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The Flood / Re: Gatsby goes to the shops
« on: May 10, 2016, 02:33:06 PM »
lol?
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Gaming / Re: do you like old videogames or new videogames« on: May 10, 2016, 01:34:42 PM »
I play more old than new, but I don't make a conscious effort to have a preference. I just play what I like to.
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The Flood / Re: Post ITT for my honest opinion of you« on: May 10, 2016, 11:36:43 AM »How the hell is he being sensitive?Well awkwardness doesn't just spontaneously pop into existence, it has to be created by a certain perception. I'm just busting his balls, it's not that important really. 2464
The Flood / Re: Post ITT for my honest opinion of you« on: May 10, 2016, 11:27:10 AM »Really? Because it wasn't for me. Don't be so sensitive.this is one of the most awkward online exchanges i've ever seenAhh the point was at least you weren't just saying something about my art, but there you went. . .At least it wasn't the generic "your art is nice" comment. 2465
The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 10, 2016, 02:15:25 AM »
Shit, I quoted haha.
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The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 10, 2016, 02:14:37 AM »Damn. I guess I can try that.Remember, trying isn't enough. If you want it to have an impact you have to actually do it. Just know that it takes time to get used to. Don't expect to enter a true state of focused attention the first time you meditate. Or the second time, third , etc. In fact, what you should do is not worry about it at all. Just focus. Thoughts and emotions will arise, just let them. They will pass, and then some others will arise. Just let them as well. Eventually the 'noise' will dissipate. Don't worry about when, just know the truth that it will so long as you remain focused and keep practicing. 2467
The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 10, 2016, 02:07:42 AM »Noise just makes for more vigorous practice. When you meditate effectively the noise is meaningless because it never enters your attention (unless it is the noise that you are focused on). In fact, some noise can help augment the experience, as it can be something to focus on rather than thoughts and emotions.Like I've said. Repetition. I remember hearing a story, in a book by Chuck Norris actually, about a monk that would meditate to the Bee Gees because it made the practice more effective, and it showed just how much he had mastered it. 2468
The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 10, 2016, 01:47:10 AM »Like I've said. Repetition. No one masters anything with a single thought or a single experience. You have to repeat the thought, the experience, again and again. Have you ever considered meditation? I mean true meditation, as in, clearing the mind of all thought and emotion and achieving true focused attention. 2469
The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 10, 2016, 01:39:40 AM »Why would you want to become one in the first place?She's not telling you to pretend, she's indicating that you should legitimately and honestly change if you're suffering more as you are now.Change if being you hurts you enough to be someone else. You can't just pretend to be someone else, you must change yourself for it to work. 2470
The Flood / Re: whats up« on: May 10, 2016, 01:01:58 AM »I only take one a night. I'd rather not have to take any but insomnia is a part of my healing crisis.Hot af, can't sleep. Waiting for dph to kick in.that sucks, I've been trying to stop my dph use. 2471
The Flood / Re: whats up« on: May 10, 2016, 12:59:15 AM »
Hot af, can't sleep. Waiting for dph to kick in.
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The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 10, 2016, 12:41:17 AM »There's no such thing as karma bro. Sandtrap's life to date has made that abundantly clear. Don't behave outside your nature just because you're expecting a reward for it fam.Karma is essentially consequence. Action and reaction. It's not some mystical entity that inflicts divine justice or anything. 2473
The Flood / Re: How does this make you feel?« on: May 09, 2016, 11:44:03 PM »
everything's bigger in texas etc.
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The Flood / Re: Post ITT for my honest opinion of you« on: May 09, 2016, 11:39:12 PM »Ahh the point was at least you weren't just saying something about my art, but there you went. . .At least it wasn't the generic "your art is nice" comment. 2475
The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 09, 2016, 11:04:09 PM »No one is perfect but you seem to think that the way you are is your inherent nature.I don't think I could just do that without being myself.smh, you're accepting yourself as inherently flawed, and that is absolutely foolish. The whole point of changing your mindset is becoming a new person. Your nature is the result of your experience. But you can make a conscious effort to change and influence what you experience and how you perceive that experience. If you've got the time and are truly interested then maybe John Bergman can explain better than I can: YouTube 2476
The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 09, 2016, 10:43:31 PM »I don't think I could just do that without being myself.smh, you're accepting yourself as inherently flawed, and that is absolutely foolish. The whole point of changing your mindset is becoming a new person. If you're afraid to become a new person then that's it, you're done. Have fun living the rest of your life being flawed. I'm sure it will be fun, right? 2477
The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 09, 2016, 10:33:02 PM »You can try and you can fail. The point is that you have to give up the notion of try. You have to actually do it. You are set up to fail from the start the instant you abide by the thought, "I'll try." Just save yourself the effort then. If you don't have the resolve to abide by the thought, "I WILL" then don't even bother trying. This isn't some simple task you'd be undertaking, this is changing your mindset we're talking about here. Something that requires a significant amount of effort and resolve. 2478
The Flood / Re: You know I've kinda learned something« on: May 09, 2016, 10:23:49 PM »
Understanding what should be done intellectually isn't enough. You have to actually abide.
Seriously, like The Dude says, "abide." You keep abiding and it will condition you into a different mindset. The instant you start to deviant from the path, mindfulness should steer you right back into place because mindfulness should always be practiced. Always. It's fairly obvious that you have an abundant lack of understand of what exactly is happening to you, why it is happening to you, and what the true consequences are. Knowing it, understanding it gives you the power to change it or even avoid it altogether, but as you seem to think, "I just can't," it is inevitable that you can't. Until you accept that you can, abide by that thought, and pay attention to what is happening to you from an unbiased perspective, then you can not, and nor will you ever be able to overcome. 2479
The Flood / Re: Post ITT for my honest opinion of you« on: May 09, 2016, 09:47:37 PM »At least it wasn't the generic "your art is nice" comment. 2480
The Flood / Re: So called "transgender" attacks and rapes woman in Target bathroom« on: May 09, 2016, 09:46:38 PM »
tbh convincing transgenders are probably still going to use the bathroom of the gender they correspond to because everyone would be none the wiser, and criminals are probably going to continue being criminals.
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The Flood / Re: Post ITT for my honest opinion of you« on: May 09, 2016, 09:41:03 PM »Click the down arrow on someone's nameplate and you can see their original username.THANKS.Really? Didn't think anyone on here knew me that well. Do you even sep7? 2482
The Flood / Re: Post ITT for my honest opinion of you« on: May 09, 2016, 08:22:52 PM »THANKS.Really? Didn't think anyone on here knew me that well. 2483
The Flood / Re: Post ITT for my honest opinion of you« on: May 09, 2016, 08:10:39 PM »
Really? Didn't think anyone on here knew me that well.
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The Flood / Re: How the fuck am I supposed to get a job« on: May 09, 2016, 07:34:47 PM »I really shouldn't know because I don't pay that much attention to you, and I would assume that there's a fair few others that don't as well. We aren't psychic, we actually have to care about something and be mindful of it to make an accurate deduction. Otherwise, if you state something people on here are going to take it at face value.Umm no sorry I've known plenty to work (some even two jobs) and go to school at the same time.and everyone on this forum should know that i'm not that type of person And what's with the petty insults? Trying to get under my skin or just feeding the ego? I really didn't say anything to be that phased over, and you don't strike me as the type to do it just for the sake of entertainment. . 2485
The Flood / Re: How the fuck am I supposed to get a job« on: May 09, 2016, 07:19:19 PM »Umm no sorry I've known plenty to work (some even two jobs) and go to school at the same time. This argument just doesn't hold because we just aren't invested enough in understanding you to the point where we can gather whether or not you might want to find a job while going to school. It's really not that obvious.it should've been the most obvious thing in the world that i wouldn't have the time or energy to even attempt getting a job during the fucking school semester, on top of everything else in my life, include driving lessonsif you meant this summer then say this summer You made a simple mistake not conveying your point well enough, just own up to it. Or don't. . . it's w/e I guess. 2486
The Flood / Re: How the fuck am I supposed to get a job« on: May 09, 2016, 06:43:49 PM »Reading these comments, I'm really surprised this is what the situation in the US is like.The American dream is for foreigners only. Us nationals know what it's really like living here. 2487
The Flood / Re: Theater experiences?« on: May 09, 2016, 06:40:01 PM »
Almost every time I go to the theater here, someone has a cellphone mishap. Just went yesterday to see Captain America, and sure enough the guy right next to me butt dialed. When I went to see The Force Awakens, someone actually answered a call, smfh.
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The Flood / Re: I'm beginning to think I might have a depression« on: May 09, 2016, 02:31:09 PM »I guess I'm not really that healthy, no. It's been even worse for the last couple weeks as I often don't feel like cooking a proper meal. Kind of a downward spiral I guess.Well if you think you're unhealthy then that's one of the first things that you should get to the bottom of because it very likely has something to do with the mental issues you're having, especially if there was no significant external source to condition them. Like, in my case, I have a condition that causes me to be malnourished and releases high levels of toxins into my bloodstream which, in turn, reach my brain and give me brain-fog, anxiety, irritability etc. 2489
The Flood / Re: I'm beginning to think I might have a depression« on: May 09, 2016, 02:12:53 PM »
Mind and body are connected interdependently. When one is out of whack, so is the other, in some or even many forms.
Are you healthy physically? I mean REALLY. . are you? Is your lifestyle healthy? Get to the bottom of it. No one, not even a psychiatrist/psychologist can analyze your life as well as you can. Start paying better attention to what you're doing, how you're living, and even what you're putting into your body (both food and medicine) and be mindful of the consequences. Pay attention to the mechanics of your every day life. I'm not saying that you shouldn't try to seek help from a professional, there's nothing wrong with giving it a shot. Just realize that you can't change unless you yourself are truly aware of what is happening to you, not someone else, even if they have a degree. And ffs DON'T give in to the thought,"I am just broken, or I am just not right. I just have this condition so I will always be this way" That shit is a trap. It will take hold of you and then you will never escape the metaphorical pit you're digging yourself into. You need to abide by the thought, "this rut is impermanent, I WILL overcome this. I AM overcoming this." And don't ever stop abiding by it. No one ever attains a new mindset without repetition. Don't just wonder why you're feeling a certain way. Get to the bottom of it. 2490
The Flood / Re: I had the worst night of my life Thursday night« on: May 09, 2016, 01:02:27 PM »
Oh man that water was just over them dunes, bruh. You were so close.
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