and the war on Skynet has officially began ... i shall be over in the corner holding my 'mechas don't poach animals to extinction' and 'mechas don't kill for pleasure' signs ... the ones closest to me know where i stand on this. i love the assumption that they will wipe us out. really?! do you have a crystal ball?! where does this practical knowledge come from?! because if it comes from movies, you need a fucking life. i personally believe they would make way better decisions than 'humans' do. but finally the biggest 21st century debate is underway ... let us at last discuss sentience!
please read: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2013/may/29/killer-robots-ban-un-warning
25.6.13
Awareness
one of the best depression awareness campaigns i've seen in a long time ...
i spent years saying «i'm fine». towards the end, right before the epic life implosion, i said it while sobbing uncontrollably. i said it in the middle of full blown panic attacks where i could not move nor breathe correctly. i said it covered in my own blood. i said it after suicide attempts. but hey i was *fine*, it's like if i said time an insane amount of times it would come true. (*it did not*.) and every time i said it i hoped people would really see me, just how far gone i was. how every day was an exercise in finding a way to keep going without further harming myself. very few did. i can count with the fingers in one hand the number of people who replied to that statement «no, you're not!». and that's why those are still in my life and a few others are not.
when people are engulfed in darkness what they say and what is going on are two different things. sometimes getting involved can save a life. don't just hear - listen! don't just see - watch! be really there and really see the person standing in front of you ... sometimes it's all right there, just not in words!
please check: http://laughingsquid.com/depression-awareness-ads-reveal-cry-for-help-when-viewed-upside-down/
i spent years saying «i'm fine». towards the end, right before the epic life implosion, i said it while sobbing uncontrollably. i said it in the middle of full blown panic attacks where i could not move nor breathe correctly. i said it covered in my own blood. i said it after suicide attempts. but hey i was *fine*, it's like if i said time an insane amount of times it would come true. (*it did not*.) and every time i said it i hoped people would really see me, just how far gone i was. how every day was an exercise in finding a way to keep going without further harming myself. very few did. i can count with the fingers in one hand the number of people who replied to that statement «no, you're not!». and that's why those are still in my life and a few others are not.
when people are engulfed in darkness what they say and what is going on are two different things. sometimes getting involved can save a life. don't just hear - listen! don't just see - watch! be really there and really see the person standing in front of you ... sometimes it's all right there, just not in words!
please check: http://laughingsquid.com/depression-awareness-ads-reveal-cry-for-help-when-viewed-upside-down/
8.6.13
On myths, purpose and self
nailed it! Kris Carr is a cancer thriver! it's funny how people who have faced the darkest places see things oh so clearly ... life is so much more than what we do. without who we are, it's meaningless. there will always be more work, but there might not be more 'you'! for me lately this has been the issue more and more ... i love what i do, i rock at what i do, it's by no means who i am, and i don't want it to be my definition because simply put i am so much more than that. i am also way more than the depression thriver and the suicide survivor. but those are huge parts of me: they're the ones that don't let me forget what is truly important in this life. and it's not work. ;)
«But here's the rub. When our purpose is external, we may never find it. If we tie our purpose or meaning to our vocation, goal or an activity, we're more than likely setting ourselves up for suffering down the line.
Your purpose has nothing to do with what you do. There, I said it. Your purpose is about discovering and nurturing who you truly are, to know and love yourself at the deepest level and to guide yourself back home when you lose your way. That's it. Everything else is your burning passion, your inspired mission, your job, your love-fueled hobby, etc. Those things are powerful and essential, but they're not your purpose. Your purpose is much bigger than that.»
please read: The Myth of Finding Your Purpose by Kris Carr
«But here's the rub. When our purpose is external, we may never find it. If we tie our purpose or meaning to our vocation, goal or an activity, we're more than likely setting ourselves up for suffering down the line.
Your purpose has nothing to do with what you do. There, I said it. Your purpose is about discovering and nurturing who you truly are, to know and love yourself at the deepest level and to guide yourself back home when you lose your way. That's it. Everything else is your burning passion, your inspired mission, your job, your love-fueled hobby, etc. Those things are powerful and essential, but they're not your purpose. Your purpose is much bigger than that.»
please read: The Myth of Finding Your Purpose by Kris Carr
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