I like philosophy. I wrote my personal philosophy and linked it below. Also, AI is here like magic. This is a major historical moment, an inflection point. Humanity really isn’t ready for the massive change that will happen in the next 2 years. See my hockey stick post. Also, the time is now to really consider societal structure change. Not in a drastic way that’s bad but in a way that’s good. There is a good path. I’m sure of it.
We are in the hockey stick of Moore’s Law
Greenhouse humans and wild humans
But, all of that is relevant to our epoch. For something that transcends our epoch and is true forever, All You Need is Right Here in these Words.
If you want proof, read this. It is a ChatGPT summary of the most amazing book. If you listen closely to this story, you’ll see something. Humans create tools and systems and we are not meant to be used by those systems. That is the mechanistic and it is cold without empathy. We must always look to use the mechanistic and not be used by it.
If you are YES to all of this. Contact me. abraham.williams@gmail.com
There is more if you are ready. Now, back to YOU.
Overall, I’m a firm believer that if you are able to fully love yourself, then you can truly love others. When you love yourself, you acknowledge you are lovable and worthy of love. This is the foundation of loving others. It’s also a protective foundation when around other people who are acting terrible.
Without this self love, giving to others can hurt because what foundation are you giving from? Is it a belief that you “should” love others because it’s the right thing to do? That’s not love. That’s criticism of the self. That stems from a belief that you are not good enough. Fuck. That.
Criticism of the self combined with negative thought loops represses self love and care AND fosters resentment of yourself, others and life overall. If you can think, you are responsible for your responses to things in the world. You are responsible for the choices you make based on what happens to you. Accepting responsibility is hard. It means owning up to the decisions you’ve made in the past and their outcomes. It doesn’t mean hating yourself for those decisions.
Self-love means you have compassion for yourself. You were operating from a place where you didn’t love and respect yourself. Have compassion for that person. Love that person. Then, get real clear on what you want from life as a person who is wholly fulfilled from their own self love. From that perspective, you can see a great deal of the landscape. Get up there and look.