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Just stumbeling around like the rest.

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My father and responsibility.

I ve been struggling with my mental health when it comes to helping my father deal with his alzheimers from half a country away. Part of it was feeling like I didn t have a choice. Something that my brain reacts to negatively. Another part is feeling responsible for him. I don t want to be responsible for [ ]

My father and hospice care.

Today my mind is set on learning what I need to do and what I can do to get my father into hospice care in Indiana while I m here in California. I m feeling stressed thinking about it all, but I m trying to negate that stress by being mindful and focusing on the end result. Why [ ]

When you look for your thoughts.

(Want to watch instead of read this essay? Watch here! https://dudelike.wtf/w/gYp9tHTUiiNvfJyFva9cZX ) You ever have a moment where you re trying to get a task done but you can t focus 100% because you also keep thinking about other things going on in your life? You might even become frustrated because you can t seem to stop those [ ]

I’m not a mind reader.

(A video companion to this article can be found here.) When I was growing up, and for more reasons than I have time to get into here, I learned to try and predict peoples moods and motives. From a very young age I was a people watcher. I would sit in malls, parks, and places [ ]

The day I noticed my anger.

This is the essay that I used to make the video I published called "The day I noticed my anger" The story is about how I noticing my anger while talking with my girlfriend brought us closer together. I hope you enjoy.

Consumption

(There is a video version of this essay available to watch here.) I think the thing that I consume the most, is the Internet, and food. Obviously. Fortunately, or not, I spend way more time on the Internet than I do eating food. Since I don’t go out a lot, the majority of my social [ ]

When there was music in the streets.

This is the blog I wrote before I turned it in to a video. (for those of you who like to read instead of watch.)

What I’ve learned about myself in 2024.

At 55 I learned two things that changed the way that I look at myself and others. They helped me to become more understanding and compassionate. They freed me from my own mental bonds and helped elevate my life. I've shared them in previous blog post and on my PeerTube, but now I'm going to wrap it all up in one post.

Following the strings.

You can listen along by following this link here. Imagine one day, as you re going about your life, doing the things that you do, that you look up, and see that there are strings attached to you as if you were a puppet. You realize quickly that you re being controlled by an unseen hand. So [ ]

How to practice Transcendental Meditation

So at the time of writing this I ve only been practicing TM for 5 months. I first learned of TM earlier in 2024 and took an interest after reading and watching the testimony of a lot of practitioners. It was first introduced in the 1950s by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, drawing from ancient Vedic traditions. It [ ]