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I love this vs I need this
“Men are not free when they are doing just what they like. Men are only free when they are doing what the deepest self likes.” D. H. Lawrence I love the work I do. It is fun and endlessly interesting for me to help others with technology. However, there are times where I feel like…
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Living life from the neck up
“If you aren’t in your body, what significance is there in your experience this moment? Are you preparing, so that you can be here in the future? Are you setting up conditions by saying to yourself, “When such and such happens I’ll have time, I’ll be here.” If you are not here, what are you…
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Inviting Mara to tea
“When we put down ideas of what life should be like, we are free to wholeheartedly say yes to our life as it is.” No matter how hard you try to be the best version of yourself, you will always have instances where fear, self-doubt, malice, or temptation rear their head and come to knock…
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Keep your appointment with life
“Our appointment with life is in the present moment. The place of our appointment is right here, in this very place.” Thich Nhat Hanh Learning to pause and recognize what is happening in the present moment is the first step in the practice of Radical Acceptance. The trouble is that the times when we need…
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Being ok with not being perfect
As I’ve mentioned before, I struggle with beating myself up. I’m my own worst enemy. I’ve been trying to figure out how to accept myself as-is and yet not be seen as passive or ambivalent to my flaws. I’ve always felt like this should be possible and yet I can’t quite get there. After reading…
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Breaking the trance of unworthiness
Every human has felt the sting of shame that we are somehow not good enough and that we don’t belong. For many, myself included, this shame can become a periodic (or even a semi-permanent) trance that clouds every experience. For me, these trances can last a few hours or more likely a few days. I’m…
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Grizzly country
I came across the following accounts about grizzly bears while reading Coming Into the Country by John McPhee. In the cozy confines of working remotely in my cushy desk job, the thought of encountering a bear on a mountain doesn’t cross my mind very often. Even in the most remote places I’ve been in Scotland,…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
