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The Present Can Be 20/20 is a philosophy interactive book built around the major themes of purpose, the basics of morality and loss. Each of these sections is a chapter. thepresentcanbe2020.life

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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 06/08/2026
A year or two ago there were some intriguing street epistemology videos on people who had said that they saw ghosts. It would be really interesting to see that kind of interview with the mother of this deceased son. What are some good questions to ask? #Ghosts #StreetEpistemology #SecurityCamera
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Mom says security camera shows son's ghost
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 13/07/2026
As someone who started writing larger works my research lead me to a surprising connection between the words *#authority* and *#author*. This is a connection that I doubt hardly anyone seems to make in modern times yet it is worth examining where it started. #Etymology #LanguageArts #Books
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Learning To Walk Again @learningtowalkagain.life · 02/02/2026
Writing a poem a day has been a very rewarding experience for me as this project wouldn't exist had I not tried this exercise. At first I focused on full length poems but I've started to get into haiku, couplets, and a,b,b,a rhyme schemes. #HaikuWritingMonth #PoetryMonth #Poetry
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 29/01/2026
This is a street epistemology talk I participated in with @davidvenegas.bsky.social from #SoundEpistemology and Nick from Conversations on the Coast. I really enjoyed it. Last Summer I was in a pinch for time but I put in a lot of effort to at least get together for a few hours. #StreetEpistemology
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Is Anything Black or White? - Dylan | Street Epistemology
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Learning To Walk Again @learningtowalkagain.life · 23/01/2026
I just set up a YouTube channel where I will go over the details of my interactive book sites! It will include everything from illustration work, poetry, character animation and everything related to my projects. Subscribe now and I'll upload content very soon! #InteractiveBook #eBook #Poetry
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Interactive Book Company for the publications https://learningtowalkagain.life/ https://thepresentcanbe2020.life/ and https://www.retrospect90s.life/
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 21/01/2026
Russell sweats a favorite source of inspiration. ❤️‍🔥
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 02/01/2026
This was another idea on interbeing that had something interesting possibilities but I decided to go with a title that was more minimalist. The poem was already surrounded by enough photos to convey the concept so why not keep it simple? #Handlettering #Interbeing #TracingPaper #OnionSkinning #Type
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 02/01/2026
This was an early title idea I had for my poem on interbeing. I was afraid that the word "are" wouldn't read as that word given there is an "I" and "R" on each side of it.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 02/01/2026
I posted this on my account where I do most of my poetry but I just realized that it would make just as much sense here! Given that The Present Can Be 20/20 focuses more on Buddhism maybe I should use this account for writing Haiku that could eventually go on the site?
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Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
We deserve a better democracy than this! If you agree, pre-order my new book On Mindful Democracy from Thich Nhat Hanh’s Parallax Press. Here, I forward a radical vision of democracy grounded in everyday acts of #mindfulness, #community, and mutual care. 20% off discount code: MINDFUL20
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An antidote to political burnout and civic despair: drawing on mindfulness and modern wisdom to cultivate resilience, healthy engagement, and skillful presence in turbulent times
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 15/10/2025
I want to write a haiku I'm happy with someday. It is such a challenge to communicate a full idea with such tight restrictions. My poems are starting to get short enough that it makes me think this will happen soon enough. I keep trying new ways to structure poems to keep things fresh.
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Learning To Walk Again @learningtowalkagain.life · 28/09/2025
I've been working on heading graphics for my introduction blurb page for over a year. I didn't expect it to take so long but for some reason the graphic with positive type on the top, negative see through type on bottom messed with my mind a little bit! #BookSky #InteractiveBook #HandLettering
A very rough first draft which has horrible letter spacing. I knew I had to through something together very quickly so I could get the site online as soon as possible. The second draft which became much more interesting. The drip of the "g" is now matched by the "L" pooling together. Looks like I didn't quite plan the spacing for the of letters on "again" too well at the point where the pool of ink was getting narrower. 

The decender of the "g" made into the pool is so large that it almost doesn't read as a "g" at all. I kept it like that for over a year and a half. The basic idea of what I was going after was put in place though.This hand pencil drawing got the letter spacing pretty good.This was likely one of the first computer renderings where I was trying to imitate the look of black ink which was later extensively used in the first section of the site; the first five pages or so that have a gold look to them.
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Nikki McCann Ramírez @nikkimcr.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: Don't just say this is about "thoughts and prayers," right now. These kids were literally praying.
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Mon Abécédaire de Saint-Nazaire @saintnazaireabc.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Windows reflecting a dramatic sunset sky in Saint-Nazaire, France. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGlass #SaintNazaire #sunset #PhotographersofBluesky #windows #reflections
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 13/08/2025
#AI vs #SlowProductivity
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Today's Ultra-Fast AI Productivity Vs Millunimum's Old Slow Productivity
How can our fastest ways of producing stand up to the time tested seasonality approach that humans have done for millennia?
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Learning To Walk Again @learningtowalkagain.life · 06/08/2025
One of my favorite parts of this project was when I started writing poems on the many students I grew up. By thinking back on them again it got me to look into what they are doing now. I found someone from my sixth grade homeroom and I enjoyed reading his blog posts yesterday.
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Jeremy David Engels @jeremydavidengels.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Today is the 80th anniversary of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. It’s a great day for contemplation and to remember, in the words of the venerable Thich Nhat Hanh, that “there is no way to peace, peace is the way.”
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Gassho 🙏🏼 @nobletruth.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
The crow called once- a sound sharp as winter. And yet, in that cry, the whole sky answered. #Interbeing #Right-View #Awareness #poem #poetry #buddhism
Painting of a crow calling from a branch.

The crow called once-
a sound sharp as winter.
And yet,
in that cry,
the whole sky
answered.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 28/07/2025
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Will AI Take Our Jobs? We Should Hope So!
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 03/07/2025
I've been working on a very different project where I talk about things like getting gum removed from my hair back when I was in middle school. I enjoy this project because it lets me tie in also more serious subject matter like the importance of finding #UnsungHeroes in your community.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 06/06/2025
Good video on the difference between loneliness and solitude.
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You Don’t Fear Loneliness, You Fear Facing Who You Really Are
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Edutopia @edutopia.org · 26/05/2025
The key to richer class conversations isn’t your first question—it’s what you ask next. 🔑 7 provocative follow-up questions to help middle and high school students think critically, make connections, and co-construct knowledge: edut.to/4k3qcXb #MiddleSchool #HighSchoolTeacher #EduSky
“Over the years, I’ve come to realize that opportunities lie not in the first question, but in the second. The second question is where the engagement magic happens, activating students’ critical thinking skills and developing their understanding.” —Dana Gauthier, School Library Media Specialist
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Learning To Walk Again @learningtowalkagain.life · 23/05/2025
I go to the field on weekends to shoot hoops. This week there were some nice cloud formations off in the background. I didn't really notice them until reviewing the video. Sometimes soccer balls fly off on to my court. Other days soccer players will play basketball with me. #EcksteinMiddleSchool 🦅
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 12/02/2025
There have been several videos based on this basic theme. I like this one which I return to regularly. The speaker does a great job even though he seems to have basically stopped posting videos. #HowToRuinYourLife #Focus #Inspiration
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How to Ruin Your Life
This video has so many important things to keep in mind. I'll come back to it as I stay laser focused on getting my new website going. That is one of the goals of this blog for me. I want it to work a...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 12/02/2025
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Important films on finding your purpose
A collection of films I've found have made me think about life the most and really consider its meaning.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 24/04/2025
Some thoughts on the term #pro-life and why I don't think the way we use it here in America is justified. I got thinking about this after @davidvenegas.bsky.social made a social prompt asking "what is the second most likely #TrueReligion?" My explanation hinged on what we call "pro-life."
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What Should Pro-Life Actually Mean?
David Venegas the host of the Sound Epistemology channel also regularly asks his Facebook followers questions. One of his inquiries was unique and got me thinking. "What’s the second most likely true ...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 20/02/2025
This is an interview I did recently that I found to be very helpful in my own life. I was traveling with my interview partner Nick when we met Kris just as the three of us were about to board the ferry. Kris expressed that he had trouble telling who had his best interest in mind. #StreetEpistemology
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Do Others Have My Best Interests In Mind? - Kris | Street Epistemology
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 17/02/2025
More thoughts written about #loss during the pandemic. It also talks about the experience of someone from my youth group who passed away young. I hated how that was handled. My family was in a major close call car accident one year after I wrote this article so these thoughts came in use.
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The Present Can Be 2020 - May
Page two on my section about loss. Covering more then the extreme calamities at the end of life it also takes into account the small ways important people fade out of the picture.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 21/04/2025
How is the start of your week going? It is going pretty well for me.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 20/04/2025
I really liked designing this page that moved left and right instead of up and down. It still has some issues to work out but it was a fun experiment! #UIDesign #Slider #Carousel #HorizontalDesign #ASweetSunshower #Hope
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The Present Can Be 2020 - A Sweet Sunshower
Sunshower was a sharp turn that taken in my book. Going from being about loss and hardhips to how it could take hope into account. The Chris Cornell song made me relfect on this rare natural occurence...
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Retrospect 1990s Life @retrospect90s.life · 20/04/2025
#EasterEggHunting in Laurelhurst. #Easter
Easter with friends at the park.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 19/02/2025
The final page in this chapter about #loss. I really enjoyed the layout and #animated page elements on this one! I carried over some of the imagery in the story from the previous page. This page layout was completely overhauled from a weaker one. So glad that problem eventually got resolved!
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The Present Can Be 2020 - June
Page three on my section about loss. Being unprepared to talk about the issue when it really should have been discussed. Kurt Cobain's suicide and how my youth pastor covreed that event well. How late...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 10/02/2025
During the lock-downs of 2021 I had loss heavily on my mind. It was a natural subject to focus on as we were forced into semi-solitude. At first I hid this article because I was embarrassed by it but it turned into the most advanced rotating illustration work I had on my site at that time.
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The Present Can Be 2020 - Stream of Consciousness Journaling
The beginning of my three part section on loss. This series of pages works as a to further then explaination on the meaning of life by contrasting its opposite.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 13/02/2025
I rewrote my blog using a new using a new blogging software that allowed me to do so much more. It is fun to look back at the posts from the time like this to see where my head was at. This year it has already ceased development so I need to look for something else that works with Rapidweaver. 😐
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Fresh Start of a New Blog.
Like so many people I became worn out by social media. You may have remembered from the first article on the current state of the internet that I wrote about in this book. This blog is the platform I...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 12/02/2025
When I got to the end of part of this book project I thought of the Chris Cornell song about Sun-showers. After making the final chapter about loss it just felt like the right way to turn the subject back around again. I also wrote a page about it below designed around a fun slide presentation.
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Sunshower
The start of this New Year feels like a sunshower to me. I don't hear that term much, sunshower, the phenomenon seems like it doesn't happen too much. It is not all that often that it rains while the ...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 05/02/2025
I've realized after reading about #karama for many years that there are many parts about its teaching that I don't fully understand. Doug's video @dougsdharma.bsky.social shows the interesting link between the 2 and the power dynamic that I have never considered before. #Buddhism #Morality #Forgive
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Is Forgiveness Not Buddhist?
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 12/02/2025
My project was mentioned on the show #Zodanza talking about #movies we were brought up with in the church. While I was exposed to #EndTimesProphecy as a child I wish I would have watched the other movies mentioned in my article that did a much better job dealing with morality and purpose.
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Zodanza Mention of my Project
I had a nice promotional mention of my site on the Zodanza Show.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 29/01/2025
A year ago I wrote about memories I had as I returned to a high school our church choir did assemblies for at a public school. Since you can not #proselytize the message had to be hidden under vague messaging. I now look at wonder why shouldn't I be the one learning instead trying to push a message?
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The Hidden Processes of Belief
On the 30th I am going to a game at Roosevelt High School. This location that has historical significance to me. I performed in an assembly when I was a sophomore. The goal of these kind of assemblies...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 21/01/2025
During #Trump's last term I was surprised at how little concern would be shown for dishonesty at services I attended. Its like the pastors would treat lying as just rambunctiousness on his part. Religions overlap but they have very different things to teach about truth. #ComparativeReligion
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Comparing the differences between various truth teachings
Re-examining what truth is from teachings that are less mainstream in The West then they should be.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 30/01/2025
Continuing my series on important #films that helped me find meaning in my life I look at Vision Quest. It was a story like Rudy (that I write about the page before) which used a sport as a catalyst for finding higher #purposes in life. Do you pick a goal because it is easy or hard? #Wrestling
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After discovering Pleasantville
Part three in my series on movies that have brought meaning to my life and helped me reconsider my purpose. This page covers Vision Quest.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 20/12/2024
The Present Can Be 20/20 is an interactive book that I released in 2023 on philosophy. It is a major breakthrough for my UI work pushing the boundaries more than anything that came before it. In 2024 I put out its followup book @learningtowalkagain.life thepresentcanbe2020.life
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Where the Wave Goes
There is a core understanding about life that I believe passes most by.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 29/01/2025
One of my main guides has been to be very careful about pacing myself. I wrote on a discord community that I was influenced by classes and books emphasizing how taking the long slow route is important. I've really been think about using @learningtowalkagain.life to look deeper into Cal's philosophy.
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The Essentiality of Slow Productivity
Cal Newport's new book just came in the mail today as I am starting my new website. The focus on doing fewer things better will be important during this upcoming season as I work on my new site. Even ...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 17/01/2025
In the early 2020s I wanted to see if I could infuse the concept of the #eBook with tech that could make them more interactive. I had many thoughts for how that should be done in 2022 and 2023 but this strategy really came together in 2024 when I wrote an updated article you can see below. #Reading
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Reimagining what a book is now in 2023.
Article Note: I wrote this as one of my earliest blogs on this site. In the time since publishing it my thoughts have shifted quite radically. You can read about my latest ideas in 2024 ...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 22/01/2025
That is the way the saying goes as I understand it. Set out crazy #HighGoals and if you fall a few notches below you will still have achieved great success! Good advice but I found lately that by focusing on my smaller achievements in the present I could get farther then I initially planned.
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If You Aim for the Stars You Will Make it to the Moon
There is a saying that goes something like that. Although when I looked it up I found there are a number of variations on it. The way the reasoning goes is if you aim for some extravagant goal and fal...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 22/01/2025
One year ago I was trying to figure out a #UI design career. I collected some videos from YouTubers in this blog saying they were going to replace their socials to go all in to web design. I was largely on board with that thought too. Bluesky seemed like a great way to share links!
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What is the UI/UX Market like in 2024?
I found many thought provoking videos on my chosen field the last couple months. It is good to get this perspective from people who spend more time on the business side of web design. I'll need to sta...
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 21/01/2025
I like to watch a series of Motivational Videos on YouTube to get my day started. It helps me decide what to do and is part of the influence on my own work. Anyone else do the same thing? #MotivationalVideos #RunFromComfort #ActNow #StopTalking
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Run from Comfort, Act Now and Stop Talking
Some videos I've watched recently that have to do with counter intuitive thinking. Good things to think about as I'm going new content to talk about.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 07/01/2025
Starting this site deep into the pandemic one pillar was loss. Cut off in isolation from many of my relationships I never experienced it so greatly before. On the other side of those years I read a book by #ThichNhatHanh on knowing how to deal with #suffering which leads to a beautiful blossoming.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 - The Lotus
A look at why the mud of our lives is an integral element. Instead of surpressing suffering learning how to deal with it will lead to blossoming in your life!
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 03/01/2025
One major part of this project is its book review where I reconsider #morality after discovering a number of new titles. There are quite a few films which I consider essential complements to those books. I detail them here after taking some notes on all the extras these films come with. #Buddha
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Important Buddhist and Tibetan Films from the 90s
There were a number of great historical Buddhist films at the time. Many might have been came about by 90s current events.
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 15/01/2025
When #RapidweaverElements came out in a private alpha last year I had my sites mentioned in its #DeveloperDiary. I was excited that it could be so powerful early on! With the update coming out this week #RealMac is kicking off the New Year strong as well! Imagine what 1.0 will be like. #WebDesign
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My First Site being discussed in the latest Elements Developer Diary.
The marker of Rapidweaver takes a moment to discuss how my site can be made in their new tool. The new program is call Elements. It is some exciting stuff!
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The Present Can Be 20/20 @thepresentcanbe2020.life · 27/12/2024
From the #WakingUpApp is a new series I enjoy called #JournalingForInsight. In today's prompt he starts by quoting the French Philosopher Pascal: "All of humanity’s problems steam from mans’ inability to sit quietly in a room alone." #Meditation
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