Tag: philosophy

  • Musings

    Musings

    Specifics are subordinate to general goals; specifics are great if they light the way forward, but if they’re overly exact, they’re a weight around your neck. If you’re creative and practical, you can quickly assess whether goals are being serviced, and consistently implement the best specifics.  Sometimes they’re the ones you planned to use, and…

  • A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 4 of 4, is UP!

    A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 4 of 4, is UP!

    Yet another bullshit session I had with Burt Murdock-–former military elite guy, fellow former cult member, partaker of various psychedelics, and staunch believer in Law of Attraction.  This one was recorded on July 4.  Check it out here:  Strained Brains  Part 4 of 4 In Strained Brains, I interview my best buddies, alternative medicine practitioners,…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Forced positivity can help a little, but its very definition—forced—requires me to push against a negative outcome, which keeps that negativity firmly in my mind and allows it to grow. What’s really weird is if I just relax and reach for whatever feels true—negative or positive—the next best emotion opens up, and my truth moves…

  • A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 4 of 4, is UP!

    A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 4 of 4, is UP!

    Yet another bullshit session I had with Burt Murdock-–former military elite guy, fellow former cult member, partaker of various psychedelics, and staunch believer in Law of Attraction.  This one was recorded on July 4.  Check it out here:  Strained Brains  Part 4 of 4 In Strained Brains, I interview my best buddies, alternative medicine practitioners,…

  • Musings

    Musings

    For most of my life, I have focused on effort; if I wasn’t striving and feeling the pressure, I wasn’t trying hard enough. But as I concentrated more on doing my best, I saw that my performance was being held back by my strain.  To tap into flow state, there is absolute focus, but no…

  • A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 3 of 4, is UP!

    A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 3 of 4, is UP!

    Yet another bullshit session I had with Burt Murdock-–former military elite guy, fellow former cult member, partaker of various psychedelics, and staunch believer in Law of Attraction.  This one was recorded on July 4.  Check it out here:  Strained Brains  Part 3 of 4 In Strained Brains, I interview my best buddies, alternative medicine practitioners,…

  • Musings

    Musings

    I have experienced fulfillment in pain, misery in luxury, and, of course, I have felt the opposite—misery in pain and fulfillment in luxury. At first, I merely suspected that our perspective is what drove our misery or fulfillment.  But then, as the years passed, I came to see it, believe it, and finally, accept it. …

  • A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 3 of 4, is UP!

    A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 3 of 4, is UP!

    Yet another bullshit session I had with Burt Murdock-–former military elite guy, fellow former cult member, partaker of various psychedelics, and staunch believer in Law of Attraction.  This one was recorded on July 4.  Check it out here:  Strained Brains  Part 3 of 4 In Strained Brains, I interview my best buddies, alternative medicine practitioners,…

  • Musings

    Musings

    When I let go of the concepts of “enemy” and “fight” (internally), their outward manifestations become exhilarating challenges and thrilling adventures.  (And ironically, I seem to claim victory way more often.) This isn’t always immediately apparent, but as time goes on, it becomes increasingly undeniable. Get Kor’Thank here:  Kor’Thank:  Barbarian Valley Girl.  Get Echo Vol. 1…

  • A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 3 of 4, is UP!

    A new Strained Brains podcast with me and Burt, Part 3 of 4, is UP!

    Yet another bullshit session I had with Burt Murdock-–former military elite guy, fellow former cult member, partaker of various psychedelics, and staunch believer in Law of Attraction.  This one was recorded on July 4.  Check it out here:  Strained Brains  Part 3 of 4 In Strained Brains, I interview my best buddies, alternative medicine practitioners,…