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Tag Archives: Gratitude
Five Keys to Inner Strength From Five Years in Prison
By Ross Ulbricht Source: Bitcoin Magazine October 1, 2018, marked five years since I was imprisoned. My physical surroundings today are ironically similar to what they were after my arrest back in 2013. I’m in the SHU again (Special Housing … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, Law, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Spirituality
Tagged Acceptance, Faith, Forgiveness, Gratitude, Patience, Philosophy, psychology, Resilience, Ross Ulbricht, spirituality, will to fight
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A belief in meritocracy is not only false: it’s bad for you
By Clifton Mark Source: Aeon ‘We are true to our creed when a little girl born into the bleakest poverty knows that she has the same chance to succeed as anybody else …’ Barack Obama, inaugural address, 2013 ‘We must … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Economics, elites, Inequality, Labor, Oligarchy, Philosophy, Psychology, Science, Social Control, Social Engineering, society, Sociology, Work
Tagged Bill Gates, Discrimination, Economics, Failure, Gratitude, Labor, Luck, Meritocracy, Neuroscience, Privilege, psychology, Robert Frank, Selfishness, Skill, Success, Work
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A Zen Master Explains the Art of ‘Letting Go’, And It Isn’t What You Think
By Christina Sarich Source: Waking Times Thich Naht Hanh, the Zen Buddhist master, has some interesting advice about what it means to truly let go. Many people mistake detachment or non-clinging to be a form of aloofness, or emotional disconnect … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Health, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Spirituality
Tagged Buddhism, Compassion, Detachment, Ego, Equanimity, Gratitude, happiness, Joy, Karuna, Love, Maitri, Mudita, Noble Path, Thich Naht Hanh, Upeksha, Zen
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Fuck Happiness! Forget Feeling Good and Focus on Being Better
By Gary Z McGee Source: The Mind Unleashed “The difference between a good life and a bad life is how well you walk through the fire.” ~Carl Jung Fuck positivity. Fuck feelings. Fuck trying to make yourself feel good all the time. … Continue reading
Posted in consciousness, culture, Health, Humor, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Spirituality
Tagged Adversity, Comfort, Gratitude, Grief, happiness, Luck, Mindfulness, Negativity, Pain, Perserverence, Philosophy, Positivism, Sadness, Self-Importance, Self-Improvement
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Don’t Just Give Thanks. Pay It Forward One Act of Kindness at a Time
By John W. Whitehead Source: The Rutherford Institute “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”—John F. Kennedy It’s been a hard, heart-wrenching, stomach-churning kind … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, culture, Philosophy, Psychology, society, Sociology, Spirituality
Tagged activism, Bystander Effect, civil liberties, Compassion, culture, evil, Freedom, Gratitude, Heroism, Humanity, Morality, Pluralistic Ignorance, psychology, Responsibility, society, Sociology, Thanksgiving
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8 Simple Steps to Forgive Even the Unforgivable
By Christina Sarich Source: Yoga for the New World Are you feeling resentment? Pain? Anguish? Perhaps even fury? It doesn’t matter if your emotions are directed at the general idiocy of a government that seems bought-out by an elitist … Continue reading
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Tagged Christina Sarich, Forgiveness, Fred Luskin, Gratitude, Karma, Pain, Redemption, Stress, Yoga for the New World
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