Natasha Tori Maru

@BlessedLion good topic! Positive masculinity needs to be celebrated more 🙏 The topic is very much entwined with power. Men have power over women in the physical domain. The concept of this is lost on most men though, and is evident in their shock at how much fear around this women have. This fear is feminities undercurrent, and lies at the heart of connection to the feminine. I genuinely feel most of what positive masculinity represents, is a man who is fit to wield this power. Masculinity needs to be worthy to have this power, as the burden of responsibility is so great. Unfortunately, it usually takes a man to enter into his later phases of age and life to be worthy. Not always, but usually ☺️

I always just thought it was a change in camera focal length. EG

Lots of fear here. Are you afraid of death? Or the dying part? Noting you are operating from a belief here. Your beliefs precede your experience. Experience does not precede belief, despite what you are taught. If you believe what you say, so it shall be. TBH though this is simply displaying a large attachment to the meat-sac you are currently wearing. It is important to experience death as it should be.

I share this opinion

ie the Thinking Machines of Dune Shits all about the perils of AI, and not just AI taking over - Using a machine to think for you removes humanities essential nature.

Wondering why this topic was moved from the mental health subforum to this one? This is a pathology. It really doesn't have anything to do with women

Do you have any sisters? Women close to you? You are looking at this through a single lense. You will need to consider the challenges women face, else you will be alone for a long, long time.

I have a different way of dealing with stress. Previously, I required structure. Stress/anxiety fueled my tasks. I had to ensure time to decompress and disconnect. I allowed lots of free time to be used in this way. I no longer require any sort of disconnection to be able to handle stress. When I have a very full and extreme day, I always mentally list the items over and over. As I do this, I visualize and attempt to embody the feeling of already having accomplished the thing. I start the day & immediately begin this visualization process. When I can see within my mind the thing I am trying to accomplish (it helps I work in construction, as this can be seeing the rough in complete/structural steel erected/slab poured). The feeling of accomplishment (dopamine really) is so strong, I use this energy to fuel the focus I need to perform without anxiety and force, no stress. This requires a lot of organization & trust within yourself. So, to enable this process without stress, I would format structure: Plan/Prioritize > Schedule > Task > Visualize > Action. This is repeated for each action item on your agenda. I often visualize and swim in the feeling of each small action finished. The feeling of sitting on the couch at the end of the day, eating a great meal. It feels like daydreaming. Take a breath, imagine you doing the thing, release & execute. In this way you bring your entire being into the task. It no longer feels like effort. You fall in love with the act. Visualizing assists as it lowers the stress and anxiety of intensely focused tasks, as you are essentially brainwashing yourself into thinking tasks are done. I used to utilize anxiety & stress to accomplish what I needed throughout the day. The downside to this method was I needed to 'disconnect'. I have more presence, coherence & clarity with the visualization method. Energy is conserved, focus is like a laser

This - Nilsi nuking the thread 💜 Valid points regarding how you approach Leo & his typical responses (in another reply). Just letting you know I have witnessed this repeated over and over

I find many parallels between wanting, desire and my meditation practice. In the past, as I accomplished and satisfied desires, I often was left with a sense of emptiness. I disliked this, so I filled it with pursuit. I then began meditation. Accomplishing everything I want gave way to the same emptiness meditation presented. When I sat with the emptiness, the Divine really stepped in. All stripped away so I was ready to be filled with something Else. The trick for most: don't get caught in the loop of endless pursuit!

The use energy & create.

Interesting answers for sure. It is hard to have an accurate guess as to whether you are rude or not! Would definitely require more information from your parents. Have you asked them if they perceive you as rude/taciturn, or rely on reading their body language/mood/tone? You could be slightly hypervigilant around them, attempting to read them. But this doesn't seem the case for you based on answers! Do you feel you are a people pleaser to your detriment around others? Maybe letting down the shield is a relief while with family. You may feel some guilt or shame which would lead you to withdraw, as you are more candid & authentic with them, forfeiting openness and pleasing behaviors. Also - have you tried chatGPT with this dynamic? It can be refreshing to hear objectivity (as best you can be by describing a situation subjectively!)

Do you ever feel as if they are, or will, ask more of you than you are willing to give? Do you feel they have expectations for you, and you are someone totally different than they can comprehend? From what I have read, there is some energy exchange happening that is resulting in you feeling unsafe around them. That fear is feeding the need to retreat into yourself to reclaim some charge. Are you 100% yourself around them? Sorry for all the questions!

So are you saying you think optimism is a result of ignorance? Or dismissing negative aspects? Your anecdote isn't illustrating to me how positive thinking leads to a lack of epistemic integrity. I feel like you are saying delusion leads to a lack of epistemic integrity. Positive thinking doesn't inherently mean dismissing solid, logical deductions. Yet your statement is phrased in a way that implies positive thinking leads to this foregone conclusion. "Positive thinking leads to a lack of epistemic integrity" Are you sure you aren't assuming anything positive cannot be truthful, knowledgeable, unbiased & rigorous?

Please accept my gratitude for your vulnerability & passion! This took immense courage, well received Consider this me swinging an e-frisbee of positive energy right back at you !