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@Max_V Congratulations for your graduation. Ah, it's all over. What a relief that is. But wait, there is more! What am I going to do now? Perhaps your finale got washed over with uncertainty about the next long term commitment. That is how it was for me. All of a sudden, school was finished. My friends who I saw daily were about to be dispersed. New responsibilities were awaiting for me. A part of me wished I was back in school.

Completed first half of the wiring harness on the wiring jig. It looks like a map of arteries and veins of a human body (but with three legs) .

@Andrey It is very rare to have ... But what can make a difference is how you utilize them. Explore the variations of using your strengths. Sometimes a combination of strengths can produce an uncommon strength which may seem separate from the rest. A simple example is being loving and being tough (tough-love). Another is being honest and ethical (integrity). Then again, a strength can be broken down, such as integrity into honesty and ethical. A new strength can be harvested by using a strength(s) in a new direction. For instance, many people have a weakness towards conformity just to save face. Yet to apply one's strengths of individuality and imagination one could start becoming a maverick (nonconformist to the norm). Many a maverick is found behind new ideas and approaches to doing things.

@Will With the ego censoring what is going to be a best seller story of validation, it will undoubtedly pick a world audience. Fixing the world to its ideals. As long as that option is on your possibilities for personal drive, you will always feel that your drive is ... However, you still may become personally fulfilled by utilizing your talents and abilities to their full potential; and unknowingly provide an impact on the world like many artists, such as Vincent van Gogh. In regards to overcoming confusion (struggling with indecision), just make a decision and go with it and see how it turns out. If it doesn't, then make another decision. Life is a series of experiments, some will blow-up in your face, and that is okay.

Acceptance is the key to serenity. However, one can still be serious without tension. That is, being mindful of what is true, without fear: of being responsible, of failure, of judgement, etc. In this way the word 'serious' is about upholding integrity as opposed to upholding one's ego. To be able to accept responsibility (able to respond), accept failure (nobody is perfect), accept judgement (truth of self revealed), etc., is to be free of ego-fear and tension, which is the source of most peoples seriousness.

Installed the control panel instruments. Top left: Original panel. Top Right: Revamped panel. Bottom: Detail.

The other is heart-consciousness, for lack of a better description. Conscious of Being.

Sounds like you desperately want to be anybody else but yourself. But you know you are not anybody else but yourself. So learn how to accept yourself, warts and all. When you do, you won't want to be anybody else but yourself.

@TJ Reeves As I said, they are quite good photos. However the centre one would be better positioned with more space to the left, in the direction of where she is facing. And smaller space behind her. That is, the head is mostly on the right side of the frame. In this way, where she is facing leads your eyes to go there. Usually this is aesthetically arranged when cropping the photo. Keep up the good work.

@TJ Reeves quite good. Would you welcome a constructive critique?

Hate is a primal ego emotion towards anything that represents a threat to one's well-being. It is associated with the word disgust. This primal emotion originated towards foods which may smell and/or taste poisonous. The word hate has be often used instead of dislike. This watered down version points to something that is non-supportive to one's ego, or ideal self.

Laugh my head off.

Interesting insight. Thanks.

Serenity is the goal for any recovery from addiction. Once this is understood and practiced, new pleasures in life abound. Nothing good can come from doing anything without serenity.

@nexusoflife Does Anyone Else Feel Depressed After They Find Out The The Sheer Amount Of Ignorance And Suffering In The World? Perhaps you are feeling depressed about your own isolation from the world. Be grateful that you no longer have to be as ignorant as you were. Despair that you are still ignorant but don't know it. For if you did, then you would also know that everybody, including self, is still ignorant. Though you may not suffer as much fear as others, there are still others who would feel the same way (the sheer amount of ignorance and suffering) about yourself. So accept it. Don't waste your time on being depressed...that is exactly where the ego wants you. It is a way for it to say, "see, I am above all others".

So, no escapes, and barely any validation. The pleasure in life is not in escaping and getting validation. These things only pleases the ego. A shift of self from ego-self to being-self is needed. Ego-self is fear-based, while the being-self is love-based. Truth (true to your heart, not head) will give rise to love from within you. It is the love in your heart that you perceive what is true, a world without fear. Sure, you will see fear portrayed around you, but you also see a reality without that fear. You will know that life does not have to be so (fearful). Pleasure in life comes from the liberation of fear and the love in your heart for this new found truth.

The "best" is not necessarily so. Sometimes the best is a bit of rubbish which challenges your body and build up its immune system. A healthy immune system is vital. Eating only what does not harm the body will only atrophy the immune system. Which makes one vulnerable to the offenses of your defenses. What is "best"? Variety and moderation.

@Random User Fear has dominated your life, especially the fear of your truth. It is time to start doing the most difficult task in your life. To go down your rabbit hole to find all your fears. To face them all by exposing and accepting everything about yourself, warts and all. Daily introspection coupled with daily acceptance of self would be a good start.

@strwbrycough Not many are Being, but self.

@Will Your threads and posts are already offerings for others to ponder on, such as this thread. The best anybody can offer is their authenticity.

Depression basically occurs when one is predominately thinking about things that have not gone the way they wanted for themselves. It is in the past, and just a memory. We still may need to deal with the repercussions, but those are either now or future (not the past). Things always change, sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. When things come to an end for us it usually means we no longer have any need for it. We will always remember things that have been stored in our memory. Some of those memories also contain emotions, stories of pain and suffering, and such things when recalled can be relived again. It does not mean that we have not moved on, or not changed, but simply re-experiencing a memory.

There are two main tasks underway at the moment. One is to organize a wiring harnessing jig, or peg board. I never before had to do a wiring harness larger than for a radio or TV. This project larger and is quite difficult to make a wiring harness in situ. The space under the panel, within the console, is too cramp to do such a job. However, I noticed on the w.w.web, automobile wiring harnesses are done on a flat board. This approach is a better arrangement for wiring the console. The other task is to prepare all the control panel instruments for refitting onto the panel. A few alterations are needed, such as adding a locking pin switch, extra labeling, replace missing red pointers on the switch handles, cleaning, polishing, and some touch-up painting. Once the harness is completed, and the panel instruments are in place, then both the harness and instruments can be connected.

Your world and life is totally based on your perception. Those perceptions give rise to your own thoughts about what you perceive. Those thoughts give rise to your own emotions and actions based on your thoughts. Our thoughts are censored and filtered according to our fabricated ego and agreed belief system. There is no magical outside manipulation of our own thoughts, emotions, and actions. We are responsible for how we interpret, feel, and act towards our perceptions (observations).

People understand very well what spirituality implies . Though, in their denying, they do get a glimpse of its truth. Yet most won't even ponder more than a second on the implication. That is, the realization, or even the idea, that we are totally responsible for our own thoughts and actions seems too much to handle. That is what Truth will reveal to us. It means we can no longer blame any person, place, thing or situation for our circumstance. Most people are too afraid to grasp such a truth. It's too hot to handle.

You just used your free will to be, or not to be. That is, you used your will to see the truth behind your wanting a hug. Well done.