Tax codes

Apparently Americans spend 6.1 billion a year complying with US tax codes. Wouldn't it be nice if they just replaced the 67,000 pages of tax regulations with the FAIR Tax and everyone could go out volunteering, spending the afternoon with their family, or making something that other people want for some extra cash?

Posts on Education

I would not say that our society is one for bringing out the excellence in people
our education system for example only really focusses on learning things and writing them out again in exams
besides reading, writing and arithmetic (and memorisation) it does not teach people many skills
it is also very authoritarian and does not foster independent thought, initiative or critical thinking
so what we are really seeing when we look at humans are humans with one hand tied behind their back
I am all for education but a different kind of education that edifies people and helps them feel confident in taking on challenges and learning from mistakes (I was a piano tutor for 8 years or so and I have also been a classroom assistant)
then we will see a different kind of human being
in this day and age memorisation is really not a very important skill, because you can get all the info you need at the click of a mouse. People need skills if they want to live independent and self-responsible lives, if they want to have options instead of having to take what they can get (be it from employers, or the state.)

Higher Education is so screwed up right now that the stuff that should be considered a worthy hobby is seen as vocational; and the stuff that is actually vocational is considered to be an unworthy hobby! C'mon people we can do better in the 21st century lets teach about the Socratic question: how is a good life lived?

"Work and love; love and work... that's all there is." - Freud

I think Freud was right when he said "Work and love; love and work... that's all there is." People obsess about sex, money and power, but none of those come close to either being occupied in fulfilling work or in the love of others - because those three things are all means to an ends, whereas fulfilling work and love are processes which are their own ends.

A Blessed Life

I live a blessed life. Sometimes I get down but not because anything is objectively

wrong with my life, it's just my own negativity and unprocessed shit. And whenever I go

a level up and see through my own bs I am just thankful to be alive. I live a life of

service and get to make a living helping others heal and grow. I'm immensely

intelligent, a good communicator, great writer and speaker, musical, and have cultivated

many talents. What more could you want? I love my life!

Worst Justification for Circumcision

If anyone thinks it's ok to circumcise a child because they're too young to be self-aware and they won't remember it anyway, then you should be aware that that's exactly the pretext people used to give themselves for pederasty. It's time to stop this nonsense it's the 21st century people.

the value of therapy

In the unconscious = ruining your life. In the conscious = unlocking your gifts.

I was born

I was born with the umbilical chord wrapped around my neck. If I had died when I was born then I wouldn't have had this fucking amazing weird, terrifying, exhilarating, frustrating, educational, unspeakable, paradoxical life. So I am grateful to be alive. Thank you.