At this point, I don't believe in gender identity other than the two biological genders that we are naturally appointed at birth, to have one sex or the other. Transgender, gay, bi, red blue and unicorns are constructs of the mind to fit how we feel. Why and how can I say this? I went …
Addiction and negative anchoring
When you have an addiction to something, it is mainly because you're seeking a high from the activity you're engaging in. You're seeking a high in contrast to the low you feel, or the low that has been triggered within you. When you're seeking to feel something, you're doing so to make yourself feel better …
Your ADDICTION is part of your identity
We're all conscious of our subtle levels of addiction in one way or another. But what we tend to forget or are oblivious about is that our addictions are rooted in our identities. Therefore, if we want to overcome addiction, we must reconfigure ourselves and become someone else. The good thing is that human beings …
If I only had…
... is insecurity. We think the outcome will make us more as if it holds something out of reach. If only we had it -this thing or circumstance- life would be better.A few years ago, I met up with friends from a long time ago. Friends from an era when I played video games. Of …
Life and its seasons
There are 525960 minutes in 100 years. And on earth there are 7.753 billion people. According to these numbers, if we wanted to pay attention to each and every single person on earth during those 100 Years, we'd need to see 14639 per minute (thats 292797 in a 20 hour day). So, forgive me for asking, …
Addiction (take 5): How to stop addiction & get infinite energy?
Have you ever tried Not saying something and then having that thing somehow pop out of your mouth in the middle of a sentence as soon as you weren't thinking about it anymore? How about addiction? That repetitive pattern that keeps drawing you back to that bad habit you can't quite kick? What do you …
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Would you like to learn how to create anything?
Have you ever felt that creativity eluded you? That it's just not for you? That the good life is only for other people? Well... I did too. That is until I decided to delve into my depths to understand what was holding me back. When I took the plunge an entire universe opened up to …
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We’re not actually looking for ourselves
I've spent a long time looking for myself. When funnily enough, I was the one sitting in the chair searching outside of myself for something or someone to confirm what I felt within. Rather than looking for ourselves, we're looking for confirmations, and validations, to create a sense of security. When in fact, what we …
19 ways I overcame mental illness (and how you can too)
Over the last few years I've had my fair share of mental illness. I've been a resident at the local painting academy, I've been prescribed the abilify, I've been through pain so excruciating that I've wanted to kill myself. Just to name a few things. When I came out of psychiatric hospital, the first and …
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How I became richer than a Millionaire
I created contrast. I created pain. I underwent pain on a level so deep that I couldn't escape it. I created a personal imprisonment, something so dreadful that anything that I would live in contrast would be sheer pleasure and enjoyment. I decided to go through something so drastic that I could not help but …
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