Is it possible for us — the human factor — this massively creative yet perpetually faltering, failing-forward, and easily controlled species, to finally halt the endless cycle of fantastic creation and brutal, violent destruction? Is it all beyond our grasp, or is there some aspect of this earthbound existence that we can truly and permanently change for the benefit of all — forever?
Tag: timelines
To better innerstand ourselves and our world, it’s important to discern where — and, in particular, when — we are in relation to the cycles and ages that pertain to life in our realm. Specific authors and ideas have come across my path in recent weeks, and I wanted to delve into and explore their correlations to see if they might shed some light on humanity’s current predicament — not to mention what we may be going through individually.
As we face the inevitable onslaught of external influences, and their triggering of our self-analysis, self-actualization and grander re-integration, mental spirals and thought loops may hinder or entirely halt our progress.
Today was a rough one. Occasionally, the persistent conflict, incomprehensible violence and incongruous, escalating social nonsense frays the nerves, accumulates in the mechanism, and overwhelms the coping and carrying capacity.
It’s generally understood that the mind can’t distinguish between what is imagined to be happening, and what’s actually happening out in the world (i.e., you benefit from either imagining that you’re working out at the gym, or by actually going to the gym). What if everything we’ve ever imagined having done or achieved has already happened?