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Arrogance : That Block Your Spiritual Growth
Arrogance is the silent destroyer of inner peace. It blinds us to truth, distances us from the Divine, and halts spiritual elevation. Arrogance may feel strong, but humility is power. The moment we let go of ego, the Divine steps in. The journey begins only when the ego steps aside.
More details… https://spiritualkhazaana.com/web-stories/arrogance-that-block-your-spiritual-growth/
#Arrogance #Spiritualgrowth #Humility #Gratitude #Selfreflection #Mindfulness #Compassion #Service #Personaldevelopment

There is one perk to being absolutely terrified of everything, and having a lot more #panic and #anxiety issues than most people:

I am so used to being scared that I can force myself do scary things more easily than most people.

So I end up seeming very brave as my tolerance for fear is so high I can pretend I'm fine and still keep focus, then do things others would run from.

#mentalhealth #writing #randomthoughts #selfreflection

After two weeks of the honeymoon phase with my new game idea, I hit the "why even" bump. Partially because I saw a review of Wildsea, an RPG that does a lot of things I want to do with my game.

The thoughts of "why even create a new game? What's the point?" crippled into my brain. Usually the ideas that survive this self-doubt phase are the ones I finish.

#DesignJournal #GameDevJournal #SelfReflection

I feel a #disassocation to most people due to almost dying several times, and going through so much suffering and pain.

I am lucky to be alive and healthy at all, as there are more a universe where I died than the one where I lived.

I value #life in a different way, and live in the moment to take my time as I please, not too concerned about the far.

Most see life as a race, and their heads are far.

It makes falling in #love hard as I'm an enigma for a younger man.

#writing #selfreflection

Continued working on a gundam model that i postponed before, I initially was not looking forward to fixing the issue i was faced with but i pulled through, I was very mindful in this activity, by minimizing distractions i fully immersed myself in the activity.

From now on im going to pay extra attention to ensuring i perform my activities more mindfully, because it acts as a catalyst for joy to me.

I have so much more fun working on something when i can truly focus my mind on it.

Little music on the background, perfect :)

I am really proud of myself for picking this back up and pushing through my "lack of motivation"

#stoicism #selfreflection #self-improvement #gundam #hobbies

RE: https://neondystopia.world/notes/aa0z3kj7jddu066w

The Horror Of Change https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/the-horror-of-change/ #blogging #amblogging #writing #amwriting #selfreflection #linux

A quotation from Montaigne

Trust in another’s goodness is no light testimony to one’s own.

[La fiance de la bonté d’autruy, est un non leger tesmoignage de la bonté propre.]

Michel de Montaigne (1533-1592) French essayist
Essay (1572), “The Taste of Good and Bad Things Depends Mostly on the Opinion We Have of Them [Que le goust des biens et des maux despend en bonne partie de l’opinion que nous en avons]," Essays, Book 1, ch. 40 (1.40) (1595) [tr. Screech (1987), 1.14]

Sourcing, notes, other translations: wist.info/montaigne-michel-de/…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #montaigne #faith #goodness #integrity #selfimage #selfreflection #trust #virtue

I'm in that phase of a new idea were I rush every other task/chore so I can go back to working on my new game.

#DesinJournal #GameDevJournal #SelfReflection

This is the second day that I keep an extensive journal of the days activities.
The reason for starting this journal is so I can perform self reflection at the end of each day and the start of each morning to see if my actions and thoughts of the day align with my philosophy that I'm following at the moment specifically stoic philosophy which has self reflection as an important part of the philosophy.

It is already bearing its fruits I am resisting temptations I had trouble with the day before, I am feeling more happy and content knowing all the things I am grateful for.

I am aware now that my successes dwarf my failures and this gives me a lot of confidence which helps the day because at the quarterly meeting they gave me the microphone to ask for my opinion my heart was beating in my chest that my faith in my abilities and the stoic lessons I have taught myself kept me cool, confident and calm.

I also overcame my reluctance to use my longboard after my last fall I rationalized that that is just one fall in my 10 years where I have build up a lot of experience with longboarding and that I should trust my ability to break my fall if that happens.

This gave me the courage to step on my board and I have a lot of fun and it reinforced my confidence.

So far this week I have made miles of progress in self improvement.
The importance of regular self reflection is paramount to happiness and contentness.

my hope is that life sharing this information I may spark some interest in you to discover mindfulness and self-reflection or at least give it a try.

There is so much about myself that I don't know yet and there are so much I have already learned about myself by self-reflection.

#philosophy #stoic #stoicism #mindfulness #selfreflection

✨ MIRROR OBSESSION: Why We Shouldn’t See Ourselves ✨

Why were we created unable to see ourselves directly? Yet we built mirrors, cameras, and screens—and became fixated on our own reflection.

In this essay, I explore how my childhood mirror obsession shaped my identity and how living without mirrors for four years transformed my relationship with self-image and ego.

📖 Full story in the first comment 👇🏾
#MirrorObsession #Mindfulness #SelfReflection #Minimalism #PersonalGrowth #SpiritualGrowth

https://medium.com/speculative-encounters/the-hallway-sessions-6-e65f735459b1

#guidedmeditation #meditations #selfawareness #selfreflection #selfreflection #selfaawareness

This is my first time sharing some of myself reflections, i hope that my sharing these i might help someone else on this planet to look to things from a different perspective.

The following self reflection is about my fear on meeting new people outside of a work setting.

[Situation]
I have a irrational fear for meeting new people outside of work.
I think that this fear stems from:
- Past hardships
- That i think i need someone to introduce me to new people
- I am afraid of disrupting the flow of the group or person i am trying to meet

[Effect]
This causes me to isolate myself from others, making the root cause of this issue worse

[Analysis]
The fear of the unkown is rooted deep within us.
While it shields us from danger, it also inhibits change

- Past hardships are outside of my control, and therefore Irrelevant
- Noone will introduce me on their own, the only way i can overcome this issue is by introducing myself
- It is inevitable that my introduction will disrupt the flow of the group or individual, but i will never meet new people unless i do

What i control in this situation:
- How i present myself
- Where i go to meet new people
- Who i approach
- How i process the meeting(My judgement on the meeting and or perception)

What is outside of my control and thus irrelevant:
- The state of mind of the other person or group
- Their response to my introduction
- Rejection(However i do control how i process this and my perception of this rejection)
- Who they are with
- Their preconception of me
- How they interpret my first impression

[Conclusions]
- Rejections are part of fate "Amor Fati" accept fate for you cannot control it, It is part of life, fate is outside of our control therefore the fear of rejection is irrelevant and should not become or be an obstacle to our own development
- Past setbacks and hardships are compasses that lead to the development of personal growth and virtues
- As they are an unknown to me, i am to them, I can control my own fear, not theirs, The most logical step is to take the initiative, break the ice for i have control of my own fear

[Closing thoughts]
- Taking the first step is up to me, my situation will not change unless i take that step and introduce myself
- How they feel or think is outside of my control
- Nothing will change unless i expose myself to this irrational fear.

Writing down my thoughts, meditating on them and then rationalizing them has given me a new perspective on this issue, and i cannot wait to meet new people.

The key concept at play here is: The Dichotomy of control, letting go of that which you cannot influence and instead focussing on that which you can.

#stoicism #stoic #philosophy #selfreflection #meditation #self-help

I Have An AI Problem https://mtwb.blog/posts/2025/tech/i-have-an-ai-problem/ #AI #blogging #bloggingcommuntity #amwriting #writing #selfreflection #mentalhealth

When I was young the only thing I ever wanted to do was befriend people, and try to help. To make them smile, and wonder or wander about the world to find everything that was beautiful.

I would cry if I killed a beetle, and the idea of hurting someone caused me pain.

I tried to hold onto that, but trying to survive as an adult made that hard.

Now that I am safe I am learning to be young again as I grow older.

It's wonderful, and I find beauty in the world again.

#writing #selfreflection

https://medium.com/speculative-encounters/the-hallway-sessions-5-76ce35a73e45

#guidedmeditation #meditations #selfreflection #medium #writingcommunity #selfawareness