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In the practical order, we find our Original Goodness when planted within us:
we can discover and own these three attitudes or virtues deeply
A trust in inner coherence itself. "It all means something!" (Faith)
A trust that this coherence is positive and going somewhere good (Hope)
A trust that this coherence includes me and even defines me (Love)
The Universal Christ
Richard Rohr
Once again, I repeat: we are not our thoughts. We are the awareness the thoughts are arising to and within. Most thoughts don’t matter, and some thoughts really don’t matter. Every moment we invest in our unwanted thoughts, every ounce of energy we put into trying to disprove them, is a morsel of time and energy wasted. We are validating and strengthening what’s insignificant—a strange, albeit noisy blip in a flawed system.
Can't Stop Thinking
Colier, Nancy
Muskism projects this incredibly potent libertarian aura, right? The lone genius fighting government red tape to conquer Mars.
Right, but the underlying reality is that this entire empire is deeply tethered to the state. SpaceX, Tesla, Starlink, they were incubated through massive government contracts, structural loans, environmental tax credits, and favorable regulatory frameworks.
An Interesting Experiment With LLMs
jjn1
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