Tag: Thoughts
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Thank You Recent Echo Readers!!!
sker’DOO! I wake up and see that some amaze-o peoples were reading Echo on Kindle Unlimited yesterday! Whoever those folks be…Thank You So Much!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here: Vol. 1 on Kindle. Vol. 2 on Kindle here: Vol.2 on Kindle Vol. 3 on Kindle here: Vol. 3 on Kindle #kindle #kindleunlimited…
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Echo: The Weekly Update
Word Count, Vol.4: Over 200k. I’ve decided to stop counting until I’m finished. Thanks to All Who Bought Echo! And BIG THANKS to Melissa, Barbara, Ian, Lorna, [anonymous], Lisa, Meg, Matt, Bobby, F.T., Alice Smith, Leslie Coop, Richard, Shauna, Sydney, Pam, Jessica, Angela, Kiesa, Ross, Keith, Alice, Daina, Daniel, Yolanda, Trace, Books4me, Vince, Laurie, DAE,…
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Musings
I suspect that relaxing my identity—the one that’s built in my mind through trauma, glory and life experiences—loosens me enough to perceive/articulate the rarefied part of [me/you/us] which is obliquely hinted at through songs, poetry, and the tantalizing edge of mystery inherent in philosophy, religion, art, and even scientific pursuits.
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Musings
I think if you recognize that life is a prison (our limited bodies, our lack of infinite time and inability to access any point in space etc.) and then learn to enjoy all the quirks of your shackles (while being able to turn away from the black hole of indulgence at any second) then your…
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Musings
Ironically, I find the less precious I am about my writing—the more willing I am to do it on a regular basis and subject it to the most brutal scrutiny I can muster—the better it turns out, thus increasing the chances that OTHERS might find it precious. I suppose you could slap some high-sounding label…
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Musings
I suspect that most people settle into [chosen identity] by following the clues shown to them through nature and nurture. IMHO, however, the consummate artist will not settle for [chosen identity]. The consummate artist will push themselves to access ALL identities, eventually discarding the concept of identity itself. And during that process, I believe the…
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Musings
Unless one wants to engage in the cool cosplay of the guru/devotee dynamic, then either everyone’s a guru, or no one is. Either stance allows you to learn from all sources, without getting trapped in a cage of self-righteousness.
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Musings
How do you begin “hacking yourself?” My method is to push myself through a compiler (experiment on a premise that seems likely), record the results, and address trends (debug). This doesn’t sit well with a lot of people; most people want to believe that their actions aren’t the results of past experiences—they don’t want to…
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Musings
Chase novelty and risk effectiveness; chase effectiveness and risk morality. Being aware of context—and harmonizing with it—is the best method I’ve found so far.
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Musings
Once “bad” habits are tamed and “good” habits fostered, it seems that the path to fulfillment is dependent on the ability to transcend the concept of “habit” itself and engage in whatever action that brings one closer to happiness (or, conversely, disengage from any behavior that has outlived its usefulness). Either approach at a moment’s…
Kent Wayne 