Acknowledging what is true, and what is really happening in your life, and not living in denial about things in your past is the way forward. And though it may
Category: On Knowledge of Self
Can you only truly love others after you first truly love yourself? – The Philosophy of: Queen’s Somebody to Love (on Self-Love)Can you only truly love others after you first truly love yourself? – The Philosophy of: Queen’s Somebody to Love (on Self-Love)
There’s a shit ton of songs about rescue fantasies – about how when we find someone to love us it’ll complete us, give our life meaning, or even save us. But no one can
If someone points out a flaw in you, you can either get upset (which may mean you acknowledge it) or you can actively try change it. & what humour’s got to do with it.If someone points out a flaw in you, you can either get upset (which may mean you acknowledge it) or you can actively try change it. & what humour’s got to do with it.
There is no perfect person. We all do absurd things and have neuroses that make no, or very little, sense to others. From time to time, some of these may be
The philosophy of: Charles Bukowski [pt.2]The philosophy of: Charles Bukowski [pt.2]
Bukowski may have been on to something when he said ‘Find what you love, and then let it kill you’. Either way, our significance is completely insignificant, so what’s going
Whenever you feel flat or not like yourself, what do you do to bring yourself back? – The Philosophy of: Jason Mraz (and the joys of the small pleasures)Whenever you feel flat or not like yourself, what do you do to bring yourself back? – The Philosophy of: Jason Mraz (and the joys of the small pleasures)
Listening to songs that you did at happy times might bring you back to it. Looking at old photos of times where you most felt the way you love to might
What is Truth to you?… Honesty? Sincerity?What is Truth to you?… Honesty? Sincerity?
Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth’ – Henry David Thoereau What does truth mean to you? Is it some kind of universal truth based on science
Are you a sapiosexual?Are you a sapiosexual?
What do you find’s most sexy and attractive in someone? The physical things you can see? Or the intangible things, and mostly their mind?
You don’t trust a lot of your instincts from when you were a kid (e.g. That you can fly, one day you ‘want to be a real T-Rex’, or that you actually get 3 lives IN REAL LIFE, like in Mario Bros*), so when something sets you off or upsets you, why trust those instincts (when they were probably formed around the same time)?You don’t trust a lot of your instincts from when you were a kid (e.g. That you can fly, one day you ‘want to be a real T-Rex’, or that you actually get 3 lives IN REAL LIFE, like in Mario Bros*), so when something sets you off or upsets you, why trust those instincts (when they were probably formed around the same time)?
* That last one, my brother told me that one. When I found out it wasn’t true (when I was about 6), I cried. When someone pisses you off, says
Question: Are you normal? (Answer: You’re not. And that’s normal.)Question: Are you normal? (Answer: You’re not. And that’s normal.)
What is normal to you? And what’s ‘weird’? Anything unknown (and that challenges what you think is normal)? Well that can basically everything. What you see as weird is perfectly normal
Getting upset with people is not about them doing things because they don’t like or respect you, it’s a question of how much you like and respect yourself – How to stay calm with people (Look for the pin)… The philosophy of: The School of LifeGetting upset with people is not about them doing things because they don’t like or respect you, it’s a question of how much you like and respect yourself – How to stay calm with people (Look for the pin)… The philosophy of: The School of Life
If someone pisses you off or disappoints you, that is not an issue of them purposely doing things because you are easy to take advantage of, you are stupid or
A Deep Dive into: The absurdity of knowing (& understanding) other people [pt.1] – How is it possible to know what it’s like to be someone, if you can never ever actually ‘be’ them?A Deep Dive into: The absurdity of knowing (& understanding) other people [pt.1] – How is it possible to know what it’s like to be someone, if you can never ever actually ‘be’ them?
Do other people sometimes act weird according to you? And other times is it quite expected? The only thing unites (or divides) you and those people may be the what they
Maybe the truth is unattainable, but it’s possible to at least get close to it… and further away from what it’s not (The philosophy of: Plato’s Cave)Maybe the truth is unattainable, but it’s possible to at least get close to it… and further away from what it’s not (The philosophy of: Plato’s Cave)
In Y Tu Mamá También, as part of their manifesto, the Charolastras believe that ‘The Truth is cool, but unattainable’. But that doesn’t mean you can’t try to attain it. And it
Does the core your spirit come from new experiences? What are those experiences you seek, want, or enjoy?Does the core your spirit come from new experiences? What are those experiences you seek, want, or enjoy?
I’m on my way back from California or Mexico right now (probably), so for a few weeks, this is a collection of all my favourite questions I’ve thought of in the last year and
How well do you know (or understand) yourself?How well do you know (or understand) yourself?
I’m in California or Mexico right now (probably), so for a few weeks, this is a collection of all my favourite questions I’ve thought of in the last year and bit since I started
What if you talked to, and treated yourself like you did a friend? (& The philosophy of: The School of Life)What if you talked to, and treated yourself like you did a friend? (& The philosophy of: The School of Life)
When a friend comes to you and tells you they’re worried about something that truly doesn’t matter, or that they’re shit at what they do, or they’re a failure, that nobody loves
You are the remarkably unremarkable protagonist of the most interesting story there is. One that no one else can truly know all about – Yours. (& The philosophy of: The School of Life)You are the remarkably unremarkable protagonist of the most interesting story there is. One that no one else can truly know all about – Yours. (& The philosophy of: The School of Life)
Think of any fictional character. They all wrestle with desires, motivations, worries and fears similar to yours (they may just have 1 or 2 more superpowers). They are remarkable in
Your happiness must come from within you. Nowhere (or from no one) else. (& The Philosophy of: Ben Lee – Happiness creates happiness.)Your happiness must come from within you. Nowhere (or from no one) else. (& The Philosophy of: Ben Lee – Happiness creates happiness.)
If you wanna fix a problem, then you gotta be happy. Being happy is the only way out of a mess. If you wanna fix a problem, then you gotta
This could be the most accurate way of knowing if what you’re about to do is truly what you want to doThis could be the most accurate way of knowing if what you’re about to do is truly what you want to do
Think about the things you do regularly in your life. What you’re planning to do, what you did today or what you’re going to do tonight Now, if you couldn’t
‘A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us’ – The (literary) philosophy of: Franz Kafka‘A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us’ – The (literary) philosophy of: Franz Kafka
The task of literature is to reconnect us with feelings that otherwise might be unbearable to study, but which desperately need our attention. – Franz Kafka All the toughest things,
If you create contentment, and you create excitement, have you created the perfect life?If you create contentment, and you create excitement, have you created the perfect life?
Which is more important? To create contentment in your life? Or to find or also create excitement? Is one more important than the other? Can you have both? If you have too