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That's a good one too. We definitely don't want to look at what we fear.

Yes, all of that would fall under the category of human stuff. But deeper than that, it's really about immersing yourself in the experience of your life as opposed to trying to simply transcend it. The spiritual and the human are opposites that are meant to complement one another instead of work against one another. So, it's important to reconcile the two. And yes, I have a YouTube channel called The Diamond Net.

Spiritual bypassing is definitely a sneaky trap. The way that I conceptualize of spirituality that helps with this is to think of it as though it's a tree. The branches and the fruits are the spiritual stuff and the roots dug into the ground are the human stuff. So healthy spirituality is one that includes both transcendence and embodiment of the individual perspective. You want to stretch your roots deeper and deeper into the ground of your humanity and stretch your branches out further into the skies of your spirituality.

They are all human from the relative perspective. None of them can ever transcend their humanity, nor would it be valuable to do so. There is nothing to escape from. But that which experiences their experience is not the person they see when they look in the mirror. The same is true for everyone. The difference between them and anyone else is the degree to which they directly realize that the experience isn't directly tied to anything definable or knowable. It could just be that the universe was created two seconds ago. It could be that it never existed. It's how much abiding awareness that it's just awareness. There is a kind of letting go of taken for granted notions of selfhood that makes it clear in any given moment that there is nothing knowable happening.

You don't have one

The highest it's every been is 93% top marginal tax rate under the Republican administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. This lead to the golden age of economic expansion. Now, it's important to note how tax brackets work. So, you can never make less by making more. This is because (whether the top marginal tax rate is 62% or 93%), this only applies to every dollar earned after entering that tax bracket. For example, with a top marginal tax rate of 62% for anyone making over $1 million a year, that means that their first $999,999 is NOT taxed at 62% but at lower levels within the tax bracket. They are only taxed 62% on every dollar made over a million dollars. So, if they makes $1,000,001 dollars, they are only taxed 62% on $1 of their income. And this also leads to wealthy business owners finding economically stimulating ways to find tax cuts like hiring more people or improving their businesses.

Whiteness is unfortunately thought of as default. So, if you specify the race of a white person, you're likely to have images of people of color in there too. Because their whiteness is only mentioned in relation to non-whiteness.

You could probably do it in less than a year if you have a good strategy for getting clients/customers.

1. Medium/small value - When I make this amount it feels nearly negligible. Anything under $100 really does. 2. Small 3. Buy something small like a relatively nice article of clothing. It's about 40% of my grocery bill 4. I don't care too much about losing it. 5. A normal gift amount to give to others. I might spend about that much on someone's Christmas/birthday present.

I think it depends on her personality and temperament. I've had sex workers as clients before (I'm a life coach). And there is usually a reason why things ended up that way for them. And it's also not an indication of actual sexual proclivities they have. It's more of a survival strategy.

My friend Andrew had this idea back when he was 20. He wanted to live homeless to become more enlightened. Then, he was around actual homeless people who were really depressed and shooting up heroine. It was a really low consciousness group to be around because they were dealing with so much trauma and mental illness holding them back from being a more conscious version of themselves. Then, a homeless woman he was talking to, had gotten stabbed under the bridge the night before. And that's what made him realize that he made an error of judgment. It wasn't an easier place to become enlightened. The pop culture image of the enlightened vagabond he had aspired to was false. I fear you may be stepping into this same mistake.

I have a strong suspicion that he won't make it.

My guess is that you're just getting tired of this life-purpose because it's not really growing currently. So, I recommend the following... Optimize your YouTube uploads for search (tags, titles, description, and thumbnail). Look up videos on how to grow a YouTube channel. Once you know how, you'll probably be able to get views if your content is high quality and engaging. Also, be sure to brand your videos with a consistent and recognizable aesthetic, color scheme, and logo. These things will go a long way. As far as income goes... Create a 6-12 video digital course and offer it for $150+ You can even offer life-coaching if that's something you feel you have a strength with. Or you can offer your course for more ($600+) and have a weekly 1-2 hour Q&A session over zoom for everyone who paid for the program. Give them access to the weekly Q&A for 3-6 months. Also... You can create a free webinar and/or checklist to offer as a freebie, so that you can get people on your email list (you can set up a free Mailchimp account for this). Then, email them your blog posts or a couple times a month to share some valuable information. But the main thing is to learn how to get traffic to your blog, your YouTube channel, and any other platforms you use. So, if I were in your position, I'd be doing some heavy duty research into SEO strategies and how to grow a following on any given social media platform. ***You can maybe even take down the videos you have, then re-upload them and re-do the thumbnail, retag it, put a description in with a ton of keywords, and retitle it. You want to optimize it for what phrases that people are already searching for. Then, you can post one video per week of the 45... one every Saturday or Sunday so that people get used to a consistent posting schedule. But only do this once you've made all your branding decisions and researched how to grow a YouTube channel!!!

I think what has to be understood about Trump supporters is that they are victims of his demagoguery. Trump is a charismatic leader in the exact same way that cult leaders are. He preys upon many people who are typically dealing with some feelings of powerlessness and the emotional issues it causes. And he gives people someone to blame for their pain and anger. Thus, he becomes associated with empowerment and release of pent up anger. This is why so many people identify so strongly with him and will bend themselves in pretzel knots to defend him at all costs. He becomes a symbol of validation for their most defensive reactions... and enable them to hide the wounds and vulnerabilities underneath that defensive reaction through projection, transference, and scapegoating of marginalized groups. So, even though what you're seeing is very ugly and destructive, these super devout Trump supporters are truly unconscious. They know not what they do. And the only way to get through to them is to help them address the emotional vulnerability that has made them susceptible to the control tactics of a demagogue in the first place.

Green with Blue lifestyle choices and demeanor.

True to an extent. But now way more than ever.

It's going to come down to some scary "Beto O'Rourke vs Richard Spencer" matchup... or the likes of that. The establishment (Republicans and Democrats) now know that they can scare progressives to the center by dangling a Neofascist in front of anyone even remotely left of center. This enables them to maintain the status quo where the establishment politicians pockets can continue to be lined with bribes from billionaires, major industries, and special interest groups. So, it benefits the establishment to run ever worsening progressions of "Neoliberal vs Neofascist" because very few will vote for a progressive anti-establishment candidate (like a Bernies Sanders type), if it risks helping the Neofascist get elected. This is the dangerous game of voting for the lesser of two evils... which I'm supposing is the only kind of election they'll ever run from here on out. It just works too well to scare people into fortifying the power of politicians and billionaires... including the owners of major companies and industries.

Let me offer a different perspective. If we define, “being horny” as ‘enjoying sex’, then things change a bit. Men will be far more interested in having lots of sex because it hits the button they want to hit every time. It’s lather, rinse, repeat with orgasms. For women, genuinely enjoyable sex is rare. But I tend to think women actually do enjoy sex a lot more than men do because the eroticism and appreciation is much deeper. Women have sex to have their emotions stimulated more than anything else. So, to make an analogy, from sex to food... Who loves food more? Is it the guy who shoves his face full of a bunch of food any chance he gets, with little discernment as to how he experiences the food as long as his hunger is satisfied? Or is it the food critic who is very passionate about food and selective about what they eat because they know that most food won’t evoke the profundity of experience they’re seeking for? The one who has standards and is difficult to satisfy? I suppose you could argue either way. So, if you define “horniness” as desiring ‘quantity’ of sex, men are far hornier than women. But if you define “horniness” as desiring ‘quality’ of sex, then women are definitely hornier. And quality has a very complex meaning. It’s just that quality come from emotional experience and melting into a sea of erotic emotions, which is not so easy to achieve. And sex without that component is really boring and slightly uncomfortable because our bodies aren’t really designed for ‘lather, rinse, repeat’ orgasms as we are designed to be more selective and our orgasm doesn’t directly produce the child.

Every single way you could slice 'God' are neither true and untrue. You can't take a slice out of an infinite pie and know the actual nature of the pie. The human mind can't fathom of this. There is no ultimate conclusion about God that the finite human mind could fathom. The human mind can only slice. God is infinite. God is finite. God is only you. God is everyone. God is no one. God is nothing. All of these are neither true nor untrue. But from the human perspective, the way to be at peace is to surrender. The pie is what it is. There is nothing to fix about it or understand about it. Just be a piece of pie for a while.

Not even then. God is bound to the relentlessness of the infinite. And that means, there is still an eternity of eternities of the finite. Eternity is the joy and burden of God.

Without the finite, the infinite wouldn't be infinite. I'm sure you know this. You will never escape the finite... EVER. There is nothing to fix or overcome about the finite. You will have an eternity of eternities of the finite. And you will have an eternity of eternities of the infinite. My advice is to have mercy on Leo and try to be at peace with that for this lifetime. That's possible. There is no need to suffer this much. And Leo is neither real nor illusion. All dichotomies are false dichotomies. And in this intonation of the finite intonation of the infinite... the more you resist the finite, the more you also resist the infinite. To resist the finite is one and the same with resisting the infinite. Enlightenment is meaningless. Have mercy on yourself. You exist as the respite of the infinite. Be as God and embrace all and abhor none. There is nothing to fix or overcome. Nothing is ever "achieved" or "solved" in the infinite aspect of the infinite. I hope this is helpful.

Thank you!

Happy Birthday Leo! Mine is the this week too.

The cards just say "BLUE" all over them in blue ink. I don't know what that means...

She may or may not be. I think the IRS has to have her information on file.