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I think everyone needs to doubt their existence.
Who is “I” and how much control do we have over ourselves? Your brain happens to you, thoughts happen to you, your likes and dislikes happen to you. Who is this silent observer within the mind? What limits does it set? How can I challenge it?
Who is “I” and how much control do we have over ourselves? Your brain happens to you, thoughts happen to you, your likes and dislikes happen to you. Who is this silent observer within the mind? What limits does it set? How can I challenge it?
May 19, 2025
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🤔We cling to our certainty. It could be certainty about the nature of the world, other people, or even ourselves. We live in very certain times.
Yet certainty is not the same as truth or accurate perception. In fact, certainty has a way of keeping us caught in our illusions because it requires defense against any opposing view, even facts, in order to be maintained. In this way, certainty becomes an idol.
Asking yourself “Are you sure?” invites spaciousness into the mind. A little space can help us see things more clearly because it encourages us to remain curious and examine the world carefully.
Nothing to defend. Nothing to hold on to. Just the opportunity to look at the world in a different way.
Yet certainty is not the same as truth or accurate perception. In fact, certainty has a way of keeping us caught in our illusions because it requires defense against any opposing view, even facts, in order to be maintained. In this way, certainty becomes an idol.
Asking yourself “Are you sure?” invites spaciousness into the mind. A little space can help us see things more clearly because it encourages us to remain curious and examine the world carefully.
Nothing to defend. Nothing to hold on to. Just the opportunity to look at the world in a different way.
Apr 1, 2025
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✳️i’m realizing on this app i can’t quite answer some questions that need deep thought. yes, one can think of the answers to “what gives you medium enrichment?” or what ever can provide the small things, but answering for myself has been a whole different question. i’m seeing now that i’m used to memorizing, reciting, and while i understand (how) i do not understand why.
ask me about the great sheep panic, the gamma function, but ask me why i like fried chicken. what do i mean to myself! i can’t answer those! there’s average answers but none that outline me. i think that the illusion of using big words to non-open-ended questions and problems is clouding our self reflection. maybe it’s just me though and my lack of sociability that i don’t ask these enough to myself or get asked.
just a thought!
ask me about the great sheep panic, the gamma function, but ask me why i like fried chicken. what do i mean to myself! i can’t answer those! there’s average answers but none that outline me. i think that the illusion of using big words to non-open-ended questions and problems is clouding our self reflection. maybe it’s just me though and my lack of sociability that i don’t ask these enough to myself or get asked.
just a thought!
Jan 17, 2025
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🐛I can’t let go or find peace or god or myself but I also think that surely there is no one better equipped to hold on, not be at peace, not know god, not find myself
Jun 10, 2025
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🔍Got a little tipsy and started asking random questions and the glow in other people’s eyes while they answered was beautiful
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💭Red eyed, puffy faced, tear stained sleeves. But the nice man who works at the grocery store is giving out watermelon samples and they taste sweeter than they ever have before. The raspberries are buy 2 for $5, but only buy one. Keep the receipt. Walk and smell the boxes and tins and the perfumes of the mothers passing by. You'll remember who you are soon.
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🚭I know baby, shhh. I know. You get so angry without it. You feel like it helps you. I know, shhhhh, it’s okay. Hold my hand baby. The nicotine is truly making your anxiety worse. It’s not reliving any stress, the same situations will make you less stressed once you’re not addicted. I know, I’m so sorry baby, it’s okay. Shhhhhhh. I’m sorry. The best way to quit is intense distraction, surround yourself with things you love and do not doomscroll, use your body. Do physical things every single day and notice how you feel better the longer you stay off nic. It’s okay baby. I believe in you. After like a week the cravings truly are manageable. But you have to want it. I want it for you. I want you to want it too.
May 20, 2025