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happiness is when you take a hike while you takes a hike ... no typos in this ... set aside you and all sadness and all happiness is all Happiness

remember god wants you here not there, he picked you this time place with good clear reason so work on relinquishing lots of the crap that is holding you back from embodying a more divine state

for me it depends on my intensity, my commitment; i can sit on the fence and cruise along or i can put my heart and soul into it if i do go all in, then yes things accelerate and i feel the world feeling more distant more alien i am transforming myself and i feel clarity and equanimity and focus mostly i am in this space but then some weeks i just check out and get lost in the craziness of the world, the back and forth is part of the journey all good don't be hard on yourself, it is a life long jourmey, be open to detours and distractions, there is so much to learn like i did an extra long walk today, went off the beaten path and i happened on a book that had been left on a bench called 59 seconds by Richard Wiseman - never heard of him or it before ... i am pretty sure i am supposed to find something in it and it is mighty fascinating go with the flow, life is always trying to show you something good and relevant

the odd occasion i run into porn i just feel such deep compassion for the women being butchered and the men battering the helpless woman and trying to prove how macho they are just sadness all around, how messed up those poor souls are, and putting this misery on display for the world to witness should i look at it, i am absorbing their misery, their pain, their barbarism

ban me all you like, you don't shut me up for speaking my mind

this is hot as hell wait, what did i just say

seems those clothes are too thin for this body that is popping out of them don't be dressing so inappropriately in a church of all places if you knew god was coming to dinner tonight, would you dress how you would do for a date

she was doing what her role requires ... clothing standards do need to be upheld in church whether you be man or woman - fat or thin, don't you be showing - too much skin it is god's house not the local pick up joint

you filled your head with stuff the outside values

maybe you are too nice a human being for some this is actually bad, the nicest in life gets walked over, gotta be very discriminating intentional ruthless in where and with whom we place energy there are some in life who will manipulate nice people and keep them within their clutches and make it seem reasonable and mutual just because we developed a deep bond with someone does not that they cannot be cut off mercilessly when it is seen they are an ill match for us people change, situations change, times change, values change we must be cognizant of this, and be willing to drawn a line in the sand of the past i am not who i was yesterday, i throw off all chains that impede me, i assert my sovereignty and my authority, i am my compass and my light this is nothing to do with someone else, and everything to do with you, boundaries 101 is major key to a happy life

leo hitting the proverbial nail on the head

moved it to where this is discussed

when you leave the house have half dozen topical ice breakers up your sleave: 1. how about them dodgers, huh? (insert any sports team or sports personality) 2. looks like Biden is up to his old tricks again, huh? (insert any politician here who has made a misstep) 3. you think we are ever going to get a summer this year? (some innocuous question about the weather) 4. can you believe just 83 days to christmas, have you been naughty or nice this year? 5. sheesh is the news media ever going to stop talking about Britney Spears? (insert someone famous) 6. i'm so bummed Ronnie Wood just died, were you into him or ever saw the Stones live (insert anyone who has died) these work fine at bus stops, supermarket lines, coffee shops if you can snag a nearby table etc. sometimes i stop at my local bus stop just to have a chit chat ... have never taken a bus

portfolio manager, mainly involves checking markets, watching financial news and rebalancing positions where needed

scintillating, i can feel the burns - well if there was a me to burn x

enlightenment is, indistractability (h/t leigh brasington)

bonjourno @ivankisshappy travels and thanks for sharing these lovely thoughts

as for lifestyle, i do 8 hrs sleep 8 hrs self 8 hrs social self is 2 x 2hrs 40mins of inner work 2hrs 40mins paid work, social is 4hrs online, 2hr exercise, 2hrs entertainment this is every day and i don't deviate from it

it is a useful shorthand to explain something but each of us has unlimited amounts of both which can be deepened if wished use all the tools in the tool box somedays i'm in introvert mode, leave me be somedays i'm in extrovert mode, let's hang out

sometimes we grow faster than the people we admire and respect do not get overly attached be merciless if someone goes off the rails you are your own oracle, know this and live this

impulsiveness is the fake you, the one that buys goods at the mall and the one that says unkind words to people online, and then says what possessed me the false self is what possesses you ... it is you plus your conditioning the true self is the authentic you ... it is you minus your conditioning

looks ordinary viewed extraordinary #love this is the hormonal, hollywood, heart breaking hot version of love ... lack of variability evidenced #love this is the god-love which leo referenced in the toe podcast a good way to sample this love is to walk around with eyes 95% closed just barely seeing where you are going, people will think you are on drugs or blind or nuts but love them all the more for it

that's true words aid the mind in its job of separating ... but a silent mind solves it

i appreciate every word you ever speak, excellent pointers, thank you x

words = mind is seeing difference, love is seeing sameness can you switch off mind?