After an intense, amazing conversation with my friend Justin, I jotted down in about 5 mins an outline of My Philosophy. This is what it is:
My Philosophy
Land - take care of it
Debt - don't have any it
Music/Arts - okay
Selfishness - no place
Existence - nothing?
Pets - Understand them
Religion - meaningful to an extent
Politics - useless
Moral issues - gray for everyone
Family - breakaway from the stigma of 'successful' but hugely important "oxymoron" Where do you draw the line? Parents want you to be happy, but when do you stop explaining your 'happiness" towards them, and only realize it for yourself and not their approval.
Material possessions - necessary, unfortunately, reduce, strip away
Reading - important
TV - rots...common thing to talk about....terrible
Health - extremely important, your body is a temple and should be treated as such
Economy - local, for the greater good. (scary) help out fellow man, or help out yourself. Understand interconnectedness. Therefore capitalism does not work! Neither does communism. Local, small economies....principaled about self-sustainment. Not the most efficient, but the most rewarding. Life is not short and miserable, but fulfilling.
Friends - gratifying, engaging, need the right ones....surrounded by the challenging, compassionate people
Shelter - necessary, needs to be a sanctuary, needs to be clean, welcoming
Vocation - not take over your life, fulfilling or lets you live a fulfilled life. doesn't exploit others, helps you sustain, not prosper.
Children - ?
Reverse effort - selfish, utterly selfish. only works if you have complete understanding that everything is nothing, but still selfish because not everyone has that understanding.
Sexuality - powerful, self-destructive, must be utilized extremely carefully, must be comfortable...very difficult.
Work ethic - need to cultivate
Leisure - need to balance
Life - scary right now, goal to be understanding, content, happy
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Random First Post
So I'm deciding to give this whole blog thing a whirl, despite the fact the it will contributing to the
destruction of our economy, culture, and values..
I recently moved to Richmond and I'm still getting settled in my new surroundings. It hasn't really helped that I have had issues of paying double rent for the last two months (long story), but that should (hopefully) be resolved by the end of the week. Now, I finally feel like getting back into the groove of things...getting back into shape, writing some new music, and begin exploring my new neighborhood.
Another thing I would like to get back into the habit of is reading. The last book I read I highly recommend, it's called Deep Economy by Bill McKibben.
It examines new ways about thinking about the economy, something I've been particularly drawn to since my Intro to Economics class in college. During class I was always little bothered by the fact that growth was the answer to everything, the laissez-faire free market economy brings about the greatest innovation and improves quality of life. My class also taught be about diminishing returns...there comes a point where the benefit one receives begins to straight-line. McKibben makes the argument that it actually begins to dip. Americans no longer valuate the economy in terms of money, but also in turn of happiness. A new friend makes an American a lot happier because we have lost the sense of community that most third-world countries still have. McKibben gives examples of how Americans can regain this sense of community, one is to begin visiting the local farmer's market. Locally grown food is better for you, much better for the environment, and ironically, despite, being more expensive is more better for the economy. By investing in your local economies, you are investing in yourself, more so then if you were to buy your vegetables form Wal-Mart. I could go on rambling about the book, but I am not really doing it justice...I recommend picking up, or if you want I can let you borrow my copy!
What I'm Listening to Now:
So my mom tells me that my dad is listening to some funny-sounding band from Tennessee with Leon in the brain. Kings of Leon?! I've never really gotten into them (I know I'm 5 years late), but my dad is really on to something. I bought the new CD last night, and while in my opinion it is a bit over-produced and this is their "big break" CD, I am really enjoying it. The bass lines in particular are really, really good and exactly my style. I recommend listening to the track "Manhattan"....it has an extremely catch chorus.
destruction of our economy, culture, and values..
I recently moved to Richmond and I'm still getting settled in my new surroundings. It hasn't really helped that I have had issues of paying double rent for the last two months (long story), but that should (hopefully) be resolved by the end of the week. Now, I finally feel like getting back into the groove of things...getting back into shape, writing some new music, and begin exploring my new neighborhood.
Another thing I would like to get back into the habit of is reading. The last book I read I highly recommend, it's called Deep Economy by Bill McKibben.
It examines new ways about thinking about the economy, something I've been particularly drawn to since my Intro to Economics class in college. During class I was always little bothered by the fact that growth was the answer to everything, the laissez-faire free market economy brings about the greatest innovation and improves quality of life. My class also taught be about diminishing returns...there comes a point where the benefit one receives begins to straight-line. McKibben makes the argument that it actually begins to dip. Americans no longer valuate the economy in terms of money, but also in turn of happiness. A new friend makes an American a lot happier because we have lost the sense of community that most third-world countries still have. McKibben gives examples of how Americans can regain this sense of community, one is to begin visiting the local farmer's market. Locally grown food is better for you, much better for the environment, and ironically, despite, being more expensive is more better for the economy. By investing in your local economies, you are investing in yourself, more so then if you were to buy your vegetables form Wal-Mart. I could go on rambling about the book, but I am not really doing it justice...I recommend picking up, or if you want I can let you borrow my copy!
What I'm Listening to Now:
So my mom tells me that my dad is listening to some funny-sounding band from Tennessee with Leon in the brain. Kings of Leon?! I've never really gotten into them (I know I'm 5 years late), but my dad is really on to something. I bought the new CD last night, and while in my opinion it is a bit over-produced and this is their "big break" CD, I am really enjoying it. The bass lines in particular are really, really good and exactly my style. I recommend listening to the track "Manhattan"....it has an extremely catch chorus.
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