dellawren Existentialism is the belief that the experience has no inherent meaning of its own. Any meaning derived from the experience is created by the person perceiving or having the experience. We can use that to create hopelessness and decide that it’s all meaningless or we can use it to give ourselves the freedom to create … Read more
“Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does.” ~ Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness Jean-Paul Sartre’s concept of radical freedom suggests that human beings are entirely free to make their own choices, unbound by any inherent structure or predetermined destiny. In this sense, we … Read more
The unexamined life is not worth living. ~Socrates Setting the foundation for examining my life fundamentally changed me and how I perceive my experience. In a word, neutrality transformed the way I engage with the world. It’s not apathy—though that sometimes occurs. It’s not indifference—though that can also happen. Neutrality is the ability to look … Read more
We’re in a world of opinions that have made life into one gigantic game of truth or dare. We never know how somebody will react to our opinion. In many ways it has become scary to share opinions in public or on social media. Facts are more subjective than ever. If we don’t like somebody’s … Read more
The unconscious mind is the part of us that we forget about. It’s the cellar we bury things in when they are too difficult to deal with. It’s all the little habits and behaviors that we don’t think about and don’t know why we do them. It’s our very own treasure chest hiding in a … Read more
Responding to experience requires us to make intentional choices about how to feel, think, and act. Reacting to an experience is an unconscious process that happens based on previous experience, pain, triggers, and perception. Most people are caught in a cycle of unconscious reactions. That is the norm in our society, however we can change … Read more
Opinions – we all have them. Much like beliefs, there are plenty of opinions to go around and we tend to spend a lot of time arguing with each other over those opinions. There is nothing wrong with having opinions. I have opinions too, just like everybody else. Just like with morality, it’s not the opinion … Read more
Master yourself within the experience without needing to change, control, or manipulate the experience in any way. We are taught from a very young age to manage the experience and not ourselves. Human beings are naturally externally focused and often that means we forget to manage ourselves in the experience. But what does that mean? … Read more
Are you truly being an authentic version of yourself? Have you ever thought about what that actually means? Authenticity isn’t about identifying with your pain—it’s about being true to the version of you that exists beyond it. Do you know who that person is? There’s a common myth that says being authentic means splashing your … Read more
Unworthiness, shame, and guilt are a painful one-way mirror that turns every experience on yourself, whether the story is true or not. They make you take on every experience and use it as a weapon against yourself. Not only is this incredibly painful, it makes you avoid your life because you’re afraid that everybody will … Read more