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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Helping Others

Helping Others

Helping people can sometimes be a pointless venture. Before you jump to conclusions, hear me out. Though it is a great and noble thing to give and something we should all aspire to do and not take for granted, nor neglect to do but it all boils down to this. You can't help someone who doesn't want to help themselves, it's that simple. Think of it this way, you could do everything in the world for someone. Give them advice, money, a place to sleep, food, clothes, the list goes on and yeah something that we should all aspire to do for each other when someone needs it. But at the end of the day though, people need to learn to help themselves and take lessons from their past, present and future. Learn to recognize the repeating, self-destructive patterns they are in, learn from it and change it. Or to put it simply, self evaluation, acceptance, learning and growth. But there is the problem, most people are in denial of what they are doing wrong, can't come to terms with their past, are in denial of their own faults and do not want to except change. No matter how obvious it all may be. A part of this may be that they fear change or their pride is getting in the way. In any sense, you can give a person all the advice in the world, all the motivation, all the love and support but if they do not want to do for themselves, then it's a pointless venture. It's all on the individual in a world filled with knowledge, opportunity and caring people. We all have our faults, strengths and weakness's, how we deal with them and learn from our past them that will determine our future.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Bored? How The Hell?

Bored? How The Hell?

I hear this a lot and I don't understand it, "I'm bored and I have nothing to do." I have no concept of how anyone could be bored in this day and age. There is a world of entertainment and knowledge to be had, right at your fingertips. Let alone what other physical things you could be doing, (Go ahead, get your mind in the gutter for a second, it's fun). Netflix alone has more documentaries then most could watch in a lifetime, let alone everything else that could entertain you on their for decades. I do get one thing though, that people do get bored with routine and become stagnate. The good new is that it's an easy thing to fix, simply try something new. I would say the best way to overcome boredom, the same old routine or feeling uninspired is to first get a thirst for knowledge, it will definitely make your life more interesting and fulfilling. Not only that, but it will make it better by gaining useful knowledge to not only understand the world around you but to understand yourself and what you might be looking for in life. Another quick cure to this boredom and stagnation is to venture out and take a look at the world for a minute and keep your cell phone in your pocket for a few minutes (your not that important, none of us are). The outside world is a beautiful place, regardless of what you see on the news every night and by the way, turn off the news while your at it, it's poison. People are not as bad as what the media makes them out to be but hey fear sells and everyone is buying so why not? Anyway, take the time to explore the world or your home state for that matter. If your money is low and you can't get out, see the museums in your home town or discover it from your digital device. Each place in this world has it's own beauty to offer. So do yourself a favor and go see it and yes take the phone out of your pocket and take a picture. I'm not that cynical for bitchin out loud. There are rivers, mountains, fields and incredible cities that are designed by some incredibly smart engineers and built by the most down to earth, the blue collar. Take the time to see all this, learn about it and appreciate it. You'll never be bored. Oh yeah, read a book once in awhile, they do help with boredom.

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Monday, January 27, 2020

Live On The Couch- Episode 6

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020

Live On The Couch. Episode 5. Broken Man

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Tuesday, December 31, 2019

New Year, New Me, Why Wait?

New Year, New Me, Why Wait?

Why does everyone wait until January 1st to start changing themselves for the better? To set goals, to start working out, or to make a major change? It's never made much sense to me. Why waste all that time waiting on that day? Get started the moment you feel inspired and never stop. The thing about all this is people get discouraged quickly, they expect instant results. Life never works that way, everything worth having takes time, effort, setbacks, failures and learning. With that comes great appreciation for what you have accomplished and a very low chance of taking it for granted. Think about it, when someone just gives you something you tend to not appreciate it for the simple reason that you didn't earn it. You did not put the time, effort, knowledge and or passion into achieving this, so you have no reason to appreciate it. Right? Yet we know all this and still give up so easy on what we set out to do once it gets too hard or failure presents itself. It all boils down to you and what you are prepared to go through to achieve what you want and have a true appreciation for it in the end.

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Critics

Critics

I have never completely understood the point of critics or why anyone would listen to them. I believe in discovering what you like for yourself and realizing that everyone else's opinion is just their own perspective based on their own personality. Everything inside the art realm whether it would be music, film or art in general is all subjective. It is all based on their likes, morals and taste. Everyone is different and will probably like art forms for various reasons if they allow themselves to do so without outside influence. That in itself, is a beautiful thing and that variety is the spice of life.
Most critics are just wannabe writers who couldn't make it writing something that actually is meaningful and helpful to the population. They are just sharing their opinions in a less then clever and incitement way. They are generally looking for attention and recognition for an opinion that is based off their personal views, morals and general perception of life. People in general are the same way. They tell you what they think is good, bad or indifferent, based on their own perception. Myself, personally I've never taken much stock in what everyone else has to say. I believe you should take it upon yourself to discover what you like or what you think is good bad or indifferent. I believe that most people don't want to be considered an outcast in any way, shape or form. So they go to the popular vote, and let everyone else tell them what is considered great and acceptable art or entertainment. That in turn keeps people from discovering something that could not only entertain them but maybe influence or inspire them. All I am saying is simply this: Discover what you like for yourself. Learn what inspires you, and do not let critics or others completely influence your decision on what art or entertainment you will like and or inspire you. Take what they say in with a realization that could be just wrong and not understand it or know what they are talking about. Take the time to shut out all the voices around you and find what's intriguing to you. It may make for a more eventful and fulfilling life.

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Tuesday, December 24, 2019

Social Media

Social Media

Social media, a world built on half truths, half bullshit and a whole lot of vanity. Everyone wants their fifteen minutes of fame on this platform we have at our disposal. A chance for the recognition for something that half the time is invaluable and a bitch cry and moan statement that most of the time is for nothing. Now let's not get it twisted, there is some valuable information to be had and some interesting things to be seen. If you can wade through all the click bait and lies which is very time consuming, and yeah half the internet is like that, so it's take everything you see and read with a grain of salt and a lot of google searching. Let's look at the other side of it too. Coming from a man's point of view there are a lot of beautiful ladies to be seen and gazed upon. Sorry ladies anything you write above a pic you post we're not reading. We're just checking you out and trying to get into your pants. Let's look at the other side of that coin, you are checking us out too, your just much more subtle about it. Which is probably a good thing because if women thought like men, we would all be in a big pile somewhere! So as I was saying, it's all just mostly whining, complaining, gossiping and looking for recognition for something that is substandard, irrelevant or just complete bullshit and I'll save all the political headaches for another post. That in itself is a whole other mess that requires far more thought and Jack Daniels to deal with at this moment. So I digress again. We all want to be heard and recognized, no matter what the cost of dignity or whatever moral. The big thing is we all tend to forget that there is a much bigger world outside, with far greater and better things to be seen other than staring at our phones and wondering what the latest trend or gossip is. I'm guilty of it myself at times and get caught up in it. But I am humbly reminded after awhile that there are better sights to be seen and lessons to be learned outside of a phone screen. And my biggest issue with social media and technology is that there are far better ways to interact with people and have a more meaningful conversation. We are forgetting more and more how to have an intelligent face to face conversation. We have lost the dialect, energy and eye contact, that is a face to face conversation, not just words on a screen. Now I use it myself for a quick message but in my opinion it shouldn't be used for a full on conversation about something interesting and or important. We have become hermits with a screen full of words and a pic for conversation. Setting all that aside, that is what we're missing, a sit down face to face conversation with eye contact and dialogue. We have truly forgotten how to interact with one another and just take an interaction and the energy of social settings for granted.This is my opinion and yes I could be completely wrong about all this, but there is a lot more honesty, truth, life and energy in a face to face conversation. It allows us to read each other better, and an energy that cannot be replicated through a phone and body language and facial expressions that are overlooked.Try it out and think about it, I might be right.
In closing as I said before, there are good qualities to be had for any social media platform but ruling out face to face conversations shouldn't be one of them. Food for thought.

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Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Content and Challenged

Content and Challenged

I believe in every person's life there comes a point when you stop caring about whether people like you or not. Also,your social status and the amount of money you have aren't that important anymore either . I truly believe that the truest part of life is to be content and challenged. That's right, I did not say happy. Happiness in all reality comes and goes, it's fleeting. It is dependent upon every aspect of life that you are going through at that point and time. It's just small doses here and there that never seem to stick around when another challenge is presented. Now to be content and challenged, that would be a satisfying venture and lifetime reward. First, you have to be content with yourself, your past and who you are now. Having passions that you pursue daily will give your life not only meaning but more happiness as well, and something to make all the challenges worth while. Now with that you need constant challenge. Pushing yourself further with your passions and not only improving your skills and knowledge, but constantly pushing yourself daily, weekly and monthly. Having a commitment to your passions, your true loves in this life, will give you a constant challenge, wisdom, love, satisfaction, and the occasional bits of happiness that you crave to be fulfilled. As I said, happiness is fleeting, it comes and goes. I truly don't believe that you can be happy twenty four hours a day, it doesn't seem logical to me. If you are, then your probably on some really good weed and in some serious denial. The world can be a dark and painful place. It can also be an exciting and beautiful place. It's all in how you look at it and what you make of it. It's a matter of checks and balances, passion and drive. And keep in mind that everything in this life comes in waves and doses, and nothing lasts forever. That my friends is what keeps it all interesting and exciting. In my way of seeing this world you need to be content in your passions and if they no longer excite you, simply find new passions. Then continue to challenge yourself with it daily, with your new passion and grow and improve. Just don't think that one day you'll be happy and comfortable in this life, you need the passion and challenge. Without it, this life would be dull and boring.

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Monday, December 16, 2019

Live On The Couch: Episode 4. Something by Eric Val

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