12 Dec Way Of Way 72
Being eccentric, I sometimes wonder whether I might someday be committed to a mental institution. But as I look at the people around me, I realize I am in a mental institution....
10 Dec Way Of Way 70
Since early childhood I always felt stupid. Many people seemed strange as I didn't know why they did what they did and how they thought about things. I still feel stupid but now realize they are not strange. They are like me. They also don't know why they do what they do or how they think about things....
09 Dec William Shakespeare
"The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." Unless they are clearly threatening to us, it's difficult to take seriously someone who takes themselves seriously. When someone can't laugh at themselves, it's difficult to take their perspective seriously. When we are one with the light, we take everything lightly. We realize everything is light and when we or others think otherwise it's funny....
08 Dec Way Of Way 69
It's important to think another world war is coming. If it doesn't come, we'll feel terrific as we'll be in a better position than had there been a war. If it does come, we'll feel terrific as we would be in an otherwise better position to deal with it proactively....
01 Dec Way Of Way 67
When we are one with the ever-changing and eternal universe, we love everything and miss nothing....
01 Dec Dendrochronology
Dendrochronology is a scientific analysis of dating trees. It reveals geological and atmospheric (climate) events and changes over time. Likewise, blood analysis has evolved such that it can identify significant events of our lives. Apparently, blood carries memories of our past experiences. A blood analysis can identify experiences like the number of lovers we've had and other emotionally charged experiences. In a landmark study sponsored by Theranos, children as young as 12 were mentally transported, through hypnosis, to age 75. Once transported, their blood was analysed and they were given the results. They were then asked to describe their past. While the blood analysis identified facts, their descriptions identified their attitudes. For example, some whose past indicated they had had more than one hundred sexual relationships had regrets of having too many relationships; others felt they had had too few. Ultimately, all the participants in the study, when told of the facts revealed from an analysis using generic blood, described their past vividly but with little relationship to the facts. This observation has led researchers to conclude that each person's past has only a minor effect on their perception of who they are....
28 Nov Way Of Way 66
When we come upon a serious accident, we reveal who we are. Is our first question "what happened?" or "how can I help?"...
24 Nov G.K. Chesterton
“Do not be so open-minded that your brains fall out.” A mind open to many possibilities can be fooled into taking an irrational path. A closed mind cannot see the optimal path. Better to "keep your head in the clouds and your feet on the ground." Mike Robbins...
22 Nov Surreal 1
I've often asked guys what they would do if they met a beautiful girl who invited them to bed and upon disrobing she reveals four breasts. 90+% of the boys say they would grab their knapsack and run home. The rest would find it arousing and as such stay the evening, come what may. One guy's reaction was conditional: he would stay as long as the girl didn't have two breasts in the front and two in the back. A surreal answer to a surreal question....
17 Nov Jose Martinez
"Psychedelics helped me realize that my problems are small compared to the world's bigger problems like starvation and cancer. And now I understand what I'm actually here for in the world, which is to make people smile and to remind them that life can be beautiful even when it's not so easy." Jose Martinez is a veteran of the war in Afghanistan where he lost both legs and and an arm. After 19 surgeries, opioid abuse, depression and anger, Jose took a facilitator-assisted psilocybin mushroom "journey" that allowed "him to step outside himself and focus on the good, and what is possible in life, which lately includes sidelines as a Paralympic surfer, an archer and a weight-training enthusiast. He also runs a nonprofit that seeks to connect veterans to nature through wilderness outings." Andre Jacobs, The New York Times, November 16, 2021. Jose represents the triumph of soul over self, heart over mind and the light over darkness. He is no longer a prisoner of war, a captive of his mind, as now his mind is his servant. While seemingly physically limited relative to most people, he has travelled to where few have the strength and fearless will to go: the realm of happiness....