Cherish your health, as it is the blessing through which we enjoy all earthly blessings. In life, we must not become attached to any external thing, this is true. This includes the body. We must not become attached to our body, or become vain about our image or strength, or despise it by becoming totally … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 29: Health and Choosing Wisely.
Month: June 2019
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 28: What Is Living In The Moment?
Regardless of all the talk about being in the moment and fully living that way, it's essential to understand that this does not give us permission to live with no planning whatsoever. One can and should plan for the future, seeing as we all have free will in this world as well as the power … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 28: What Is Living In The Moment?
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 27: Great Albums, Full Albums vs. Single Songs.
I posted a summary, not really a review, more of just a personal opinion, today about Bob Marley and The Wailers' album 'African Herbsman.' A classic that isn't very well-known yet definitely deserves greater recognition. 'm gonna start posting more music that I really enjoy on here, since I find that often the people I … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 27: Great Albums, Full Albums vs. Single Songs.
‘AFRICAN HERBSMAN’ by Bob Marley and The Wailers.
AFRICAN HERBSMAN, by Bob Marley and The Wailers Released in 1973, 'African Herbsman' is a must-listen for anyone looking to take a moment to relax with some great music, and although this is a compilation album it never loses the warm feeling it carries throughout. The reason why the songs flow so well together could … Continue reading ‘AFRICAN HERBSMAN’ by Bob Marley and The Wailers.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 26: The Universal Will.
The Universal Will is beyond pain and pleasure, and it is beyond any one human life. We are all instruments bringing reality together, essential parts of the time in history which we were born in, and each death is just as important and significant as each life. When we realize that death is such a … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 26: The Universal Will.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 25: “Do Not Recollect the Past, Nor Desire the Future.”
Learn to feel the blessing of being able to inhale and exhale. Don't take a second for granted, instead take advantage of the health you have and the time that you have to experience life. It may be another hundred years, or it could be over in the next second. Civilization's attempt to create a … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 25: “Do Not Recollect the Past, Nor Desire the Future.”
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 24: The Truth In Front Of Your Eyes!
Times are hard but don't allow the anxiety to take control. We have to stand firm and face the reality we find ourselves in. Suffering seems neaningless, existence a cruel cosmic joke. Wishing the existential enemy would vanish like clouds of smoke. Puff, puff, death slowly enters our system. A slow suicide to show those … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 24: The Truth In Front Of Your Eyes!
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 23: Habits, Self-Control, Spirituality, Attachment.
23 days into writing a thousand words. Writer's block feeling is creeping up. Damn, I knew this day would come. Scratch that 'damn', I can't complain. No, really, I can't complain. I'm about a week into my new goal of catching myself whenever I complain, ideally before the words leave my mouth. A mental complaint … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 23: Habits, Self-Control, Spirituality, Attachment.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 22: The Buddha’s First Noble Truth.
Courtesy is the key to compassion, to common understanding that we are all one, that we are all together in this life. I can’t stress enough how important it is that we each do the best we can at keeping calm even as we navigate through whatever storm we may be currently facing in the … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 22: The Buddha’s First Noble Truth.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 21: Family Fun, Living in the Moment, Huxley’s “Island.”
I'm at Maria's family's house for the day. Her brother Luis picked us up at home last night and brought us here. Whenever we come we bring some pizza and everyone has a great pizza dinner, everyone talking in a lively manner, some on the computer, some on their phones, but everyone interacting. Although my … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 21: Family Fun, Living in the Moment, Huxley’s “Island.”
rebel eye 