Stefan's Blawg

May 11 2013 ∞
“ Melancholy suicide. —This is connected with a general state of extreme depression and exaggerated sadness, causing the patient no longer to realize sanely the bonds which connect him with people and things about him. Pleasures no longer attract
— Émile Durkheim, On Suicide: A Study in Sociology (via quotes-shape-us)

(via fuckyeahexistentialism)

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May 10 2013 ∞

It isn’t even something — it’s nothing. And you can’t combat nothing. You can’t fill it up. You can’t cover it. It’s just there, pulling the meaning out of everything. That being the case, all the hopeful, proactive solutions start to sound completely insane in contrast to the scope of the problem.

May 02 2013 ∞

My Love Came Back to Me

Do not become hung up on ‘the one’. Chase the feeling. There exists the potential in a billion souls.

Apr 18 2013 ∞

Feelin’ Like Mike Rowe

Cause my new job is a dirty one!

Apr 10 2013 ∞
nevver: The Key to Failure

nevver:

The Key to Failure

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moonbeams-and-fairytails: Ah I love the chemical makeup for psilocybin; it looks like two people sticking their heads together :) it’s cute haha They were nice to me this time, haha.

moonbeams-and-fairytails:

Ah I love the chemical makeup for psilocybin; it looks like two people sticking their heads together :) it’s cute haha

They were nice to me this time, haha.

(Source: whereswarddo, via neo-psychedelia)

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Apr 05 2013 ∞


“We suffer from a hallucination, from a false and distorted sensation of
our own existence as living organisms. Most of us have the sensation
that “I myself” is a separate center of feeling and action, living inside
and bounded by the physical body—a center which “confronts” an
“external” world of people and things, making contact through the
senses with a universe both alien and strange. Everyday figures of
speech reflect this illusion. “I came into this world.” “You must face
reality.” “The conquest of nature.”

This feeling of being lonely and very temporary visitors in the
universe is in flat contradiction to everything known about man (and all
other living organisms) in the sciences. We do not “come into” this world; we come out of it, as leaves from a tree. As the ocean “waves,”
the universe “peoples.” Every individual is an expression of the whole
realm of nature, a unique action of the total universe. This fact is rarely,
if ever, experienced by most individuals. Even those who know it to be
true in theory do not sense or feel it, but continue to be aware of
themselves as isolated “egos” inside bags of skin.” Alan Watts

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Resources for those new to Stoicism

There is no “one best” work for a modern person to study to learn about Stoicism. Instead, there are a variety of resources, the suitability of which depends on exactly what the reader is looking for. The following list includes common choices, and ones regular posters on /r/Stoicism[1] have found particularly useful.

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Albert Camus - The Stranger

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Apr 01 2013 ∞

A New Chapter

Turned that page.

American Technologies Inc.

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The sound of rain tucks me in tonight. Hoping to turn a new page in the morning.

Mar 30 2013 ∞
“ Beyond ego is universal being; beyond being is the Infinite.
— Adyashanti (via theuniverseworks)

(via neo-psychedelia)

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“ Not causing harm requires staying awake. Part of being awake is slowing down enough to notice what we say and do. The more we witness our emotional chain reactions and understand how they work, the easier it is to refrain. It becomes a way of life to stay awake, slow down, and notice.
— Pema Chodron (via theuniverseworks)

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Mar 25 2013 ∞
The ultimate list of educational websites. - Imgur

The ultimate list of educational websites. - Imgur

Mar 23 2013 ∞

I’m Sorry

I’m sorry that I tend to focus more on the relationships I have with my significant others than those of close friends. That’s just how I operate. It’s not because I value our friendship any less. I guess I just feel that I need to put more work into the relationship with my SO, cause I know my close friends will be there forever regardless. But then again maybe that’s not true. Maybe that’s the attitude I should have towards my SO.

I feel like the time is in fact coming that I need to go away from everyone close to me. To start fresh. The thing is, I feel unconditional love for all my friends, but it’s not reciprocated. They all seem to have ideas of how I should be acting… in their favor. 

Maybe I’m not making sense. Oh, that’s always the problems isn’t it? But that’s okay, cause who am I really talking to anyway????

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