Deserving https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan29_Post.mp3 There’s a famous scene in the movie, “Unforgiven.” When Clint Eastwood puts behind his passive ways and becomes a stone cold killer. They killed his friend, so he kills everybody. Just before he’s about to blast Gene Hackman in the face with a shotgun, Hackman says: “I don’t deserve […]
Eliminate Imposter Syndrome
Yo Yo Brain https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan28_Post.mp3 There are a lot of structures that you’ll see everywhere, once you learn to notice them. Like the yo-yo diet syndrome. You want to lose weight, and you want to lose a lot. So you start out with tons of motivation. But then you burn out after […]
Remember The Cave
Ancient Philosophy https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan27_Post.mp3 Stoicism has been around for a long time. Since at least 300 BC. Invented by a guy named Zeno of Citium. Plenty of Romans were also stoics. Notably, Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome. He’s the guy that came up with the phrase, “The Obstacle Is The Way.” What does this mean? Every […]
Name Your Demons
Name The Demon https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan26_Post.mp3 A common theme in demon movies is getting the demon’s name. According to common demon lore, once you know the demon’s name, you have power over the demon. Why is this? Who knows. But the metaphor is kind if simple. If you don’t know the demons […]
Destroy Fake Evil
Work Work Work https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan24_Post.mp3 One expression from Buddhism is that before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. I watched a documentary a while back about that NXIVM cult. A few people went to jail. But this cult had the idea they were doing something so super […]
End Self Sabotage
Trained Elephant https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan22_Post.mp3 There’s a famous story about an elephant. When he was young they kept him tied up. But when he got older they untied him. But he kept staying in the same spot. He still felt as if he were tied up. Because when he was young, every […]
Demon Fear Killer
Relaxing Night https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/23Jan21_Post.mp3 Once a friend of mine and I were hanging out at his house. This was back in high school. His parents were gone, and we’d gotten some beers. So we decided to relax, watch a few videos and chill. But then we decided to go exploring. In […]
Warrior Of Righteousness
Way Back When https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan20_Post.mp3 The origin story of Christmas goes way back before Jesus. Dec 21 is the shortest day of the year. The longest night. And it’s pretty cold. If you were an old school farmer, you couldn’t grow anything during winter. So winter represented harsh times. Halloween […]
Demon Killer
Scary Monsters https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan19_Post.mp3 I’m a huge fan of horror movies. Well written, well paced horror movies. Particularly ones with a kind of shocking reveal. One is the movie, “Orphan.” The ending was fantastic. Another one was “The Others.” A very nicely written twist. The ancient Greeks invented the […]
Cult Leader Love
Factory Settings https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Jan17_Post.mp3 We all have the same basic fears. One collection comes from evolution. Sudden loud noises. Heights. Sketchy dark places like forests with little visibility. The people who were naturally afraid of these things tended to survive at a higher rate, thereby passing on those same genes. […]
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