New Becomings

    “Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded. But once mastered, no one can help you as much...”  ~ The Dhammapada (a collection of Buddhist verses) There is no worse enemy in your life than you, but don't worry, everyone is their own worst enemy, so even if you think you have enemies, those enemies are doing a horrible number on themselves as well, so you don't have to do anything about them (like spending energy trying to trip them up or something). Focus on getting out of your own way, the rest will fall into place. Enemy-schnenemy. 1. You Have No Enemies. Stop thinking that certain people are 'out to get you' or 'not there for you'. Who cares? If you keep depending on others, for good or bad, you're doomed to a life of anxious depression and non-risk-taking (boredom). Maybe there are people actually out to get you, so what? Are you gonna live your life looking over your shoulder all the time? In reality, you're prob...

  First, let me say that I don't have a good argument for anything I'm about to write - and neither do you have a good argument to counter, though we can try in earnest. Second, I don't think I've had solid reasoning behind anything I've ever thought or said or written - and neither have you, yet we continue to confabulate, trying to get something 'right' just so a sense of self feels, well, solid. Nonetheless, I like to write and this is what I've chosen to write today: The common denominator in every single dispute or argument is that each side is certain that they are correct in their ideas about whatever it is. "I know the science!" - yet, science isn't done yet... is it? "I've done my research!" - yet, how much research can one possibly do in the vast still-unknowable space we inhabit?  The only certain thing is uncertainty. The only constant is change. And all those paradoxical things... When I enter a query on my compu...

  The 4-minute mile was broken in 1954 by Roger Bannister, since then it has been achieved by approx 1,500 athletes and has become the standard in middle-distance professional running. What does that mean for all of us non-professional runners? It means that our limited beliefs are holding us back. If you don't believe you can do something, guess what? You can't. As with everything, it's much easier said than done, but there are numerous ways to go about dissolving old paradigms and creating new precedents. First, it takes a hard look at the darkness within and forgiving ourselves for not knowing - we know better now. I used to write out the mental chatter and emotional baggage in journals and songs, but as soon as I lost all of those writings in a fire, I stopped writing. I started reading a lot more than I had before. I seek out everything around the vast expanse of mind and consciousness, space and belief systems... All religions and philosophies and ideas that resonate....