Buck Edwards

Beautiful!!

Your mindfulness practice is likely playing a crucial role in understanding your inner landscape and the beliefs that underpin your self-worth. By observing your thoughts and feelings, you're gaining insights into the patterns and narratives that shape your self perception.Mindfulness can help you identify negative beliefs about yourself. Once you recognize these beliefs, you can start to challenge them with evidence and alternative perspectives.Practicing self-compassion involves treating yourself with kindness and understanding, especially when you're facing challenges. This can help counteract negative self-beliefs and foster a more positive self-image. You need to do that a lot more.Setting achievable goals and celebrating your successes can boost your self-worth. It's important to focus on progress rather than perfection. So don't look for a perfect partner. Rather find someone who is more compatible to your own values.

You're expressing a significant personal journey. You've realized that seeking external validation through certain behaviors is counter productive and that a more internal approach is more effective. However, you're struggling to let go of these compulsive behaviors and you're seeking guidance on how to find positive role models. Maybe that is what your focus should really be. I can understand how difficult it must be to break free from habits that have been a part of your life for so long. It's great that you've recognized the importance of an inside-out approach to self-esteem. It's a valuable realization.Have you tried mindfulness techniques or journaling to help manage these compulsive thoughts and behaviors? You could hire wingmen or join groups instead of being sucked in by the manosphere. Remember, the goal is to build genuine connections based on mutual respect and understanding. Avoid situations or people that might exploit your vulnerabilities.It's important to remember that your worth is not defined by external validation. You are valuable and deserving of respect, regardless of your circumstances.

I've seen girls marry broke men. I myself dated broke guys.

Even women are humans. Don't expect saintly love from them either. If you judge them, they judge you.

You can't judge women and at the same time love them.

@Ishanga thanks.

Or you wouldn't bother to reply lol.

Try not to take things too seriously. It will help you.

Maybe some of it. But not all of it.

Continuous threads.

I think spirituality can be practiced in two ways - One is by setting an examply by oneself, being objective, polite, disciplined, logical, honest, ethical, authentic and peace loving and by creating happiness for everyone. Showing empathy. This example is set by Jordan Peterson and David Pakman. The second is by actively pointing out toxicity in society and standing up against it. Like Douglas Murray does. Ayan Hirsi Ali. Or by people who work in the area of childhood trauma and narcissism like Dr Ramani and Patrick Teahan. And then there are those classic spiritual folks like Osho, Mooji, Sadhguru, Tolle, Spira, Maharshi and Adyashanti.

How did you train your writing?

Which oligarchs?

These days my role models are - Kamala Harris - love her to bits. Douglas Murray. Patrick Teahan. Dr Ramani Chris Dierkes Jordan Peterson David Pakman

What do you use instead of toothpaste?

This.

It's gender neutral.

Your claims are false and not sustainable in objective reality. There are people like Adyashanti. They live spiritual lives and are happily married too. This whole idea that spirituality is all about living in caves is outdated now.

And that burden should not be placed on women. If you find a highly conscious partner you can flow with them. In fact a woman can lead her man to high consciousness and spirituality. It does not always have to be the other way around.