UnbornTao

There's a balance to be maintained between self-acceptance and looking for any kind of personal transformation. Take care that your motivation to change isn't based on a feeling of inadequacy. You're perfectly, ontologically perfect as you are. However, the need to change comes from the recognition that a lot of one's thinking and behavior is often ineffective, disempowering and based on ignorance. In order to change something, first you must let it be there exactly as it is. This disposition allows you to discern and grasp what it is, creating the possibility of change. How could you change something you're resisting and are not conscious of? So, I'd imagine that before attempting self-change, you'd first have to grasp what a self actually is, existentially. Same goes for emotions, relationships, communication, and principles.

I find this fear of fruits unjustified. If anything, people don't eat nearly enough of them. Generally speaking, be concerned not about eating too much fruits, but rather too much oreos and the like. Haven't yet seen anyone who got fat by eating too much grapes or watermelon. What would eating too much fruit be? How often, and for how long? Is it even sustainable in the long term?

Suffering is primarily caused by your worldview. How you hold the world, self and life determines your relationship towards them. Depending on how those are defined (by you), that is going to elicit certain dispositions founded upon the worldview's assumptions, which are generally uncognized. Whether seemingly benign or obvious, what you assume is based on ignorance.

Not so sure about France. They'll likely face Portugal which could easily win as well. They did win France in 2016, I think, in the Eurocup final.

Spain fans thought the same after their 7-0 against Costa Rica. Well, at least we reached one thousand passes lol. Seriously though, it's not a coincidence that no team plays "in the open" against Spain. They all build an extremely defensive wall and go from there. @Federico del pueblo nah, pure nonsense. They just couldn't win.

What do you mean?

Penalties Update: shit im out

Look into dive centers. Or skydiving if you dare Does he like poetry? Then a good book on that, or nutrition, philosophy, etc. I prefer to focus on experiences rather than the mere object. A mug with a picture of his dog and a funny or loving quote. Etc.

Latin and Greek are probably the Debian of many languages (the basis), right?

@King Merk Sure, but not in the Entertainment subforum.

More effective communication, perhaps. That could reduce unnecessary repetitions, storytelling and redundancies. It's also up to personal taste, I guess. I imagine that it's a tricky balance between length and depth. Concise content whenever possible. "If I had more time, I would have written a shorter letter."

England may have to play against France soon. If everything goes as expected/desired (by me haha), one semifinal would be Spain-France. The other, Brazil-Argentina. Yep, although my prediction is that perhaps only one "small" team will get to the quarters.

@Something Funny Interesting, thank you.

Why? What is the difference between sitting on the ground and on a chair? Just curious.

Belgium, Germany and Uruguay are out. Crazy. For me, Belgium was especially disappointing.

Let's keep this thread about football/soccer. You can start your own in the Politics subforum.

Jesus Group E.

Depression is caused by holding a negative future.

Completed it!

@ThePoint Intending is actually doing it. Period. So go do it, or don't. Either way it's fine. Establishing a negative relationship towards a natural impulse is not the wisest thing to do. You also seem to enjoy wallowing in your emotional struggle. It's OK, everyone does to some extent. Just remember to eventually move on to more empowering dispositions if you like. In any case, you'll do what you want regardless of what others tell you. So enjoy it. Several nofap enthusiasts are probably waiting for December 1st to arrive to congratulate themselves for a successful challenge.

@Felinez OK, then. Remember that posting while high isn't allowed either.

Keep it up.

What is this journal about?

@ThePoint I might want to raise my arm without doing so. If I raise it, though, that actually shows intent. Action and intent seem to be inseparable. Focus on intent. When it comes to action, that's the only requisite, not desire. As the saying goes, "If wishes were horses, the homeless would ride." Just make sure to start small, something you'd be ashamed not to do. Commit to one day without X, for example. Or meditate 10 seconds everyday for a week. Next week, 30 seconds or so. You set the bar. Well, okay. Do it nevertheless.