Posted on 02 August 2008. Tags: being stuck, big problem, can't move, can't see options, immobilized, no answer, no options, no way out, problems, stuck
I was reading something from Tom at Mindhacks about an experience he has while rock-climbing and I started to relate it to other life situations that it also applies to. Tom was saying that he frequently has an experience while rock-climbing in which he finds himself stuck in a situation that doesn’t offer any good [...]
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Posted in beliefs, motivation, success
Posted on 16 July 2008. Tags: belief, buddha, buddhism, buddhist religion, buddhists, karma points, mahaya, meditation, superstition, thai buddhism, thailand religion, theravada buddhism
Over 10 years ago when I started meditating I was in a state of mind where I didn’t want to follow a religion. I didn’t see any truth in religion as many of the beliefs require faith in something that I cannot prove or disprove. I’m a very logical person and faith in the supernatural [...]
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Posted on 15 July 2008. Tags: analyze your religion, assess your religion, buddhism, buddhist, challenge your religion, christianity, critical analysis religion, critique religion, decisions, free thinker, free thinking, freethinker, life, limestone mountain, question beliefs, question what you believe, questioning video, questioning your religion, religion, religion critic, religion video, religious, religious beliefs, religious video, thought, truth
This is my first attempt at video for the Aim for Awesome site. I know what I want, but I don’t know how to get there yet. I noticed in this first video I’m too mellow for the first part, I’d like to get more energized like around the 9:30 minute mark you’ll see that [...]
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Posted in beliefs, control your life, media, video
Posted on 30 June 2008. Tags: clothes, ego, hair, jewelry, no fashion, no hair, no jewelry, no tattoos, no watch, rebellion, rebellious, self confidence, social, society, tattoos
I frequently get asked a question by new friends and old friends once they realize it. “Why don’t you wear any jewelry or even a watch?” I’ve got this idea in my head that jewelry, watches, hair, clothes and tattoos don’t add anything to “me” that I want added to me. Like shaving my head… [...]
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Posted in beliefs, life tips, reality, social interactions
Posted on 24 June 2008. Tags: blogging, career, control of life, control your life, freedom, game of life, happiness, inspiration, jobs, life experience, lifes work, living life, living on little, motivation, on top of the game, optimal life, optimal living, optimizing life, personal development, reality, successful blogging, surfing, tough decisions, tradition, ultimate job, unquestioned beliefs, work, working
Does the ultimate job exist for you? For most of us the ultimate job would be to collect a huge salary for doing something fun. My penultimate idea of the ideal job would be surfing. No, not competing, that’s hard work. I just mean just soul surfing at say, Launiopoko Beach Park in Maui every [...]
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Posted in beliefs, control your life, fear, success
Posted on 23 June 2008. Tags: buddhism, consciousness, death, fate, higher consciousness, karma, life after death, morality, raising consciousness, reincarnation, spirituality
Are you taking anything with you when you die? Is consciousness continuing on independent of the body after death? Or, does consciousness evaporate with the body and mind as you pass? [ad#aim468x15anywhere] One of my uncles wore a shirt to Christmas back in the 1970′s and I still remember it because it went against everything [...]
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