Tag: Thoughts

  • Musings

    Musings

    Regardless of my beliefs/suspicions concerning the underlying nature of reality, it seems that if I take phenomena instance by instance, without giving into the emotional whirlpool fostered by the idea that intangible forces are for or against me, then I am simply solving problems, advancing through levels, and enjoying the challenge of managing my energy.…

  • Musings

    Musings

    When I demand a constructive amount of discipline from myself, I find that life (ironically) tends to cut me a whole lotta slack.

  • Musings

    Musings

    If there is such a thing as a non-dual, omnipotent, omniscient divinity that comprises everyone and everything, then being agnostic (not claiming to knowing whether it exists or not) may be the purest expression of its being.  Because if it IS non-dual, then it encompasses believers and non-believers alike.  And if it IS omnipotent, then…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Willpower is flexible; it can be directed at any circumstance. Stubbornness, not so much.

  • Musings

    Musings

    Some of the most regret-laden folks I’ve ever met are those who never take chances and never take risks. All in the name of avoiding regret.

  • Musings

    Musings

    At any moment, the immutable sentence of “too late” might fall upon my efforts. Which is why I’m getting to work NOW.  TODAY.

  • Musings

    Musings

    I believe the phrase “do what you can,” is often underestimated, because the things we can do are seemingly unglamorous, and not to our liking. Whenever someone implies that “doing what you can” isn’t worth their time, I think of Nelson Mandela, breaking rocks in prison, doing what he could.  And I think about where…

  • Episode #32 of Strained Brains is UP!

    Episode #32 of Strained Brains is UP!

    NugBug LogThozzleButt!  Episode #32 of Strained Brains Podcast is UP!  This is part 1 of 2 where I interview Selma Selman, an extraordinary young lady who worked herself up from selling scrap metal she found on the street, earned an entrance into multiple art academies, and is now arguably Bosnia’s #1 artist!  Give it a…

  • Musings

    Musings

    Failure is never an excuse to lay in the mud and bemoan my fate; it’s a command from [whatever you believe orders the universe] to re-examine my approach, add/sharpen/discard tools as necessary, and get back to work.

  • Musings

    Musings

    Pain is an underutilized treasure in the quest to evolve.