Licking the Razor's Edge (2015)

TIP #01 (and the only tip you’ll ever need):
SET YOUR TRUE SELF FREE … BY LETTING YOUR TRUE SELF SERVE
Within each one of us, there resides two selves. There is the ego-self (ruled by our more
primitive brain centers) that essentially wants us to “live long and prosper” (i.e. survive &
procreate). This “small self” is ruled by fear and everything that fear inspires: every
selfish desire and every self-centered angst (including anger, which is merely fear
crystallized). It is this self that desires that we conform to others for our own “safety” and
“well-being”. As such, this is also the self that wants us to “respect” and “accept”
ourselves, — our ego-selves, by living lives that focus on taking care of ourselves first,
and others thereafter (if ever). This is why most “new age” methods of “self-acceptance”
and “self-respect” end up backfiring – because they feed and strengthen the same self that
is causing our suffering in the first place.
That having been said, there is also another Self within us all – the True Self (or the
“conscience”, or the “Soul”, or the “Heart Brain”). This is the Self that desires that we
come to know real Bliss & Harmony in our lives, and it knows that the only way to do so
is to truly Respect ourSelves by doing the only thing those Selves truly want to do —
Care for others. It knows that the only way to truly Accept ourSelves is to allow those
Selves to live the way they truly want to live — in selflessly serving their communities.
Cleansing our conformity does not mandate that we dress differently or talk differently or
even act differently than others. Nor does embracing our personal uniqueness require that
we “fight the establishment” or become an “independent thinker”. No, my Friends, to let
your brilliantly unique True Self shine forth, all that is required is that you have the
courage to serve in the many (often “small”) ways that only you can.
When you hear gossip being spewed, gently defend those being gossiped about.
When you are having a truly “bad day”, boom a deep gratitude for life anyway.
Make the welfare & joy of children a top priority.
Do anonymous Good Deeds for your friends (and your enemies).
Be Kind to strangers and the downtrodden.
There are thousands of ways that only you can give and thousands more that only you can
show you Care … and none of them – absolutely none of them — are “normal”.
“When someone tells me ‘no,’ it doesn’t mean I can’t do it; it simply means I can’t do it
with them.” ~ Karen E. Q. Miller
“The amount of eccentricity in a society is proportional to the amount of mental vigor
and moral courage it contains.” ~ John Stuart Mill
“Be strong enough to stand alone, and be true enough to stand apart. Most importantly,
however, when the opportunity for caring arrives, be wise enough to stand for
Togetherness.” ~ anonymous
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