Joseph Maynor

'Arrowsmith' by Sinclair Lewis.

When you're motivated to do something, you're on board so the pain is endured with a kind of pride not a feeling of rolling a boulder up a hill indefinitely. The trick is to get motivated, and stay motivated, to form new habits so you can get the results you want via the changes needed.

'A Tale of Two Cities' by Charles Dickens

What we need is a world philosophy department that integrates all the philosophies.

Here was mine when I did the course in 2019 the first time (I did it twice): My life purpose is to deep-dive issues and projects in order to help myself and others increase levels of self-acceptance and acceptance of reality by optimizing the use of the mind.

Is there only one Absolute Truth or are there many?

According to you, right?

Whaat?

Yes, by direct experience you exist.

you or You?

What is Absolute Truth?

Could you clarify this?

Happy New Year all!

The need for drama.

Yes. And people tell you what they're insecure about.

Some people really enjoy being an accountant, and they can make great money.

There seem to be those who find it best applies to countries and those that find it best applies to people. I fall into the latter group. I can generally tell someone's spiral stage after getting to know them. For example, I've been interacting with a stage red person now for months and it's real. You know it when you see it.

I don't mean to press you, but what is an idea or thought?

What is Existence?

I see it the other way around, maybe: I Am therefore thinking occurs.

Reminds me of stage orange on down the spiral. There's no attempt to build a peer-to-peer relationship which is stage green. The benefits from maintaining relationships is not appreciated -- for everyone involved too, vis-a-vis, people lower down on the spiral.