Ode to Gracie my dog pal
I wrote this to process the grief I was experiencing when Gracie passed. I have cried many times to this song remembering her gentle presence.
An Ode to Gracie my dog pal
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#4 Navigating
What if the Four Noble Truths aren't just for diagnosing suffering, but a navigational tool for discovering your unique path? In this log, I map the truths to the "Law of Three," exploring how our suffering is the exact somatic marker needed to actualise potential and develop a non-grasping mind.
Whakahaumanu i a Waiheke
This End-State Image is Waiheke Island's realised potential, spoken through eight locals. This wasn't a sterile corporate consultation. I listened for the living island breathing beneath their words. This is what I heard. Ultimately, the island speaks for itself.
Hazard - Chapter 3 - Personal Life
True opportunity and virtue cannot exist without risk. Courage, gentleness, and honesty only become real when tested by hazard. Even beauty and truth are precarious. Intelligence is not just problem-solving, but the power to adapt to the inherent uncertainties of an ever-changing world.
#3 Risk
I reflect on the intellectual traps of reading groups and the power of entering the "freak-out zone." By intentionally introducing financial constraints—like cutting up my credit card to manually manage the King's Coin—I am using raw friction to transform energy and choose flow over force.