Phantasms

Oh my head, my head is a prison. No one ever visits. It's just you and me.

It’s not that we are held responsible for his sin, or that we inherited his sin. It's more that we inherited the nature of sinning. We inherited the weakness that allows humans to sin. This then allowed sin to enter into our lives. This is why we humans are capable of committing all sorts of sins. Yes, we can be good. But at the same time, we can be very bad, just check the news and see what humanity is up to.

So we are not responsible for Adam's sin. But we have the same weakness that he had. Kinda like how Aragorn feared possession of the Ring, because he has the same blood of Isildur that flows through his veins. Hence, he thinks he will fall to the same temptation to keep the Ring, just like his Isildur did. We are in a similar boat, having the same weakness, the same taint of sin that Adam had.

Anyway, this taint of original sin, stops us from being able to reunite with God when we die. To put it simply, it blocks us from being able to go to Heaven. But God, not wanting to simply abandon us like that, makes a plan and sends his Son to save us. Jesus then, through his death, frees us from this taint of sin, allowing us the chance to reunite with God after our death in this world.

This is why the sacrament of Baptism involves the splashing of water on kids, or in other instances, fully submerging an individual in water. It is to wash away this taint of sin, so that we now have a path forward, a chance of gaining eternal life after death.

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Great explanation from Kobe Bryant on why doubting yourself is a waste of time. You either succeed or fail. Spending time thinking about it, doubting whether you will succeed or not, is a waste of time. Just do it and see what happens.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CugPNsEsmsm/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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When the devil ignores you, then you’re doing something wrong. When he’s coming at you, it’s probably because you’re doing something right or good. — Denzel Washington ~ Source: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CxvwU-eud29/

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God got to me to where I am today. I have no reason to find a different guide in life. I'll continue to trust in His providence and let Him lead me to where I need to go to next.

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So I mentioned in my previous post, that with Freedom blocking off internet use at night, I was unable to publish new posts on this blog. Well, I have found a solution to that. Turns out, there is a Website Exceptions list in Freedom. Websites that are on this list, do not get blocked when Freedom is actively blocking the internet. At the moment, I have write.as and read.amazon.com (Kindle Web Reader) on this list. And I mean it's working, as evidenced by this new post that I'm publishing in 3... 2... 1.

Goodnight and see y'all in the next post!

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I started this blog with the intention of regularly posting at least once a week. Obviously, I haven't been posting for a while now. So what happened?

What happened was I started using Freedom. Around the same time I started this blog, I was already looking for ways to curb my internet addiction. You see, I'm somewhat addicted to the internet. I normally would log on at 10PM, do my blogging, then continue browsing till next thing I know, it's already 1 or 2AM. I wanted to put a stop to that. And that's how I found Freedom.

Freedom is an app that can restrict your browser or app usage on multiple devices. I have it installed on my desktop computer right now. It is set to block all internet use starting at 10PM. And it is so damn effective, that when the clock strikes 10PM, I end up doing something else because I cannot browse the internet. I did not realize it would stop me from blogging on here, but that was an unintentional side effect of trying to curb my internet addiction.

Screenshot of Freedom in action.

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Maybe the reason why we feel like we don't exist when we don't post online, is because people no longer check up on us outside of the internet. We used to get text messages or phone calls from family and friends. Now they all just check our Facebook profile. So, if you don't post, or worse, if you have no Facebook profile, it makes it look like you don't exist. And to an extent, maybe unconsciously, this make us feel like we don't exist.

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Put God first. Put God first in everything you do. Everything that I have is by the grace of God. Understand that it's a gift. I've been protected, I've been directed, I've been corrected. I've kept God in my life and it's kept me humble. I didn't always stick with him, but He always stuck with me. So stick with Him, in everything you do. If you think you wanna do, what you've think I've done, then do what I've done and stick with God. — Denzel Washington ~ Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CSIWyJvpqbt/?utm_medium=copy_link

It worked for Denzel Washington. It seems to be working for me. Who's to say it's not going to work for you?

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“Those who are at war with others, are not at peace with themselves.” – William Hazlit ~Source: https://www.instagram.com/p/CR6YO82ny7F/?utm_medium=copy_link

Makes sense. And is similar to the idea that, the negative comments and criticism that you get online, is not a reflection of you, but rather, a reflection of the person giving out the criticism.

That said, this also goes the other way. If you are the one always giving out negative comments and always criticizing other people, then what does it say about you?

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The books Deep Work by Cal Newport and Show Your Work by Austin Kleon are at odds with each other.

Deep Work advocates locking things down and going distraction free to focus on your work. While Show Your Work advocates giving out continual updates on your work and making use of social media to do so.

Cal would say that the time spent promoting your work on social media, is time better spent doing work or improving your skills. It’s basically a distraction. And in his book, he quotes some people who actually benefited from avoiding social media and focusing on deep work.

Austin would say, if you want your work to be discovered, then you need to keep sharing updates on it. Usage of social media is one of the best ways to do that. Actually his book gives out great advice on what to post on social media. No, he advises against posting about your life or documenting your life on social media. Rather, he suggests posting about what you're working on. Show your work, not show your life.

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