It takes great talent and skillto conceal one’s talent and skill. – François de La Rochefoucauld, 1613-1680
Read moreConceal one’s talent and skill
Am I high to believe…
That I am not trapped by limitations of out, but self-imposed limitations within. How can I change my reality?What do I want reality to look like?How and who do you want to be? You have many battles? Can you win them all? Some? Which ones are worth winning, which ones are you okay to lose?…
Read moreYesterday’s Games
What is the game you’re playing? How would a King on the board, move? Who?! Which piece on the board can do what? If you are doing anything other than thinking, deciding, and commanding, you are wasting time. Which report to you can you fully trusdt?Who can and will be your dutiful soldier, captain, commander?Who…
Read moreFear Drove Me
I didn’t have to be fearful or anxious. I didn’t have to punish myself, this unnecessary suffering, which only added weight, anchoring me to sadness and despair. I played the game on hard, and I didn’t know I had a choice to make it easy. In moments of blissful enlightenment, I realize how unnecessary it…
Read moreCowards just behave.
Cowards don’t recognize they are cowards. They just behave. As a snake does not identify as a snake, but simply behaves, so does a coward behave cowardly leaving a trail of fuckery, without truly identifying and accepting and acknowledging. Are you able to see the differences in animals?
Read moreFamiliarity Breeds Contempt
Contempt and resentment…
Read moreDiscipline is hard, sans a schedule.
Discipline is so hard to have, especially when a schedule does not exist. I am enjoying the break from my normal disciplined life, for the most part. However, my inability to control my eating is cause for concern. What haven’t you done in a long time? Meditate bread in the middle of the day. Walk…
Read moreCEO’s Naievity = Foolishness
My love for people, and their potential for greatness blinds me to sycophants. I am more naive than I think – that is part of naiveity, now isn’t it? I must protect myself and our company from such foolishness. Certain people, most likely more people than I’d like to estimate, will behave and act in…
Read moreRomanticizing Kingdom
Yes, I have romantic feelings about life, history, and the future. From an early childhood, fascinated by Plato’s Republic, Alexander’s spreading of Athenian knowledge, the enlightenment era of Islam, and the never-setting sun of the English Empire. Dune. The ring bearers. Hogwarts. I believe.And why not? Why the fuck not?What are our options? Believing in…
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