Living Puzzle https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Mar31_Post.mp3 Life is a strange thing. Nobody knows for sure what it is. Sure, we can describe life compared to non-life. Life moves around, changes, consumes energy. One thing about life is it is an example of an “emergent system.” You can study oxygen until you’re blue in […]
Become Worthy
Get To Know Me https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/2023/23Feb05_Post.mp3 It’s a pretty basic idea that we are much more comfortable around friends than strangers. That most of us, the more you get to know us, the more you’ll appreciate us. The more comfortable we feel around others, the more expressive we’ll be. The more we’ll express […]
Mechanical Success
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Embrace Your Inner Suck
No Respect https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug20_Post.mp4 Rodney Dangerfield was a famous comedian. He became mainstream way back in the movie, “Caddyshack.” His whole bit was centered around how much disrespect he got. He’d tell a joke, and then follow it up with his “go to” move. He’d loosen or straighten his tie and say, […]
Release Your Inner Conqueror
Imaginary Rope https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Aug03_Post.mp4 You’ve probably heard the story of the elephant. The one where they tied up an elephant when he was a kid. And by the time he was a big elephant, his trainers didn’t need the rope any more. He’d been conditioned that going too far out would restrict him. […]
Destroy Imposter Syndrome
Self Sabotage Origins https://loopvids.s3.amazonaws.com/Mar24_Post.mp4 Self sabotage is a common problem. And often it happens before we do anything. It’s commonly described when somebody is playing out of their league. A common TV or movie trope is the guy or gal who is dating somebody THEY think is way out of their league. […]