<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Drewski Blogs - Wordsmithery Platform producted by Drewski Labs]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fusion of thoughts, feelings, expressions, and more into a collection of wordsmithed entries.]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:23:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Release]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the longest time, I’ve grappled with severing ties to the baggage of my own psyche, whether it’s mental fabrications that my imagination…]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com/release/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.drewskilabs.com/release/</guid><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;For the longest time, I’ve grappled with severing ties to the baggage of my own psyche, whether it’s mental fabrications that my imagination has cooked up or experiences I’ve collected over years of journeying through time and space. As I’ve grown in my awareness I constantly become privy to attachments I’ve coupled myself to; lingering tethers that are positive, negative or somewhere in between. Most philosophies, religions and spiritual practices preach unattachment; they seek to cut the chords from the mortal coil we find ourselves in. Until recently I struggled with releasing that which no longer serves me. Now that those floodgates are open, not only do I see clearly these bonds I cling to, I am letting go of these psychological burdens.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The nature of existence, at least how I see it, is a never-ending cycle of ever-increasing improvements. The hubris of homo sapiens is believing we are separate from nature, exacerbated by our artificial restructuring our the reality we occupy. We spend lifetimes attempting to shape our domain to meet our needs and wants rather than adapting to the shifting sands of the cosmos. Personally, I’ve wasted countless moments objecting instead of accepting the situations I found myself living through. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A rule of thumb I stumbled onto this past year is that not everything happens for a reason however everything happens as it should. In order to wrap my head around this idea, I stopped coupling myself to the cause of events and will pay attention to the effect of those events. I try to avoid tying myself to the search for meaning in the past and pivot my focus to navigating the growing landscape of the future. As temporally linear creature we exist in three dimensions as we traverse the fourth, duration. From our point of view, there is only the Here and Now, with the Now playing a substantial role in how the coming moments evolve. For me, it often is a waste of energy to let the unresolved meanings, reasonings, and intentions of the past fester while the Now makes way for the future. Again I’ve wasted countless Nows, so much so that the weight of guilt and associated negative beliefs brings me down and hinders my ability to go with the flow. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With each passing day, I discover more chords to the past, people, places and things. As a byproduct of my journey so far the vast major are positive in nature; meaning the net energy expenditure is beneficial to either self, nonself or some combination of both. Over the years I picked up wisdom nuggets that taught me how to identify harmful beliefs I held and repurpose my attention towards more productive agreements within myself. The initial hook that’s pulled me from my depths and brought me into the light was a Toltec author by the name of Miguel Ruiz.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Sometime in the first half of 2014, I was recommended a series of books by Ruiz that covered Toltec wisdom. The Toltec were basically a society of intellectuals that protected knowledge in Mesoamerica during centuries of infighting and conquests. Part of the foundation for the series involves the concept of agreements that we all hold onto and that create our entire belief system. The easiest example is that you, as the reader, and I, as the writer, have agreed that our medium of communication is written English. We both agree to each other, and especially ourselves, that language exists in a form we mutually understand. Taking that base level and expanding it gives us the idea that our image of self is constructed by internal beliefs we have agreed to. The original of these beliefs mostly come from people hooking our attention using their words to cast spells on us, only when there exist fertile ground within our minds and we agree with what they say do their beliefs take hold. Once we agree to their message do we start to believe in it, regardless of the truthiness of that agreement. &lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Integrals]]></title><description><![CDATA[I credit Einstein for beautifully articulating a concept faced in the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine that your wealth of knowledge…]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com/integrals/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.drewskilabs.com/integrals/</guid><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;I credit Einstein for beautifully articulating a concept faced in the pursuit of knowledge and wisdom. Imagine that your wealth of knowledge, insights and wisdom nuggets are a street lamp on a pitch black street. The more you’ve gathered the taller and brighter the light from your lamp becomes. The darkness that forms around your cone of light depicts the gaps in your knowledge, in order to increase your light you have to venture into the unknown. As you push back the darkness by increasing your light you’ll only add to the area of darkness that surrounds you. The unknown will always be greater than the known. This simultaneously frightens and motivates me.  &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One of the most peculiar things to accomplish typically ends up being the return to ordinary when the extraordinary happens. As you find yourself gradually, or more often suddenly, re-entering an existence that you that you once occupied you could easily find yourself in shell shock. You’ve changed your culture to match that of another beyond the previously normal reality that you had grown accustomed to. The curtain of things has been pulled back to reveal to you more truth than you had thought was there beforehand. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As your cone of light grows there are bound to be moments where you find your previously acquired tactics to deal with such matters are ineffectual at handling the integrated darkness. As your cone of lights expands you’ll be made aware of the lights generated by others, within the wilderness of darkness you’ll be met people who are dimly lit and those that shine brightly. As your cone of light increases, things that were once acceptable are not longer and things that were once unacceptable sudden are. As your cone of light evolves so will you. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A significantly evolved mind is able to project itself through four dimensions; Width, Height, Depth, and Duration. As the information inside your mind is combined with understanding the result is knowledge. As your mind uses the lens of your current physical manifestation it accumulates information, absorbs understanding and generates knowledge. Knowledge that would exist without the burden of belief. For any truth need not be believed in order for it to be the truth. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For the sake of clarity, I shall refer to the shared, common and provable reality of truth as the Matrix. Between you and I, we have many manifestations in common; while our perspectives are overlapping they are also in contrast. The shared manifestations of all beings currently able to perceive represents a Matrix. When a system of Matrices meets a mind capable of traversing it there isn’t any stopping the mind from wandering to its heart’s content. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Shifting your perception to an alternative Matrix isn’t too hard. Imagine yourself within your favorite Fandom, place yourself in the heart of that world and absorb its essence into your being. By doing so you’ve shifted your sphere of attention to exist within that Matrix. If you are so inclined you might be able to Astral Project your consciousness into Matrices that are more substantial than the fabricated fantasies of fiction. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;As you journey through a Matrix beyond that of our shared one there’s likely to be insights gained. Your cone of light could not only expand but it could change its color, its shape or the direction it points. There’s no telling what an adventure into another Matrix means for your return to one you’ve grown accustomed to. It’s an extraordinary moment for the mind to push itself to encompass more than its current scope. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Often enough this culture shock of normalcy makes even the strongest among stumble. When Matrices clash inside the mind there is an abrupt shift in the reality that individual faces. As two Matrices try to merge, negotiations take place as bits here and bits there are unceremoniously contributed, combined or removed for the greater good of the whole. Reconciling your new cone of light with your old world isn’t a walk in the park. Though isn’t there comfort in knowing you aren’t alone in not knowing everything there is?&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reasons For Solitude]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everything here is subjective, comments made are not a rule thumb simply the bullet point explained in a concise format. I am guilty of…]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com/reasons-for-solitude/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.drewskilabs.com/reasons-for-solitude/</guid><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;Everything here is subjective, comments made are not a rule thumb simply the bullet point explained in a concise format. I am guilty of embodying these irksome vexers just as I know plenty of people who have also taken on some elements found here. There is no target of this post, I am not focusing my attention on any individual as I cathartically take some points to their extremes. This list was taken from a post in January 2015 and expanded with descriptions for each line item found in the original list.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Familiarity breeds contempt&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;As you expose yourself to others their image of you has more opportunity to clash with the reality of you. Some individuals feel it is necessary to inform you of the fact you are living your life wrong according to their sensibilities. Is there a wrong way to live life? That can truly be answer only through applying an end goal or meaning to life… Maybe offer your insight as a suggestion not as ridicule.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;They claim to “know what’s best”&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Everyone is more experienced, educated or versed in the ways of whatever you are trying to accomplish at that particular moment and may attempt to demonstrate how their way perfects the art of the given task at hand. Excuse me if I’d rather eat my fries with mustard instead of a fruit smoothie.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Knowledge is power, those with knowledgeable about you have power over you&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Try to avoid letting people know what your pet peeves are. By identifying your personal buttons to others, you provide an opening for exploitation either via intentful purpose or inconsiderate actions. It is a natural response to use all the tools at your disposal, take care what weapons are brought to a fight. It’s almost as if the elephant in the room is ignored until you point it out, then there happens to be an elephant that everyone suddenly wants to address.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;An item moved is an item lost&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Ever notice that things you “misplaced” have been moved by another participant in the game of life? Oddly enough I sometimes expect things to be left where I place them, yet they go missing only after someone has helped me organize my space. Such is a complication of share space with other free-willed creatures such as myself.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Agendas be everywhere&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;One drawback to motivation is that generally each person’s set of them are typically unique amongst the herd. I’m hard pressed to recall the last altruistic act performed for me that wasn’t held over my head.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The Golden Rule is seldom remembered or considered&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;‘Treat others how you wished to be treated’. Go ahead, be an asshole, just please don’t be surprised when I treat you like one.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;My neck hurts from looking over my shoulder&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Living with one’s guard up to avoid an assortment of abuses and harassment is a tiring way to live. It’s especially hard to separate from the impactful ways people inconsiderately assault your core being and beliefs because they’ve divined the truer path for you to follow. I’d like to not be blindsided by friends and family.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Learning how to avoid speaking just to heard and how to listen, not to respond rather, to learn is how I found bliss in Silence. This places me in a contemplative frame of mind, yielding more fruitful ideas.  &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I dot my T’s and cross my I’s&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;I’ve never felt like I was cut from even remotely the same cloth as everyone else. Living as a nomad always put me on the outside of groups, throughout highschool I’d float from one friends’ circle to another without ever enter their core. I’ve always been a little weird and have learned to embrace it. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Genius needs room to concentrate&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It takes time and space to convert racing thoughts into consumable concepts, such as list of semi-linked reasonings to seek isolation.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;There is no drama in a room of one&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Unless you enjoy arguing with yourself or stepping on your own toes there aren’t going to be many conflicts that need resolution when you seek the company of self. I’m of the kin that prefers to go insane alone in a padded room rather than spend eternity amongst bickering friends.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Spend enough time thinking about enough data and you come to some pretty interesting conclusions&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Our brains are wired to be pattern recognition engines, they aren’t all configured to identify the same patterns or even see the same patterns the same way. Letting one’s mind stew on the vast amount of information floating around in the ether eventually leads to rather productive insights.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Relationships require effort, usually of the non-rewarding kind&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;This one spawns from my own expectations getting the better of me given the situations I place myself in. Not all relationships fall into the bucket of diminishing returns yet there are staggering number of people in the world who are in it for themselves. Through immense amount of trial and error I’m slowly constructing behaviors that attract those worth investing energies into and weeding out those that seek to drain me.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;My emotions are enough, I need no others&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;I’ve needed to sever ties with my emotions in order to mentally survive a merriment of circumstances with my sanity intact. Emotions are a natural bodily reaction to stimuli, I take them as input from one of my many sensory systems. There’s enough going on in my own noggin that trying to bear the burden of other can’t handle is the quickest way to cause a shutdown of self.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Conversation padding&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Eleanor Roosevelt is credited with saying, “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” The quickest way to get me excited is to dive deep into a conceptual rabbit hole of speculation and conjecture on how the cosmos works while the fastest way to loss my attention to TMZ your life story to me. It’s not that I don’t care about how you came to be the person in front of me, it’s that I don’t care why Robert hates Rebecca for smooching with your 4th cousin.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Why waste time looking for something that does not exist?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Tying back into expectation ever so slightly I’ve found that what I seek is not something that can be found, however it can be achieved. Happiness does not exist, happiness simply is the state of being accomplished through acceptance. People who are happy did not find it externally, they mastered it internally. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;We’re all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Actual truth isn’t subjective. Individualized truth is subjective. Does truth exist if objectively deconstructed? Does a lie? In a world seemingly fueled by misinformation and misdirection what good is it to righteously stand atop one’s own volcano and claim to be the end all be all of truth? Objectively hunting truth is more appealing than subjectively trading lies.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Solitude is a chosen separation for refining your soul&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Without taking the time to reflect upon the many constructs that have taken shape around one’s core system of beliefs how can they be expected to find ways to improve existing good behaviors and eliminate existing bad ones?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Isolation offers its own form of companionship&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Loneliness is a withdrawal symptom. Beyond that initial hurdle being alone serves as an opportunity to connect with self. Most people find being alone so hard because deep down that haven’t accepted who they are.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A hermit is simply a person to whom civilization has failed to adjust itself&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;There’s a cookie cutter approach in our education system that intends to churn out industrial workers as quickly as possible. One of Einstein’s famed quotes goes like this, “Everybody is a Genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” Confining your sense of personal progress to the milestones laid out by society is dooming yourself to failure.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;A season of isolation is when the caterpillar gets its wings&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Butterflies never have the opportunity to see their own wings. They spend their entire existence never able to appreciate how beautiful they are while the outside observer is rewarded with their majesty. Taking time to focus inward, removing as much outside influence as possible, and cocooning oneself from the world helps foster the growth into who you were born to be. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;It’s cold out there&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;We’ve fashioned a culture that puts the individual on a pedestal at the expense of the group as a whole. Quips replace genuine replies, brushing off advances become second nature and sarcasm spreads like a lexiconical virus. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;I like persons and hate people&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Agent K sums it nicely, “A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals.” Mob mentality is a legitimate manifestation of the herd adopting group think. Engaging an individual versus a congregation net drastically different experiences. I much prefer the intimacy of a one on one conversation over the round robin of sharing screen time with an assemble cast.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;The best compromises are with yourself&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;A compromise with yourself represents personal growth. Compromising yourself to be with someone is arguably the worst thing you can do. There’s a common anecdote where a boyfriend doesn’t want a cat and the girlfriend wants a cat so they compromise and get a cat… I’ll take finding middle ground between two opposing beliefs in my head over struggling to find acceptance in a world bred to critique any day.   &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Misunderstandings are the root cause of conflict&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;It’s heartbreaking watching, either as a participant or an observer, friendships tear themselves apart as a result of not only being on the wrong page but potentially reading different books entirely. Language is a limited tool, wrought with ambiguity and vagueness, so trying to convey even simple concepts prove difficult when the vernaculars are too different for the good of the conversationalists. &lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The world is built by those who sought the comfort of their own solitude&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;At one point or another throughout their lives the respected persons who shaped humanities existence sought out solitude. Whether to find space to work, quiet to think or isolation to expand those individuals that created the world we know and love spent time alone to improve themselves to better help others.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Bitches be dumb&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Once in a blue moon you’ll cross paths with someone so totally oblivious to the inconsiderately destructive hack and slash approach they’ve taken to life. Opting to choose ignorance over growth, self over others, and bluntness over kindness. Truly an embodiment of those that can only be helped when they learn to help themselves.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Well you’ve made it this far. Congratulations! Having taken things to their breaking point in more than one instance will likely alienate me from some people. Such is the double-edged sword of free expression, you gonna lose some while you win some. These extremes are truly only found once in a great while, yet dialed back variants of these reasons to isolate are readily available in the populace. After enough time interacting with the public there spawns a desire to retreat to private environments. I have yet to run across anyone that from time to time doesn’t need to find sanctuary in their own solitude from the pressures, stresses and general prickly nature of society.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Reiterating a sentiment I’ve touched on before, the only time I’ve experienced absolute grief or true love has been a result of my interactions with people. My highest highs and lowest lows are interwoven with people, some the richness moments I’ve experience, whether good or bad, come from my dealings with people. Yet the calmest moments in my life have been a byproduct of isolation, I often need to retreat from others to refind the happiness I lost in their company. To me, happiness is a state of mind. With scores of people in the world trying to hook your attention to alter your state of mind I find it exceptionally difficult to wade too deep into the waters of society.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In conclusion, if you spend enough time stewing on something you eventually learn how to nitpick down to the bones. Seeking solitude is not something that needs to be feared and can be done for any number of reasons. So why don’t you do you while I do me and let’s see if everyone end up being happy in the end?&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vocalizing Concepts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The need to write burns in me yet I have stumbling to find a topic to write about. There are so many racing thoughts in my head that it…]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com/vocalizing-concepts/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.drewskilabs.com/vocalizing-concepts/</guid><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;The need to write burns in me yet I have stumbling to find a topic to write about. There are so many racing thoughts in my head that it becomes a challenge to hone in on one to articulate through my favorite form of expression. As I wander about my native language I’m constantly fascinated by the depths that can be achieved. Whether it be a product of my naivety in regards to other languages or a legitimate strength of English I don’t know, I do know that it represents a medium of art where I am most comfortable. My guess is that it a healthy combination of both, I lack a firm grasp on the breadth or depth of any other platform to wield it with the efficiency and accuracy as I do with English.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I knew a comedian who said, once upon a day, that he would learn a second language once he had mastered his first (English) and went on to say he would never get around to learn that other language because it is impossible to master one, let alone two. His reasoning, to me, is sound. There are so many complexities to most forms of the written and spoken word that it becomes a lifelong endeavor to accomplish mastery of its intricacies. A conservative estimate of the number words in my native tongue is just shy of a quarter of a million, while the average native speaker knows a range from 20,000 to 35,000 words (sources provided below). So, on average, most people know roughly 10% of the words at their disposal. Vocabulary only represents a portion of the building blocks that make up any given language set, it doesn’t even take into account grammar, punctuation or semantic meanings that go beyond what’s writing or spoken.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The mind is a decently complex pattern recognition engine, designed and evolved through the course of time to produce several sophisticated components that include but are not limited to: spatial modeling, temporal projections, emotional intuition, and logical processing. In order to express, articulate and convey the internal workings of our minds to other pattern recognition engines language is used. A whole cycle occurs between two or more communicators, note that these communicators need not be separate individuals. For example you might find me, from time to time, rambling to myself as a means to work my way through a mental conundrum; basically what I am doing right now with this short essay. In essence, I am communicating with myself to sort through the vast internal dialogues that are forever in motion between my ears.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Combining those two tangents I find myself often in a twisted pickle. How does one properly translate their nonverbal gears of mental engagement into relatively simple to understand constructs that others can absorb into their own nonverbal engines of thinking? At what point have you gone so far down the rabbit hole that you’ve lost your captive audience? In the end, does any of this matter or is it just some selfish means to an end lacking any significance? As with most things it is in the eye of the beholder. This shifting point of perceptual context makes it tricky to assign any sense of worth to the ramblings of this particular conscious manifestation of the cosmos.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;SOURCES:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/%E2%80%A6/how-many-words-are-ther%E2%80%A6&quot;&gt;Number of Words in English&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.economist.com/blo%E2%80%A6/johnson/2013/%E2%80%A6/vocabulary-size&quot;&gt;Number of Words the Average Person knows&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Idealized Disconnect]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest struggle I face in life is living with all the idealized worlds my imagination can whip up not lining up with the reality I am…]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com/idealized-disconnect/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.drewskilabs.com/idealized-disconnect/</guid><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;The biggest struggle I face in life is living with all the idealized worlds my imagination can whip up not lining up with the reality I am living in. No matter the situation I envision at a minimum four alternative ideals of said situation, entire realities that may not never see the light of day. I picture worlds where everything works out for the betterment of those involved and the prosperity of not only those involved but the countless others who are impacted by the decisions of the few. I wake up to a wonderful life and yet find things to complain about. I live in a reality that is far enough away from the perfect worlds that my mind cooks up for my worldly pleasures to be tainted by my own imagination.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Often times I find things to be so simple that I’m blown away by people who can’t see that they are walking into a propeller. People that perpetuate a cruel and bitter reality where the whole of humanity lives in a world that cycles through the gambit of negativity at every level. People who forget that the full quote is, ‘An eye for the eye leaves the whole blind’. What ground do we have to stand on complaining that we’re spinning down the drain when we turned on the facet? Who are we to stand in judgement on others when we neglect to hold ourselves accountable for our transgressions? How can we expect the world to improve when we ourselves take only one step forward for every two steps back?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I grew up watching Science Fiction, specifically Star Trek. I’ve read, watched, absorbed and day dreamed fictional worlds that promote whole societies rising above the mistakes of their predecessors by uniting together and aiming to improving the lives of not only the individual but everyone in the given society. They would embrace their differences, not use them as a means to divide. They would embrace their similarities, not use them as a means to feed their own egos. They would embrace each other, not seek out ways to alienate what is foreign. Without diversity there can be no progress. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;So I am left to shed a tear for the those lost to the stupidity of an immature species. I am left to live in a reality that is far from the glory it could be. I am left to find my way through life faced with innumerable injustices I am powerless to change. I am left stuck in my own imagination as society arounds me rips itself apart. So I don’t go insane I write and think and learn and grow, here’s what I picked up so far:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When it comes right down to it each of us has the potential to do the impossible, to take what was once a dream and make it a reality, to shape the world around us to sync up with our imaginations. As individuals, and as a united community, we can accomplish anything we set our sights on so long as we remain diligent through the hardships, persevere through the troublesome times and hold ourselves responsible for any outcome. Most everything around you is the evolution of an untold number of people contributing their piece to the grand puzzle of society. Individuals like yourself picturing an improvement to their reality then giving birth to that thought.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;One day we will collectively shed the weight of divisive thinking, we will grow beyond the limits of ego, we will evolve inch by inch to our true potential. A potential where greed does not motivate the acquisition of material wealth rather we are driven by a desire to benefit those who share the experience of life. A potential where lust does not promote the disordered love of an objectified world rather we authentically love the beings we coexist in the here and now with. A potential where gluttony does not leave legions starving worldwide while legions push the limits of form and function rather we provide for those in need and properly care for self. A potential where sloth does not lead to sickening apathy rather we stand up for the truths and freedoms that enable me to write and for you to read. A potential where wrath does not feed into a sense of necessary violence rather we lay down arms and fight the real battles facing our species. A potential where envy does not separate, divide, isolate and conquer us rather we use it as fuel to our fires of invention, innovation, creation and imagination. A potential where pride does not lead to pointless, meaningless and harmful conflicts empowered by dangerously corrupt selfishness rather it serves as reminder that we are worth it. We are worthy of the truest potential possible.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whether or not you agree with my thinking matters little to me for these are my truths. Maybe in a world where truth mattered I would be inclined to care if my truth was shared by others but alas we do not so I choose not to waste my energies getting worked up that my truths upset you in some way. I was not placed on this plane of existence to change the beliefs of anyone sharing in the experience, that is the responsibility of the belief holder alone to change that belief. These sort of writings are my cathartic self therapy, some of them I decide to share as I feel they may help others as they’ve helped me. Primarily they make dark days brighter and sad moments happier.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Live long and prosper my cohabitants of existence!&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brave New 1984]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the advent of televised media we have seen a drastic up curve in the wide spread desensitization of the public at large. Those with…]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com/brave-new-1984/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.drewskilabs.com/brave-new-1984/</guid><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;With the advent of televised media we have seen a drastic up curve in the wide spread desensitization of the public at large. Those with influence have the means to control what sort of material is distributed along the most easily spread channels. As a result we have been witness to a polarization of the populace, it’s divided us in ways akin to that of our forefathers. Collectively, I feel as if we had better common sense during our enlightenment periods peppered through history than we currently do now.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Zeitgeist has been hijacked by the wealthy few among us who have placed themselves strategically in front of a microphone. The even wealthier still have removed themselves several layers from the camera yet remain in seats of control, influence and power. With the might of mainstream media, the ever growing politically corrupt and the repeated breeding of apathy on their side the select minority have dictated the way of things to the enraged majority.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Unsurprisingly enough, this supposed ‘illuminati’ has directed the passion against the establishment and funneled it into a puppet. The pendulum of society will swing back to the other end of the spectrum for a while now. Progresses that have been made will face the blade, potentially going undone by the same system that enabled their existence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Despite the growing, infectious, and well founded fear of the future there remains hope. Hope in a reality that many before us have envisioned to be our true potential. Hope for a world freed from the shackles of hate, persecution, and divisive natures. Hope in a humanity that can learn to coexist for the betterment of itself as a whole. Hope that dreams may come true.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everything you see before you is a product of someone imagining a better world and bringing that dream into the shared reality. I’m hopeful that together we will prosper. Life is like a bow and arrow, you have to get drawn back to be unleashed forward. It may seem bleak now, envision what it felt like in 1863, in 1944, in 1965; picture the dark days that laid before the brave souls that faced the difficult battles of progress.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;There remains an innumerable amount of blessings to be counted in our fair cosmos. To those of you awoken from the fog that muddles our light I congratulate you. To those still finding their way I applaud your effort. Finally, to those who have no idea what I’m talking about remember Don’t Panic and Carry a Towel.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ality - Understanding how to communicate perceptive shifts]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are three points I wish to be kept in mind when attempting to conceptualize the terminology at play when breaking apart the word…]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com/ality/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.drewskilabs.com/ality/</guid><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;There are three points I wish to be kept in mind when attempting to conceptualize the terminology at play when breaking apart the word reality into &lt;em&gt;re&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;ality&lt;/em&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;Words in the English language, and those in languages that share its history are constructed from one to many root component words. A prime example is the ology suffix in the English language, it has come to mean ‘the study of’ a particular science. These suffixes in language provide a common structure to adhere to in order to generate collects of words that pertain to a particular topic.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The common way to wrap one’s mind around the cosmos is to objectify it into understandable chunks of information. These objects play various roles in the mental model we generate, they can form relationships and often group relating concepts together in a discrete unit of measure.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Perception is something that is strictly relative to the eye of the beholder. Each entity in a given system will have a different perception from the rest. Perception is thought of in this case as the point of view of the entity in question. At one level Mars has a different perspective of the cosmos than Earth, at another, a Human has a different perspective than a Bumble Bee.&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;p&gt;Imagine, if you will, that English is a flexible and evolving structure with which a decent amount of the human race uses to communicate with one another. Focusing on the fact that English is malleable we have the freedom to pick apart existing structures and refractor their usage. Let us first look at the word reality.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;According to Wikipedia reality means the conjectured state of things as they actually exist, rather than as they may appear or might be imagined. In an attempt to better utilize the flexible power of English we can harness the suffix &lt;em&gt;ality&lt;/em&gt; to our advantage. When considered this way re-ality could be interpreted as the repeating, recurring, recursive &lt;em&gt;ality&lt;/em&gt; that acts as a common realm with which we can often agree to the rules and principles that govern its existence.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Ality&lt;/em&gt; in this light would mean the conjectured state of things. The prefix of re gives us the pointer to the agreed upon environment of the cosmos. This environment is a shared &lt;em&gt;ality&lt;/em&gt;, there are properties at work that are often reproducible and proven to be constant to all that can observe it. This is the bedrock that humanity has used to expand its understanding of the universe, primarily the one that it is an inhabitant of.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Yourself&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;himself&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;myself&lt;/em&gt;, &lt;em&gt;oneself&lt;/em&gt; all have unique, yet shared meaning. In the sense that &lt;em&gt;ology&lt;/em&gt; is used to define the prefix’s intent, self defines the focus of the subject. Yourself focuses on the self that is you, myself, similarly, focuses on the self that is me. Applying this dissection of English to reality we can pair any given subject with subjective perception and point of view. Consider for a moment the power of the statement: ‘Yourality is different from myality, even more so than hisality.’&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We are able to communicate easily that your perception of our reality is different from the one that I hold in my mind. Your understanding of the cosmos overlaps only so much with mine, we have had unique pasts that shape our subjective view of all things. This terminology goes a step further by enabling us to objective terms such as &lt;em&gt;hereality&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;thereality&lt;/em&gt; or &lt;em&gt;thatality&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;thisality&lt;/em&gt;. Consider the following statements: ‘Chicagoality is more violent than Dallasality’, ‘Macality is far more restrictive than Windowsality and even more so than Linuxality’.
Everything in the cosmos has a unique perception and perspective of things, they have their own unique &lt;em&gt;ality&lt;/em&gt; that they operate in.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Details]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a modified version of the  HeroBlog , a  GatsbyJS  starter. Features: Easy editable content in  Markdown  files (posts, pages and…]]></description><link>https://blog.drewskilabs.com/tech/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://blog.drewskilabs.com/tech/</guid><content:encoded>&lt;p&gt;This is a modified version of the &lt;a href=&quot;https://github.com/greglobinski/gatsby-starter-hero-blog&quot;&gt;HeroBlog&lt;/a&gt;, a &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.gatsbyjs.org/&quot;&gt;GatsbyJS&lt;/a&gt; starter.&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;App &lt;strong&gt;favicons&lt;/strong&gt; generator (node script)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Easy customizable base &lt;strong&gt;styles&lt;/strong&gt; via &lt;code class=&quot;language-text&quot;&gt;theme&lt;/code&gt; object generated from &lt;code class=&quot;language-text&quot;&gt;yaml&lt;/code&gt; file (fonts, colors, sizes)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;React &lt;strong&gt;v.16&lt;/strong&gt; (gatsby-plugin-react-next)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Components&lt;/strong&gt; lazy loading (social sharing)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;ESLint&lt;/strong&gt; (google config)&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Prettier&lt;/strong&gt; code styling&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Webpack &lt;code class=&quot;language-text&quot;&gt;BundleAnalyzerPlugin&lt;/code&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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