That’s an interesting take about the walls. I’ve always thought of it more like pathways. There are certain pathways of thought and action that I tend to take on a daily basis. Those pathways get pretty well worn in which makes it all the more easier to continue taking those pathways even if they aren’t serving me well. Experimenting with psychedelics has been a great way of showing me that there are other pathways or even that I can pave my own, but in order to actually not go back to my old habits entirely afterwards and ways of thinking after the trip, I have to make a conscious effort into choosing to take the new pathways that I discovered on the trip. It’s not usually some big profound change, but I think that following some of those new paths and wearing them in has had a positive influence in my life in ways that can continue.
With some of my more profound psychedelic experiences, I’ve found that there’s a little bit of an afterglow effect where for a couple days, I feel like the trip I had, that has since worn off, is still totally valid and profound and meaningful. That, I’d say, is the best time to start incorporating some new habits or practices (or maybe getting rid of some old baggage), before the walls start to go back up.
My advice is to sit yourself down and try to write about some of the things that you are thankful for. If you can sit down and make the post that you just did telling us all about how you feel, you also have the ability to try sitting down and finding a few things that you are thankful for. Maybe just start it out as a little practice a few times. No pressure. Start writing and just let it flow for a little bit but try to focus on some of the things that you feel like you might be thankful for. Even if it's the silliest things. I bet you can find a few things that you are thankful for... It may sound corny and to be honest, it's truly an obvious ploy to trick your mind away from feeling the way you wrote about into finding the foundation of at least something that you like and feel good about even if it's just in this moment. Perhaps maybe there's something that you can focus on that does make you feel good. Start there. You might even find some things that you are passionate about.
If you're not already, I also recommend getting some fresh air and exercise. Even if it's just going for a walk.
Thank you. These are necessary functions of society that require hard work that although maybe rewarding To some people in some capacity is mostly not desirable labor if other alternatives are available such as spending more time with family and reading whimsical books. How do you convince enough people to clean poo or raise and maintain livestock or climb inside a fuel cell in order to fulfill necessary the needs of society? We know how communism and capitalism traditionally have coerced people to do so. The reality is not pretty from either angle, but are we really even close to that alternative yet? It’s a noble premise but we have a long ways to go.
I like the taste of tea but one of my favorite things about tea is the effect. Apparently some or all of the effect is the result of the combination of caffeine and L-theanine. So I'd likely pass on this one and just have an herbal tea if it's too late.
I'm not much of a fan of non alcoholic beer either.
I really found her modesty refreshing. If you’d like to hear more, she’s also on the Humans of Ultrarunning Poscast episode 1.
One thing that stands out is her absence of formal structure and training plan. She just really enjoys running and does what her body is up for at any given day for in training.
http://humansofultrarunning.com/episode-1-courtney-dauwalter...
“I have friends who are "marijuana addicts", who are pretty horrible to be around when they're not stoned, but fine when they are.”
Change the word “stoned” to “have-had-coffee-at-least-in-the-morning” and you would be describing a large percentage of the population. It’s interesting which addictions are stigmatized and which ones are normalized.
Funny seeing our neighborhood dancing dude mentioned on HN (assuming you’re talking about the guy that posts up across from Easy Street)! When he started showing up I was really happy to see just a little bit of life and eccentric expression being brought back out on the street.
Seattle was my hometown and still is my home. I’m probably one of the complainers many people are complaining about on this forum. That said, I have made friends with a bunch of new folks who moved from Cali within the last several years. Really great, wonderful people and I have nothing against them. Nevertheless, at this point it’s far from the city I grew up in, fell in love with, and now miss (even though I still live here)
As the cost of living rises, the culture changes.
The article actually gets some of the finer points of the content in the album. To Pimp A Butterfly was really refreshing but DAMN hit me way harder. I must have spent about 3 or 4 days listening to it on repeat. It has a lot of really deep meaning, complete with some hard hitting contradictions, which the article mentions. It made me say “damn!” out loud several times.