Author: Ken Thompson

Build The New

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“The secret of change is to focus all your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.”

— Socrates 

Great quote from Socrates, and it’s true, yet it’s difficult since the old ways & people are almost always fighting anything new. 

The old whom are cemented in their beliefs and ways of living – cannot comprehend other ways of life. They hold on and they fight the new. 

So we can’t change that, but we can focus on creating something new. 

And when enough people believe in the new more than the old, then the new manifests itself. Or when there is enough research and scientific study supporting the new. 

But again, it’s not easy to lead new ways of living and thinking – since so many people are stuck in old ways and fight the new. 

Even if something new is healthy and beneficial for a range of people, for example, psilocybin mushrooms are medicine, is scientifically proven to be beneficial for people, and it is becoming decriminalized and legalized medicinally – but we live in societies in the USA that grew up in education systems that didn’t teach any factual drug education – they just repeated “all drugs are bad,” while I’m sure all those teachers were taking prescription pills… 

blind leading the blind … people repeating what they’re told and not thinking for themselves … that’s not new. That’s old. 

But a new way is here and it is called actually educating people with facts & science and research and not just repeating something you heard from a teacher who knows nothing about drugs. 

Anyway, this is just one of the many new ways of living and new ways of medicine that is trying to become part of life in a healthy way – yet the old drunk and angry political men are so cemented in their hate and anger and ignorance that they won’t even take 1 minute to see actual scientific proof that mushrooms are healthy for people. 

So, yes, we the new, will continue working toward new ways and new medicines. 

Science, research & positive results support us – even if any old angry ignorant fools fight the Truth. 

One day intelligence will overcome ignorance, but for now we must keep creating and cultivating the new ways of life. 

Relax Into Yourself

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“Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.”

— Chinese Proverb 

We live in tense, fast paced societies. 

So fast that some people & organizations appear as if they are on a train going full speed – with an unbreakable mountain ahead that they will inevitably crash into. 

Society persuades its citizens to hop on this train, and most people do, but it’s not going anywhere. 

What is the antidote? Slowing down. Not getting on that train. Relaxing. 

But even if you get further than most and are able to relax in these restless societies – ignorant fools will inevitably go out of their way to try and bother you. Try to disturb your inner peace – since they have no peace within themselves. 

Observe those fools like they are demons sent from hell – and treat them as such. Just as Jesus did, and live your life. 

Stand up for your inner peace and don’t conform to being a miserable, ignorant fool.

Systems that desire power, and not to help people

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“Why are psychedelics too dangerous for veterans but sending them to war isn’t?” 

The USA government, and other governments, are more interested in using people instead of appreciating people. 

They send people to war to kill innocent people. 

They ban drugs like psilocybin mushrooms that actually help people heal – and legalize alcohol & prescription drugs that keep people sick and dependent. 

It’s a cruel and evil government that does that. 

Governments, like politicians, breathe lies. They seek power and use people as tools to get power. The USA government does this at least.  

It’s only years later when people reflect on what the government is doing, that the people learn the truth. 

People seem to be blinded in the present moment. 

Marijuana is also much healthier for people than alcohol & cigarettes, but the government is concerned with keeping people dependent and sick, in the USA. 

It truly is a sick and cruel system. 

The good news is that the system is always changing, & learning, even if the majority of people are blinded with fear in the present.   

I am certain, without a doubt, that one day psychedelics will be legalized medicinally, globally. 

When there is a medicine that actually helps and heals people, and is backed by science, research & positive results, not even the evil politicians can keep it banned forever.  

“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”

— Jimi Hendrix 

Dare To Use Your Mind

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“The man who obeys his own mind is accused of rebellion by those who never used theirs.” 

Education is powerful – real education – and not just repeating something you hear.  

Real education involves using your own mind. Reading. Thinking. Learning. 

And to not just conform to being a mindless lifeless nothing of a person. 

Governments love mindless obedient servants, and if a real genius or real spiritual teachers arrives on the planet – the government does what it can to shut them up, since the government doesn’t want educated citizens. They want scared obedient slaves. 

They want people to give up their own mind, their own education, to conform to being an ignorant, scared, anxious, person. 

And then you can take all the prescription pills from big pharma to make it so you’re numb to what the government has actually done to you.  

OR!! You can say no. To the government. They do not own you, or me, or anyone. 

Well maybe they own you, but they don’t own me. 

I am my own master. I use my mind. I learn. 

I lead my life, and I don’t let any mindless ignorant fearful conformists get in my way. Trust me, they’ve tried. 

And for a year or two I really wondered how so many people have given up their own mind – and why they did so… 

fear, probably. Maybe to fit in with all the other no-minded “people” .. 

who knows, but I will never ever give up my mind and my education to fit in with ignorant, mindless, dead-minded people.

Writers Read

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“I don’t have patience for people who say ‘I want to be a writer, but I don’t have time to read.’ If you don’t have time to read, you can’t be a writer.”

— Stephen King 

I’ve read hundreds of books so far, on my to a thousand, and I enjoy reading. 

But sometimes I’ll read the first chapter or two of a book and not finish it, if I can’t get into it. 

But for the most part, I finish reading the books I start. 

Some books I read for entertainment, some I read to give myself ideas for writing, and some I read to learn something. 

There’s no end to what any person can learn, and reading books is one of the most practical methods for learning, especially learning to write. 

Expand Your Mind Beyond The Times

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“Every man is a creature of the age in which he lives and few are able to to raise themselves above the ideas of the time.”

— Voltaire  

Humans are products of their environment, and few are able to perceive beyond current times.  

One of the best ways to start thinking beyond current times is to study history. 

Who are your favorite humans from the past? From 2,000 years ago. 

From 500 years ago. 

200 years ago.  

Think of your favorite humans and then go read about them. 

Learn about the lifestyle they lived. 

Learn about how there were no bathrooms or running water. Learn about the slaves & emperors in Egypt, and the Kings of Scotland. 

Learn about Shakespeare and da Vinci & artists throughout the years.  

As you do your research you will be able to (in your mind) transport yourself to the time & era of those people.  

You’ll learn that things are always changing – and that the things today that so many people cling to as absolutely true – may not be true at all, and time will tell. 

Conformity is strong and always has been – but dare to think beyond today’s beliefs. 

Dare to think. 

Dare to research and come up with your own beliefs. 

Whose Expectations Are You Living For?

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“I’m not in this world to live up to your expectations and you’re not in this world to live up to mine.”

— Bruce Lee  

What does the world expect of you? Nothing much.   

What do your parents expect of you? It’s different for each household.  

What do your friends & peers expect of you? Probably to be like them.  

What are your expectations for yourself? Have you taken time to think about not what others expect of you, but what you expect of yourself? 

I am still figuring out what I expect from myself.  

I feel the pressure from the external world to be a certain way, but what way do I want to be?   

A professional. An artist. A leader. A philosopher. 

I’m still growing in each of these areas. 

There’s always more to read, more to learn, more to discover, more to imagine, more to share.  

A Reason To Meditate

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“Fortune and blessing gather where there is stillness. But if you do not keep still—this is what is called sitting but racing around.”

— Zhuangzi  

Where there is stillness, fortune and blessings gather.  

Do you have stillness in your mind heart body? 

Here’s a guide to get you started. 

Home Is Within, Everywhere

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“But do not ask me where I am going, as I travel in this limitless world, where every step I take is my home.”

— Dogen  

Wherever you go, there you are. 

If you are at peace within yourself – you will be at peace wherever you travel. 

Your physical home may be a comfortable place, but are you at home within yourself?  

Can you travel and still feel that you yourself are your true home? 

Your body and mind a temple in which you reside. 

Dive Into The Depths of Yourself (To Find Gold)

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“I have no fear of depths, and a great fear of shallow living.”

— Anaïs Nin  

Ralph Waldo Emerson also said “It is not length of life, but depth.” 

Depth has multiple definitions, one of them is: “a point far below the surface.”   

People dig into the Earth to find gold, minerals, things that will help themselves. But who digs into themselves to find gold within? Almost no one. 

There is gold within you – there is gold within all of us, but most will never find or seek the gold within. 

“Pearls don’t lie on the seashore; if you want one, you must dive for it.”  

It’s easy to do what everyone else is doing – to follow the crowd, to conform, to let someone else tell you the meaning of life.  But that is living on the surface; shallow living. 

You will get by on the surface, but you won’t find or experience gold within your life.  

You must dive within yourself to reach the gold, and it really does take years. 

But you have to start somewhere.  

Meditation is the place to begin.  

You can be like the majority of people & live life on the surface, or you can begin your journey to the gold within yourself.  

Begin with this meditation guide.