And Nothing, Or Everything, Matters
If one could measure such quantities of progress then the journey from neutral to ecstatic might, in magnitude, be rivaled by or exceeded by that of the journey from internal-chaos to neutrality yet the first feels like euphoria and the latter feels like relief and freedom. The same, different, but vastly different emotional reactions. Image:…
Today I’m talking about lenses. Not glass lenses, but the lens of the mind, the brain, the eyes through which something is perceived. Most of you reading this likely think of me as a photographer when you think about me at all. That is your lens for the topic of me. Maybe you know some…
Since everything is made up (see post linked in first comment) you get to control what you think and how you react to things. Yes, brain chemistry is a factor. Do what you have to do on that front because that can indeed be a strong one. Apart from that, and perhaps acute trauma, you…
Everything we know is made up. We are atoms floating in the universe. Our socially-learned behaviors are human constructs. Our idea of right and wrong (which overall I generally agree with) is not something we can consider a universal constant. What’s acceptable, what’s not, what’s art, what’s obscene… all made up by humans and in…
Six week break, scaling way back to near-zero
I’ve changed. I used to really value partnered companionship. I opened up my heart and got hurt in the wake of change. For years my last relationship was a healthy interdependency, respecting each other’s space yet sharing a life. Whatever shape it took, I liked the concept of partnership, living together. Building a life together……
Every rule you know is made up; every single one. We latch on to how things “are” but so much of that is social-construct and less frequently are they our own independent thoughts or conclusions. We are sentient atoms in an improbable universe, how crazy is that? Self-aware matter that somehow has thoughts, feelings, and…
In the Matrix, Morpheus offered Neo a choice. Take the blue pill and life would continue the way it was. No change, no disruption. Take the red pill and he got to see how far down the rabbit hole he could go. A few days ago I went to a hockey game. I do that…