Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

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In essence, as human beings, it is in our primitive nature to continually seek out what is “broken” or “wrong” or “unideal” and fix those things. And yet we are much much much more to us than our most primal natures … As feeling, caring, conscious beings, we can choose differently – we can choose to see the greater Truth: the Truth that understands that there is nothing in our lives that needs analyzing; nothing that needs criticizing; and nothing that need improving. There is only an endless series of opportunities for us to engage others with gentle humility & open Kindness. Being aware of our present moment is not enough … Understanding our personal history is not enough … Comprehending our true nature is not enough … Even becoming seemingly one with “the Divine” is not enough. We cannot get to real Happiness by “peeling away” the pains of our past … The only way to Joy-fully experience your True Self is to act accordingly. We cannot be one with others by “going within” to a separate self … The only way to be truly ONE with those around us is to act accordingly. We cannot fulfill God’s Will by satisfying our own … The only way to really “know God” is to act accordingly. Both at our beginning and in the end, Happiness — just like LOVE & Contentment & Peace … is a verb. “Let us do good to others as simply as a horse runs, or a bee makes honey, or a vine bears grapes season after season — without ever thinking of the grapes it has borne.” ~ inspired by Marcus Aurelius 152
Please note that this chapter in no way intends to denounce counseling or meditation or prayer entirely; it merely points out that these practices are mere tools that you can use to move towards a life of awakened service, not a destinations of “enlightenment” in & of themselves. *It is beneficial to open up to another about personal concerns (like in psychoanalysis) — I am merely pointing out that the “awakening” that comes in those sessions will not bear the fruit of real Joy until you go forth and live it with others. *It is beneficial to sit still and reawaken to a deeper inner Calm (like in meditation) — I am merely pointing out that the “inner peace” that comes in those sessions will not bear you the fruit of real Joy until you go forth and live it with others. *It is beneficial to connect with a personal vision of the Divine (like in prayer) — I am merely pointing out that the sense of “connection” that comes in those moments will not bear you the fruit of real Joy until you go forth and live it with others. This “express lane” to the summit of Enlightenment takes the mind’s “middle man” right out of the equation. Instead of taking years to master your meditation, months to expose your ego or weeks to perfect your prayer, it is possible to skip all that struggle & strife and live real, deep-seated Contentment in every moment of your life instead — starting with this moment right NOW. And even though it is indeed a somewhat frightening choice to make, doing so is also quite simple … All you have to do is be Kind when you would rather look away. All you have to do is be Caring when you are tired or sad or in pain. All you have to do is be Forgiving when you are angry. All you have to do is be Loving towards others when you are uncertain, nervous or afraid. This is what it means to put your thoughts in their proper place … This is what it means to put your Heart where your mind once was. This is what it means to put your life in order ... This is what it means to LOVE. 153
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LICKING the RAZOR’S EDGE Recogniz
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inspired by … & in honor of Todd
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Introduction Over the course of my
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“There are all kinds of addicts
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And yet, if you make sure your ego
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Addiction #01 - Freedom from ALCOHO
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Alcohol -- A Way OUT “I can’t c
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Addiction #02 - Freedom from SMOKIN
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And here is the point that is more
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That means that in only 3 weeks, th
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TIP #10 - TREAT YOURSELF Giving up
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Addiction #03 - Freedom from CAFFEI
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MYTH #05 - Caffeine (specifically c
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*And finally, and by far MOST IMPOR
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Addiction #04 - Freedom from SUGAR
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Sugar -- A Way OUT “Foods high in
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Addiction #05 - Freedom from MEAT
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In addition, even though we have ev
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In addition, these animals are sent
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Effect #05 - Most importantly of al
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*Many known cancer-causing ingredie
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*Also, a study in the Wall Street J
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Addiction #08 - Freedom from SALT
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Addiction #09 - Freedom from GMO’
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TIP #02 … READ your LABELS You mi
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Addiction #10 - Freedom from Glutto
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Maybe you are “walking on eggshel
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Gluttony -- A Way OUT “My doctor
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TIP #07 - REMEMBER THE WHY of your
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Of course, your own level of “hoa
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THE CONSEQUENCES of HOARDING Hoardi
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TIP #02 - PILING IT UP Designate an
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Finally, regardless of how you deal
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Most importantly of all, almost now
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*Casual sex creates a void between
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In everything we do, it is the “w
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TIP #07 - LIMIT YOUR FREQUENCY The
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While the existence of such a dysfu
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THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEING ADDICTED
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*Do you provoke arguments? Do you r
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LOVE ADDICTION: A POWER-FULL SOLUTI
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*According to another study of wome
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While the pages that follow will go
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Start by taking a long and deep loo
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Practical TIP #03 - SEEING THE SELF
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As long as you are attempting to ma
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Practical TIP #06 - The TRUE BEAUTY
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Practical TIP #07 — CHOOSING REVE
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And yet, despite the evidence that
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Comfort -- A Way OUT “It is not t
Page 101 and 102: Well, my Friends, there is no guara
Page 103 and 104: And so we log on again … and agai
Page 105 and 106: In the pages that follow I will des
Page 107 and 108: *When you feel the urge to log-on
Page 109 and 110: *Do you analyze, criticize or other
Page 111 and 112: *TRUTH #03: Vacant TALKING MEANS NO
Page 113 and 114: The pains of our past are our most
Page 115 and 116: Addiction #18 - Freedom from TV “
Page 117 and 118: And yet there are other negative co
Page 119 and 120: *Watching Television causes a LOSS
Page 121 and 122: *Do you use your TV as a baby-sitte
Page 123 and 124: TIP #03: LIMIT YOUR VIEWING … Onl
Page 125 and 126: Addiction #19 - Freedom from VIDEO
Page 127 and 128: *VIDEO GAMES are SOCIALLY ADDICTIVE
Page 129 and 130: RECOGNIZING YOUR OWN GAMING ADDICTI
Page 131 and 132: Addiction #20 - Freedom from SLOTH
Page 133 and 134: *We are EMOTIONALLY CONDITIONED to
Page 135 and 136: The Power-full Alternative: BUILDIN
Page 137 and 138: TIP #18: BE A “GOOD NEIGHBOR”
Page 139 and 140: The CONSEQUENCES of “PRODUCTIVITY
Page 141 and 142: *Do you regularly feel like you nee
Page 143 and 144: Productivity -- A Way OUT “The qu
Page 145 and 146: Essentially, when we follow this gu
Page 147 and 148: Addiction #22 - Freedom from THINKI
Page 149 and 150: *Do you replay recent conversations
Page 151: Avoiding COMMON TRAPS & “Fake Sol
Page 155 and 156: So, erring on the side of seeing th
Page 157 and 158: We have tried “change from the to
Page 159 and 160: We are told over & over again that
Page 161 and 162: The CONSEQUENCES of SERIOUSNESS The
Page 163 and 164: Saddened by the news? Shrug, sigh a
Page 165 and 166: Addiction #25 - Freedom from NEGATI
Page 167 and 168: *Negativity intensifies what psycho
Page 169 and 170: Because we are more than our “rep
Page 171 and 172: *TIP #02: REMAIN in the MOMENT …
Page 173 and 174: Addiction #26 - Freedom from CALLOU
Page 175 and 176: The SOURCE of the ADDICTION Almost
Page 177 and 178: *CALLOUSNESS INFLICTS “KARMIC SPL
Page 179 and 180: Tip #02: FORGIVE, FORGIVE, FORGIVE
Page 181 and 182: Addiction #27 - Freedom from ARROGA
Page 183 and 184: *Do you believe that you have a rig
Page 185 and 186: We are arrogant in relation to our
Page 187 and 188: “We can never accurately judge th
Page 189 and 190: TIP #02: DEFEND THE DEFENSELESS …
Page 191 and 192: TIP #04: BE KIND to your CRITICS
Page 193 and 194: TIP #06: LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN …
Page 195 and 196: TIP #08: OPEN the MIND = OPEN the H
Page 197 and 198: BENEFIT #01: ENHANCED AWARENESS OF
Page 199 and 200: Addiction #28 - Freedom from CONFLI
Page 201 and 202: *Do you think that you can alter ot
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The CONSEQUENCES of our CONFLICT AD
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Conflict -- A Way OUT “Peace is n
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Peace-full Way #03: FORGIVENESS CAR
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RECOGNIZING YOUR OWN ADDICTION to I
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What is especially interesting, at
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HARM #02: INFORMATION ADDICTION INS
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TIP #01 (& tip “only”): TURN OF
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Addiction #30 - Freedom from NORMAL
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*Do you get your hair done at a sal
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It is only one example among many,
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There are quite a few preachers and
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Addiction #31 - Freedom from RELIGI
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*Do you preach Kindness and moralit
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In essence, the questions that you
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TIP #02: LOVE YOUR ENEMIES … It i
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Addiction #32 - Freedom from ENVY
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*Do you tease others about their ad
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#02) ENVY SOLIDIFIES SADNESS … De
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I don’t have any specific advice
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*After discovering that you have ac
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The CONSEQUENCES of REGRET When lef
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TIP #01: ANONYMOUSLY ATONE … Mere
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In conclusion, then, dealing with r
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And then when things are going well
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RECOGNIZING our ADDICTION to SADNES
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“You can’t keep the birds of sa
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PRACTICAL TIPS for BRINGING the BLI
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And yet, as with every other addict
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*Do you pry into the affairs of oth
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Fear -- A Way OUT Step 01: RELEASE
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Note here that I am not intending t
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Step 03: FORGIVE (the verb) “Hold
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I realize that to judge another per
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Step 05: PROTEST INJUSTICE “For t
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*Instead of marching on the White H
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Consider: It is our fear that gives
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That being said, this thin fog of f
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Even so, many of you are probably q
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Consider the following oft-forgotte
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*So don’t get angry at your ego f
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Indeed, it is time for us to rememb
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It is important to remember - espec
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FREEDOM from addiction IS INSTANTAN
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Step 02) CONSOLE your Ego … Have
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The more often you do so - the more
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