Just imagine if Gautama Buddha had been scrolling Instagram while he sat under the Bodhi tree…
Author: Jesse
47th Rotation — Completed
Welcome back to ILHYT! That was directed at me as much as you. I’ve been…derelict in my blogging recently, I know. All I can do is offer up a sincere apology and promise to be better going forward. I’d like to start with a quick rundown of 2024 thus far….
Still Life With Dog. Or: Reframing, FTW
Three things have happened—recently and in rapid succession—in my life and I’m enjoying watching for all the ways they’re interconnected. Thing 1: I restarted my too-long dormant meditation practice. Thing 2: I adopted a dog. His name is Rufus. Thing 3: I was laid off as part of a “restructure.”…
Resonance
From Wikipedia: “Resonance is a phenomenon that occurs when an object or system is subjected to an external force or vibration that matches its natural frequency.” Also from Wikipedia: “Limbic resonance is the idea that the capacity for sharing deep emotional states arises from the limbic system of the brain….
It’s not you. It’s not me. It’s US.
A deceptively simple-seeming concept I’ve been giving a lot of thought to recently can be summed up like this: “It’s not you. It’s not me. It’s US.” Seeing a relationship like this lets both parties see it as something outside themselves. Something that exists independently, and therefore as something that…
Reframing, or Perspectives con’t
Let’s start with a definition of terms, from Wikipedia: Cognitive reframing is a psychological technique that consists of identifying and then disputing irrational or maladaptive thoughts. Reframing is a way of viewing and experiencing events, ideas, concepts, and emotions to find more positive alternatives. In other words, reframing is taking…
Shift Your Perspective
This is an amalgamation of what started out as 3 posts on a previous blog. I’ve edited it heavily and in the end decided to combine the whole thing into one longer piece, hoping that the resulting total is indeed more than the sum of its parts. Trust me, it’s…
5 Reasons I Jumped Careers at 40
I’ll be the first to admit that jumping from IT operations manager to freelance writer seems, well, a bit far-fetched. When you look at some episodes from my working life, however, it will start to make more sense. I hope. I always did great in English class. My college papers…
5 Lessons I Learned Jumping Careers At 40
Ed note: This essay started live back in 2019 when I was indeed freelancing right at the start of my new career as a writer. As of mid-2020, I have been employed full-time as an in-house writer, first on a contract basis, then moving to FTE status in my current…
Notes From Liminal Spaces 1 | Car Dealership Waiting Room
Car dealership waiting rooms are their own special kind of hell…I mean, liminal space. Bad coffee, cheap snacks, yesterday’s physical newspaper, and a TV blaring whatever channel whoever last had the remote left on. (side note: I cannot recommend this device highly enough for anyone who spends any amount of…