Tag: buddhism

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: …

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…

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…

In the past, I dismissed positive/negative mindset over physical action, without realizing that mindset creates perception, which opens or closes my eyes to possibility and opportunity.  So after living a negative-minded life, I became convinced that I was simply unlucky, and that I had to remain ever vigilant in order to blunt the next unpleasant…

Those who expand their ability and perception will ride a current of new opportunities.  But those who cling to the comfort of preconception will be increasingly anchored by regret and ignorance. 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…

Fear and anger can be used to motivate, but they are limited in the long run.  Motivation must eventually turn into internal inspiration (which in my experience doesn’t arise from fear and anger) or we are doomed to remain reactive beasts. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:…

Writing badly (the first draft) is like allowing myself to chaotically pencil a shaky picture.  Its purpose is to serve as a handhold for my imagination, to bring a muddy idea into hazy visibility. Then, as I edit again and again, the sentences begin snapping together, and a rhythm becomes all too apparent.  Plot holes…

Surrender refers to an internal state.  Regardless of physical conditions, I can mentally reach for ease and flow.  Maybe I can’t grasp them immediately, maybe I’m outwardly straining, but I can always point myself in a nonresistant direction. And if I can’t do that through conscious focus, I can take a nap or distract myself…

Obsessing over whether people in my life are toxic or positive becomes tiresome and exhausting.  The whole point of that is to make myself happier.  If I focus on making myself happier, then I won’t worry about whether people perceive me as an asshole (the trap of staking my happiness on others’ uncontrollable perceptions), or…

I believe it’s fairly evident we were put on this Earth to engage in desire–desire to breathe, desire to eat, desire for relevance, desire for fulfillment. I believe that happiness involves acceptance of desire (not craving, which is a focus on the lack of a condition) but a soft enjoyment of dreams and progress, without…