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Author: Kurt

My mission has always been to use the tools at my disposal to empower individuals in the pursuit of their dreams, and to conquer their fears of inadequacy.through persistence, perception, and ingenuity.
interpretation
A perception of Interpretation…

A perception of Interpretation…

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It is common for us to tally our wins and our losses, our conquests and defeats, and it seems equally common to attribute our negatives as the result of external forces…external sources. But what is your reality REALLY? It is your interpretation…purely your own…of stimuli from life events so that you can categorize and make sense… in our own way…of the meaning of our life. We all are prone to a colossal error though; which is that our interpretation is a statement of reality, in fact it IS reality. We rarely if ever question the voracity of our interpretation itself. We are not who we are because of the sum of all of our experiences; we are who we are because of the sum of the INTERPRETATIONS of all of our experiences. Clearly, it would seem obvious that an analysis of our interpretations would bear more fruit in our quest for a meaningful life…than our cries of injustice, over which we have no control.

Trust the Process
Trust the Process.

Trust the Process.

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What happens to us, happens. It may very well have a reason uniquely ours. This doesn’t necessarily infer that there is an otherworldly Being who decides that reason, but just as there is a reason acorns sprout and leaves eventually wither and die, there is a reason…It is a process. The meaning we give to that process however, if we are brave enough to look, will determine if it was a blessing…or a curse.
And will most definitely influence the processes to come…

Synchronicity
Who’s on first…

Who’s on first…

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If I work hard enough I’ll get there. If I earn that college degree, I’ll have my dream job. I have to be careful to do whats right…I don’t want to fuck up. God knows, if my life is shitty, it’s because I fucked up somewhere. It’s all my fault, right? After all…I am the one in control, right?…

Funny cat video
You ARE the funny cat video…

You ARE the funny cat video…

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When awakened by the “a ha” moment, we are aware of something that, just a moment ago, we weren’t conscious of. We didn’t need to make it happen, in fact we couldn’t have made it happen…like the automatic laugh at the end of the funny cat video. When we become aware that the object and the observation co-arise, we begin to let go of the need for control. We begin to see that it was never out of control, and right on time.
That’s called Transcendence.
You ARE the funny cat video.

Stardust
Been There…Done That.

Been There…Done That.

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Your body is literally made of stardust. The fact that it made it’s way to this place and time, just in time to be part of you, is miraculous.
You are perfect just the way you are, just as much
as anything in the cosmos. In fact, you ARE the cosmos.

you’ve already survived Hell fire.
And you’re still here.

scars
Scars.

Scars.

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We tend to hide scars as imperfections. This is in error, because scars come from conflict, and conflict gives birth to growth.
Scars are evidence of the willingness to engage the battle without backing down. Scars are a visible statement that says:
I am willing to engage, and I am committed to survival.
I will not go quietly.

Reflections
Reflections.

Reflections.

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Stage one, we see life in us/them terms. When the other doesn’t do what we like, we want them to change so that we can be happy. Not very effective life strategy, for sure.

Stage two, we realize the we are inextricably intertwined with the events of our lives, and the outcome depends on the meaning we attach to the event.

Stage three…we realize that, as stage two suggests, we must blend with the situation, but there also exists the possibility that the situation/person/event is really a reflection of ourselves, calling us to self reflect.

Stage four…knowing that both, and neither, are true.

Thin Line image
Walking a thin line…

Walking a thin line…

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There is a thin line between the insane and the genius. Both, in fact, are merely reference points; assessments done by other people. We often live our lives based on the opinions and expectations of other people.
Maybe we need to reassess what’s crazy,
living according to the rule of the herd and their collective opinion,
or walking you own path, however crazy.

Marcus Aurelius also wrote : “Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Maybe crazy isn’t so crazy, and as you contemplate, know that Marcus Aurelius knew this…in the second century AD.

Shadow Side
The Shadow Side

The Shadow Side

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We often cringe at the glimpse of our shadow side
the flaws, the darkness…a cosmic mistake
that I didn’t ask for.
But if there’s a shadow, it also means
that the light is shining also, and the darker the shadow,
the brighter the light.
Give yourself a break. This shadow is your work, this time around.
Don’t hide from it…it is your path.
Don’t waste your time lamenting about the darkness that shouldn’t be there,
because the only way you wouldn’t have it,
is if you were totally submerged in darkness, and we all know that
nothing exists without its opposite, its analog.