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Are You Owned? Or, Are You “The Man”?

Vern — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:04:01 +0000

A person, you for instance, goes through life knowing there are certain things that are essential for happiness. One of those things is freedom. When I was sixteen I was sent to my uncle John’s home in Virginia to see if some sense could be talked into my head. I’d been binge drinking with friends [...]

What Can I Do… for the WORLD?

Vern — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:38:13 +0000

As I get into my forties sometimes I find reality confronting me about something. I’m not on top of the world like I thought I might be by 30. I haven’t made it by 40 either. I had this idea since high school that by thirty I’d be wildly successful and on top of the [...]

Does the Ultimate Job Exist for You?

Vern — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:10:15 +0000

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 [...]

Life = Consciousness + Free Time + Action

Vern — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 03:34:56 +0000

It seems I spend a lot of time figuring out what Life IS to me. Today I thought of it as a simple equation. It could be looked at as nothing more than… [ad#aim468x15anywhere] Life = Consciousness + Free Time + Action A lot of things we do during a typical day, to me, don’t [...]

The big, BIg, BIG, BIG PICTURE!

Vern — Sat, 03 Nov 2007 05:36:11 +0000

[ad#aim468x15anywhere] I like to write about the big picture because it’s easy for me to focus on it. It’s the natural state of my mind when looking at anything, I’m trying to see the entire picture and all relevant variables that might be having an effect on the big picture. I was thinking yesterday about [...]

Aim for Awesome Readers: Marionettes to the Advertising Industry?

Vern — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 03:29:10 +0000

If you’re reading this blog – AimforAwesome.com you are likely different from most of society. I’m going to make some guesses about my readers that isn’t based on anything other than knowing that you seem to like the articles I’m churning out for you here. [ad#aim468x15anywhere] See if any of these apply to you… You’re [...]

The Law of Subtraction (not a misprint)

Vern — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 04:10:21 +0000

Recently I broke down and listened to something about the ‘Law of Attraction’. I am not one to believe in anything that suggests that objective, probability driven reality can be changed by anything like faith or changing your mindset or what you wish to make up in your mind to believe… but, there has been [...]

How Little do you NEED? (Your Vehicle)

Vern — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 04:31:09 +0000

This is a mini-series on the topic, “How little do you need?”. This is the 3rd article, about “How little do you NEED? (Your Vehicle). Having been in Thailand for 3 years I’ve found that I need SO little to be happy. And actually, as I had less and less I realized more and more [...]

How Little do you NEED? (Your Home)

Vern — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 09:24:29 +0000

This is a mini-series on the topic, “How little do you need?” Having been in Thailand for 3 years I’ve found that I need SO little to be happy. And actually, as I had less and less I realized more and more happiness. I’ll try to explain in this series as I reveal how little [...]

How LITTLE do you need? (Mini-series)

Vern — Fri, 05 Oct 2007 04:08:58 +0000

Most of us define our lives in terms of the minimum that we need to be “happy”. Happiness then becomes elusive until we have met these minimum goals… and you know what? When you HAVE the minimums, you’re not happy. You KNOW you’re not happy when you have what you want. That’s the state of [...]

My Core Beliefs… And Yours?

Vern — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:32:19 +0000

Over the last 2 years since being in Thailand I’ve started – for the first time, to think about what my core beliefs are. Core beliefs can be made up of core morals and core truths. [ad#ad2] Here is my short list of core beliefs that guide me under the surface… I never really state [...]

Fate?

Vern — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 01:42:28 +0000

I told you a couple weeks ago that I am a very logical person. I believe absolutely zero percent in the ideas of fate, karma, a God that has any effect on my life, or hope in something that’s outside of myself – because I cannot prove any of them correct. I cannot prove to [...]

He’s Thai. Rich! And, Has It ALL. No, Not Tiger… Gla!

Vern — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 02:55:08 +0000

I taught English in Thailand to high school and lower grade students for a couple years. It was such an incredible experience to see how people in a different culture live. I’ve heard it said that Thailand is about 30 years behind the USA in different areas of technology and basic living. But you know [...]

Seeing the “Big Picture”, a very useful Lifehack!

Vern — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 03:25:33 +0000

I’m a “big picture” kind of person. I know that. I know that because over the years many people have told me that I’m missing some little details that I overlooked. Initially I know the details need to be done, and I’m good when I’m focused, but sometimes I un-focus and forget the little details [...]

Part 3: Hawaiian Philosophy of Life… 4 Levels of Reality

Vern — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 23:13:50 +0000

This is the last in a 3-part series about different parts of ancient Hawaiian Philosophy of Life. We went over a small part of what ancient Hawaiian people came to believe through the teaching of their Kahuna or priests. We have already covered the 7 Principles of Huna, The 3 Selves or Minds, and today [...]

Part 2: Hawaiian Philosophy of Life… Our 3 ‘Selves’ or ‘Minds’

Vern — Wed, 30 May 2007 15:24:44 +0000

In Hawaiian Philosophy of Life Part 1 I covered a little bit about the Hawaiian philosophy of Huna. The teachings of Huna came to western minds via the research and investigation of Max Freedom Long who learned them from William Tufts Brigham, a man that had spent forty years living in Hawaii studying the secret [...]

Part 1: Hawaiian Philosophy of Life, The 7 Principles of Huna

Vern — Wed, 23 May 2007 22:14:55 +0000

3 Part Series on the ancient Hawaiian philosophy of life, and how their beliefs then can help us now. Part 1: Hawaiian Philosophy of Life: The 7 Principles of Huna (this page) Part 2: Hawaiian Philosophy of Self Part 3: Hawaiian Levels of Reality My favorite part of the world is Hawaii. Any island. The [...]