Tag: freedom
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how we change
From one perspective, it’s not who we are, but how we change. Who we are at any given time is a factor of how we’ve changed since our birth. If we look back at ourselves from years ago, its likely clear we’ve changed significantly. The world is always changing, and so are we. So, if…
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happy new year!
Similar to Christmas, the new year is a rebirth, a new beginning, to start anew in synchronicity with the seasons of our earth. We can leave previous suffering behind and welcome new kinds of suffering, as well as new pleasures and experiences. In the eternal now, nothing is required to stay with us. We could…
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marathon
Off to a strong start. Taking it easy, but it wasn’t too hard to keep it under an 8 minute pace. Dreaming of a 3:25 finish, I was on my way. Completely unwinded, I just needed to maintain and I’d have a spectacular finish for my first ever marathon. All was well, and I was…
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everything and nothing
We are everything, and we are nothing. Incredible, really. This always struck me as inspiring, the idea that the entire universe was within us. And of course the humbling part of also being nothing, like the insignificant flesh and bones that we are, tiny in the grand scheme of the universe. But recently, something came…
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relax and conquer
My thinking sometimes is that people around me should be working on something. This leads me to think, what should I be working on that I don’t realize I should be working on? I’ve been trying to find that answer, aside from my best guesses of meditation, hard work, and physical training, self observation, prayer,…
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barrel
Hurricane Franklin, four feet @ thirteen seconds. One and a half times overhead and clean. Fast forward to my last wave.. looks a bit smaller on the takeoff compared to the other bombs that peaked in one spot. It was a long wall, tapering nicely and seeming stable, free of peaks. Dropped in and fired…
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subtle inflation
Over time, industries become more efficient. The industrial revolution represented a surge in this efficiency via the transition from human manufacturing to machinery, and industries continue to advance evermore. This increase in productivity should result in lower prices to the consumer. If the industrial efficiency of a product improves by 5% per year, this should…
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OKness
To really be in the present, we should be OK with the way things are. Not with the way things are going, but with how they are right now. The moment we think about changing something or making some improvement, we’re living in the future. This is a fallacy of individuals focused more on the…
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promoting freedom and good
There are a few basic theories on how to promote freedom and good for those suffering in the world (many of us). One theory is to do work to help ease the burden on, say, the tired and poor, by working alongside them and/or working to share earnings with them by way of charity. This…