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@Fitful Just a rando shot from an arbitrary angle, might help might not. If you try the method of saying, "my fear actually derives because there is something I keep doing that I consciously say I don't want to keep doing --- or, me fear actually derives because there is something I consciousness you want to start doing that I am not". I know this is not how we traditionally 'look' for fear, but I have had my biggest breakthroughs for this. When I star or stop, I Altman more with the intention of the higher self, which by default, in hindsight, leads me to laugh about my previous "fear". Food might be a reference point for you, having gone vegan. Food gave me a lot of stress but then I stopped eating sugar, meat, carbs, etc and started eating veggies, etc... ALL negative emotions relative to food just evaporated. Gone. Maybe excercise is next for you? Total guess. Best of luck and love you hair! @SLICKHAWK That looks sooo good!

Bonaroo is awesome. Can't beat the love culture there. EVeryone is very positive and kind. Fuck Kanye.

@rush IMO, you mixed detached and satisfied. They don't work together. Satisfaction is the result of having something you felt attached to. Detachment includes detachment to satisfaction, as it's the root desire of attachment. Desire and attachment are fine, if you can get to the place where they are fine. We're all working with connotations.

@Alex K Some people just aren't satisfied with repetition. Myself, I like delegating, public speaking & singing, no issues with excercise, health, meditation, etc. But I do, however, HATE, turing lights on and off. Meant with some homour.

LSD distorts reality, but that's the fun I suppose.

Happiness. (And dirty kinky sex)

A little far for me but I appreciate the share. Love Campbell!

I think there's a turning point when we realize we are creating our life, so from then on we actually are creating our life. That is an amazing feeling.

@egoeimai Can you elaborate?

@Lorcan Don't do anything violent. You just end up regretting that.

@Lorcan wow. That's lofty. Godspeed. Get a law degree. Watch Where to Invade Next. This is a cause you might need to be willing to die for. That's one serious rabbit hole you're looking into. They don't fuck around. However, I believe you can it.

@jse Love Dr Suess!!! Ever hear the story about how he decided to give up, and the universe stepped in and he became the icon that he is? I think of it a lot. Love it.

@jse what a site. My 'branding' of CNN just flipped. Thanks for sharing that.

@heisenburger Aren't you curious about this reality? Isn't there anything you want?

@blazed I'm working on it. It's one of my goals that led to joining this forum. It takes time. A lot of time apparently. I was honest though, I did say you'd get very mad at me.

It's like how the flight attendant tells you to put your oxygen mask on first, and then your kids. Or, if you have a goose that laid golden eggs, which would you take the best care of? You can't give what you don't have. If you want to experience love, you must love.

@blazed That's awesome! Keep going! I wish you only the best. I have only love for you Blaze. In the mean time, go to your profile, account settings, ignored users, then add me to your list and you won't have to listen to me make a case for your happiness anymore.

@blazed It can't be true that you have no interest, because you replied. Stop being so clever and right, that's feeding into the attitude issue. Start listening to some Abe Hicks, or anything about happiness orientation. It's like you're the lawyer making a case for your own misery. Be the lawyer making a case for your happiness. "It's an illusion!"

Though there may be some tougher times in your immediate future, I predict, that FOR YOU, this is going to go over very well in the long run. Good luck. I know it is not easy at all.

@Prabhaker Man you have really got discounting everything down to a science. Try being ambitious about your own happiness and enlightenment. This is my connotation of ambition. It could be my attitude, but I find that my wife, my parents, my friends, my coworkers, my peers, new people I meet, the guy at the gas station, the woman at the bank - all want to be happy and want me to be happy. I do not experience this oppressive society you describe. I certainly don't feel oppressed or miserable. It doesn't even occur to me to use those words. Consider that what each of us is saying is true and are both perfectly accurate descriptions of reality.

@bigzbigi awesome! KEEP pursuing that! Godspeed! You could be the next genius who break a major paradigm, or at the very least, it will lead you to more enlightenment.

@Prabhaker I just read what you wrote, and literally asked my kids, ages 5 and 6, "what is the purpose of life", and they both said, almost in perfect unison, "to be happy!!!", my son follow it up with "to have fun!!!". I am ambitious and I am happy. That is why my kids respond as they did. Does this help you see this differently? Also, worth contemplating, what were your parents like, and what belief(s) did you create about reality to make sense of it?

@Captain Flint yo bro. You're reputation points are not indicative of your wisdom here. Well said. I don't think he is trolling at all. But I have noticed that about every 2 - 4 days, someone comes here, makes a username etc, and trolls the shit out of this place. Some go on for pages and pages!!! The skill of trolling is impressive and works so perfectly with the overall theme of this site. The way the trollers keep this neutral perspective and imply confusion triggering some to explain it is priceless. I trust I have been trolled on here myself. I hope Leo never does anything to prevent it though because it is so fucking funny.

@Oleg F Dude, I totally relate. Guy convo - sports and beer - is so boring! It's like some loop of madness. Like, how can someone possibly care about what guy is on what team and what team is gonna win, etc. Dudes talk about sports as if they were on the team or coaching it! With respect, I don't think you have social anxiety, I think you are more enlightened then "guys". The key is how do I resolve this so I am happy with it, thus no more anxiety. I suggest you realize that you know something they don't. They're lost in fantasys. You are not. You have to get yourself to a place of acceptance. Define and compartmentalize this stuff a little for the sake of getting some clarity on it. I've had the same 2 best friends for twenty some years. They are the best two dudes anyone could ever ask for. With them, I laugh a lot, golf, have a beer, listen to music, talk about movies, talk about our relationships, etc. But if I talk about PD, science, philosophy....they feel a certain sort of inferiority / self awareness and they don't feel good. They internalize it and they don't feel good. It's like telling someone who is sick about how healthy you feel. They are sick with ignorance and arrogance. They sense their sickness, but they are not aware of it. Do you see what I'm saying? You have a good thing going here. Don't ruin it or cause yourself any more anxiety. Understand it. Liberate even more. Don't let your thoughts about them detour your expansion.