Are braggers insecure?

People like talking about things they like.

Life used to be simpler ... Are you sure?

I used to think life used to be simple but now complicated. I don't think that anymore, I think life always was complicated but it was simple in our options how to deal with it.
Simple doesn't necessarily mean easy.

Why some people are mostly normal, then go batshit crazy

It's incredibly taxing to be fighting demons day in day out and sometimes you need a rest by letting them win.

The face

I've been finding the strangest inspiration recently... I lack motivation for so many things, waiting for a feeling to 'feel' like doing a task... lately I've been imagining the person's face I'm doing this task for and it's really helping! ! ! There's not even happy or anger on the faces, just the face, it makes me feel, something like empathy, kindness and compassion, it's really helping me get things done.

The loss of pain and the loss of pleasure

Getting used to something is humanities biggest blessing and biggest curse.

Life may swallow you up

If you think, and you do - you'll be fine.

Too much or not enough thinking?

Using instinct or snap judgement is using past experience, thinking and dwelling over something is creating new experience.

Is this education now?

'Pay someone to tell you how to think so  someone else can then pay you to regurgitate what you know.'

Phelps

People should be more like 'me'

Do you think everyone should be more like you?

If you said no, why do we then project how everyone should be all the time?

Why progress sometimes seems to go backward

Balancing scales rarely works first attempt

Christianity dying? it doesn't have to.

We have observed, in the last half-century, an endless line of proposals and plans for ‘reviving,’ or ‘renewing,’ or ‘revitalizing’ the nation’s tired old denominations. To my knowledge, however, no one has yet succeeded in turning around a declining denomination. ~ George Hunter III

The solution.

Authenticly and relevance.

What do you mean?

I'm 30, born in 1986 going to a variety of denominations both because of family and choice... The pattern I noticed is people are with a particular denomination either because it's what their family believed or it was a reflection of themselves in some way,  I believe secularly it's called your 'tribe'. In my time on this earth, I've seen the noise grow,  in the late 90s advertisers had the rule of 7... After the 7th time,  people would be conscious of your message... early 2000s it was the rule of 9... 2017 it's now up to 24... When I wake up,  as I get ready for work I've already been exposed to hundreds of brands,  messages,  the noise of life...  There is one thing which cuts through in 2017 ... Simplicity and/or authenticity. Tradition is fine,  but if no one can tell simply or authenticly why,  it's not relevant and it's not authentic... 'that's how we've always done it' is an immediate fail,  'because the Bible says so' is a fail...  It's not against the Bible or the traditions,  replace the word Bible with literally anything else and the result is the same...  The paradox is we are after knowing why without it being complex...  The theory goes that if you can explain your subject matter to a 6 year old,  you truly understand.  Jesus did the same simplicity approach... It was simple,  it was relevant to the audience which was relateable and how he lived his life and how he spoke it was authentic...
In a world where we (milenials)  don't trust anyone,  we crave 'real'
Of course 'how' to achieve this I could talk for hours,  but it's best to start at 'what'.
The biggest hurdle is the 'I want to know why' with 'I don't trust you' and 'get to the point in a way I can understand without thinking too hard'... I will say this,  if you follow these two traits,  you can figure out how...
"the path of least resistance" and "a simple lie is more believable than a complicated truth"
Example.  Cold water freezes faster than hot water.
It sounds right but it's actually a lie... But as I start to explain the stupidly complex reason why hot water freezes faster than cold water,  the effort to understand why becomes greater than the desire to know which means the path of least resistance is to not care/not pursue the answer.

Finally regarding relevance...  "if you care about what I think,  I'll listen to what you have to say" everyone has an opinion, deep down,  it's not about being right,  it's about being valued,  needing to matter. Most people tie their opinions into their identity...  So when we argue with them,  it's not about someone rejecting their opinion,  we're rejecting them as a person. It's a hard way to live,  but somehow that's how this generation work.

And whether you think I'm right or wrong, does it matter? depending on what you want to achieve I guess, thrown out a statement,  as a non church goer I have data from outside the walls representing a demographic that has to be represented if looking to the future. If you feel my voice does not reflect milenials...  Ask yourself why? Search for other people in the milenials who are on the cusp of church...  We not only know why,  we have solutions...  We want what you want,  and even though it might not seem like it,  we're on the same side.

I'm happy to answer any questions but I probably won't go down a path of trying to defend my stance,  it's not tied to my identity so I don't mind if I don't hear any support for these ideas 😊

I wish you well in your journey to find knowledge and understanding,  peace be with you.

Why do so many people believe Donald Trump?

A simple to understand lie is often more believable than a complicated truth.

Phelps

How to Kill Your Loving Relationships Quickly

Please don't hurt the one you're supposed to love the most.  Be kind to the people who most matter, treat your loved ones how you would like to be treated

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/anger-in-the-age-entitlement/201212/one-thing-will-ruin-perfectly-good-relationship

What Women Want

"Care about me first, then care about my body."

Or

"desire me first,  then desire my body"

A thought I had about what women may want?

"American Smile"

"I'm a Russian native and we don't smile because back home it is considered fake to smile just for the sake of being polite / to please others / to look good etc. In our culture, you smile only when you truly are having a very happy moment. In Russia, "American smile" is another word to define a fake smile, the one you put on your face no matter how you truly feel at that moment. This is just one of those "cultural differences" that take time to get used to."

Why a lie wins over a truth

It's hard to replace a simple concept with a difficult or abstract one, even if the complicated version is correct and the simple concept is wrong.
S. Phelps

My girl is all three

A beautiful woman delights the eye, a wise woman, the understanding, a pure one, the soul.
– Minna Antrim