There are certain conditions in life which, if present long enough, will cause emotional pain in a human being—no matter how intelligent, spiritual, moral, or resilient that person is. Just as drinking poisoned water will cause illness regardless of who you are, so too will emotional suffering arise from specific, predictable environmental and physical conditions. … Continue reading Feeling Good is Like Washing Your Hands: Emotional Health Is Not a Moral Issue
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Emotional Pain Is Not a Moral Test: A New Science of Healing
Introduction: For thousands of years, humanity has misunderstood pain.We once thought fevers were signs of sin.We believed earthquakes were divine punishments.We fasted, prayed, repented, and endured.Then came medicine. Science. Cause and effect. Healing. But in one domain, the ancient error still survives:Emotional pain. We are still told that if we feel sad, broken, or numb … Continue reading Emotional Pain Is Not a Moral Test: A New Science of Healing
The External Is A Shell – Focus on the Internal
Whether we are talking about relationships, or effectiveness in therapy, or true happiness. The thing you must remember is that the external: beauty, muscles, body, money, material wealth, and so on - is all a shell. The shell might look good, but the real important thing we must know is what the fuck is inside … Continue reading The External Is A Shell – Focus on the Internal
Just focus on being a good person. Being Good is Success.
Self Care Ideas + Mindset: You Will Be Ok. You’ve Been Thru Worse. And You’re Successful Just by Staying Alive
Money Doesn’t Make You Valuable, or Successful – Money Has No Value. Let Me Explain
In our modern culture we spend a lot of time thinking about money. How to get more and what it would be like to be 'rich' and so on. Let's look at money, and the philosophy people have of it. And investigate whether or not money makes you valuable, or successful. The Idea: MONEY IS … Continue reading Money Doesn’t Make You Valuable, or Successful – Money Has No Value. Let Me Explain
Materialism will never make you happy + short version of what’s the meaning of life
You are infinitely meaningful. The entire universe literally does not exist without you. All things are connected in the great web of existence. Remove one piece and it all falls apart.
HOLY SHIT - EVERY HUMAN IS MAXIMALLY MEANINGFUL i have a web of dominoes. i flick one they begin to fall in all directions i remove one. if they are dependent on each other. the whole web collapses. if they are not dependent on each other the web continues despite its removal existence is contingent … Continue reading You are infinitely meaningful. The entire universe literally does not exist without you. All things are connected in the great web of existence. Remove one piece and it all falls apart.
More stuff won’t heal your emptiness: The metaphysical cannot be filled by the physical.
The metaphysical cannot be filled by the physical. In other words, if you feel empty inside, doing/getting physical things will not help you, they will not make you feel better. You need to find meaning and purpose. This is just like how you can't think your way to a full stomach, or hydrated body. You … Continue reading More stuff won’t heal your emptiness: The metaphysical cannot be filled by the physical.
