What is a word you feel that too many people use? It’s become part of common vernacular, in the past twenty years, to add the term “like” intermittently into sentences where it has no relevant place. To explain why I think this is a bad thing, we have to discuss something very important to me:Continue reading “Like.”
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The Addicted Society
What would you change about modern society? We are trapped. Directly before you is a nearly complete library of all human knowledge since the dawn of civilization itself. A network or webway of infinite human knowledge. A sharpening system for the sword of the mind. But what was offered up to us as a beaconContinue reading “The Addicted Society”
On Well Being: Four Strategies to Improve Your Health
What strategies do you use to maintain your health and well-being? To maintain one’s health is, in my mind, a critical imperative. For both our society as a whole, and for the individual, being healthy bears only benefits. And in a technological era designed to addict us and drag us clawing away from the healthyContinue reading “On Well Being: Four Strategies to Improve Your Health”
Nine to Five: A Sleep Cycle Story
What time do you go to bed and wake up currently? I, like most people in their teens through thirties, have a hard time sleeping. Which is weird, because sleep is one of the most important bodily functions for your physical and mental health. Up until about a year ago, I really didn’t understand whatContinue reading “Nine to Five: A Sleep Cycle Story”
The Pain of Doing Nothing
Do lazy days make you feel rested or unproductive? I feel dull. My eyes are glazed over. I’m exhausted. I’ve done nothing. And I do nothing. The cost of a truly lazy day is this hazy, dull sensation, which can definitely drag you down. I don’t like doing nothing. Specifically, the kind of mindless nothingContinue reading “The Pain of Doing Nothing”
The Watchful Eye
What makes a good neighbor? The awareness of the neighbor is truly one of the greatest of gifts. A neighbor who knows you, and communicates with you regularly, and is aligned with your views, helping you to keep a watchful eye on the neighborhood is always of benefit. Not only do you gain the benefitContinue reading “The Watchful Eye”
On Living (And Dying) Well
What principles define how you live? Life is not so simple as we would like it to be. Simply living is not a complex process. Food, water shelter, and heat are the only true necessities in life. Spartan living is both achievable, and a worthy goal. But life itself is complex. You can choose toContinue reading “On Living (And Dying) Well”
On Self-Help
What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind? Meditate. Breathe. Relax. Be passive. Find inner peace. Read. Simply don’t worry. All of these are things that we are told when life is not going right. When the weight of the world is crushing you. When you’re tired of life. But I thinkContinue reading “On Self-Help”
Begin Again.
What would you do if you lost all your possessions? When all is lost, and you have nothing left, you are at a very hard place in life. But you are also completely free. No house, no need to clean. No clothes, laundry is easy. No car, no need for car maintenance. With nothing, youContinue reading “Begin Again.”
The Skill of Awareness
What skill would you like to learn? “The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.” -Aristotle Being aware is an aspect of focus. It a skill that many can benefit from learning, as it opens up the world to you in new and unique ways.Continue reading “The Skill of Awareness”
Modern Survival Arkansas 