What is addiction and what is recreation? Where is the line between harmless fun and reckless behavior? Are some addictions worse than others, and if one doesn't mind being addicted, then is it a problem? Life is about balance, as I'm sure we've all heard or perhaps realized for ourselves, and Buddha suggested we follow … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 71: Humility and Balance in Life and Spirituality.
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1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 70: The Mysteries of Life and Writing.
70 days into this writing goal, every day writing a thousand words and posting them on here. I'm not sure of what my purpose for this goal actually is, but I'm glad it's become a daily habit to write. I wish I enjoyed it more though, since sometimes it seems like just one more goal … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 70: The Mysteries of Life and Writing.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 69: Persevere Through Life’s Hardships.
Times are always hard for many people around the globe. If things are going well for one person, someone else's world appears to be crumbling down. We all can be sure that, if we are not struggling now, we will have to struggle at some point in the future. We will be afflicted by numerous … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 69: Persevere Through Life’s Hardships.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 66: Life Is A Learning Process.
Life is a constant learning process. The ups and downs, trials and tribulations, the highs and lows that make up our lives, they can all be looked at and appreciated, if we can achieve such a state of mind, as the necessary pieces of the puzzle which makes us who we are. Life is about … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 66: Life Is A Learning Process.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 64: Being Free of External Opinions.
What does it take, to be free of others opinions, to truly be oneself, yet to remain grounded in reason? What would it feel like, to be able to do everything with complete certainty, with zero insecurity, knowing that we're not making a grave mistake? What if we knew the way, if we knew each … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 64: Being Free of External Opinions.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 62: The Beast Within (Poem).
We look to the West as well as to the East, but like that line in Hotel California, we just can't find or kill the beast. We have no choice but to look around at all the insanity, the inhumanity, we create behavior patterns to drown it out as we focus on nothing but vanity, … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 62: The Beast Within (Poem).
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 60: Look For the Answer Within Yourself.
Sometimes it feels like nothing makes sense. Sometimes we feel tired, or angry, and we don't know why, we just feel like something's wrong, and we wish we could find out exactly what the problem is. We try to pass the time, to think about other things, to stay busy, or to sleep. We try … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 60: Look For the Answer Within Yourself.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 54: Remaining Present While Understanding We Are Beyond Life.
Sometimes it's hard to let go of our ego. We talk about it, we say we believe in the Self beyond the ego, yet as soon as temptation comes we fall in its trap, as soon as anger and frustration hit, we are quick to let our wrath unfold upon everything in its path. We … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 54: Remaining Present While Understanding We Are Beyond Life.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 53: From Tired to Inspired.
Today was another day. I'm tired, but I have enough energy to learn, to read, to write. I'm faded, I ate some pizza so I feel a bit heavy, but I'm comfortable. Today I was thinking back on my fam, the ways in which they may have changed while I've been gone away, the way … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 53: From Tired to Inspired.
1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 52: Spontaneous Writing, A New Life.
So many things on my mind that I want to write down, but when I sit down to write it's like I don't know what or how. It reminds me of how I started my very first post of this daily thousand-word series. Although some days I feel more clarity than others, most times I … Continue reading 1,000 WORDS (2nd attempt): DAY 52: Spontaneous Writing, A New Life.
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