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Awesome idea! Looks delicious, thanks for the tag Oh man, I'm currently in quarantine, which means I have loads of time on my hands and many amazing ideas for new recipes. Get ready, I'm feeling inspired to share some stuff. Shall we make a thread together? Or can we merge threads @Michael569? What do you guys think? Would be cool to have them all in one place. I thought you guys just eat your sheep?

For me it was a process of learning where behaviour comes from. If you learn about conditioning and the different dynamics that are going on in a humans mind, you start taking things less personally. Psychotherapy, reading up on psychology, meditating, introspecting, journaling... All of these things helped. At some point you just see how nothing's really anyones fault and how moments of difficulty usually thrust you into a whole new chapter of being in your life. So who's to say if something is really all that 'bad'? If you wanna go deeper, I can recommend taking MDMA with someone you really trust. It's a great tool to work with around deeper wounds and the process of healing them. I hear Leos episode on it is resonating with a lot of people, but I haven't checked that one out yet. Hope this helps. All the best!

I'll shoot you a PM ok? To not derail the post.

Getting payed for a job that really fulfils you Forgiving people that hurt you Ending self judgment Having close friendships that actually feel good Unconditional love Leo

Sounds interesting! Any good resources to share for some who wants to get into it?

Would make sense, right? Speaking multiple languages broadens your horizon by exposing you to more cultures (at least on paper, but ideally also in person). You can connect and exchange ideas with more people, which makes yellow thinking more likely. You also feel how your way of thinking shifts when using a different language, so you start wondering how language shapes your reality. I feel like languages bring out slightly different personalities in people, so you might even gain more perspective on yourself as a person. There’s definitely a correlation of people being more open minded in countries where you’re expected to speak multiple languages. If it's not stressed, people tend to look less beyond their own understanding of the world.

It makes me so happy when people embody their countries stereotype so well

These feelings usually only become more as time goes on. For how many years have you had these thoughts? Considering you wrote a post like this 2 years ago... Also, she's not supporting you, small talk… For how many red flags are you waiting? You don't need more patience. You don’t even really need advice. If you read your own post carefully, you already know what to do. What you need is a good portion of courage. There you go: (I put some in the free space for you to grab whenever you're ready to take it) Don’t do some spiritual gymnastics to proof how evolved you are by staying with someone when it doesn't make you happy. People mesh together spirituality and intimate relationships, usually not a great idea. If you want a fulfilling relationship, be on the same page. @loub Sorry honey

Yeah, if you do all that it’s over even faster Totally agree. Once you get beyond being completely hormone-driven that can happen. And it's beautiful All I'm saying is that it's great to have an orgasm every once in a while as a woman... But I guess I'm just lazy @somegirl Hey, now that explains a lot if it was your first time. Just give it some time, most girls I know didn’t find their first time any good :-)

Well, that might be true but I know other green circles to be fair And how can a society get to green when not even green is letting people move up? Or when we don't put an emphasis on tier 2 thinking to take the edge off a bit? What he’s saying is that green shouldn’t stand in its own way by blocking other peoples development to green. Yes, all of tier 1 does that. And the above might be a minor problem in the US, but in countries with a larger green population, it’s definitely a problem. They basically encapsulate themselves by creating huge echo chambers... Quite literally a (top of the) first world problem, but an issue nevertheless. You answered your own question here, he’s advocating yellow because it’s the only way to move people up to green in healthy way. Green can't see the validity of other stages yet, so less healthy development is possible. I don't see how your opinions are at odds. To be fair, he talks about the many up- and downsides of all stages in the book. This just struck me as something really crucial where I’m living right now so I wanted to share it. Not real a ton of his work yet though, but I haven't noticed that he emphasises it so much... Weeeeeell, I agree that his language use can sound dramatic but calling it fear mongering might take it to an unnecessary extreme. I don’t think many people that aren’t ready for tier 2 would even make it 10 pages into a Ken Wilber book. The damage is probably very small

I hate to break it to you, but sex just doesn't feel amazing for most woman. I think most girls have the "I thought this was gonna be amazing"-experience when they start sleeping with men. And then they think they're doing something wrong and distrust their feelings about it. Good sex is not a given, especially for women. You need a guy that a) really turns you on and b) knows what he's doing. And honestly, 99% of guys have no clue what they're doing. Sure, you can do some research as well, but good sex is mostly a man's responsibility (because he's leading). Look into tantra. Maybe together with your bf. If you really think it's an emotional issue, consider therapy. Maybe some disappointing/ traumatic experiences occurred when you started sleeping with men. That can easily shut you down.

Shadow work I’ve actively communicated with my shadow for a couple of months now. Checking in with it almost everyday, acknowledging it, asking how I can show it respect and making sure I give it all the space it needs to just totally be itself with no judgment from my side. Nothing crazy, literally just talking to it. I did my best to build a relationship of respect with everything that is dark inside of me. (Check out video I posted earlier) So the other day I met my shadow for real for the first time as I was laying down once again. I always feel my “dark” side as an extension of my body on the left side and behind my back. Like a 1- 2 meters extension of my body that builds an aura of dark flames. So this time it didn’t want acknowledgement from a distance, it wanted to burn and rage. I felt this intense, hot presence that really needed some room to express itself. I lovingly held space for this to happen as much as I could without getting overwhelmed. I got up at some point, but it took almost en entire day. It felt like I had a fever of some kind… I was fine throughout the experience though, I knew it had to happen and that this is the way to go. Here’s the notes I tried taking in between: "WISDOM OF THE SHADOW: SUPPRESSION CREATES MONSTERS I’ll burn for all the times you made your thoughts and feelings less important for the sake of other people. And then you grew up and used spirituality to perpetuate the same pattern. Every time you “objectively observed” your feelings and emotions, as though you could just stay unengaged, observe and ignore them until they go away, they went right into your shadow. It’s like intentionally withholding love from a child that begs for your attention. Of course those thoughts go crazy then. Those things are here to help you. And you used spirituality to ignore yourself once again! It inflamed your entire being, it’s the cause of all of your agitation. You just went on calling yourself stupid, ignorant, egotistical… Like it’s a noble thing to push yourself down. This is the real meaning of inflammation. Meditation is supposed to be the opposite of denial. Yet you did exactly that. Not lovingly checking in with your experience, but trying to change all the things that just want your attention." I don’t think it’s done burning, but I’m ready for it to come back whenever it wants to. Thank you for teaching me. If I could translate the feeling into music, it’d probably be Bölzer: Dark, deep, blazing and devouring my entire being. Inner calm, outer storm My demons seeketh rest Amidst cold, raging times I am but a demon at best

Ow yes! Time to share my favourite raw hot chocolate recipe 4 TBSP of raw cashews 4 dates 2 Tbsp of raw cacao powder A pinch of vanilla bean powder A pinch of salt 2 cups of water Blend in a high speed blender until completely smooth. Heat up when needed. (Recipe by Kate Flowers) P.s.: You profile picture makes me so happy @fridjonk

Amen!

You choose the ones that feel good until you feel safe enough to slowly evolve without them. By learning to trust yourself you’ll realise that you don’t need to grip them so tightly anymore. Once you don’t feel the need to abandon and deny anything anymore (including you being a person with memories, perspectives and narratives), they’ll naturally wither out of your experience. Forcefully trying to throw them out just leads to concepts-layering (like ‘no concept’)… You’ll never rid yourself of these things wilfully… You mature beyond them by being interested in why they’re here and how they’re serving you (essentially the same thing). Befriend them and you’ll soon be able to see beyond them. Spot on!

Literally laughed out loud reading this Such a nerd! Great pictures

This lockdown has been an interesting experience. I’m off work for almost all of November because I had a meditation retreat, a non-duality workshop and a seminar planned that I was kind of looking forward to for a long time. Now all of that has been cancelled due to Corona (yey Corona!) and I’m just sitting at home with loads of time on my hands. But I actually don’t mind that at all I’m not really seeing people and I have lots of uninterrupted time for creative projects and contemplation. This made me realise, once again, how much I truly benefit from being by myself and doing things on my terms. Every time I feel stressed, overwhelmed or insecure it’s basically a signal for me to spend more down time alone. I think my personality type is really made for lockdowns, I’m actually striving in this environment I’m very blessed to not really be effected by any of the (financial) consequences of the lockdown. My heart goes out to those that are! For a minute I thought about just doing a retreat at home, but after thinking about it for some time I realised that that just isn’t me anymore. Yeah sure, I could’ve come up with a crazy schedule and restrictions just to prove to myself that I can do it… And then what? Feel great about myself if I succeed, and terrible if I don’t? Nah… My life’s a bit retreat-like already anyways, so who cares. Somehow there’s just not that difference anymore between “spiritual” pursuits, creative ones, intellectual ones, family, work… The lines are becoming very blurry, which feels way better. A nice, organic transition to where it feels like my life is becoming one moving part. One of the beautiful things about the lockdown is that so many people are spending time in nature, because nature can't be locked down I’ve had a wonderful hike with friends yesterday. Here’s a picture:

@Applegarden I do, but I never recorded any of it professionally. If I do, I'll post it here

I used to have a massive habit tracker of 10-15 things to do everyday and I was quite rigorous with it. Now that doesn’t resonate so much anymore and I let go completely of any kind of to-do list for a while. Yet I still like to have an oversight of the things that are good for me. But just writing them down as a list didn’t seem very appealing either… So I’ve carried this idea of an inspiring to do list with me for weeks… I knew there was something forming in my head but I could never quite grasp it. Yesterday I was so relaxed and it suddenly just clicked. In a matter of 2 minutes this was on paper. Intuition just never lets me down I love how it has this kind of aliveness to it… Probably because it contains all fibonacci numbers Very pleased!

Me after 2 days without seated meditation Yeah, you'll never get there. You'll only ever get here. And still it's worth the journey Welcome to my journal. Happy to have you here

I don't know him too well and that's also not usually something I spend much time thinking about

Thought I’d share this recipe I always make when the colder weather comes around. It’s 2 different kinds of shots you can make without a juicer. I saw that those kinds of shots are very expensive to buy so I tried making my own… And I’m pretty happy with the result Citrus - tumeric shot 1cm of ginger 1 cm of turmeric 2 oranges 1 lemon Some cinnamon 1 tsp of raw honey (optional) Few drops of olive oil (for turmeric absorption) 1 cup of water Ginger - lemon tea shot try instead of ginger pills before tripping 4 lemons 3 cm of ginger 1 cup of water 1 tsp of raw honey (optional) Combine ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. You’ll get this really intense thick paste. At this point you can strain the mixture through a kitchen towel (and make a huge mess), or you just use the paste as a base for drinks. I always make a big batch and freeze the paste in ice cube trays. Each morning I grab a cube out of the freezer and put it in a bis glass of either hot or sparkling water, wait a few minutes and enjoy Stay healthy everyone!

Stan is such an inspiring and nuanced thinker. It's amazing how clear and open minded he is, especially regarding his age. This interview really got me into his work a few years ago. 10/10, can recommend

@Adam M It's a fun combo