Hola Rascals,
Lately I've found myself more self-aware of negative thoughts I'm having. Whether it's a situation with money, health, family, or work, I seem to have a lot of negative "energy". I really think it is beginning to erode my relationships with friends and mow down my love life (or lack thereof). However, being aware of this, I am attempting to train myself to think more positively. When I catch myself having a negative thought I force myself to process through why the negative thought was wrong and make a positive thought. It's working so far. I feel a lot happier and am not getting so down. What're your experiences with this? Have you overcame something similar? Lemme know!
-Bill
Friday, April 6, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
A Relaxing Walk
Rascals,
Today my camera and I went on a little walk by the river near my house. It was super relaxing and it gave me a great chance to think, relax, and enjoy nature. I feel nowadays we've become too disconnected from nature and the animal part of us suffers because of it. We're lacking something. During my walk I imagined how fun it must've been to sleep outside, hunt for your food, and return to the state of nature. Hobbes describes the state of nature in rather disparaging terms. However I'd like to spend a day there once to see for myself. As long as I could return to my modern comforts, I could handle a little nature and some part of me needs to indulge the animal that hasn't evolved out of me yet. Here are some pics I took.
-Bill
Today my camera and I went on a little walk by the river near my house. It was super relaxing and it gave me a great chance to think, relax, and enjoy nature. I feel nowadays we've become too disconnected from nature and the animal part of us suffers because of it. We're lacking something. During my walk I imagined how fun it must've been to sleep outside, hunt for your food, and return to the state of nature. Hobbes describes the state of nature in rather disparaging terms. However I'd like to spend a day there once to see for myself. As long as I could return to my modern comforts, I could handle a little nature and some part of me needs to indulge the animal that hasn't evolved out of me yet. Here are some pics I took.
-Bill
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Hinduism
Hola Rascals,
I've been doing some soul searching as of late and decided I should investigate adding some religion to my life. I did a little research on Hinduism. I thought it was very enlightening. It certainly gave me a lot to think about in regards to my place here and the cycle of existence we all seem to be going through. My thoughts seem a little clearer now, for whatever reason. Here's where I went to start:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/hinduism-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Yes, that is a Hinduism for dummies website. Whatever. I really like the free flowing nature of Hinduism and how well it fits with my observation of the universe. It seems peaceful. It gets my mind going on a lot of interesting tangents in the search for the one true knowledge. My problem is also the free flowing nature of Hinduism. I like how one needs to put in the work to acquire more knowledge. It's not easily packed into one book like the bible; you have to look around. However the internet, or at least the sites I've found are not helping me much in my search for more information on how one would get started in this religion. Thus my dilemma and where you enter. If you know a good way to get started getting involved in Hinduism, please post a comment below. Help a brother out! If you're looking for religion or find this topic interesting, please click the link above and investigate a little more. I'm certainly going to keep looking!
-Bill
I've been doing some soul searching as of late and decided I should investigate adding some religion to my life. I did a little research on Hinduism. I thought it was very enlightening. It certainly gave me a lot to think about in regards to my place here and the cycle of existence we all seem to be going through. My thoughts seem a little clearer now, for whatever reason. Here's where I went to start:
http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/hinduism-for-dummies-cheat-sheet.html
Yes, that is a Hinduism for dummies website. Whatever. I really like the free flowing nature of Hinduism and how well it fits with my observation of the universe. It seems peaceful. It gets my mind going on a lot of interesting tangents in the search for the one true knowledge. My problem is also the free flowing nature of Hinduism. I like how one needs to put in the work to acquire more knowledge. It's not easily packed into one book like the bible; you have to look around. However the internet, or at least the sites I've found are not helping me much in my search for more information on how one would get started in this religion. Thus my dilemma and where you enter. If you know a good way to get started getting involved in Hinduism, please post a comment below. Help a brother out! If you're looking for religion or find this topic interesting, please click the link above and investigate a little more. I'm certainly going to keep looking!
-Bill
Friday, March 9, 2012
Here's a poem I wrote during professional development
Hiya Rascals,
Here's the poem:
The Walk to the Sun
It's a long road.
We're at mile 324
on the highway to the Sun.
There is no water to be found.
The end is far.
My steps slow.
The miles grow longer.
Respite comes in our companionship.
The road is long,
but our strength is strong.
We falter and stumble.
Our feet drag.
The heat beats down on us,
increasing intensely every step.
Mile 398
I hope you enjoyed this!
-Bill
Here's the poem:
The Walk to the Sun
It's a long road.
We're at mile 324
on the highway to the Sun.
There is no water to be found.
The end is far.
My steps slow.
The miles grow longer.
Respite comes in our companionship.
The road is long,
but our strength is strong.
We falter and stumble.
Our feet drag.
The heat beats down on us,
increasing intensely every step.
Mile 398
I hope you enjoyed this!
-Bill
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