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I am on Clozapine,great drug.
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Precisely it’s your feet that stink or are sweaty while your shoe is clean unless you’ve walked in water or sand.
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@Leo Gura As an INTJ, is dating above my paygrade Dating require a lot of Se and a lot of Fe Mostly Se As an intuitive, i dont have enough Se to keep woman in their place. INTP have 2nd lowest Se. INTJ have 4th lowest Se Should intuitives stay away from Dating Majority of woman have higher Se than me. And its a pain
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What? Not at all. Social circle game lets you create social situations on your own terms. You can choose to meet with the group you build weekly or monthly or bi-monthly for bigger events. Cold approach requires constant upkeep for the skillset to stay sharp. I manage multiple modelling, music and content creation social circles and when I was doing regular events we had about one a week and the basic maintenance of them requires only semi constant content production and one event every few months. The way I do it has a a grander scale in mind than the average dude but it's the same thing. Having the right strategy relies mostly on self-awareness and having the right strategy for your specific goals. Whether you're extroverted or introverted is irrelevant, it can be adapted to both. I learned this style from hanging out with club promoters that went out 3 times weekly and trying to live like them exhausted me to the bone.
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The cope of having your shitty points dismantled and having to resort to 'this must be AI' is pretty cringe. Next time, put more effort into your thoughts and don't let your bias scream out of your posts if you don't want to be called out. If you blurt out stuff with 2 seconds of thought, then of course anybody with a brain is gonna tear you apart for it. What were your more substantial and relevant points exactly? I couldn't find any.
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Nemra replied to AtmanIsBrahman's topic in Spirituality, Consciousness, Awakening, Mysticism, Meditation, God
In the end, I won't really care what it's called as long as I understand what I'm talking about. I think if I don't break the logic, I still can use it and say that others aren't using solipsism correctly, like the word "God". If I break the logic, then I should either not use it or tell people my redefinition. Doesn't that say that the issue comes from people assuming that their ego is absolute? I agree with you in that solipsism doesn't go far enough to say what the mind means. Materialism tries to establish what matter is by making assumptions. -
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The whole house versus the outside world is actually a metaphor for the mind, when you enter your own mind you shouldn't take dirt from the outside into your temple. Dirt "attaches" onto your shoes. And the dirt in the house becomes so acquainted that people identify with the dirt and think it is normal.
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....stressed again...or maybe still, but i can't tell the difference at this point. i have to correct 35 exams and the correction guidelines only came in after i'd already finished grading 10 of them. then there are also a few other things i need to organise as well...and i feel unsafe in my apartment due to outside noises (nothing new there, but it seems more acute again at the moment). this morning, i went to the gym, and it generally went well except for the presence of that one guy who made very loud hissing noises and blocked the leg press for half an hour....while writing in his gym journal, i suppose about how cool he thinks he is. one thing that went well today, though, and that i wish to acknowledge, is that i've finally finished my embroidery. i'd had a bit of a break since last year, and this was much harder and more bothersome than anticipated... but i tied up all the loose threads, washed it and i'm very relieved that it came out clean. i was a bit worried that the outline would stay on the fabric, but luckily i managed to remove it entirely.... i might share a picture soon.
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I never wear shoes inside. Not even slippers. I don't get that what is the benefit of using them inside. Bringing the shit from outside?
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Disgusting
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If it rained
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That’s irrelevant. Your foot is meant to articulate. The surface doesn’t matter. The whole argument is irrelevant. But if I am to entertain you yes you did evolve to walk on hard shit and soft shit alike with the same ease and grace. If you’ve evolved for anything it’s being adaptable to a variety of environments.
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What is something that you let fester as Shame or moral wrongdoing that was or is forgiven within yourself now that impacted your life and you overcame it? How did you overcome the situation and what was your ultimate strategy other than “just let it go man!”? Our ego doesn’t like to admit our raw neglect of others from the past or experiences that corrupted our sense of what was okay or not okay. So I wonder how y’all may have handled this?
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Antibiotics didn't exist before 20. century. Syphilis could kill you in agonizing pain. And ppl are having sex as old as history.
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You can become comfortable with the unknown. You can become comfortable with being vulnerable. You can become comfortable with being public and cringe. You can become comfortable with rejection. But there is a sane part of you that will never become comfortable with doing something foolish unless you become completely disconnected from reality. That could explain the "anxiety" (which is something else actually) even after 10 years of milions of approaches. Just a theory tho.
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I sometimes cba if I'm in a rush and I forget something before going outside. Shoot me.
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Paste below how you live out your everyday human experience after awakening to whatever degree you are now. Explain how it’s changed your life both the positives and negatives I’d love to hear how everyone is incorporating their own experiences and thought processes.
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Do you think you could land a plane? This video made me think about all the sometimes impossible situations that life throws at you, and makes you realise that in the moment you will react very very differently to how you think you would. I once watched a person being run over and thrown up in the air like a ragdoll, what did I do? I froze like a rabbit in the headlights. The lesson is that it's ok to not know what to do sometimes, things can get beyond your control or abilities and you're not a worse person for it. The other lesson is that it is possible to cope in nearly impossible situations, humans are resilient. Could you land a plane? A jumbo? Absolutely no chance without help, and nearly no chance with help. A small plane, possibly, if you know the controls already:
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Not at all. I believe it's a spectrum that we fluctuate up and down on throughout our lives. But I do believe that some people are naturally more inclined towards being more social than others.
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@Zenterus thank you man, I appreciate your advice.
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I'm going to splurge out some thoughts this morning. I'll write till I run out of steam. Thinking about some of the posts on magick in the forum has made me realise that instead of consuming ideas about it or cogitating over it, that I should actually just do it. It's not something I've ever consistently dabbled in. So since I've got large expanses of free time on my hands, I'm going to spend the next month actually practising what I know. Typically, I'm attracted to Chaos Magick since that effectively involves a pick-and-mix approach to things which is me all over. My sole intention is to use it on myself (inwardly) rather than to affect people (outwardly) - self-change, but if this causes changes in my externality then so be it. I want to employ ritual, as well as more mental aspects, working with entities or whatever comes. However despite my general randomness in approach I need a mythic (metaphorical) approach to give things some structure and to bypass my doubting Thomas of a chattering mind. On my walk this morning I came up with several phases: Consolidation - reappraise myself, my past, my connections with people, my current circumstances, my history, the structure of my current psyche. Highlighting any emotional tensions, resentments, regrets. Thinking about what I want and what's needed in future. Death - letting go, severing and saying goodbye to those things that are holding me back, restricting me, not serving me well. Remove any psychic blockages, anything potentially being imposed (supernaturally) from others, mental obligations from others being imposed on me from afar, removing ill will past and present. Creating a circle of protection from any future incursions into my psyche. Creating a tabula rasa. Opening - probably the most vulnerable part of the process. Opening up my body's energy to the universe. Heightening my awareness. Being more receptive to my externalities. Being outward facing. Allowing myself flexibility, fluidity of thought, character and appearance. Being open to new experiences. Pushing myself out. Letting my latent talents, abilities and core character out and giving them all breathing room, acceptance, allowing. Rebirth - letting the new things bed in. Getting comfortable with any new changes. Taking stock of the process so far and if more needs to be done. The above stages are WIP and may change in order or character, don't know yet, I may have to just roll with it. I won't document my process as I do it, for fear of disrupting the work. But I may well document things afterwards if there's anything I think will be useful to others that I've learnt. Watch this space. I start tomorrow.
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Exactly. I had times when I would take break from cold approaching for months or even longer (usually when I entered into relationship) and when I "came back" it would maybe take me 2-3 days to get where I used to be. People who have social circles need to maintain the connections within them otherwise they are gonna fall apart just like any other relationship. That being said, @Zenterus Do you yourself make a hard distinction between introverted and extroverted personality. The more I think about it the more I feel like it is just different coping strategy but not our authetic selfs.
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Got the urge to journal so why not here? This will be focused on my work/life purpose and I may update it with more developments. Any comments or discussion welcomed. For context theres a previous post about finding my life purpose above. So I like what im doing atm because it uses the skills ive attained through my life and uses them for what i perceive to be good. My main job is senior fundraising officer for a mental health charity that directly help people with things like OCD and BDD. Essentially i get to raise money for them and bring a bit of structure into the organisation, my strength is using business practices to make more money and based decisions on data whilst keeping everything ethical. In the non-profit sector there are a lot of charities that arent really focused on the business side of things, so this is where the gap lies for me. Most people into business wouldnt really work with charities as they can make lots of money working for private companies. But the problem for me personally is that its hard to find a charity job thats well paying enough to cover my expenses and allow me to save and grow financially myself. Especially as i only have limited experience. The job I have now is decent but part-time (20 hours per week), and I got it by doing a year as a helpline co-ordinator, which is real frontline work that i couldnt see myself doing for a long period of time. In my current role I'm doing well, its a small team but i have raised the most for years and ive setup really good foundations for the future. Everyone seems to be happy with my work, unless theyre just not telling me lol. However i needed to get something else for the rest of the week as I'm struggling to live off a part-time wage. So looking for another job, I applied for many and couldnt get an interview, which i believe was down to less than a year of experience. Its very possible AI just automatically reviews and discards cvs that fall in that bracket. Another thing Ive been looking at is freelancing, going to charities who dont necessarily have the budget for a full on fundraising team but could benefit from having the infrastructure set up and then taught how to maintain it. I came across a youth charity a had spent a few years at helping deliver projects previously. The were looking for a community fundraiser, however it wasnt paid, you just get 10% of what you raise, which looking at the job spec looked completely ridiculous. Anyway, I negotiated with them and managed to get a freelance contract but it was only an initial £500 per month plus the 10%. Problem is, its probably the worst run charity ive come across. They have a board of trustees and only 2 permanent staff, both with the titles of assistant manager! You might be asking, where is the manager? There is no manager so I dont know who these guys are assisting. The chairman, in theory, is taking the role as the manager but he really just signs the cheques. There doesnt seem to be any central strategy apart from get in as much money as you can, there are no outcome reports about how many kids theyve helped or how successful their programs have been and theres no process for deciding on what projects should be pursued. One of the 'assistant managers' lets call her Mandy, basically has free reign of whatever she wants to do. She decided to do several projects which literally cost a total of upwards of £30k just off of a whim and all this was signed off by the chairman. When i came into the fold i started asking question like 'why are we doing this?' or 'where are the outcomes for this?' and i was never really given any answers. One of the trustees could sense my feelings about the situations and offered to meet with me. When I met her she echoed everything ive been concerned about and suggested there needs to be a manager and I would be suited to fit that role. This was also the view of the other assistant manager, who in my first meeting with him brought up concerns about Mandy and suggested that I should go for that role with his backing. Now I dont want to blame Mandy for everything as shes working in this system which is maintained by the board, but I think what irks me a bit is that shes on a contract for 30 hours a week and I'm not convinced she even does 10, in my view shes making a lot of money out of this charity whcih is not really deserved. My master plan now is to maneuver to this management role, the difficulty is convincing the chair, while also managing Mandys emotions so she doesnt fight against this change even though ultimately she wont be better off if I get it (the charity will be of course). So I have the trustee and he other am who've slightly warmed the chair up for me and then Ive set up a meeting with him next week and prepared evidence that we've literally lost money due to not having proper reporting to show funders, as well as how having a structure will give contingency to the charity and a stronger foundation, ultimately helping many more kids. I have a meeting with Mandy today in a couple of hours and the meeting with the chair is next week. I genuinely believe me getting the role would help the charity immensely and, I cant lie it would help me financially as it would be more money for me and mean i can just focus on the work without worrying about financial pressures. If I didnt get it or if they didnt at the very least put someone into a manager position, I would leave. Not straight away but I'd look for a job or freelance work and as soon as i got something, I'd make my exit. So stay tuned for part 2, I could either be the manager of a local youth charity that has a long history or I could be at odds with the assistant manager and have a plan to leave.
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Uhh.. social circle game is more geared towards extroverts. Cold approach is actually the best option for introverted men.
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