Engaging With Death

Floral arrangements can be a cheap trick, why can’t you lie?

What are your true thoughts intentions besides the bouquet of roses?

How big can a white lie be?

When you lie to yourself, you sell yourself short like you are selling me short.

You must intend harm to yourself and me.

If I can withhold that intention, I will not harm you or myself.

What is better, health or sickness?

Trick question, mistakes are made.

You may be conscious of your intention and do no harm.

Imagine being good and knowing it.

To know death is to examine my own or part of my own death.

Imagine being dead and knowing it.

Good is not death and death is not good, at least not by imagining and being and knowing it.

Is this dance with death the allure of a lie, of harming one?

It helps to see yourself, your intentions, your good, your lies, your dying.

When I see another lie, I see my mistake,

When I see another harm, I see my mistake, my harm, my death?

Stretching my imagination takes practice.

I need to get to know myself better, without harm, by doing my best.

No worries, I won’t miss many mistakes, but a few.

Perhaps, I will live a good long life with the good, bad and ugly.

It will still be worth the trip.

International Skeptics Day 2024

What principles define how you live?

It may be kind to say I am curious as most people are in life.

Like most people I believe I am different for a variety of reasons.

I crew up in a middle class 1st world country which is difficult to do bad or well unless I use philosophy to give me meaning and purpose in my day to day affairs. At least that is what I believe.

I do not trust the common narrative that I am in control. But I do ‘feel’ in control most days. I usually find help and support and live well enough in my situation.

I believe it is worth doing what is hard. For one it helps me renew my resources. I believe in helping through cooperation and collaboration.

So, it is hard for me to control my life sufficiently to be free. But it is worthwhile for me to pursue a ‘good life’.

I believe in optimism and consider myself an optimistic philosopher who thinks it is necessary to question my day to day living in all my affairs. I don’t believe I am perfect, but that doesn’t stop me from being a life long learner to pursue happiness.

I believe in history but I have a skepticism that keeps me honest.

I have spent a lifetime getting to know myself and wish everyone a chance to do the same.

Good luck.

International Skeptics Day!

Being philosophical, skeptical, inspirational, and questioning in an open minded curious driven way, is all about freedom, growth, celebrating a day that will help do what is hard, discipline the self and make life better each day.

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I wonder what I know sometimes. I like to work hard at getting a evidence based answer from my questions.

I want to confirm that this is helpful to myself and others.

I want to confirm my sources.

I like to learn and be informed as much as is healthy on the day to day basis.

I have touched on first principles and Greek philosophy, the wester mind and finding answers within the world.

People seem genuine to me as they do the work to keep them free from harm, available in the present without being too stifled by their lack, lust or self indulgences.

People work hard for all they get out of life.

But it happens in degrees for individuals, groups and beliefs.

How do you believe about skepticism?

I see it as an idea I work hard to use each day. My successes and failures are mixed but stable enough to feel less impulsive and more present for engaging and doing no harm, living a good life. It is a challenge to get factual information with all the competing points of view. What is best? What is being present? What is doing no harm? What is being kind? What is being compassionate? What is the proper use of impressions? What is the ‘good life’?

Book Binge

good afternoon all, I am reporting my bookstore experience.

i like to snap photos of covers of interesting suggestions throughout the store.

Here are a few too many.

The Five Minute Journal

Short But Sweet

Think Like A Monk

The Socratic Method

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

Music Composition, Music Theory, Guitar, Guitar Theory, Songwriting, Rock Guitar, Guitar Theory (All for ‘dummies’)

Hope By Terry Fox

Gibby: Tales Of A Baseball Lifer

Never Boring: THE UP AND DOWN HISTORY OF THE VANCOUVER CANUCKS

THE SIEGE

REAL VINYL RECORD NOTEBOOK

THE LYRICS: Paul McCartney

J.R.R. Tolkien: Tales From The Perilous Realm

The Hobbit

Men’sHealth:Mental Health Toolkit

Men’sHealth: STAY STRONG, LIVE LONG

2024-25 NBA PREVIEW, Athlon Sports, Basketball

The ILIAD Homer, Translated by Emily Wilson

Chuck’s Home Cooking

REVENGE OF THE TIPPING POINT, BY MALCOLM GLADWELL

10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People, by DAVID YEAGER, PhD

THE WAY OF THE HERMIT

Money Changing Hands

The inheritance of the money transaction is a familial affair.

To do no harm,be present, do my best, and proper use of impressions, is the way to live the good life.

Maintaining these boundaries effectively protects everyone from each others foibles.

We learn to collaborate and cooperate in a healthy way.

It can keep the pain and suffering to a minimum.

Making My Own Cleaning Products for cleaning up at home….

I have done my share of cleaning, but I don’t do enough or have the time to do it.

I am not neat enough, but I am safe and like the idea of doing my best where I live and work/play.

I like the products they make on this site below, but I am not trying to endorse anyone I have not subscribed to and like myself.

With that said, I hope you do your own thinking and find out what best works for you.

I especially like Clean My Space because they have a name similar to Michael’s Space.

I just found these people on YouTube by accident. I was looking for all purpose cleaner, floor cleaner and window cleaner.

I am still looking for fridge cleaner and bathroom cleaner.

I have tried a couple of industry products for mold. But because it is important, I would highly suggest going with safety first on this one and get some approved product or something to try from recommendations you trust yourself.

I am not a fearful cleaner, but I would say I do my best and don’t want to do any harm. Something good is good enough for me.

Embryonic vs adult stem cells

There has been some useful research to show regeneration of cells from adult stem cells or healing of autoimmune diseases.

I like to think it is essential for the aging population.

Whereas embryonic cells have had more problems in research and may take a different path.

Here is a simple vid to define types of cells

Define stem cell type.

It seems like adult stem cells taken from umbilical chord, is about to be more useful for treatment?

But safety protocols are important to allow operators to move this treatment into the mainstream.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9659480/

The operators are attempting to explain this whole process to convince the government they can do it safely and follow the government’s method.

The Operator

So, it will take time to bring this auto immune therapy into practice.

Conclusion is difficult to comprehend, historically, government created safety policies to control the use in countries like the United States above and more about Canada in another vid.

Patients need to do critical thinking and be skeptical until they feel safe to use new MSCs for autoimmune diseases.

Operators need to build a safe good product to be allowed to operate in countries like the United States and Canada.

Lastly, MSC’s show great potential and the countries governments are erroring on the side of safety.

Patients need to think hard and well and do no harm.

We all need help with fake news and its proliferation

The recent study I did with AI offers up much of the problem with AI proliferation of fake news but I am as responsible for it as you are. And we are pretty good at correcting our mistakes.

There is too much to do and I am too busy.

It may be good advice for me. I am a blogger and my reputation is on the line.

But the dialogue really hits home with the newest insight and proliferation.

Enough said,

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The Curiosity Can Make Me A Little Over Zealous

I. Stress

II.News

III.Fear

Being captured by ideological stuff is another stressful experience I don’t try to think about today?

News is distorted by the wild wild western internet.

Fear is on the rise from all the news of late.

Getting a grip or staying grounded is part of self management or stress management and learning how is a challenge while living day to day. It helps to get entertained and be with friends and family.

I am still enthusiastic about it all, but philosophy is not for everyone, perhaps a little astronomy, hiking, rest and relaxation? The day can be my playground for 24 hours or at least more often than the usual: sleep, eat, work, repeat?

Fear factor can be more than a show, keeping a lid on emotions is a challenge these days. A good blog, using AI as a sounding board, and just being in touch with yourself for me.

Good to stay active sometimes, recovery is almost done. I am getting back to normal.

Keep kind, keep in mind, try to keep your head out of the sand.