Arielle

Music is about the human condition. As someone who's passion is music, and who wants it to be there career. How does one continue to create and enjoy music if we are to detach ourselves from the human condition to live a fulfilling life? For better clarification, an example, Music is about love, sex, sadness, triumph, heartbreak, so on and so forth. These are all human conditions. And in order to be enlightened or to simply just be more fulfilled in your life. You can not attach and identify yourself with theses things. Yet this is what music is all about. It's a wonderful invention that connects us all. But if we are to tread this path of enlightenment, All of that is abandoned, and would seem no longer useful in the enlightened persons life. So how does one continue a career in music? What could I write about? all I know is the human condition, that's all music is. I was reading for an hour on Eckhart Tolle's book The Power of Now, today, And been practicing what I have been taught in this book, And already feel a little at peace, and learned alot from this book, which is already making me feel detached from theses human conditions but then leaves me blank on what to write about in my music, which originally was going to be heartbreak and sadness, but I've learned in the book to not attach and identify with those. So this is a very serious matter right now. I do not want to give up music. Can enlightened people still make music of the human condition? Without having to get attached right? If that is possible, that is great! Cause they should still feel emotions right? There not like stoic I believe. Excuse my ignorance there.

@Vanish lmao good one!!

@How Low Can You Go LOOOL

No ones mind can concentrate on pure work for that long. You need to take 15min breaks after each hour. or you can do the 5 hour work week and do only 1 hour of work a day. Whatever you have time or that will work for you best

@Martin123 I was just in agreement with you lol. I was thinking the same thing when she said its cheaper then therapy lol.

@Martin123 LOOL @Michael Sneg And yes I agree with everyone, Life Coaching is alot of money, so if you can afford it, then go for it. If you don't, then just utilize the free tips and practices available for free online, via youtube, blogs and articles, forums like this! I use to have depression, didn't have any money to see a therapist or psychiatrist, So it was thanks to discovering @Leo Gura and practicing the things he taught .That my depression is rid of And through him I discovered this entire personal development world!

@Orange Yeah I think life will be kinda bland and boring without going along with the human condition. Well said!

@Soulbass Very intriguing! is Nile Rodgers an enlightened individual?

@aurum Cool! I'll check him out!

Oh wow I did not know that. Thank you for this!

@Bodhi123 Okay Thanks!

I am struggling to sticking with with this. So this journal should defiantly be the key to keep me on task. Starting tomorrow, no more junk food, and exercise everyday!

No way. Music is life. "Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything." -Plato

So yeah this is absolutely embarrassing...Only 3 days and completely abandoned this...Haven't been exercising...I realized this is because I'm to into playing video games and youtube. I believe this is an addiction...I felt so pathetic. Everybody else is able to start a challenge and go through with it, but I struggle to even get pass 3 days wtf. Is my mind so weak to handle the pain of breaking away from this addiction to do something productive like exercising? I really want to do better this is ridiculous and embarrassing. I mean breaking away from this addiction is like putting your hand on a not-so-hot to-immediately-take-your-hand-off-it hot stove, and the temperature gradually increases day by day, to the point where you remove your hand off the stove cause it is now to hot it has become painful, and now your back at your addiction, instead of enduring the pain. This is my problem I believe is being able to endure the pain of breaking from an addiction, I didn't think it would be this devastating, and difficult. And as I read back on my journal. I see I made stupid excuses why I didn't go jogging. Because I had to go with my brother to the bus station??? Because I was sore??? Because I like to jog in the morning??? Maybe jogging is to much for me right now and I need to go smaller. Like just do like 10-25 reps to 10lb weights. That I can see doing every day and seems much easier and quicker to do then jogging right now.

Day 3 Was waaay to sore to exercise. So I just stretched today, which was a painful stretch, but needed. Forgot to mention that on day 2 as well for reason why I didn't jog. Need to stretch before and after exercise for now on.

Day 2 Didn't go jogging today, Went to the bus station with my mom and brother to say goodbye to my brother cause he is going away to his military base. But when I came home, I did 25 reps of 10lbs weights. Yeah I know I still should of still went jogging before or after going to the bus station. I didn't go in the morning because I know I would be to tired when going to the bus station. I didn't go after because I like to jog in the morning lol. But atleast I still did 25 reps! Thats still something! lol

@Natura Sonoris Awwww why thank you for informing me and helping me out with this. I am actually doing this just to be healthy in general cause of all the benefits from it. I have been fatigued alot and pissy moods. And realized I feel good and energized when I am exercising and eating healthy. and back to being fatigue and pissy when I'm not. I have been on and off of the exercising and healthy eating, for a long while. And this journal makes me feel forced to do this because people are watching. Even if there not, its the fact its out in the public which leaves the possibility of people seeing it. So its basically like okay shes doing a 30 day challenge were watching you. And of course everyone is wanting me to do good. So that right there motivates me. its like a silent cheer. And so with that being said, Today I went for a jog, and walked back home to do 25 reps of 10lb weights. Usually I do 50 but since I just came from jogging and was little tired from it I didn't want to overdue it. I felt a little dizzy after shower probably because no food before jogging, I literally woke up threw on some clothes and went jogging. HUGE jump from being in bed all day, everyday, just in front of PC. And just wanted to lay down. So didn't clean my room today because of that. Just made my bed lol. Didn't feel hungry till I woke up from my nap. I opened the fridge and saw pizza lol. my mind was like yes. But I was like nooo I have to find something healthy to eat lol I'm doing a journal. So I grabbed 2 slices of pizza and ate it lol. I didn't feel bad. I decided to just focus on the exercise and do the eating part some other time lol. Just like you mentioned. So now I know it is impossible to change two things at once. I feel much better mentally doing one at a time. And yeah I completely know your method of approaching goals by just looking at it as stepping outside your door and not going to the gym to make it easier for you to do it. I will defiantly be incorporating this when I feel like slipping up and my ego sets in. Thanks for looking out!

@Nic Ahhh yeah, I didn't think of it like that. There's millions of other factors that can be why the mean mind has that perspective. So that makes complete sense! I absolutely do see your point about answering questions. I never realized that wow. This reminds me of the quote by Socrates "I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing." It did save me time thank you! And thank you for the compliment! You take care as well!

@Argue No problem!

@Argue I don't know if that actually plays a role in meanness, bad environment and conditioning naturally makes people unhappy. And when people are unhappy, normally they don't behave nicely cause there not in a good mood. And since unhappiness is just a state of mind, that could easily be changed by changing there environment or changing there mind. as with meanness this is more to do with emotional pain and how they view and cope with life because of the pain(s) they been through.

@Nic Yes! That makes complete sense! I wonder why some people who've been hurt, well everyone been hurt, I wonder why some people don't end up having a negative mind set about life from the hurt they been through, and some people do? I also notice one of my previous co-workers been through alot of hurt in her life but came out so caring, gentle, nice, and understanding to others, where some people wouldn't be anywhere close to that. So I wonder what makes some people turn out fine, and some turn out bad when dealing with emotional pain. Yes I know perspective on life, but what makes that even. Is it personality? Is it information? is it religion? maybe a mixture of some or all of them?

Yeah Ralph! I been subscribed to him for a while! Him and Leo are my main two! My theory of why some people are mean is because they've been hurt by one or more people. such as friends, parents, or romantic partners. And so because of this they use meanness as a shield from pain.

I quit my job Feb, 20th 2016. It was a huge relief off my back. I didn't do what you did, go to boss and say I quit. My supervisor called me but I didn't answer the phone. So she texted me saying "Are you coming to work?" I said no and won't be going back anymore. Then my assistant manager texted me saying "Hey are you coming to work?" I said same thing I said to supervisor. I then turned my phone off cause I was getting to stressed out by this. I had my phone off the entire day. The next day I turned it back on. And it was a text message by my supervisor that said "Okay goodluck." And a text message by my assistant manager that said "Why? Call me please." I didn't call her. So I went about my day. Monday morning. I get an unknown number calling me. Thinking it might be someone at the job again, I didn't answer. I then get a text message by that same number, and it was my manager. He said "Hey its (name) what happened?" I replied saying nothing happened I am just tired working here it drains me. I decided to go back to school(not really just a A+ certification class for computer technician.) Sorry for leaving abruptly like this. and he replied saying. "Noooooooo. lol I understand good luck. Come visit us sometimes." And I replied saying "I will thanks :)" I felt so bad after that. They all really cared about me. And I felt I was making a stupid mistake and that I should go back. They never do that with anyone else when someone decides to quit. There kinda like "ok bye." But with me they really tried to have me stay. I'm like the best employee there. I loved working there I loved my coworkers. I've been working there for 2 years. It was my first and only job. It's just that you know I got tired. They been giving me more hours I really didn't like it so I always feel drained. Maybe I would of stayed if my hours were kept small. I was part-time after all. So what made me decided to quit was when my supervisor said my schedule for next week will be 5am-4pm for 6 days straight!!! MAM! that is approximately 11hrs a day! I AM SUPPOSED TO BE PART-TIME. And plus the buses don't run till 6am!. So she said ask to see if your mom can take you. I asked mom she said no lol. She then said okay then 7am-5pm? I'm like 7am-5pm!? Then she decided will discuss it tomorrow cause she could barely hear me over the phone. Tomorrow Feb,20th 2016, is the day I am suppose to come in for training at the new store. I didn't go and that's when the calling and texting began. Before that day I was contemplating if I wanted to do this schedule or not... I really didn't want to like this was absolute overkill for me. My mom said you should tell them the schedule you want. I really wish I could...But I'm afraid of the judgement of me wanting 10-4 instead...since they already put me in the schedule for 5am-4pm. if there is no reasonable explanation for me wanting 10-4, in my head they probably won't do it. and will probably judge me negatively and think different of me now because I am complaining of the schedule and don't want to work many hours like this. This is what made me decide to quit. because I know myself and know I am not able to work a schedule like this. so that is settled. And 2nd, the fear of being judged and treated differently because of my proposal of not wanting to work that schedule. My job is notorious of talking shit of coworkers of every little thing. like of showing up late. not showing up at all, or someone only working one day a week... or work productivity and calling out. So immediately I knew I was ganna be next of the talk shit list most likely despite me being the MVP there. And that's what I was most afraid of. I was afraid my MVP title would be stripped If I complained about the schedule and wanted it my way. I wasn't strong enough to handle that If that would occur. cause I was so use to all the love. So thats what led me to quit. I was a bit sad about it for a couple of days, cause I left my coworkers abruptly like that, and they obviously didn't want me to leave. If I figured out what I wanted to do at the time and worked on it till I could make a proper living out of it and then left with a proper 2 weeks notice, that would of been better and left with good spirits. But I came to the conclusion that this is for the best of me.

@Neill Wow what a shocker. I will now unsubscribe from lumosity.

You can still use lumosity for free just limited amount of games you can play. But here are some other sites like lumosity that I found. http://www.fitbrains.com/ http://www.brainhq.com/# http://www.happy-neuron.com/