Rather than setting up an evening rendezvous based on clock time as in the outside world, here, on island time, you can simply ask, “Shall we meet before or after the mosquitoes?”
“I thoroughly enjoyed Sol’s #humor and #philosophical thoughts on the elusive purpose of art and his expression of life on his small island. His love of bodysurfing and descriptions of the tourist environment at the beach were hilarious ... I laughed out loud for the first fifty pages. This book is not all humor, though. In this open display of musings by Sol, he bares his soul and reveals some of his struggles with a nasty funk and how he used bodysurfing to overcome personal challenges.” (Readers’ Favorite)
Just because your suffering isn’t real doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt—but it doesn’t have to. It’s foolish to think that we can change a construct produced by the energy of our consciousness by not working at the energy and consciousness level. Yet the vast majority of people are doing exactly that and expecting it to change something meaningful in their personal and even group experience. The idea that we must work in the “real world” to change “reality” is one of many examples of counterproductive “solutions” put forward in the sneaky algorithms of the Matrix, one of whose hallmarks is that of inversion, which is designed to keep us on a veritable hamster wheel of futility—when the functional truth of the matter is that only by going in can we GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE. Truly, our only option, if we want to experience lasting healing and transformation, is to go OUT THROUGH THE IN DOOR.
Max had no intention of sitting through the entire hour of the ten-o’clock seminar. Purposely arriving with only a few minutes to spare, he squeezed into an empty seat at the back of the packed lecture hall.
A figure dressed as a Native American shaman—feathered headdress, face paint, beaded leather hides, and all—standing behind a lectern at the front of the auditorium, was concluding a point in a resonant and eloquent voice,
“As Jung wisely observed, breakdown is essentially required for breakthrough, so as you can see, it becomes quite obvious, when we examine the archetypal trajectory of the Hero’s Journey, that, to paraphrase Rumi, we must work in the invisible every bit as hard as we do in the visible world if we wish to—as in the immortal title by the Doors—‘Break on Through (To the Other Side).’”
Max had a minor epiphany when he realized the curiously bedecked speaker citing a Swiss psychologist, a Persian poet and an American rock band in the same sentence was none other than Professor Icarus!
“The brains of #artists aren’t really left-brain or right-brain, but rather have extra neural matter in visual and motor control areas,” we learn in a fascinating video from Newsy Science. This finding sheds light on an iconic quote about those with an #artistic temperament (defined liberally) by #HunterSThompson. “When the going gets #weird,” he wrote, “the weird turn pro.” The upshot? If you’re truly an artist, however you grok the term, you really have no other choice but to be an #artist. Or as #OscarWilde put it, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
Let go of having to have everything figured out. What would be the point of #creativity if you already knew beforehand what you were going to create? The need to “know,” by itself, is problematic for the genuine inner explorer. Don’t shy away from the chaotic fluidity of a world that’s constantly in flux as your perceptions about it morph. Make friends with “not-knowing” instead while visualizing yourself as a funnel for the divine #imagination. Feel creativity flowing into and being filtered by the exquisitely tuned vessel of perspective that is you, a being capable of creating new worlds within and without. If this flexible approach to #productivity appeals to you, my new exclusive #ebook is a quick-hitting masterclass on this and related #empowering subjects ...
Even under the best of circumstances, depression is a wily opponent, a shape-shifting adversary constantly seeking to knock out one's potential for happiness while turning one's world upside down.
But in Max's case, his depression was intensified by such a steady string of paranormal occurrences that he felt altogether overmatched—like a boxer foolishly punching above his weight.
In short, absent intervention of one kind or another, Max was on the brink of losing it.
Spend time “moodling.” Famed creativity mentor Brenda Ueland emphasized the power of moodling, which she described as a crucial aspect of the creative process. Moodling isn’t just daydreaming, though it might seem like it. Rather, moodling is an unorthodox strategy for unlocking one’s artistry. A state of active receptivity in which you let your thoughts roam, it’s meant to be a mental, emotional and even spiritual space where inspiration can flow freely and gracefully. In such periods of “unproductive” meandering, people often come up with their most original ideas. When we permit ourselves to release rigid thinking, creativity can bloom like a magical flower in a nanosecond. Learn more about moodling and related creativity-enhancing strategies in my new #1 Amazon Best Seller for energizing and manifesting your best self and life ...
Great chapter . Lots of lessons there. Funny how we can perceive things that are only in our mind. We never know what’s going on in Someone else’s world.
Avalon House, like other dormitories at Maroon University, had a public lobby on the ground floor, while access was only granted to the students’ rooms above via electronic cardkey. Raul was confident, examining the slot in the security door, that he could hack its amateurish code in a matter of minutes.
He even was in possession of highly sophisticated equipment for doing just that—not on his actual, GQ-clad person, sleepily reclining in a loveseat by the window staring out at the upcurling mist on this chilly, late October morning, but stashed in his closet.
But why go to all that trouble, and risk getting expelled, and possibly even prosecuted, when all one had to do was simply wait for Tuesday to appear?
🪶 #Trauma, #Grief & #MentalIllness: #Condor #Medicine to the Rescue
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I Used to Be a #Crow, but Then Life Happened While I Was Making Other Plans
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🍸 Cocktail Hour (Chapter 🔟 of the Exclusive Audiobook Serialization of MUSINGS FROM A SMALL ISLAND)
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🎨 Laugh Along as A YEAR IN PROVENCE Marries MIDNIGHT IN THE GARDEN OF GOOD & EVIL & Has an Affair w/ KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
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Rather than setting up an evening rendezvous based on clock time as in the outside world, here, on island time, you can simply ask, “Shall we meet before or after the mosquitoes?”
#humor #comedy #funny #satire #parody #hiltonhead #hiltonheadisland #lowcountry #margaritaville #saltlife #summervacation #islandtime
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#humor #comedy #funny #satire #parody #lol #joke #journalists #journalism #mainstreamnews #mainsstreammedia #media
💀 How to Bite the Big One #Bodysurfing (Chapter 7️⃣ of the Exclusive #Audiobook Serialization of MUSINGS FROM A SMALL ISLAND)
https://solluckman.substack.com/p/how-to-bite-the-big-one-bodysurfing
“I thoroughly enjoyed Sol’s #humor and #philosophical thoughts on the elusive purpose of art and his expression of life on his small island. His love of bodysurfing and descriptions of the tourist environment at the beach were hilarious ... I laughed out loud for the first fifty pages. This book is not all humor, though. In this open display of musings by Sol, he bares his soul and reveals some of his struggles with a nasty funk and how he used bodysurfing to overcome personal challenges.” (Readers’ Favorite)
#audiobook #freeaudiobook #comedy #lol #funny #travel #surfing #surfer #hiltonhead #hiltonheadisland #lowcountry #saltlife #beachbum #saltydog
Just because your suffering isn’t real doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt—but it doesn’t have to. It’s foolish to think that we can change a construct produced by the energy of our consciousness by not working at the energy and consciousness level. Yet the vast majority of people are doing exactly that and expecting it to change something meaningful in their personal and even group experience. The idea that we must work in the “real world” to change “reality” is one of many examples of counterproductive “solutions” put forward in the sneaky algorithms of the Matrix, one of whose hallmarks is that of inversion, which is designed to keep us on a veritable hamster wheel of futility—when the functional truth of the matter is that only by going in can we GET OUT OF HERE ALIVE. Truly, our only option, if we want to experience lasting healing and transformation, is to go OUT THROUGH THE IN DOOR.
https://books.solluckman.com/indooroutalive
Max had no intention of sitting through the entire hour of the ten-o’clock seminar. Purposely arriving with only a few minutes to spare, he squeezed into an empty seat at the back of the packed lecture hall.
A figure dressed as a Native American shaman—feathered headdress, face paint, beaded leather hides, and all—standing behind a lectern at the front of the auditorium, was concluding a point in a resonant and eloquent voice,
“As Jung wisely observed, breakdown is essentially required for breakthrough, so as you can see, it becomes quite obvious, when we examine the archetypal trajectory of the Hero’s Journey, that, to paraphrase Rumi, we must work in the invisible every bit as hard as we do in the visible world if we wish to—as in the immortal title by the Doors—‘Break on Through (To the Other Side).’”
Max had a minor epiphany when he realized the curiously bedecked speaker citing a Swiss psychologist, a Persian poet and an American rock band in the same sentence was none other than Professor Icarus!
🆕 CHAPTER ...
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A Unique, Inspiring & Award-winning Journey beyond Mortality
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“The brains of #artists aren’t really left-brain or right-brain, but rather have extra neural matter in visual and motor control areas,” we learn in a fascinating video from Newsy Science. This finding sheds light on an iconic quote about those with an #artistic temperament (defined liberally) by #HunterSThompson. “When the going gets #weird,” he wrote, “the weird turn pro.” The upshot? If you’re truly an artist, however you grok the term, you really have no other choice but to be an #artist. Or as #OscarWilde put it, “Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
https://solluckman.substack.com/p/how-to-heal-and-transform-your-creativity
Let go of having to have everything figured out. What would be the point of #creativity if you already knew beforehand what you were going to create? The need to “know,” by itself, is problematic for the genuine inner explorer. Don’t shy away from the chaotic fluidity of a world that’s constantly in flux as your perceptions about it morph. Make friends with “not-knowing” instead while visualizing yourself as a funnel for the divine #imagination. Feel creativity flowing into and being filtered by the exquisitely tuned vessel of perspective that is you, a being capable of creating new worlds within and without. If this flexible approach to #productivity appeals to you, my new exclusive #ebook is a quick-hitting masterclass on this and related #empowering subjects ...
https://solluckman.substack.com/p/new-exclusive-ebook-out-through-the
Even under the best of circumstances, depression is a wily opponent, a shape-shifting adversary constantly seeking to knock out one's potential for happiness while turning one's world upside down.
But in Max's case, his depression was intensified by such a steady string of paranormal occurrences that he felt altogether overmatched—like a boxer foolishly punching above his weight.
In short, absent intervention of one kind or another, Max was on the brink of losing it.
🆕 CHAPTER ...
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😴 Please Help SNOOZE: UPVOTE, LIKE (AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE!), FOLLOW & COMMENT!!!
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Spend time “moodling.” Famed creativity mentor Brenda Ueland emphasized the power of moodling, which she described as a crucial aspect of the creative process. Moodling isn’t just daydreaming, though it might seem like it. Rather, moodling is an unorthodox strategy for unlocking one’s artistry. A state of active receptivity in which you let your thoughts roam, it’s meant to be a mental, emotional and even spiritual space where inspiration can flow freely and gracefully. In such periods of “unproductive” meandering, people often come up with their most original ideas. When we permit ourselves to release rigid thinking, creativity can bloom like a magical flower in a nanosecond. Learn more about moodling and related creativity-enhancing strategies in my new #1 Amazon Best Seller for energizing and manifesting your best self and life ...
https://solluckman.substack.com/p/immortality
Great chapter . Lots of lessons there. Funny how we can perceive things that are only in our mind. We never know what’s going on in Someone else’s world.
Thanks for sharing 🙏
Well and truly stated. My pleasure!
Avalon House, like other dormitories at Maroon University, had a public lobby on the ground floor, while access was only granted to the students’ rooms above via electronic cardkey. Raul was confident, examining the slot in the security door, that he could hack its amateurish code in a matter of minutes.
He even was in possession of highly sophisticated equipment for doing just that—not on his actual, GQ-clad person, sleepily reclining in a loveseat by the window staring out at the upcurling mist on this chilly, late October morning, but stashed in his closet.
But why go to all that trouble, and risk getting expelled, and possibly even prosecuted, when all one had to do was simply wait for Tuesday to appear?
🆕 CHAPTER ...
https://www.wattpad.com/story/396231190-snooze
😴 Please Help SNOOZE: UPVOTE, LIKE (AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE!), FOLLOW & COMMENT!!!
#fantasy #romantasy #ya #youngadult #yanovel #paranormal #paranormalromance #bigfoot #sciencefiction #scifi #timetravel #supernatural #luciddreams #astralprojection #clairvoyance #college #collegenovel #newaadult #newadultfiction #telekinesis #levitation