Yimpa

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  1. Didn’t Snowden act like a spy? Maybe that’s why he is respected by Putin.
  2. The key takeaway is don’t make meditation a chore.
  3. Is the glass half empty or half full? Am I drunk or am I sober?! The answer, of course, is it is relative and dependent on your state of consciousness. What one thinks is insanity may very well be clarity.
  4. I think they would prefer that than sitting in a boring classroom all day
  5. What about a baby chicken? This is why slaughterhouses are not located right next to your local strip mall.
  6. There are also many cooking books that call for salt and pepper
  7. Who is the I that is being pinched when adding a pinch of salt to pot
  8. And be thankful if you have opportunities to leave unsafe environments. Not everyone has that capability, so they happily suffer silently.
  9. @Applegarden8 The overall theme is that whenever you challenge any system, expect shit to go down one way or another. With great power comes great responsibility.
  10. Consider the possibility that you can also awaken to what hell is… The good news is that reality isn’t just hell ^__^
  11. On a contrasting note, Trump had a bunch of supporters during the Jan 6 Capital attack, yet Trump still lost the election.
  12. In the words of Ivan Drago…
  13. The mind can be really stubborn when it comes to change, especially when it comes to replacing unhealthy habits that you’ve gotten attached to for years and decades. So there will inevitably be an arduous transitional period where you’re still latching onto old ways despite making positive, new changes in your life. This is a normal part of the process; just don’t let yourself deviate back to your backwards too long.
  14. I never drink alcohol, but I LOVE Penne alla vodka!
  15. Sure. I failed countless times in the traditional academic system. I’ve had to discover alternative ways of learning. So it’s not that I am incapable of learning, it’s that I am embracing the fact that I learn differently.
  16. Insight into Navalny's final moments of freedom. Ain’t no watching SpongeBob in the Arctic penal colony! https://www.npr.org/2024/02/16/1231975533/navalny-rick-and-morty-flight-moscow-2021