Category: Philosophy & Musings

As the years pass and the hairs gray, the pursuit of our dreams will either be buried beneath resignation and ill-reasoned excuses, or spark into a bright flare that stings us with urgency.  I have found only one solution that soothes the discomfort from either of those scenarios: Working toward my dreams today.  And the…

I suspect that the more someone knows themselves, the less flakey they become, for they’ve seen deep into their cognitive processes and are able to intuit what commitment to direct their energy at.  And when they do flake, it’s for reasons that are unquestionably valid, not for indulgent purposes—not due to a gap in awareness…

Keeping track of success and failure is definitely important, but I don’t believe a single success or failure defines an individual.  What I look out for is how honestly an individual assesses their successes and failures, and if they use that assessment to improve their performance in the next go-round.

I think that to truly access the peak of one’s potential, a person must not deny their baser nature.  Through talent or wisdom, that person should learn to channel/express their lower tendencies so that they aid—not hinder—their effort towards a greater goal.  Denial works, but in the end it ties up a lot of willpower,…

It seems that many people love learning about everything but their own faults and where they stem from.  This makes sense to me, because I believe that if you learn deeply enough about yourself, you may be forced to acknowledge that the romantic labels you’ve affixed to yourself are falsities, and no one likes to…

Most of us are gifted in some way.  Everyone I know is [smart/talented/funny/hardworking/disciplined/genius/creative/powerful/wise/profound/beautiful/eloquent/take your pick].  My question is:  when it comes time to do a task, who’s actually going to DO it? (And from brutally unpleasant firsthand experience, I can attest that demonstrating superior effort comes in a distant, DISTANT second to actually accomplishing the…

Given our immediate constraints, it only takes the tiniest bit of critical thinking to realize that we can’t “do anything you set your mind to.”  Since that nullifies the romantic notion that simple brute effort is all it takes to achieve a desired result, what methodology is left to us?   Assess and experiment, assess and…

If we accept the age-old premise that we are fragments of a divine entity that purposefully forgot its omnipotence so it could experience the joy of rediscovering itself, and that every duality we see is a game we’ve created to experience the joy of struggle/victory/another lesson learned, then there is no such thing as spirituality;…

At a certain point, I believe the focus shifts from seeking [pats on the back and vigorous nods from likeminded folk] to tapping universal strains of truth—ones that function in hostile environments, and are also able to affect those who possess differing viewpoints.  THAT’S when ideas are able to weather unpredictability, as well as unrestrained…

There’s a gigantic difference between “Do what works” and “Do what feels good.”  The first approach is functionality based; it requires constant, brutally honest assessment (so I can check my stances, make sure they’re still relevant, and also so I can ensure that I’m behaving ethically).  The second approach—while able to deliver results—can easily be…