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Daily Alchemy: a question to think on together
“When you wrestle with a hard question, what do you gain from struggling through it yourself that you would not get from a quick, brilliant answer handed to you?”
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The Pathology of Ungrounded Development
One of the ways psychological development can become pathological is if the current primary level from which a person operates isn’t grounded in skillful integration of the previous level.... On Things I Loved That I Dropped
In a workshop I attended several days ago, everyone ended up sharing, one-by-one, about their experience or relationship with the subject of God (with a capital "G").... The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, probably via use of the word "optics" ;)
I've been reading the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (abridged*, of course, at least to start with!). New to the topic, and I’ve never identified as a history buff, but I’m really loving it.... Came across this James Baldwin clip on my Facebook feed. He said: “Love has never been a popular movement. And no one's ever wanted, really, to be free. The world is held together, really it is held together, by the love and the passion of a very few people.... How relationships cultivate Who I Want To Be
I have this thing consistently happen in romantic relationships about 10 months in… I find myself doing a full inventory of if my partner is helping me become who I want to be. What am I training myself to do in this connection?... Why having kids is bonkers (if you’re addicted to comfort)
Hot take: If your life is all about chasing pleasure, getting the newest shiny thing, and looking for your next dopamine hit, then yeh – having kids is nuts. They’re messy, noisy, and they’ll likely ruin your dreams of becoming a social media influencer.... - Benzi...
That John C. Reilly clip felt too clean
I've been seeing this interview with John C Reilly going viral and was touched by it myself. Fuck yea, empathy matters so much! Let's love and care for our fellow man.... Welcome and glad to have you here Nithya! Thank you for this. I haven’t heard of Atisha before this. Suddenly inspired to give my version in poetic tao te ching form, as a way to meditate on what’s been transmitted/expressed here… Unlearning "separation" Comes from relentless... - Shera JoyCry...
Awareness of Awareness rambling thoughts
What keeps me up at night or what entertains me when other reasons (hormones, sugar, light/sound, etc.) keep me up at night is thinking bout awareness and what is aware of the thinking.... Monogamy v polyamory
Is monogamy better? Is poly better? Is there an overall norm for people, with exceptions? Is it totally pluralistic? Here are some points for monogamy, with some counter points, to convey some of my uncertainty but nevertheless leaning into what I’ve chosen: Point: I don’t know a... - annabeth...
Could it be ethically ok to not vote?
note: I posted this two hours before Biden stepped down. It’s possible that a different Dem candidate could change my choices, but my overall perspective feels the same.... - nithya...
Atisha's Pith Instructions
So this is my first post on Uptrust. Good to be here! I have been inspired by this teaching from Atisha (a master who taught in India & Tibet over a thousand years ago) but I wasn’t fully satisfied with any translation.... We have the option to see everything in your life as collaborative; we are scared to say this because we don't want to victim-blame but we're also scared of the possibilities and transcendence that opens up
OK I’ve tried talking about this before and it always feels impossible, but it also feels super important, so here goes, relatively uncensored (meaning super philosophical, my apologies and hope some of you enjoy!): “We have the option to see everything in your life as... - BRZ47...
People love the truth until it disagrees with them. Let's talk about it.
One thing I’ve noticed is that most people believe they want honesty. They’ll say they value it. They’ll ask for it. They’ll demand it from other people. But the real test isn’t how we respond to truth that confirms what we already believe.... - onWe don't always have to feel connected with ourselves first to connect with others. Sometimes, I find myself in connecting with the other.byArun...
I'm seeing a couple of themes in here: Stop waiting for idealized/perfect conditions before living. I'm a big yes on this, and I also find that it's much easier said than done. The failure case is really bad: you wait your whole life and then die without having really lived.... - david...
New to UpTrusting, but an OG trust-o-phile
I had an a-ha moment playing the linked game in 2017 which illustrates something interesting about Trust that had eluded me up until that moment: "trust, if treated as a blind decision, without reflection, can be dangerous, and leave me vulnerable." There is also a potent... - david...
Meaning Crisis, or Meaning of X, or ....
I spoke to a friend this past weekend who recently took the package from a federal agency, and is likely going to have trouble finding new employment.... The price of alignment is grief 💔
Alignment demands the death of all unaligned realities. Finding the perfect job costs the one that’s good enough. Letting go of a partnership that isn’t quite right means mourning the future you imagined inhabiting together....