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From The Mind Of Critic – August 26th, 2016
From the mind of critic: “If we’re constantly asking what’s the matter with Kansas, are we also asking what’s the matter with ourselves? If we keep asking what’s wrong with “them”, that they don’t hold our values, speak our language or even pay taxes, are we asking what’s wrong with us? Do we think we’re the gold standard, and everybody on the planet fights and struggles to be like us, because we’re the perfect example of a human being? Or do we think we’re the best, because all “others” are trying to take our stuff? When something goes wrong, we usually wanna place blame as fast as possible. So we can either fix a problem, or explain it away. Sometimes we’re the ones to blame, but because we don’t wanna take responsibility for our actions or stage in life, we blame the “other”, that person with the different skin color, who speaks that weird language from that country we can’t pronounce. Sometimes these “other” people are from here, speak our language, but don’t happen to live their lives like we think they should. If we get over our fear of self-examination, we’ll see that most of the time we project onto others what we’re lacking. Kansas has problems from time to time sure, but if we consciously work to fix our own issues, we’ll stop projecting figments of our imagination unto others”
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From the mind of critic: “if the tiny seeds we cultivate are expected to grow into big and tall plants, is the weather that effects them also expected? Do we believe that if we plant the seeds, we can just kick back and relax, because our work is done, and all we have to do is bask in the glory of our gardening prowess? Or do we realize that just because we planted seeds, doesnt guarantee they’ll grow, even if we have accounted for all the million variables that make the sprout pop out of its shell? Gardening and farming is a constant experiment just like life, where we try to put ourselves in the best position for success. The interesting part is, no matter how much we increase our chances of coming out on top, nothing is guaranteed, not even death and not even taxes. So what do we do? We may not be able to guarantee ourselves success simply by putting the work in, but we can guarantee ourselves joy if we let the gratitude wash over us for even being given the chance. Nothing in life is guaranteed, except growth from seeds that go unplanted” 🙂
From The Mind Of Critic – August 17th, 2016
From the mind of critic: “If there is an undescribable concept, do we try to describe it anyway, trying to make sense of it? If there is something we cant put words to, do we try anyway, because those words are how we descrbe it? And if describing thoughts, feelings and concepts are how we make sense of the world, how do we explain all the chaotic events that happen on a daily basis? I heard it once said that conspiracy theories spring out of u…s trying to make sense out of chaos. Some things dont make sense in a practical way, whether it be politics, religion the way we treat each other, or how big an ego we have. What we must do for our psyche is realize we may not know how to describe things, but we know how they feel. Love is something that we all know how it feels, but we could never give it words that would do it justice. If something out there doesn’t make sense will we attempt to explain it, or just ignore it and bottle up our feelings? We must ask ouselves, what is more beneficial to us?
From The Mind Of Critic – August 16, 2016
From the mind of critic: “Are we so scared of missing out, that to stay completely open to every possibility, we do things we normally wouldn’t do, because our minds tell us it might be different this time? Do we pass over long term joy in favor of short term happiness, because we think we won’t find joy till we’re to old to do anything about it? Do we make ourselves happy for the moment, even though we know that moment is extremely short, and will leave us even unhappier than we were when it’s over? Or do we want that long term joy with every fiber of our being, because as we get older and more alone, we see it drifting further and further away as a thing that might actually happen? Sometimes we can feel so down and depressed that we haven’t found joy, we question if we’ll ever be given the chance. This is when we have to keep staying open and keep letting our light shine, no matter how long we’ve been at it. If we actually wanna succeed at career and we actually wanna find love, we have to stay open the best we can. Love and success will find us, hopefully”