Stories abound of authors who champion self-discipline and hard work.
But my life experience has shown me that obsession, self-discovery, and questioning has taken me far further than “discipline” ever has.
To God, time doesn’t exist. Time only matters when you have a limited amount of it.
Sort of like knowing how much food you can buy is none of your concern, until you are running out of food.
I’ve recently come to realize that there are many more fake “distractions” than I previously realized.
Incredibly “reasonable” thoughts your mind gives you to keep you from committing fully.
Tony Robbins once said we are motivated by two fundamental forces: pain and pleasure. We move away from pain, and we move towards pleasure.
Today, I realized that if you include the “compounding” factor of memory, you find the core of fear and desire.
Sex!
Death!
Power!
Ignore!
Chances are I have your attention now.
“That’s dark.”
What does that mean exactly?
It has figurative, physical, emotional, and abstract meanings. And maybe all at the same time.
I had a recent discussion with my dad about Korean drinking customs.
I am not one to respect tradition for tradition’s sake, so I pushed back against the customs.
When you hear a wild animal noise in the middle of the night, how do you react?
Something unconscious takes over and you switch into survival mode, right?
Same goes when you watch a scary movie or you begin to get hungry.
Water can be weak and it can be strong…
We go through life thinking power is created by holding on tighter, grabbing and protecting.