Tag: pain
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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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intentional mistakes
In life, we make mistakes. In terms of what we should have done, we might think, “Ah, I should have done this, to not make the mistake.” But actually what it is, is that we were supposed to make that mistake, and learn from it. Because when it really counts is the next time we…
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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…
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suffering
Many people go through life trying to live the best life they can, which often means reducing suffering and increasing pleasures. Given the choice, they will avoid the suffering and partake in the pleasures, reasoning that the pleasure might not be available later or that we may not live to see the pleasure if we…