Tag: buddhism

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…

I’ve often wondered if I had to struggle and toil in order to see that my true potential only comes forth when I inwardly focus on ease and freedom (regardless of how hard I may be outwardly struggling). In the past I’ve said yes–I had to go through that pain in order to grow–but that…

The reason I want this or that is because I believe I will be happier in the having of it. But if happiness is under my control (while I can’t immediately turn negativity into happiness, I can always point my mind in the direction of it–i.e:  depression into anger, anger into pessimism, pessimism into apathy,…

For me, there is nothing noble or pleasurable in fighting/destroying problem after problem, residing in anger and urgency and constant paranoia. But enacting solution after solution, increasing my access to clarity and capability while residing in acceptance and elation feels absolutely amazing. Ironically, both approaches may outwardly look the same. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian…