Thinks I find along the way
Expectations – we all have them. Whether it’s about our personal relationships, careers, or even daily routines, expectations shape the way we perceive and navigate the world. They can provide us with direction and motivation, but they can also have a dark side. In this blog post, we will explore the dangers of expectations and how they can hold us back from reaching our full potential.
Continue reading “Expectations: Why and How to Let Them Go”
Because tech industry ethics teams lack resources and authority, their effectiveness is spotty at best, according to a new study. Source: AI ethics teams lack ‘support, resources, and authority’
Why we curate attention yet resist being our authentic self. Source: Sinead O’Connor’s Legacy: The Art of Being Yourself
“There is always a linkage between the inner journey of contemplation and our ability to work against violence in the world, in our culture, and in ourselves. As long as we bring to our actions a violence that primarily exists within ourselves, nothing really changes. The future is always the same as the present. That’s why we have to change the present.” Source: Nonviolence Begins Within
We don’t really hear what people say. We imagine what they mean. Byron Katie
Source: In our minds
“Like the mechanical advantage, today AI has become our cognitive advantage…
The technological implications of this cognitive revolution are significant. As AI becomes increasingly entwined with human cognition, it’s shifting from being a mere tool of convenience to a crucial partner in our cognitive explorations and manifestations.
AI is enhancing our cognitive abilities, enabling us to construct digital realities through sheer thought. Today, we (and technology) have reached a point where mere verbal prompts can yield hyper-realistic images and videos.
Such technological breakthroughs do not just represent an augmentation of human cognition; they are a testament to the paradigm shift in our understanding of the relationship between thought and reality.” Source: AI as Cognitive Partner: A New Cognitive Age Dawns
I don’t know why, but every time I watch this clip I weep. “Tell me I’m a good man. Tell me I’ve lived a good life.” Isn’t this all every man wants to hear?
Is there a simple mindset shift that can radically improve our sex lives? One which can apply whatever our circumstances, experience or preferences? Yes! Sex coach Ruth Ramsay shares this shift, and how its ramifications go way beyond increasing our pleasure. Ruth Ramsay is an adult sex educator and coach. She helps people understand who they are sexually, how their bodies and minds work, what they need and desire, and how to communicate that. Her style is upbeat, shame-free and pleasure-led.
If you like Ruth’s perspective, you can find more on her website.
On the first day in August
I want to wake up by your side
After sleeping with you
On the last night in July
In the morning
We’ll catch the sun rising
And we’ll chase it from the mountains
To the bottom of the sea
When the day is over
And the night air comes to chill us
You’ll build a fire
And we’ll watch the flames dancing
You’ll fall asleep
With your arm around my shoulder
And nothing will come between us
On the first night in August
The first day in August
What caged animals can teach you about overcoming excessive drinking. Go to the source for an interesting perspective on environment and drinking: Cage Studies: How Environment Shapes Drinking Habits
These five strategies help in difficult situations. Source: How to Be Resilient When You Are Highly Sensitive
Sinéad O’Connor, the Irish singer known for her intense and beautiful voice, her political convictions and the personal tumult that overtook her later years, has died. She was 56 years old.
O’Connor’s recording of “Nothing Compares 2 U” was one of the biggest hits of the early 1990s. Her death was announced by her family. The cause and date of her death were not made public. The statement said: “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad. Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.”
Source: Singer Sinead O’Connor dead at 56 : NPR
Sinead, nothing compares to you!
Discover the keys to liberate your mind from the chains of anxiety. Source: Anxiety Unraveled: 10 Strategies to Liberate the Anxious Mind
Embarrassment is a painful but important emotional state. Most researchers believe that the purpose of embarrassment is to make people feel badly about their social or personal mistakes as a form of internal (or societal) feedback, so that they learn not to repeat the error. The accompanying physiological changes, including blushing, sweating, or stammering, may signal to others that a person recognizes their own error, and so is not cold-hearted or oblivious. Go to the source to find the Psychology Today ‘shame’ archives: Embarrassment
Move over for a minute Mary Spender, Austrian bassist Julia Hofer is my new guilty pleasure!
Love is “caring and generous concern for the good of another”. Learn how to apply it to your past, present and future selves and why it’s important.
When I first started experimenting with WordPress back in the 00’s, updating websites was really hard! If you wanted to make a change, you had to call your graphic designer and spend a lot of money to change a comma to a period. I first discovered blogging via email in Blogger and then discovered you could do it on WordPress. Each blog has a secret address; whatever you send to that address will appear on your blog. The subject becomes the title, the body becomes the body and if you attach an image it will be formatted as the featured image. When you consider that you can also autopost to Facebook, LinkedIn, Mastodon, etc. from your blog this feature becomes even more powerful.
Even the most inept business owner knows how to send an email to a specific address — this feature allows anyone to update their website any time they want! Check it out…
How social isolation affects health and longevity in older individuals. Source: The Effects of Chronic Loneliness on the Elderly
Discover how it contributes to your well-being and how to cultivate more love. Go to the Source: Why Love Is Good for Well-Being
If you feel lonely, you’re not alone. Source: 10 Tips to Combat Loneliness
Richard Rohr writes: “When I entered the Franciscan novitiate in 1961, part of our training was learning to avoid, resist, and oppose all distractions. It was such poor teaching, but it was the only way they thought back then. It was all about willpower: celibacy through willpower, poverty through willpower, community through willpower. But what we need isn’t willpower; we need the power to surrender the will and to trust what is. That’s heroic! It was a fruitless and futile effort because if we start with negative energy, a “don’t,” we won’t get very far (see Romans 7:7–11). That was the extent of the teaching, and it’s really no teaching at all—it’s just “Don’t! Don’t do anything!” When we hear that, the ego immediately pushes back. Somedays we have strong willpower and we succeed, but most days we barely succeed.” Go to the Source: What We Resist Persists
Bright, shiny objects! 
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