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Tag: life lessons

Zuihitsu, 2022-11

December 1, 2022December 4, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. All great change comes from community and from individuals learning what  is within their individual and collective power. Choose in your best interest. … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-11

Zuihitsu, 2022-10

November 1, 2022October 31, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. When dealing with enemies, the goal must not be diagnosis, but defeat. All observation is drenched in theory. The problem with rowing your … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-10

Having a Good Internet Experience

October 25, 2022October 29, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

Try to use different lenses of interpretation and without an agenda. Learn to block people, preferably with your mind. Keep your shit to yourself. Learn to say, "It's none of my business." Lurk. Be skeptical. Focus on the positive. I thought this Tumblr post was useful, so I reformulated the suggestions as the above. True … Continue reading Having a Good Internet Experience

Teacher Tom & Transformation

October 17, 2022October 17, 2022 ~ cafebedouin ~ 2 Comments

...without pain, without struggle, without anguish, discomfort and fear, transformation is impossible...Real learning, which is to say, transformation from a state of ignorance to one of enlightenment, is in reality more of a lurching, spiraling, ebb and flow, full of peaks and valleys, and yes, pain and suffering. Those of us in the world of … Continue reading Teacher Tom & Transformation

Little Rules About Big Things

October 15, 2022October 15, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

"People have vastly different desires, except for three things: Respect, feeling useful, and control over their time. Those are nearly universal. ...the past wasn’t as good as you remember, the present isn’t as bad as you think, and the future will be better than you anticipate. A comforting delusion is thinking that other people’s bad … Continue reading Little Rules About Big Things

Zuihitsu, 2022-09

October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Make a decision. The one true religion, survival. True creation requires sacrifice. Always be moving. The idea they one should do whatever it … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-09

Zuihitsu, 2022-08

September 1, 2022October 31, 2022 ~ cafebedouin ~ 1 Comment

Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. Something doesn’t have to last forever for it to be successful. Perfect happiness is the privilege of deciding when things end.—Sarah Manguso If … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-08

Cancer Ghosting

August 27, 2022August 29, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

https://waroncancer.com/news/cancer-ghosting/ True not only of cancer, but of any health problem. Difficult times show you who your friends are.

Dru Riley’s 100 Rules

August 20, 2022August 21, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

"3. “Not wanting something is as good as having it.” — If you don’t want something, you’re just as satisfied as someone who has it. Naval Ravikant says that “…desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.”... 42. “It’s easier to resist in the beginning than the end.” — Mistakes become harder … Continue reading Dru Riley’s 100 Rules

Zuihitsu, 2022-07

August 1, 2022October 31, 2022 ~ cafebedouin

Technically, zuihitsu are longer reflections than what I tend to collect. But, the general idea is right. Here's this month's installment. If you want the complete set, please download the fortune file. You do not need to be related to relate. Stop seeing life as a canvas to fill and see it as marble to … Continue reading Zuihitsu, 2022-07

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