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Published in Nowisms

·3 days ago

A sane person, to an insane society, must appear insane

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr Right now I’m playing instrumentals that I made just for my ears. I used to want to be an artist full time. I never had a specific medium in mind. I just enjoyed creating. In the present, I am a product designer who isn’t a fan…

Capitalism

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A sane person, to an insane society, must appear insane
A sane person, to an insane society, must appear insane
Capitalism

2 min read


Published in Nowisms

·Jan 25

Meaning & Mantras

echoes The universe, the present moment, the Brahman, God, you, the void, Kali, whatever you want to call it, has such a way of reflecting your inner in the outer. I’m speaking from observations of this very minute and relative viewpoint of reality. Not from an absolute perspective. It can…

Mantra

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Meaning & Mantras
Meaning & Mantras
Mantra

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Published in Nowisms

·Jan 23

Accepting Impermanence

Allowing equanimity into a moment Thank you Jenny Lane for creating this publication. I am so grateful for you and the beauty that you embody and share with us all 💚. I typically craft articles in ways that feel very aligned with the intention behind this publication. Rooted in the…

Acceptance

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Accepting Impermanence
Accepting Impermanence
Acceptance

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Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

·Jan 15

Space Girl

Radical acceptance of you, fully — “Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.” — Antoine de Saint-Exupéry In moments of…

Acceptance

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Space Girl
Space Girl
Acceptance

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Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

·Jan 9

In the Land of the Narcissist

Reflections or Refractions — Is it a natural byproduct of a society driven by leisure, to eventually have a society full of narcissist? The focus is on the self, creating the most comfortable life for it, the subject narcissist love to focus on. Is that really narcissism? …

Narcissism

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In the Land of the Narcissist
In the Land of the Narcissist
Narcissism

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Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

·Dec 21, 2022

Dis-cover

When the ripples are no more — Discover, the word, is typically associated with finding something new or unexpected. The word itself means to dis cover. To un-cover. To remove the cover of that which was there all along. Thinking of the word in this light has led to a complete rethink of the act itself. Typically…

Meditation

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Dis-cover
Dis-cover
Meditation

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Dec 6, 2022

The fine print of consumerism

Seek and you shall find To some extent, we all are consumers. We consume food, air, and water to prolong the existence of these bodies. …

Consumerism

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The fine print of consumerism
The fine print of consumerism
Consumerism

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Oct 13, 2022

If not You, then Who?

If not now, then when? An ad for an upcoming ballot appeared highlighting a new proposition. This proposition aims to create accountability for a $700 million dollar homelessness agency that currently has no formal oversight. I know of many tech companies today that have that amount of money sitting in…

Capitalism

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If not You, then Who?
If not You, then Who?
Capitalism

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Published in Know Thyself, Heal Thyself

·Oct 6, 2022

The Ups And Downs Of Acceptance

A rambling of events — Here I am, in yet another Uber across the city, only 2 feet away from the driver. 2 feet away from someone who I know nothing about and vice versa. I look at the user interface on the driver’s phone and remembered when I used to be on the 7…

Acceptance

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The Ups And Downs Of Acceptance
The Ups And Downs Of Acceptance
Acceptance

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Published in ILLUMINATION

·Sep 29, 2022

An owl at 6:50am

A moment of acceptance I sit here, about 30 feet from the owl, and watch the color of the day slowly spread over the early morning darkness. I wonder if it too is watching the effects of the sunrise. I look back at the tree branch that it perched on…

Spirituality

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An owl at 6:50am
An owl at 6:50am
Spirituality

3 min read

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