A maze puzzle is a metaphor of our approach to life; focusing on achieving specific goals or a journey to freedom. The conventional approach to solving a maze puzzle is starting from the edge until we find our way to the middle. This is a goal-oriented approach. Upon realizing our goal, we find ourselves surrounded by the puzzle. Alternatively, we can start from the middle to find our way out of the maze. Once out, we are "free;" we find ourselves beyond the puzzle, though where we are cannot be described. Going into the maze puzzle is descending into a rabbit hole. Coming out is arising to the light. Google Bard describes mindset of those who start at the edge vs those who start at the middle: Starting from the edge: Methodical thinkers: Those who prefer a step-by-step approach and logically navigate through challenges might start from the edge to follow a systematic path. Safety-conscious individuals: People who prefer to avoid dead ends and deadlocks might start at the edge to ensure a clear path forward. Traditionalists: Those who follow established norms and conventional methods might start from the edge as it's the most common approach. Pragmatists: Individuals who focus on the most efficient solution might start from the edge as it offers a clear path to reach the destination. Starting from the middle: Independent thinkers: People who prefer to forge their own path and explore the unknown might start in the middle to avoid any preconceived notions of direction. Risk-takers: Those who enjoy a challenge and are comfortable with uncertainty might find the middle a more exciting starting point. Holistic thinkers: People who prefer to see the big picture and analyze all options at once might start in the center to get a sense of the maze's overall layout. Creative problem solvers: Individuals who enjoy unconventional approaches might find the middle a unique way to tackle the puzzle. ...

Some things are less perfect than other things which themselves are not quite perfect. Only the now is perfect, as there is nothing else....

Shit generally trades between $5 - $10/pound. When on a rare occasion it trades at $2/pound, it may be cheap but it's still shit....

Money is a beautiful thing as it equates the value of all exchangeable things. Yet, money is often ugly in the context of our personal relationship with it....

Unsolicited advice might come from the heart, but often debuts as a bowel movement; a relief to the provider, but a put-off to the recipient....

In the now, every thing is what it is whatever it is. Every thing, before and after the now, is the soul. Before our birth and after our death, our sole identity is the soul. Upon birth, we transition from being one with everything, the soul, to becoming a unique manifestation or expression of the soul; a seemingly independent entity. To sustain our independent existence, we develop a self; a sense of being apart and separate from every thing that is not our self. The purpose of the self is to provide us with our needs of food, shelter, security and health. However, the self also engenders desires that become indistinguishable from our needs, putting us in an endless cycle; needs/desires to temporary satisfactions to needs/desires. Clearly, the self demands much of our attention. Alternatively, our soul identity has us living a life of wisdom and compassion; wisdom, as we experience life not solely from the perspective of our self, but through the perspectives of the infinite manifestations of the soul; compassion, as we love and treat all that is not our self as we love and treat our self. In the transition to life, we initially remember our identity as the soul as we in turn develop our identity as the self. In childhood, our soul identity embraces magical (animist) thinking as we feel every thing has a spirit within it that can be conjured for our benefit through our living harmoniously with its spirit. However, over time, as we are educated and socialized, our self becomes our primary identity. While we are both self and soul identity in various proportions, many of us become oblivious of our soul identity. Ultimately, no one is getting out of here alive. Our bodily death coincides with the demise of our self identity. However, before we complete our transition from physical death to our essentialness, the soul; if our soul identity is our primary identity, we realize we are an eternal being.  ...