August 31, 2010
To Be or Not to Be
That is the question. Or is it? Well, actually, the rhetorical question that most of us should become more familiar with is To I or Not To I. To me, THAT is the question. I'll explain.
I found myself rephrasing this age-old Shakespearean quote a few days ago when I was in the midst of some inner-looking type of work involving this entire topic of the 'I'.
It might be necessary to start off with saying that I'm not purporting to discuss the 'I' type of I that we're all used to. I'm taking about the 'I' of existence.
Hmmmmm......
Let me start over, hopefully more clearly this time.
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July 31, 2010
Five Years of Insights
This article marks the fifth anniversary of this web-log, or blog, as venues such as this are more commonly referenced. And, during these last five years, as much as I would like to say that I write this blog, I can't. It may sound rather cryptic: but this blog writes itself.
If you logged into my computer, you would see the large number of articles that I started to write during the past five years, but didn't finish. You see, halfway through writing many articles, articles which I considered to be very timely, insightful, and well-written, I just stopped writing and didn't finish these articles. Why? Because they were absolute garbage. Crap.
Oh, I know some of you might be thinking that the ones that I DO post are just that, but that's fodder for another time.
Regardless, let me attempt to clarify what it is I'm trying to impart via this 5th anniversary insight article.
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June 26, 2010
Victimizing the Victim Mentality
Have you ever tasted the stillness of the day, especially in the morning when the world is quiet and hasn't awoken yet? Have you ever tasted the stillness inside of you, when your mind hasn't booted up for the day yet and filled you with useless and meaningless pondering and words about the day? Have you ever tasted the stillness in your heart when all is quiet inside and you can feel the palpable solitude of existence?
Depending upon the person, myself included, this can be a pretty disconcerting experience. Sometimes it's most enjoyable to view and experience, and other times it's downright depressing. It all depends upon the state of mind at the time. And, the desire or ability to actually allow the feeling to just be, without covering it up with some vague thought, description, or misplaced desire.
I've written about this before but I feel compelled to write about this subject again. I think that this keeps coming up for me and the sharings of this blog of mine because it's something that is particular to all of us, and especially for those who stay aware of the machinations of the inside of the shell of the body, i.e. the mind.
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May 30, 2010
Inside Out or Outside In: You Choose
Insights are interesting in that they can appear at any time and any place, provided one is staying open to their appearance. I had an insight appear recently when I was talking with a group of friends, and it was so impacting to me that it left me speechless and unable to effectively communicate what it was that just happened. When insights are powerful enough they have the effect of doing that, at least that is my experience.
But, the ability to effectively and coherently share with my friends what just happened was actually the gist of this insight itself. Continue reading, as I'll share what I mean.
Insights of any kind, or in the example I'm about to share, can come about either because of some sort of serendipitous experience, or through what is perceived as accident. Sometimes insights can come about through diligent effort prior to the insight, and then appear when not expected, as a result of the prior effort.
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April 29, 2010
Going with the Flow, of Life
I've had thoughts about a topic that hasn't left my mind for several days now. It's about the flow of life.
There are several ways to think about the meaning of these words, most of them personalized, and based on our individual experiences of such an occurrence as a life-flowing situation. However, these may not necessarily be what I'm meaning when I reference going with the flow of life.
What I'm meaning is the actual flow of events that occur for each of us every moment of our existence on this physical plane. Life is all one seamless flow. It is a flow of moments that are strung together into a tapestry that begins when the body is born and ends when the physical body ceases and the mind dissolves into the void.
Think about this at length, if you can.
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