Comments on: 10 Things You Are Not

By: How to Get Someone or Something, Off Your Mind

How to Get Someone or Something, Off Your Mind — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:03:01 +0000

[...] like I made clear that you are not your mind, you definitely aren’t your story. Your story could be anything, after-all…it is [...]

By: Zach

Zach — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 21:09:17 +0000

Great post Glen. I like the Fight Club style! Favorite movie and excellent book.

I’m learning more everyday by reading your blog posts. I actually use “Tudomo” and have under “Daily Tasks” – Read at least 2 Pulgin-ID articles lol

Love it!

By: Dru

Dru — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 10:16:45 +0000

I stumbled here, and I found your post very enlightening. The issue is if someone will truly follow these and take them to heart, or will it just go in the one ear and out the other? I hope that I will take these to heart also subconsciously and be able to plug in to my own identity. Thank you for sharing!

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 05:37:50 +0000

Wow, thanks for putting this up. I sometimes get so caught up I forget to really think.

By: Know Who You Are

Know Who You Are — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:01:08 +0000

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By: Bleedy Stranger

Bleedy Stranger — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:43:05 +0000

Yes. Thank You So Much for writing back Glen. I suppose I’m just going to trust you on that one then; the point you made about your validation and approval from your friends. Even so, I have NEVER heard of anything like that because it is such a STRANGE thing. It’s as if 2+2=4 was…not like that. So strange…and yet, I finally know what it finally means to be me [i.e. Everyone around me knows that I'm an atheist...because I'm not afraid to tell them anymore.]

Indeed…what you have written is good and all but, just as one my favorite authors, Charles Dickens, once said: “Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true”. And to answer your question, I was talking about love, Glen.

By: Glen

Glen — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:51:02 +0000

Hi Bleedy, I assume this is a common issue so thanks for asking.

I think first of all, before anything, you have to get your ‘internals’ sorted out. While I’m sure you don’t want to be alone for ever, you have to be at peace and not be looking for ‘more’ in that situation.

As a quick example, I had never lived on my own till I moved to Cape Town, SA. I absolutely hated being in my own place, looking forward to every weekend like it was christmas just so I could get out and see my friends.

Then, I started practicing things like this, and now I actually don’t mind being on my own or ‘alone’, I can achieve some amazing feelings without anyone around, and be at total peace.

I think once you have this inner side conquered, where you dont NEED things to happen to be at peace or feel a sense of joy, then you should move towards your passions.

It’s quite the paradox but the less you need someone in your life the more likely it is to happen. Just like the less I started looking for validation and approval from my friends, the more I started to get it.

But it cannot be seen or felt – it can only be understood…but if so, how do we know?

Can you elaborate on that?

By: Bleedy Stranger

Bleedy Stranger — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 07:00:11 +0000

Hi Glen,

I just read two of your posts, and being the usual skeptic, I wondered:
-If I do what I love, then I will be happy, because I know that I will be doing what I love, that is to say, it is my passion. But I will still be lonely. I don’t want to be lonely. I want to find someone that cares too. If I don’t, I won’t be happy.
-If I do what I love, then I will be happy, because I know that I am doing what I love most. But it cannot be seen or felt – it can only be understood…but if so, how do we know?

By: Glen

Glen — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 10:16:36 +0000

In a sense…yes

By: Gabriel - Gadfly Revolution

Gabriel - Gadfly Revolution — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 06:43:03 +0000

I think it’s interesting to see how my concept of “me” has evolved over the years. The things that I am are always changing, but I like that — otherwise, I think I’d feel stagnant.