Tag: Weekly Wonderings
#92 Asking for help, Weaknesses as strengths, Having a good time, Evaluating Friendships
First Written: 3-26-24 Pick Up the Phone “I’ve never found anybody that didn’t wanna help me if I asked them for help” 2 minutes of Failure by the Jobs Seems like we just have to ask for the help we need. If nobody knows our problem, even if they’ve got the solution it ain’t gonna…
#90 Managing the confusion of our lives
Artistic Obligations Quote – Everyone’s just trying their best Destruction and Creation Quote – Changing stress per the scope
#88 The Strength of Weak Ties, Perspective, Authenticity
First Written: 3-12-24 The Strength of Weak Ties ‘Weak ties are surprisingly valuable’ Our closest relationships often have similar information and world views as us… that’s part of WHY they’re our closest relations. Dr. Meg Jay discusses the concept of weak ties in her book The Defining Decade. Dr. Jay points out how tremendously useful…
#84 Venturing in to the Unknown and Life as a Dreamer
First Written: 2-20-2023Read Time: 4 mins A Juicy Quote “If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.” Henry David Thoreau I actually found this quote on the intro to Dave Chapelle’s special. I…
#78 Nostalgia, Drugs & Anthropology Podcast, and Unexpected Wisdom
First Written: 1-30-24 A Song Rediscovered Fast Car by Tracy Chapman I listened to this song for maybe 25 minutes straight. Stumbled upon it from some Twitter thread after first hearing it years ago. The lyrics hit way harder this time around. Cool ass story and so sad at the same time. That’s music for…
#76 PHONES STILL SUCK, Deliberate Language, & Dying With Zero
Written: 1-16-2024 PHONES STILL SUCK “We’re aware not of our consciousness but as it” This is bananas to think about. How in the hell are we conscious of our own consciousness as our own consciousness? Aware of self? Aware that we exist? But we’re aware as if we aren’t ourselves… but we are ourselves. If…
#73 What to do Before Your Funeral & How Habits are Freedom
Written: 1-2-23 Happy New Years! (belated) Enjoy some thoughts going in to the New Years, maybe they’ll make our 2024s just a bit more memorable. A Thought for Some New Year’s Direction What do you want to be remembered for at your funeral? Death has a funny way of putting our tiny precious lives back…
#71 Price of Smiles, Emotional Wheel, & Relationships
Written: 12-26-2023 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Hopefully you enjoy yourself. Here’s some ideas to hopefully make Christmas just a tad easier. Some Discounted Joy “The value of a smile at Christmas It costs nothing, but creates much. It enriches those who receive, without impoverishing those who give. It happens in a flash and the…
#69 Mushrooms, Mushrooms, and Relationships
Written: 12-19-2023 Eye Opening Documentary Fantastic Fungi A fantastic 1-hour documentary on the power of plants and nature, specifically mushrooms. These things are nuts. They’re nature’s ultimate recyclers and turn the dead into the matter into the living. They recycle nutrients and continue the circle of life. Some kill you. Some heal you. Some make…