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.
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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.”
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 20: Do What Needs to be Done NOW!
As a new month begins, as we gather our energies to begin a new, maybe there's goals we wish to achieve, changes we've been looking to make in our lives. We're determined that this will be the month of our success, this will be the time to start finally feeling free of compulsion, to start … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 20: Do What Needs to be Done NOW!
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 19: Setting Daily Goals to Create Habits.
I thought I'd just take a moment to reflect today on all the goals I'm currently working on achieving, and since I've yet to write today's thousand words anyway, I thought writing about my goals would be a great way to reflect on them a for good while. I'm not talking about extremely ambitious, long-term … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 19: Setting Daily Goals to Create Habits.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 18: Hatred and Hip-Hop, Lessons Learned from Party Days.
For as long as I can remember, I have always been more or less aware of the unnatural state of the life we live, of the wicked way the world works, of the way the whole system runs. I was afflicted by the hatred and violence I would see on the news that my dad … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 18: Hatred and Hip-Hop, Lessons Learned from Party Days.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 17: Why Hip-Hop? (Part 1)
I was born in the beautiful, extremely hot and tropical country of Honduras. Honduras is a small third world country in Central America, and apart from being an amazing country in many aspects, rich in natural resources, it unfortunately also suffers greatly from ongoing gang activity and violence, as well as shameless government corruption. For … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 17: Why Hip-Hop? (Part 1)
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 16: Notes From Past Months.
I wonder why God wanted Adam and Eve to live in ignorance. It seems that once the snake showed up it opened their eyes to the fact that God lied. He had told them that if they ate from the fruit of the forbidden tree they would surely die. As we know though, they didn't … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 16: Notes From Past Months.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 15: What’s the Point of It All?
Sometimes we wonder why we should even try, we awake with this doubt, with its accompanying thoughts and feelings, they hold us down to our comfortable beds, comfortably numb but held down by our own weight. The room's a mess, the whole house even, for days and weeks on end, for months, time flies and … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 15: What’s the Point of It All?
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 14: Get Right with Life, You Are Not Your Problems.
Times are hard and times are great. We all have learned a lesson following from a mistake. One man's trash is the next man's treasure. One man's pain could be another's biggest pleasure. We all have invisible powers that motivate us, forces that rejuvenate us and power us through life, and forces that drain us … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 14: Get Right with Life, You Are Not Your Problems.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 13: Immigrating to Canada, Pressure from Parents.
I was born in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. I lived in Honduras, both in Tegucigalpa, the capital, as well as San Pedro Sula, the industrial capital, for ten years before my family immigrated to Canada. My father studied economy and received his Master's Degree. He is a very intellectually driven man who takes pride in his understanding of … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 13: Immigrating to Canada, Pressure from Parents.
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