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I would suggest meditation. It helps build focus and relaxation. Or you could try weight lifting. Going to the gym frequently and learning how to do compound exercises requires focus and dedication.
Seconding this. Healthy body and mind will take you far. Meditation will help you come to accept and appreciate your situation. I also suggest reading up on the philosophy of Buddhism and the root of suffering. This of course doesn't mean you have to become a Buddhist.
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I recently studied the Eightfold Path while traveling through some very impoverished areas, thick with the exploitation of local populations for the benefit of Big Oil. I think the study would have had a profound impact either way, but within that context the reading helped to cut through my delusions like a scalpel popping a soap bubble. My mind, and thus my life, was changed by the reading.
So thanks! It was advice so good, I took it before you gave it! ^_^
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I'm getting into meditation, which I really think is contributing to my creative swell.
I'm not sporty by nature, but I will look up compound exercises. Any advice for a noob on that?
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I would suggest meditation. It helps build focus and relaxation. Or you could try weight lifting. Going to the gym frequently and learning how to do compound exercises requires focus and dedication.
[–] middle_path 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Seconding this. Healthy body and mind will take you far. Meditation will help you come to accept and appreciate your situation. I also suggest reading up on the philosophy of Buddhism and the root of suffering. This of course doesn't mean you have to become a Buddhist.
[–] 2347057? [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I recently studied the Eightfold Path while traveling through some very impoverished areas, thick with the exploitation of local populations for the benefit of Big Oil. I think the study would have had a profound impact either way, but within that context the reading helped to cut through my delusions like a scalpel popping a soap bubble. My mind, and thus my life, was changed by the reading.
So thanks! It was advice so good, I took it before you gave it! ^_^
[–] 2346968? [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I'm getting into meditation, which I really think is contributing to my creative swell. I'm not sporty by nature, but I will look up compound exercises. Any advice for a noob on that?