LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #16 – the challenge of VIDEO GAMES “I saw a news report recently that measured average video game use by American men between the ages of twenty-five and thirty-five: it was twenty hours per week. Do yo u mean the flower of America’s masculinity can’t think of anything more important […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #16 – VIDEO GAMES (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Video gaming is one the top sources of entertainment for tens of millions of North Americans today. As technologies continue to grow and flourish, so do the number of people becoming obsessively absorbed in the imagination and fantasy that […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #17 – the challenge of RELAXATION (i.e. “laziness”) “It’s true hard work never killed anybody, but I figure, why take the chance?” ~ Ronald Reagan It is common knowledge that one of the primary desires of all humans beings is to live as long as possible. What is not so […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #17 – RELAXATION (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Laziness may appear to be attractive, and yet it is work that gives true satisfaction.” ~ Anne Frank While you could try more traditional (and ultimately ineffective) approaches to dealing with your addiction to relaxation (e.g. changing careers, exercising, medications, […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #18 – the challenge of “PRODUCTIVITY” “Yesterday I told a chicken to cross the road. It looked at me and replied, ‘What for?’” ~ Steven Wright Americans put in more work hours than any other industrialized nation in the world. We also get the least amount vacation time (over 40% […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #18 – PRODUCTIVITY (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “The question is not whether are being busy … Anyone can be merely busy — even ants are busy. Rather, for those of us who are searching for a life that is full of purpose, the question becomes: What are […]
Those who strive to erase their addictions see success as an uphill struggle … They are the ones who see the ego to be a demon that is always holding them back; always keeping them from giving their best. And yet those who accept their addictions and only take them on one moment at a […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #19 – the challenge of THINKING “I was trying to daydream, but my mind kept wandering.” ~ Steven Wright “I’ve been doing a lot of abstract painting lately, extremely abstract. No brush, no paint, no canvas … I just think about it.” ~ Steven Wright We human beings are thinking […]
LICKING THE RAZOR’S EDGE Addiction #19 – THINKING (Part 2 … a Way to Freedom) “Conditions are never perfect. ‘Someday’ is a disease that will take your life to the grave with you. If it’s important to you and you want to do it ‘eventually’, just start doing it today and then adjust as you […]
Just as there are “many paths up the Mountain”, so too are there many ways to attain a Life of Peace & Contentment. Alternative Path #01: The Long Road involving using thought to alter our thoughts — dissecting our minds’ complexity in order to somehow find Life’s simplicity. Needless to say, this method is as […]
The Path to PEACE-fullness: another WAY There is an alternative to the Long Road mentioned in the last post … This “Express Lane” to the Summit takes the mind’s “middle man” right out of the equation. Instead of taking years to master your meditation, perfect your prayer or expose your ego, it is possible to […]
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