Tag: buddhism

I used to think my misfortune was punishment—a price I paid for lacking wisdom, quickness, strength, or cunning.  Then I realized it was clarification for what I truly wanted—benefits beyond what I had ever hoped for poured forth from my negative experiences, fulfilling childhood dreams far sooner than I thought possible. So now, instead of…

Unpleasant events present us with a choice:  to view them as terrible misfortunes that tyrannize us into behaving/feeling a certain way, or see them as seeds for clarification, growth, and increased capability. 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…

We don’t always have the option to feel good, but I believe we always have the option to feel better.  We can always reach for the feeling of relief.  Whether that’s a less negative emotion (reaching for anger from a place of fear) or letting the negativity run its course without prodding or inflaming it…

I no longer believe in a purely transactional, tit-for-tat existence.  I no longer believe there needs to be a fall before a rise.  Regardless of whatever hardship I’m facing, I believe it is opportunity in an unpleasant costume.  Time has proven this to me over and over again through personal experience. But I could go…

Long term, taking risk in the spirit of betterment is the safest thing I’ve ever done.  Avoiding risk to perpetuate comfort has led me into danger, restriction, and regret. 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 Kindle  Vol. 3…

Old age is not stagnation.  It’s only mistaken as such because too many people use experience/knowledge as a convenient excuse to fret and worry, to barricade themselves inside a prison of comfort.    I look to those who use experience/knowledge to become extra focused and extra productive, without relying so much on brute effort (as…

If there’s an intrinsic benevolence behind our actions, I believe it’s best expressed through our individual voices. When I parrot someone else, the focus is misplaced—it shouldn’t be on words or appearance.  The focus should be on the underlying spirit. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol.…

Taking responsibility for your subconscious (examining your behavior over time, taking the steps to adjust it as well as paying close attention to and managing your mood, the perceptual lens which will frame an event as opportunity or defeat) is how you direct your conscious experience. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo…

Some say you must abolish desire to achieve happiness, but I think that’s nonsense.  We are born desiring breath, water, food, and a bunch of other things.  And as we grow, so do our desires. In my opinion, it is not desire that causes us pain, but a focus on lack of desired conditions. Daydreaming…

For decades, I practiced strict discipline, regimented logic, and ignored my feelings.  It wasn’t until I learned to listen to my feelings that I was able to truly enjoy whatever I was doing.  If I feel negative, I reach for the most positive feeling that still feels true, even if it’s still negative (i.e. going…