EternalForest

I wish I knew. Shame and guilt consume me every day. They won't be satisfied until I am nothing but a robot, incapable of joy, but I refuse to let them win.

Stories. Whether in books, movies, shows, plays or even the ones we tell around the campfire. Stories are life.

It's possible to excel in one area of life and lack in the others. Why else do you think famous artists struggled their entire lives, with their work only making money after they died?

Put the time in to discover things that excite you and make you happy, and keep doing them. If you don't put in the time, you won't discover those special moments. They don't always come to you. Sometimes, you must come to them. But at the same time (and this is the most important part), you must also be content with the fact that they may never come. Search, knowing they may never come again. And you'll be okay with that.

How I wish, how I wish you were here We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl Year after year Running over the same old ground What have we found? The same old fears Wish you were here

Your answer can be found in Conversations With God. You may not understand it (I still don't), but my heart tells me that is it.

Change your perspective. Come to this place for meaningful discussion and you'll get more out of it. And it's often disagreement that breeds the most interesting discussion. Agreement can too, but I think a little friendly debate would do you well.

@Yarco Yeah but fact is, Leo isn't communicating with his audience about any of it. The new upload schedule, progress of the course, etc. It's not an unreasonable question.

Can you share your art?

@Consept Yep, put yourself in the other person's shoes. I'm amazed how often when I reverse the roles how so many of the things I do would be repulsive to see someone else do. That's when I know I've messed up.

@Razard86 It's a good challenge sure, but I'd only do it in moderation. You have to be careful what you put your time and energy into. Pick your battles, or you'll waste your time.

The only thing that truly makes you toxic is if a) you don't learn from your mistakes and b) you deliberately repeat them. Learn from your mistakes. Don't repeat them. Don't be petty. Put yourself in the other person's shoes. Good luck

Just my personal experience here, the people who call you "toxic" or "narcissistic" are ironically the biggest "toxic people" and "narcissists" there are! You're just not going to be compatible with everyone, but people like to call you toxic when you're just wrong for each other. There are people out there that will bring the worst out of you, and it's not your fault or their fault. It is what it is. Spend time with the people that make you feel good and bring the best out of you, and avoid the people that don't.

It's arbitrary. Do you weep at night for the animals killed for your dinner? (I ask this as a meat eater myself)

Take a walk

This is also very true and something I should have acknowledged, thank you

@charlie cho Yes, but learning for learning's sake can become redundant. There's nothing wrong with enjoying it, but I also don't agree that being neutral on it is going to lead to any less of a quality life. Imagine being a musician and all of your songs revolve around the topic of loving music? Or only giving speeches about the power of a great speech? I think back to my high school days and view it as the biggest waste of time in my life. When thinking back, high school held no meaningful moments or epiphanies for me. Everything valuable about my time there came from the friends I made, places I went, and life experiences I had. My reading and writing level is fundamentally the same as it was when I was in 9th grade, same with my math abilities, especially the stuff I've actually had to use in real life. The most important things I know weren't taught in school.

@PepperBlossoms Acknowledge the fact they probably feel the same way about your beliefs and agree to disagree. You can debate them if you want but don't attack their beliefs. That will actually make them less likely to drop their dogmas. You can get along with people without agreeing with them politically or spiritually. I disagree with a lot of my friends on some pretty fundamental things but that doesn't stop us from doing the things that we do click on.

This really hit me for some reason. I'm sorry about that, I hope you can stick around and get more value from the forum.

It's a difficult question for me because the thing I love most about life is creativity but the greatest creative works include suffering. So do I love suffering by proxy? I don't want to love it, but I sometimes think that it's a big part of what makes life interesting. Again, I don't want to have this mindset, but I can't lie to myself either.

You're on the money! Combining Logic and Emotion properly is also something called "The Wise Mind" as opposed to the purely "Emotional Mind" or the "Logical Mind". It takes a while to practice and the tricky part is that it completely varies depending on situation, so it takes wisdom to feel it out. Btw, I'm really enjoying all of your posts lately, I like your vibe!

Nothing wrong with doing both. A relationship is a give and take, you offload onto them and they offload onto you. That's what venting is for.

I enjoy a good balance of novelty and comfort. Too much comfort and I feel like I'm not growing or creating new experiences. Too much novelty and I start to lose touch with myself.

Not knowing where to start or somehow feeling like I'm doing something wrong.