Tag: buddhism
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Musings
When I focus too hard on the things I want, I lose my ability to be light and easy—to appreciate the moment and delight in unexpected blessings. But when I focus on being happy here and now, regardless of what may or may not be happening (or if that’s too hard to manage, I focus…
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One day, I realized the material things I desired—even if I got every single one of them—weren’t guaranteed to bring me happiness, and that I desired these things because I thought they would make me happy. And then I realized my feelings were like muscles. How even though I couldn’t stretch anger into joy, I…
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Enjoying the “little things” allows me to live out the “big thing,” which is to enjoy as many moments and instances as I am individually capable of. Get The Unbound Realm here: The Unbound Realm, Volume 1 Get Kor’Thank here: Kor’Thank: Barbarian Valley Girl. Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here: Vol. 1 on Kindle. Vol.…
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When I’ve done all I can and I’m waiting for improvement, I try to reside in a positive daydream, or—if that feels forced/false—stop caring altogether. Either one is better than worrying—that just makes the journey miserable. Get The Unbound Realm here: The Unbound Realm, Volume 1 Get Kor’Thank here: Kor’Thank: Barbarian Valley Girl. Get Echo…
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Throughout my life, I’ve employed the traditional model of finding happiness: by working incredibly hard to line up a series of conditions that met my expectations so I could triumphantly declare progress/victory/whatever. But those blips of happiness were few and far between, requiring tons of work and always haunted by pervasive uncertainty. Nowadays, I gravitate…
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Whenever I’m in a frustratingly long cycle of disappointment and inconvenience, the answer to all my woes rarely presents itself. Usually, all I can see is a faint possibility of change for the better, or something I should maybe follow up on. But when I explore the possibility, when I follow up on that something,…
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Being proclaimed “the greatest” is fleeting at best. If I can’t enjoy what I’m presently doing, then I’m chasing standards set by others, who in all likelihood aren’t thinking about me aside from brief moments here and there. Instead of being proclaimed the greatest, I’d rather appreciate the greatness unfolding around me. Get Kor’Thank here: …
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Ironically, I have found that abiding in acceptance is the opposite of “settling,” as it realigns my perception and allows me to move toward my desires. I get to enjoy the idea of what’s coming down the pipe, but I don’t bemoan its lack of presence. Get Kor’Thank here: Kor’Thank: Barbarian Valley Girl. Get Echo…
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I have come to believe that emotions are like muscles. They can be stiffened or stretched–formed into strong, flexible configurations, or atrophied into negative, limited patterns. In the past, I’ve always been shocked by how positive thought seems like a laughable farce when I’m deeply entrenched in negativity. And then when I move out of…
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