'They say we live in a world of light and shadows.   Ancient yogis recommend meditation to know the truth. In stillness of body, mind and spirit. Just as the finite universe stood still before it...|||https://i.imgur.com/Qi8RV.jpg|||:angry:Okay, sometimes in life you did and sometimes you don't did.  :ninja:But what about size 14?  :angry:Shhhiiiiieeeeeeeeeeeeeet  :ninja:Chomp chomp samba chop!  :angry: Let's...|||https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5332cc9ae4b0e1d1e05ba0c9/t/54bbf30fe4b054d2823d62cc/1421603600076/ http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/image/6616102-3x2-700x467.png|||Everyone receiving the Holy Spirit except you? Is this related to speaking in tongues? I think we may have similar backgrounds.  If you choose the Christian path, don't get caught up in spiritual...|||I like Peterson. I think he's been a great at helping people sort out their personal chaotic worlds. And sometimes the best way to do that is through myths/story telling.|||Fecal implants will be the next fashion diet.|||I agree with what you're saying. But I think it's also important not to underestimate the power the narrative has. And a person in his position needs to be able to direct the narrative gracefully to...|||Just going to refresh this little thread for those who are interested.  I appreciate the optimists here. My optimism usually only gets me this far: ...|||Yes. Repeat this 8 more times to trigger factory reset.|||I was hiking in a national forest and reached the top of the ridge overlooking miles and miles of trees. It struck me how our civilization and the security it gives us was only two steps ahead of...|||This might help with perspective.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wupToqz1e2g|||Let me have one ticket to the show, I say to the ticket attendant.  One ticket for 'Audience of One' I say as I hand over the ticket and hand back the correct change.  Disturbed by what I...|||My coworker commented about me saying, ...but you're also into talking about deep stuff... He meant it as a compliment. But I don't really feel like I unload all that much in the workplace since...|||Yeah. I get it. Your introverted intuition is traveling faster than the speed of light, accidentally sucked through a worm hole, spit out in an alternate reality where people put mangoes on their...|||Enneagram 1's are rebels at heart, in a pacifist kind of way. I can wear people down through my patience.   Inaccuracy: I never understood why every online description seems to think INFJ's...|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYt24hq5nbM|||I think we just need to play the hand we're dealt. It's not a bad hand. Turns out we ended up with a handful of Uno cards at a Texas hold em table. If you lay them down everyone's going to have a...|||We may collectively be working towards an optimal level of coexistence. Our terrestrial constraint may now be unlocked by an intergalactic frontier. So...I guess I'll have the eggs sunny side up and...|||I feel mine was predefined in a very concrete way. I realized quickly as a child that my twin had a mental handicap and that my future would always be tied to hers. As soon as I was able to...|||Remember that one time your doctor failed to warn you he was going to stick a probe up your ass? It's cool, he offered you to help him with a pap smear 5 minutes later.|||My mind soaks in my daily tasks at hand, which is all finance related. Inside my mind I'm constantly bench marking my progress to my ultimate goal - being free, by own personal standards. I have a...|||Trump: Moving in on America like a bitch. ...|||I read H.G. Well's Time Machine a few years back. I can't help but consider the distant future the protagonist traveled to is very symbolic to today's reality.|||The juxtaposition of the outlandish Salesforce event against the mentally disturbed homeless campsite is striking. San Francisco, where billionaires and the homeless are next door neighbors.|||As I stepped outside to go to work I felt faint raindrops on my nose. First sign of relief from the Indian summer. It reminded me of living in Oregon.|||I abstain from sex, and romantic relationships (with me they're usually one in the same). I'm trying my best to concentrate on my non-stop daily life. I'm managing work, a skill-building course on...|||Back in 19 and 92 We were good, man We were traveling all over Finland, England, we went over to London, too We were up and down the Hudson river We were shedding a lot; we lived in our sheds ...|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1gV9xxtAPI|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0lHVL_wgRc|||Reality bending into lateral astral planes will sometimes open portals for energy and matter to flow through. This is where all your forgotten memories go to and how you receive new ones you've never...|||I've been having the same kind of week. It feels like hitting a tether ball so hard it smacks you in the back of the head.......9 times.|||Time makes all things perfect.  http://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media/collection_images/Alpha/L2011.32%23%23S.jpg|||I just can't help but read knob as an innuendo for penis. If that's what you mean then that's definitely an aggressive approach to flirting.|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3RACWJ5hWo|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG3Zs9iAvQs|||Have you considered taking electronic payment instead of a check? It would avoid those NSF fees you're incurring.  I like Venmo https://venmo.com/ . You both set up an account and you can request...|||Are you in a leadership type role as well?|||The US presidential election reminds me of Y2K. We could either all be scouring the earth for natural resources within the next couple of months or everything will be business as usual. At least...|||http://blog.honeyfeed.fm/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/mushishi-wallpaper2.jpg  Ginko from Mushishi. A girl I was dating said I resembled this character a lot. I was never drawn to anime but I highly...|||I work as a financial analyst, so I understand exactly what you're describing.   I quit my first job out of college because I just hated it. No direction, no instruction and I was flown all over...|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3yon2GyoiM|||http://i.imgur.com/R8jVt3Z.jpg|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyTre4OBZfk|||https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tteMjk9uXyo|||I think Campbell's greatest contribution was synthesizing vast amounts of mythological information and provided a platform for you to interpret it yourself. You could never detect a personal opinion....|||It's amazing when you realize that you and the society we live is is just as much part of the infinite space-time landscape as anything else that exists. We shouldn't hate the society we live in or...|||I have thoughts like this too. But maybe I wouldn't call them thoughts but rather a wave of sudden realization and euphoria (or severe dread, sometimes). It seems to overpower all of my senses.  ...|||Here's an answer you might not expect: live in a big city that's always on the move.   I made the move last year and it really helped bring my energy level up. Or at least, my motivation to do...|||Share.'