Tag: Thoughts

  • Musings

    Musings

    For the most part, humans like to simplify; we like to cobble together a reliable routine of positive feedback, and let it perpetuate as long as possible.   But if you look at the hero’s journey—that predictable narrative that occurs time and again throughout the eons, urging us all to venture forth, slay a dragon,…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Know and befriend your inner light and inner dark, your inner killer and your inner savior. In the complicated quest to better the world and help those around you, there’s a use for everything.  At the very least, you’ll be able to understand how your opposition thinks so you can effectively nullify it, and also…

  • Episode #61 of Strained Brains Podcast is UP!

    Episode #61 of Strained Brains Podcast is UP!

    YingBlot PerGUM-FURK!  Episode #61 of Strained Brains Podcast is UP!  BURT MURDOCK RETURNS!  Part 1 of 4.  Give it a listen by following the links on this page: Strained Brains Podcast. 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  Vol.4 on Kindle…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Don’t be so afraid of being bad at new stuff that you never get good at stuff you’re bad at. Musings, Volume 1 is available here:  Musings, Volume 1 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  Vol.4 on Kindle here:  Vol.…

  • Episode #60 of Strained Brains Podcast is UP!

    Episode #60 of Strained Brains Podcast is UP!

    RabbleThab YerStoobenHoggens!  Episode #60 of Strained Brains Podcast is UP!  Doc and I talk on July 26!  Part 4 of 4.  Give it a listen by following the links on this page: Strained Brains Podcast. 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…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Like most people, I find pain and depression extremely unpleasant. But over the years, I’ve come to realize I shouldn’t begrudge them.  Aside from extreme cases, I don’t view them as arbitrary punishments.  I see them as clues to a deeper problem:  signs I’ve ignored a crucial step on my journey (that I’ve actually set…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Ever since I can remember, my soul has harbored a roaring fire.  I’ve tried to douse it with comfort and platitudes, but that only pushed it down, where it would eat away at me, and eventually erupt as unchecked aggression or stifling depression. The only way I’ve ever made peace with it is to continually…

  • Musings

    Musings

    I’m not sure if we have basic human rights, but I like to act as if we do. The thing is, I believe the enactment of these rights depends on being competent, in case anyone who is also competent happens to disagree, and tries to do away with my idea of basic rights. So even…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Let’s say the mystical premises are true—that we’re all helplessly part and parcel of [God], and we can’t help but be that. What would be the use in creating an illusory divide between [Me], [You], and [God]? An illusory divide would only be useful in navigating a world that is formed from illusion.  So if…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Most of us are stuck in the initial stages of problem-solving:  how to negate personal suffering.  But if we are disciplined, audacious, and strategic, we can get to the good stuff: Preventing suffering before it happens. Musings, Volume 1 is available here:  Musings, Volume 1 Get Echo Vol. 1 on Kindle here:  Vol. 1 on Kindle.  Vol. 2 on…