Moutushi

I can certainly see your sharp intellect helping in that regard, as a sharp sword sorting out through the weeds in search of the people that are compatible and vibe well with the authenticity that you are putting out there.

It came from the Heart

@Buck Edwards A confident woman merely unmasks an insecure man's insecurities. I agree, fuck that, it's not easy being a woman in a world often dominated by many insecure men who have those expectations from women.

@Husseinisdoingfine I say this with all love, and I appreciate you putting yourself out there for people to learn lessons from your experience and mistakes, as there are many youngsters on this forum who are around your age, lost, and not courageous enough as you to ask for help and guidance from others. I've seen @Leo Gura share this advice so many times to youngsters in their 20s on this forum, and how it's far too early in many cases for them to heavily be involved in spirituality at their age when they are still living with their parents like your case, and financially dependent on them in many cases. Despite not having joined the forum yet, for many years I've seen you post and engage on this forum about soo many topics, at your young age, you've spent far too much time on this forum on high-level topics that you should focus on once your basics are done. Your focus should be to put aside high-level topics for now until your bases are covered, and instead focus heavily on the basics like "cleaning your room" and work your damn ass off now, getting clear on what you need to do to build up your financial freedom and covering your bases so that you can have a life where you have the freedom to develop spiritually

This post I made was not so much about Emerald, women don't have to prove themselves to anyone. I was mainly hinting at how many insecure men I've seen get put down by women displaying confidence, intellectual prowess etc *That insecurity is the man's shit to deal with and work on, it's not a women's role to make him feel secure.

@Emerald interestingly enough, and I'm sure you likely already know this, but after reading the quality of a number of your posts, you come off as super duper intellectual, which many women are not from my personal experience with them. Insecure men often get turned off by that high quality of intellect in women, as it makes them feel insecure about themselves. You're enchanting to the select few men who find that quality in women enchanting (I happen to be one of them), as getting a taste of that intellect in the words you use arouses them, rather than make them feel put down.

Correction: Trump has made and continues to make himself look bad by doing much much more than just that

Said like a Boss

@Leo Gura Lex actually tried to get Trump to speak about Ayahuasca and Psilocybin at minute 26, but the way Trump diverted from it, shows how far he is from that level of self-honesty, and confronting his self-biases and deception etc, the polar opposite of the way he went about it in that clip I shared on 08/25 . https://x.com/SutcliffeDavid/status/1827441662315909256

@Leo Gura Yes indeed, another reason is personality disorders, especially Borderline, which you've alluded to before Leo that it comes with a lot of suffering, I think a female on this forum had been struggling with it, which is when you commented on how difficult it is to treat it. Borderline personalities often attempt suicide out of attention-seeking behavior, as they are in need of external validation, and they struggle immensely to validate themselves internally, due to their identity and self-esteem being so fragile. Interestingly, Mindfulness work through DBT therapy is the most effective form of therapy to treat it

Look forward to it!!

I'm not a New Ager, this discussion's got me feeling like I'm about to join an ecstatic dance party in loose patterned pants, while introducing myself as Bodhi Lightyear, as I sip Kombucha in a cup labeled with a picture of earth lol

Ohh gosh, this is tragic to continue to see happening. You can see in the split seconds before the elephant ran amok, there were people wearing colorful outfits running towards the elephant's direction from behind, which likely spooked the hell out of it

Yes indeed @Yimpa, if I can have a personal share, I say what I say about OCD from personal experience with it, as it's not been fun having it lingering in the background all these years for me, but it certainly got easier with time, especially more so as I progressed on my spiritual path through psychedelic and non-psychedelic means, which I certainly am grateful to Leo for, as he played a part in inspiring me to take that path, as he did with many of us on this forum. My past personal hellish experiences with it have certainly helped me empathize with people who struggle with similar issues ♡

Yes, more in the sense that the OCD condition was also there, which some posts mentioned, it seemed to have preceded the Fibromyalgia diagnosis by a number of years. Those two co-occurring together are a complex mix and can make it very difficult to treat either one.