I have had plenty on my mind lately--from racism, to the pervasive nature of the ego, to what denotes positive masculinity from its toxic counterpart--but nothing I am ready to write about quite yet. Instead, I decided to delve into my list of drafts dating back through to June, 2019. A much different time than … Continue reading The Road Less Traveled By
Tag: Upanishads
Lessons Long Forgotten
I'm back! In this post I talk about how much I've forgotten since joining the workforce, why I've left, and what I've learned since.
Pride & Fear
Pride can be argued to be an excess of confidence mixed with the ego and a lack of humility. Much like confidence, pride contains within it an affirmation or belief of one's value. Whereas cockiness is the pure excess of confidence, in which one believes their abilities to be far beyond their limits, pride is … Continue reading Pride & Fear
Love and Acceptance, Desire and Motivation
A constant desire across all of humanity, I've found to be, the desire to be loved and accepted. I had previously thought this to be the sole true desire of any and all persons, but this would delve too far into the realm of ethical egoism. My previous thought process was that at the root … Continue reading Love and Acceptance, Desire and Motivation