Natasha Tori Maru

@JoshB gotcha, you summarised much more succinctly what I was trying to express.

Oh, what I asked could be an error due to my understanding of pure OCD being off; normal OCD has the 'thoughts' and then, the compulsion or action performed in reality (IE washing hands due to germs to be cleaner) to relieve the thought. But acting out of the compulsion usually amplifies the obsessed thoughts, instead of relieve them. So I was wondering if pure OCD is like, an obsessive fixation on a topic, and the compulsion is driving and circling the thoughts ABOUT the topic to gain 'certainty'. Only instead of acting out an action in real life to relieve the anxiety, the action is totally mental - an attempt for conclusion. I might not understand pure OCD 🤔

We are talking relative matters, not absolute. Not that you claim anything I claim is wrong, just wrong domain.

Sometimes - I've met people in real life who were remarkably true in transmission to their online persona. It is just very, very uncommon. Witness, even, these forums. No one reveals any connection between their avatars and real life.

@JoshB do you think your thoughts/drive toward certainty are the compulsion, while the topic is the obsession? @Leo Gura Do you think the possibility exists Ralston is heavily compartmentalizing his feeling / emotional capacity & expression purposely? It seems strange to not be aware of emotions and feelings. If they are ignored or repressed, we run the risk of them governing our thoughts (and bias) in ways that aren't transparent. Regardless of Ralston's communication topics, he is often transmitting frustration, aggression and frustration in his expression. He does occasionally miss identifying limitation in others and continually underestimates his natural ability. It doesn't need to be called out (that someone is limited) but it genuinely appears to be pain point for him; how often do we see him incredulous that others do not " get it ". And then he vomits out a rant punctuated by frustration. I've seen people who repress or are unconcious to feelings / emotional affect be very close to becoming charged up and triggered. Emotional energy resides just under the the surface. If Ralston is doing any of this, Love as a concept could be a blind spot. Repressed. Overlooked. Discarded as nothing but human fantasy. Anyway just some random musings. We only have what he chooses to show / expound on, to work with.

Topics shouldn't devolve into attacks slandering one another.

@kavaris you can't ask for no reply from a user and then directly engage them again in conversation. It's effectively a taunt and now it isn't fair to @Someone here now. If you end up stung because you kicked a hornets nest I'll just lock this.

@Alex_R getting us back on track & returning to good faith discussion 💪 appreciate the share

Maybe Ralston's mind has ossified with age. It happens to the best of us. Only human. Can't transend biology.... I perceive he wants a clean distinction between love and infinity due to the human, relative perception of love, and it's loaded connotations. It's all nameless in the end. Anyway LOVE you all!!! Girly giggles of love! Thanks for existing

@Someone here if someone requests you stop replying, please attempt do so. It is easier to respect the boundary. Suppress the impulse to reply when someone expresses a boundary. In this case replying was achieving nothing but further agitation. @kavaris no name-calling. Flagrant violation of rules. I understand you are frustrated but this is not allowed.

Go you good things! Go!

Hard to answer as this is very open to interpretation. I suppose a sensible idea would be to have an opening framework that steers toward a subject and then leads straight to open ended questions that centre on feeling and exploring a person's narrative. I would pick that subject or topic based on the energy from the person. Any topic that raises someone's passion or engages positive energy I dive into. Mostly I ask questions based on answers, and I like to find a way to marry my perspective or find in my experience where I relate. It will very much depend on what the other person requires from the conversation (context). Sometimes people just want to speak and be listened to. Other times it's a brainstorming session I would intentionally contribute to. Other times it's high energy wit. I always aim to play the serve back with the same energy. I agree, I think I would perceive the person who applied steps as having an agenda. I think an opening framework might be decent. Other than that it's a free-flow dance.

Okay, but I feel as if you haven't looked into the topic. Your judgement is yours and that's calm. Peace 🕊️

That's your call my man!

Well, I suppose that depends how you define ridiculous? Do you think we have identified, explained and know all that we see in the sky, sea or space?

Just being full of love - a feeling of total unity. Embodying it. Make believe there are no barriers between anyone, anything. All is transparent. Total transparency That's my thoughts!

Unidentified Flying Objects - or UAP. Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena - observations of events in the sky, sea, or space that cannot be immediately identified or explained

In short - don't build a fantasy of ideals based around your own self image of purity you have never had to defend under pressure.

There will always be corruption. You just have to decide how much you are willing to engage in and maintain your own standards of integrity and conduct. It might be useful to find out what those metrics are for yourself. Understanding that there are our ideals - and how we ACTUALLY respond to reality and experience. One can be quite surprised at how you react when faced with the option to exploit an avenue vs how you would like to be. I thought the topic was more pertaining to social dynamic related devilry - which I find much easier to deal with. Myself? I have always been a devil. I love finding loopholes. Ambiguities. Risk. Unknowns. It is all an opportunity to innovate in some way. I mentally justify this as my own 'survival'. These impulses are not inherently immoral. They lead to innovation, entrepreneurship. But there are levels I will never go to. I know exactly where the cut-off points are where my integrity suffers, and my thoughts come back like 'devils' to get me at night. The only advice I have is to learn yourself and your standards through experience. Get into something and observe how you FEEL in response to situations that compromise your integrity. Those are your personal boundaries. There is no use being immobilised by ideals and perfect situations. Jump into life - it is the only way to explore yourself and know. I would make a list of grey-area careers, blacklisted careers, and whitelisted. Rank options in order of corruption according to your current feelings. And understand you may not know your own personal ethics until confronted with the experience. You want to work a job that leaves you with an unpolluted mind. Most people know their self-image - not their ethics.

Have a deep look into it! It's curious!

I know it's Rogan, but relevant. Probably nothing we don't already know - but enjoy! https://youtu.be/sKwq7mpBTrY?si=nnJ7Je6IMPwFC_Yc

@HMD I happen chanced upon a couple of Roberts YouTube interviews where he outlined what his new book touches on. Those little audio biscuits got me excited for it 😁 Ngl it breaks my heart to hear him speak about how much he has lost since that stroke that wiped away his life as he knew it. He seems to be mourning and continually coming to grips with limitations. He often speaks about how precious life is and how it can be ripped away in a moment.

Before and after pics? Kumbaya motherfucker, Ayahuasca saucer eye mode so we can meet the mechagnomes I have had the day from hell at work and I think my deranged state is coming out into this reply. GOOD TIMES

@enchanted If so tis' chill, tis' chill - shit like this gets lost in text. I was sorta poking fun also Normally why when I am behaving mischievously, I add emojis or make myself small so Boss doesn't yell at me for being a bad mod 😈😈😈 We need devil emoji to indicate playful banter!

@Basman stop trolling. And if you aren't, my god. You are closed minded or your ego won't let this go. Let it goooooooooo.