Comments on: Give Me A Dose of What is Real http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/ On a Quest for Personal Freedom Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:03:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3 By: AJC @ 7million7years http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/#comment-85689 AJC @ 7million7years Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:17:50 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/#comment-85689 ... or you can just not sweat the decision: take whichever of the Red/Blue pills seems right for now, because life rarely just gives you two pills ... there will be many, many more red/blue pill decisions to come ... some will edge you further away from your goals (bummer) some closer (great) ... ultimately, it will be the cocktail of pills that you swallowed OVER TIME (don't overdose!) that will dictate how you end up. In financial terms, having a clear understanding of both your Life's Goal, and The Number (the amount of money required to support that goal) will help you through the red/blue pill quandries as and when they come up. … or you can just not sweat the decision: take whichever of the Red/Blue pills seems right for now, because life rarely just gives you two pills … there will be many, many more red/blue pill decisions to come … some will edge you further away from your goals (bummer) some closer (great) … ultimately, it will be the cocktail of pills that you swallowed OVER TIME (don’t overdose!) that will dictate how you end up.

In financial terms, having a clear understanding of both your Life’s Goal, and The Number (the amount of money required to support that goal) will help you through the red/blue pill quandries as and when they come up.

]]> By: Chas http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/#comment-85555 Chas Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:12:49 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/#comment-85555 "Why do many of us allow ourselves to fall so immensely into our illusions?" The answer is....ALL of us do. There is no other reality other than the one we see ourselves in. If you have a broken ankle today, then you know what I mean. Your reality today will be nearly 100% different than anybody who sees you. Do you see yourself as a person who gets things done? Or do you see yourself as a person avoiding pain today. The reality that you choose is the one you get to work with. It's the only reality that there is. “Why do many of us allow ourselves to fall so immensely into our illusions?”

The answer is….ALL of us do. There is no other reality other than the one we see ourselves in. If you have a broken ankle today, then you know what I mean. Your reality today will be nearly 100% different than anybody who sees you. Do you see yourself as a person who gets things done? Or do you see yourself as a person avoiding pain today.

The reality that you choose is the one you get to work with.
It’s the only reality that there is.

]]> By: David Windmiller http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/#comment-85403 David Windmiller Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:24:20 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/#comment-85403 Looks great, Steve! Thanks! Reality may be subjective in the sense that a politician will have a different cognitive filter for day to day experiences than a starving citizen for example. Also, there is the perspective of "being true to yourself", eliminating self-delusion, seeing things for the way they really are (instead of how you wish they were), and improving and bettering yourself so you may best align how things really are with how you want things to be. This is more of an objective and highly personal pursuit, I believe. Your comment has given me much food for thought Caroline, I'll have to think and write about it :) Looks great, Steve! Thanks!

Reality may be subjective in the sense that a politician will have a different cognitive filter for day to day experiences than a starving citizen for example.

Also, there is the perspective of “being true to yourself”, eliminating self-delusion, seeing things for the way they really are (instead of how you wish they were), and improving and bettering yourself so you may best align how things really are with how you want things to be. This is more of an objective and highly personal pursuit, I believe.

Your comment has given me much food for thought Caroline, I’ll have to think and write about it :)

]]> By: Caroline Middlebrook http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/#comment-85323 Caroline Middlebrook Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:10:44 +0000 http://www.steve-olson.com/give-me-a-dose-of-what-is-real/#comment-85323 Reality is highly subjective anyway - it only has any meaning if you believe that your current reality is going to stay as your future reality. I prefer to think of it merely as a reflection of the state of things as a result of past actions and I don't see current reality as having any bearing on my future one. Reality is highly subjective anyway - it only has any meaning if you believe that your current reality is going to stay as your future reality. I prefer to think of it merely as a reflection of the state of things as a result of past actions and I don’t see current reality as having any bearing on my future one.

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