If all significant events in life are transformative, where you can never know or explain what it’s like to have a kid, feel what it’s like to be married, get divorced,
Category: On the Present
Is it possible to exist both in the moment and with a part of you in the future too (whether worried/anxious or hopeful about it)? Is that an inherent condition of being a human (which makes it okay)?Is it possible to exist both in the moment and with a part of you in the future too (whether worried/anxious or hopeful about it)? Is that an inherent condition of being a human (which makes it okay)?
Can you be completely present in every moment? Is that the perfect life? But, if it is, are you sacrificing the joy of building something with others? Conversely, if you
Be Here Now. – Why is it so hard to be completely present in the moment? (And maybe this is how we can do it)Be Here Now. – Why is it so hard to be completely present in the moment? (And maybe this is how we can do it)
At any given moment, you may be with someone you care about, but your mind is going over things in your past, your ambitions for the future, your fears about
Are you present? – THESE are the days (& The Philosophy of: The Waifs – Take It In. Take it all in.)Are you present? – THESE are the days (& The Philosophy of: The Waifs – Take It In. Take it all in.)
This time right now, that you’re living in, is possibly a time that you will look back on one day. And you’re in it. Right now. Live it. Open your
Is the past just as real as the unknown future? – On Now.Is the past just as real as the unknown future? – On Now.
If you don’t remember the 13.7 billion years that went by before you existed, then the trillions and trillions and trillions of years that come after will pass by in
Tomorrow, if someone asks you ‘What did you do yesterday?’ What’s your answer going to be?Tomorrow, if someone asks you ‘What did you do yesterday?’ What’s your answer going to be?
The time you have to change your answer to that question is today. And you don’t necessarily have to permanently solve the issue of heart disease or anything, but when
There’s no in between – It either IS or ISN’T.There’s no in between – It either IS or ISN’T.
If you’re saying good bye to someone going back to their country, to a relationship, to a holiday that’s ending, or to a different period of life that will soon
Missing the point? + A Deep Dive into: Time [pt.2] – Schopenhauer’s idea that the past, future NOR the present can be enjoyed assumes that the past, present and future are actually things.Missing the point? + A Deep Dive into: Time [pt.2] – Schopenhauer’s idea that the past, future NOR the present can be enjoyed assumes that the past, present and future are actually things.
Time is that by virtue of which everything becomes nothingness in our hands and loses all real value. Just because my dog Chunky gets excited when I come home doesn’t
The concept of time in years, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds doesn’t exist. Is it possible time moves forward, but doesn’t LAST for any amount of time at all?The concept of time in years, weeks, days, hours, minutes, seconds doesn’t exist. Is it possible time moves forward, but doesn’t LAST for any amount of time at all?
Think about the last 5 minutes. What did you do? How do those five minutes feel now? Now think back to a period of your life that lasted years. School.
Time is unity – The Philosophy of Lucy [pt.3]Time is unity – The Philosophy of Lucy [pt.3]
Here’s The philosophy of Lucy part 1 and part 2 –—– We are all connected in some way. Every single living organism. And every single thing before the first living organism.
It’s possible to change your future… but here are the six foolproof, super successful, 100% guarantee, no problem ways you can change the past.It’s possible to change your future… but here are the six foolproof, super successful, 100% guarantee, no problem ways you can change the past.
Anything you do, whether it was a mistake or something you did that wish didn’t happen, here’s all the surefire ways to change the past. Ready? Here they are: 1.
Do you get bored of breathing oxygen? It’s possible to not get bored of doing anything (as long as it’s what you want to do)Do you get bored of breathing oxygen? It’s possible to not get bored of doing anything (as long as it’s what you want to do)
Anyone saying ‘Don’t you get bored of ding the same thing every day/week/whenever…?’ is like saying ‘Don’t you get bored of breathing Oxygen? Wouldn’t you prefer to breathe another gas
The philosophy of Snufkin [pt.6] – Is the only person –and the only moment– that exists this one right now? There’s no past you, no past you, no future you, but only this one right now?The philosophy of Snufkin [pt.6] – Is the only person –and the only moment– that exists this one right now? There’s no past you, no past you, no future you, but only this one right now?
Tomorrow and yesterday were at a distance. – Snufkin There’s a theory that the only real you that exists is the one you are now. And the only moment that
The philosophy of: Que sara saraThe philosophy of: Que sara sara
If the past is the complete opposite of the future, then if the past is set, that must mean that the future is set in absolutely 0.00000000 ways. There may
The Stoicism of: Chloe (the ‘Wow we’re going to Disneyland do I look like I give a fuck’ girl)The Stoicism of: Chloe (the ‘Wow we’re going to Disneyland do I look like I give a fuck’ girl)
Stoicism’s about focusing on and thinking only about the things you can control. And forgetting about the things you can’t. It’s about focusing on now, and not taking anything–past, present or future–for
The philosophy of: Chunky pt.8 – Though the past has shaped you, the only time that actually matters is this moment right nowThe philosophy of: Chunky pt.8 – Though the past has shaped you, the only time that actually matters is this moment right now
This is Chunky. And Chunky could give a fuck about the past or the future. All that he gives a shit about is RIGHT NOW. Though his past behaviours, training
The philosophy of ‘Keaton Henson – You’ [If you must live, just live]The philosophy of ‘Keaton Henson – You’ [If you must live, just live]
Welcome back to the ‘What is Mariana listening to at the moment’ online internet website page. Here’s what you’ve missed previously: part 1 and part 2. Now for part 3…
Another student of mine inspires me (+ another reason I’m going the next 364 days without taking a photo)Another student of mine inspires me (+ another reason I’m going the next 364 days without taking a photo)
I’m not taking a photo of anything (other than practical reasons, receipts etc. or for this blog) until September 2018. This is why, But today, a student of mine gave
Simultaneous experiment #2: Go 12 months without taking a single photoSimultaneous experiment #2: Go 12 months without taking a single photo
I made three new year’s resolutions this year and one was: Be Present. And for the most part I have. I don’t use my phone or computer in the presence
You’ve got this ‘Now’, your past ‘Now’s and your future ones. Which one are you present in?You’ve got this ‘Now’, your past ‘Now’s and your future ones. Which one are you present in?
Life’s just a series of ‘Now’s. A bunch of consecutive moments where the only place you are actually present is the current one right now. Yet so many of us