s always come back to bite me in the ass. But when I proactively venture forth and…
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The failures I’ve endured, the people who’ve inspired me…they all serve as ever-constant angels. Angels that urge me to maintain a standard when no one is looking. My failures push me to act in a manner where—if I was facing the same problem—I’d be worthy of success, and my inspirations push me to act in…
Kent Wayne 