You might have heard when times are rough, to persevere through it. To not give up on your dreams if that is what you are working towards and keep fighting the battle. To even alter the plans when necessary to get to the goal. Philosophical EngineeringHowever, there comes a point too of an even greater skill of knowing when to actually stop. And to then ask the questions of, “what is actually motivating me?” and also Read more…
It is not a new thing that we as human beings crave to be liked in some shape or form. However, being liked and getting “likes” on social media might not be directly associated with one another.Philosophical EngineeringMaybe they are? My current research in pursuing my Masters in Psychology will at least answer if they are one in the same for me. Whether being like in an online presence is as satisfactory as genuinely being Read more…
What is the number one reason why people stop from getting what they want in life?Philosophical EngineeringThe focus is on too much online posting and not enough doing.
Being healthy doesn’t just mean eating well and exercising to get six pack abs for that ideal beach body.Philosophical EngineeringBeing healthy encapsulates all five senses and being in tune with them. The ability to hear what is right or wrong in your life. How to see and not get blinded by things that could hurt you. How to not always clutch to things so tightly that you could eventually sever the connections. How to really taste Read more…
And with that, we kept hiking. He was right. This was getting hard. More and more emails, texts, billboard signs, and TV ads were shining brighter than ever, luring me back to the comfort and safety zones where I thought I needed to be. It seemed like hours had gone by, when only minutes had passed, as I knew I didn’t have a job to make money to afford any of these new and shiny Read more…
You have probably heard that life is like a mountain. And as the cliche goes, there are ups and downs in life, and there is this sense that we are working and climbing to get to our peak potential. Philosophical EngineeringHow many of us are even certain what we are working towards or what we are wanting to get to in life? Which pathway are we really following to get there? Is it the one where we Read more…
“What self-help is…” Oh, great. Self-help. I have that app with all the inspiring quotes to read every day; isn’t that good enough? And if I wanted to learn how to decipher hidden meaning and wisdom, can’t I just find the answers on Wikipedia?Philosophical EngineeringWhat self-help is = a conscious effort to better oneself and whatever you “play” in life, intend to make the group (those around you) sound better.What self-help is not = posting Read more…
I don’t remember when the hike actually would begin. It was always sort of this disordered commotion, and all of a sudden we were off on the trail, pacing forward, left foot and then right foot ahead of us. We trusted that the cairns, the piles of rocks that were set up by hikers that had passed through this territory before, would guide us along the way.Philosophical EngineeringI always appreciated the efforts of those fellow Read more…
At one point in my life I thought that I needed to follow along to what everyone else was doing. And at another point in my life, I was convinced that I needed to break away from the tradition as self help often proposes. That I would be singing along to my own song and dance.Philosophical EngineeringAnd really what I overlooked was not the glittery memes feeding me this flowery garbage of one side over Read more…
I had always believed that the true American dream was to sing and dance on the big stage one day—that we all envisioned ourselves on TV, strolling down the red carpet, our lives made into the next reality TV show. The “top” was to be a celebrity. But what I realized was that I didn’t need to be a celebrity to live a good life. What I saw was something different.I noticed that people who Read more…