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Monday! The most dreaded day of the week! What if it became just another day where we went about doing stuff without the blues, without anxiety, without fuss. Maybe we can if we choose to make it. This one’s called “#EmpatheticRejection leading to #Epiphany”

Having applied for thousands of jobs in my lifetime I can say that I have some experience with rejection. What I noticed across all the rejections was a lack of #empathy, inspiration, or lasting impact.

That told me a few things about the system and the people in leadership positions who doled out rejections:

1. Were as clueless and enslaved by conditioning and the system as I was, as an aspiring applicant.

2. Lacked originality and were too mechanical or self-centered to provide useful feedback, to inspire or motivate the candidate after rejecting.

A person puts in so much energy, preparation, and effort while applying for jobs, hoping that once they somehow get into the system they can maybe just #quietquit, #hustle or try to #climbtheladder.

What really stops somebody from creating their own system, their own scene?

Despite having requisite levels of education, skill set, accreditation, and experience, we still lack the ability to believe in ourselves. That’s the deciding factor between somebody who goes for it and kills it, and those of us stuck within the system cussing and whining all our lives about #promotions, #bonuses and #officepolitics!

For those who want to give themselves a shot. Let me break it down in sequence.

Additional to #SelfBelief and a bunch of necessary personal attributes like #perseverence, #patience, and #compassion

1. Defining our #Needs and #Objectives

2. Identifying #data and #resources which includes #research and #duediligence on the target market, potential consumers, funding needs and sources, operational requirements, estimation on manpower, technology, and equipment

3. Developing a deep understanding of our own #product or #serviceoffering and refining it

4. Integrating our understanding of #Market and #ConsumerNeeds and preferences into our offering

5. Defining #scope and #approach includes developing a #Strategy and #ActionPlan integrating #dependencies and #impact while noting any and all #assumptions

6. Developing #RiskAwareness and #RiskManagement techniques and #contingencyplans

7. #Implementing and executing strategy and plan

8. #Networking and #Communication to engage investors, stakeholders, regulators, potential consumers

9. #Tracking progress, #iterations and using a #feedbackloop to recalibrate, realign to objectives as we proceed is crucial.

10. Doing it at our pace and ability, #consulting as required.

All of the above steps at a reasonable level of performance is what it takes to begin the journey of #selfestablishment. Then, going one step at a time figuring out what’s priority and solving challenges as they appear, learning from missteps could very well take us to the promised land. Easier said than done!

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Happy Weekend! They say when you truly enjoy what you’re doing there’s just no end to it! So today’s #cartoon is called #SocialWork.

Considering most people are on #SocialMedia all day and night with a lot of folks earning quite handsomely and even making a living through the various platforms available, which is simply great considering the exposure, flexibility, reach, influence, earnings, and impact it offers. However, there sure are many who’ve become #digizombies and are simply addicted to #doomscrolling, #trolling or just posting random stuff all the time.

Maybe, we’ve forgotten how to take a break, relax, and enjoy a holiday, or the weekend for the sake of really enjoying it, recharging our body, refreshing our mind and spirit to get ready for another gruelling week. Doing things simply because there’s something to post about it to make it count, to make it “meaningful”, “productive”, etc., sounds pretty hectic and maybe a mental conditioning of the #RatRace!

I’m probably getting there soon myself, but since I’m still doing this for “awareness” sake, I’m going to consider whatever I’ve been doing as social work for now :P

Peace!

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Om Shanti! Today I’d like to share a new character #MistytheMystic in the #MalcifiedMultiverse. This #cartoon’s called #ThisAndThat.

Misty, seems to have studied and practiced #spirituality quite a bit and is now working on redefining this mumbo jumbo space.

For times where we feel utterly desolate despite all the fame, people, objects, actions, thoughts, and other emotions that we seem to fixate on or derive value from internally or externally.

Beware, those of us who’re vulnerable physically, psychologically, emotionally, spiritually, religiously, and more obviously financially, prone to be easy prey. #BreachofTrust, #abuse, #coercion and #manipulation at a deep level to extort property, power, sexual favors, #trafficking in drugs, humans, children, #modernslavery, #Sextrade, #organtrade and a whole bunch of insidious stuff are all growing rampant in modern society under the veil of #mysticism.

Specially, since #COVID with a large part of the world’s population still processing, grieving, seeking ways to overcome #trauma and #PTSD from their gruesome and tragic experiences. Having someone who can connect at that deep #empathic level, saying the right things to soothe the heart and mind, lending a shoulder to cry on, becoming or replacing our existing #beliefsystem and #supportsystem to help us get by would really be a dream! Until, they maybe screw us over!

Maybe, simply appreciating the mystical without actually grabbing on and trying to figure it out is the real beauty of it all : )

A case reported by #TheGuardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/15/canada-con-man-psychic-fraud-sentenced

A video trying to explain the concept by #BBC’s David Wilson

https://youtu.be/SjWVXdkRChk

A link from USPIS below on this subject #PsychicScams

https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/psychic-scam

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Hey! Another day, another theme! Today’s is called #SensoryAwareness.

The inspiration for this was an actual event (experiment) where a person who I seemed to have underestimated and overlooked had this unique “Sherlock’ish” ability to grasp every element around a scene and recount it with Eidetic accuracy. The person was exceptional at absorbing visual details and other body language cues from the general atmosphere to deduce key facts. Nothing short of genius. However, when the lights went off, the person was clueless and lost in darkness. The person had conditioned themselves to rely on the visual sense a little too much to the point where they’d even desensitised the #heartconnection.

That’s when I realized the superpowers people who we call #disabled, #impaired, #handicapped possess and are, in fact, truly #speciallyabled, #differentlyabled, #exceptional and are endowed with abilities and gifts that those who have all things functioning normally (“regular” “abled” folks) have decided to systematically debase, discriminate, and clearly overlook. This is a form of #Bullying, #Subjugation, and #Harrassment across modern society, where we treat those who are not exactly like us worse or differently.

Whilst the so-called regular able folks have become de-sensitised and ignorant through the indiscriminate and vast consumption and absorption (abuse) through their senses leading to maybe irreversible impairment of their sensory organs and the essential survival skill called #sensitivity, evidenced by the growing #violence and #conflict across the world, those who don’t rely on the senses completely, develop exceptional ways, including novel ones to understand, feel, connect, and communicate.

As a child, our senses are like the razor’s edge, however, with time and overuse it blunts significantly until it’s either smoothened and unreceptive or jagged and hypersensitive. Maybe that’s why we have offsprings to help us regain that fine edge again, so if you’re planning to go through with it, and those that are maybe worried that their offspring’s turn out “flawed”, this one’s for you too.

Maybe, a good gauge of our sensory awareness is our ability to support, love, and care for the most vulnerable, defenseless, and helpless in our own homes, communities, and societies.

Link to a superb guide on understanding and supporting children or anybody on Sensory Awareness from #EssexCountyCouncil

https://eput.nhs.uk/media/3i2jygm5/9899-sensory-awareness-document-v7-accessible.pdf

Link to a useful resource from #Trickle on understanding the challenges and how to support colleagues with #SensoryDisabilities

https://trickle.works/blog/deaf-awareness-week-support-for-sensory-disabilities-trickle/

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Hey! Since Sunday’s a great day to perform an all-round status- and priorities-check for the future moment, I’d like to share #TrueAsACloud. May it assist in guiding us to our chosen land.

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#WashMyBrainPlease! Today’s #cartoon is focused on those of us who’re on the fast lane!

Having worked with an organization such as #DeloitteME and crossing the rubicon, I’d always notice several interesting coping mechanisms (obsessive-compulsive disorders #OCDs) of leaders and folks working in #consulting and other high-impact institutions in dealing with their body’s natural #stressresponses. Some may call it a #ritual, some may call it a #process. Apparently, it works splendidly!

Working at the cutting-edge of development and civilization sure has a lot of perks. However, there’s not much time to be #mindful of what and how we’re dealing with daily emotional turbulence. I’ve even noticed some folks picking up on these sometimes harmful OCDs and indulging in them, believing it to be the ideal way to stay blessed by their #Godfathers by aping them in every way. Even scientifically, mirroring #bodylanguage works wonders for your career! If you haven’t learned how to you yet, you should seriously consider it.

#ContaminationOCDs sure are powerful, imagine if we were able to develop a #CorruptionOCD. The entire #system and the #environment would be clean. Maybe, some of us are already suffering from it. Germs are everywhere, including within, and we just need to live with it.

Interestingly, performing a Root Cause Analysis #RCA on our emotional state does help to understand what’s really going on, how seriously damaging some things can be based on what we’re maybe incorrectly prioritizing, and what needs to be done asap. Or we could just wait till we get high up on that ladder or even until, we reach the point where our inner voice becomes an outer manifestation. : )

Enjoy!

A resource link from #InternationalOCDFoundation below:

https://iocdf.org/expert-opinions/25-tips-for-ocd-treatment/

A link to develop a better understanding on #ContaminationOCD

https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/contamination-ocd-fear-of-germs

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Hey! I seem to have a lot to say, regardless, from now on I’m just going to let my art do most of the talking. So, today on #FoodForThought I’d like to share this piece called #SupportSystem.

Support System: Social support system refers to a network of people – friends, family, and peers – that we can turn to for emotional and practical support - #UB

I found this great resource online that could be of use from the #UniversityofBuffalo #SchoolofSocialWork:

https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit/additional-self-care-resources/developing-your-support-system.html

#BreatheSupports - people who can be relied upon to notice, before you do, that you are either stressed or distressed. Link below.

https://socialwork.buffalo.edu/resources/self-care-starter-kit/additional-self-care-resources/developing-your-support-system.html

I’ve had trouble identifying and maintaining a healthy support system throughout my life and career, and situations like #COVID helped me realize that there’s a lot I tend to ignore at a fundamental level. To stay healthy and balanced across all aspects a support system is essential. #Ourselves and #Nature are one of the best support systems we always have, especially when we’re alone and in challenging places. Maybe, sometimes they’re just not enough.

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Buenos Lunes Senoras y Senoritas! Today I’d like to share this sketch I’ve been working on called #ScubaInstructed.

I felt this huge gap in knowledge, experience and understanding in my life. Listening to the cliche’ “#DeepDive” in daily meetings and presentations day and night by people who pretend to know what they’re talking about, triggered me quite a bit. Especially, when I myself started using the word and had this feeling that I didn’t know what I was talking about. (#Impostersyndrome?). It helped me realize I didn’t really know much about the world. So I decided to become a #scubadiver to actually perform a deepdive, study the greatest part, the largest chasm on the planet, a world of fantasy in reality, the great gap in my human experience that I’d long ignored.

From fearing this awesome overwhelming creation called Ocean, I’ve now learned to appreciate, experience, enjoy, and protect it!

Some key personal lessons:

1. There’s much I still don’t know about this world I’ve inhabited for about 4 decades now, but I can always make an attempt to learn. #DontStopBelievin’

2. There are many unfounded and debilitating fears within me that I can overcome with patience, proper guidance, persistence, and practice. #Overcomefear

3. There’s a lot I can do to bring change even by doing what I do. I don’t need to move mountains, influence a million, #AGrainofSand is all it takes. Change within. #Beyourself

As my #illustration skills, my sense of #humor, and #awareness evolve through this #passionproject, I’m also talking about #keyissues that affect me and those around.

I don’t have to master this dynamic awe-inspiring creation that’s the source and #sustainer of most life on this planet. I only need to #respect, #appreciate, #coexist.

Now that I’ve learned to appreciate and analyze to a reasonable extent the #weather, #oceancurrents, #Hazards, #Threats, #Vulnerabilities, #Exposures; #assumptions and #limitations of myself and the surrounding.

I’m better equipped to perform a proper #deepdive on any task and initiative including a #GapAnalysis, #RiskAssessment, #Project or #Audit to a level that I’m content with.

Lastly, the ocean has the natural ability to #equalize base energies within us. That’s probably why we take vacations at the beach and feel refreshed and energized. If you’re interested in #ScubaDiving, here’s the first step. A link to the #PADIMedicalQuestionnaire to check your compatibility with diving.

Serious threat - #WEF

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/02/coral-reefs-extinct-global-warming-new-study/#:~:text=This%20meant%20corals%20had%20enough,reefs%20will%20no%20longer%20exist

#malcified #cartooning #awareness #compassion #corals #conservation #withiniswithout #returntothesource #UN #ESG #SDG14 #ACAMS #PADI #SSI #GARPSCR #PADIPro #Oceanography #savecorals #AFC #Scuba #Freediving #Disney #Marvel #DC #animation #impermanence #interdependence #oneness #wholeness

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It’s the Weekend! Today I have a concept and scene to share on #malcified that may apply to us all. This one’s especially for all the #perfectionist, #bigot, #hypocrite, #selfrighteous and other such insidious personalities lurking within us all.

It could be any social role beginning with the #Salaryman #Conservationist #environmentalist #activist #Religiousleader #Ethicist #LawEnforcement #Lawyer #Judge, #Police, #Compliance, #Auditors, #CounterTerrorist, #terrorist #Lawmaker #Executioner #Decisionmaker #Chauvinist #Feminist #Radical #Fanatic #Purist #Propagandist and the like. Sure, you get the drift! Including the #regulargoodfolk who’re all prone to falling into this dangerous #illusion and #mental trap.

#Everclear: Here, I refer to something else, not one of the purest forms of edible alcohol available in the market :P

A stream that served as a gauge, and a moral compass.

In a conversation between an #AssassinforHire and a woman in this interesting movie called #GreedyPeople,

The character says something like this, “The Good Man” consumes heavily, causes harm to other people to get to the top, to provide for his family he tramples over the dreams of others, subjugates and oppresses, deceives and corrupts, all for the “good” of his family he finds it alright to destroy others families, poison nature and all the bountiful things it provides. So, it’s better to know you’re not good, than to think you are.

Some thoughts on this:

What if the very source of our #moralcompass has been corrupted and compromised?

What if that which we believed to be real and true, was in fact an illusion and we’ve committed far too much destruction in the name of development, evil in the name of good. Or the vice-versa?

What if it’s okay to be tainted considering everything around us is also tainted?

Is it possible to be the fountain of purity while living within a stagnant pond of filth? To be the lotus that remains intact and unwithering?

Interesting how we develop internal rationales that enable us to achieve whatever it is we set out to achieve. How we conveniently sidestep and find ways to go around stuff. Maybe, this is what’s really “good” about us as a species. Maybe, we all need to accept and embrace that more in each of us across all aspects and learn to live more harmoniously.

Have a good one!

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Hey! Today on #malcified, I’d like to share this sketch called #SustainedDisability focused on the #UN #SDGs and corporate #ESG policies that are key drivers of major transformation toward a more #green and #sustainable future. And of course our collective disability, when it comes to over-reliance on fossil-fuel and the awesome machines (#ICE) that run on it.

Disability: a physical or mental condition that limits a person's movements, senses, or activities. - Oxford

Renewable energy is energy derived from natural sources that are replenished at a higher rate than they are consumed. Sunlight and wind, for example, are such sources that are constantly being replenished. Renewable energy sources are plentiful and all around us. - UN

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) is shorthand for an investing principle that prioritizes environmental issues, social issues, and corporate governance. - Wiki

Cars, planes, trains: where do CO₂ emissions from transport come from? #OurWorldinData. Link below on quick stats.

https://ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions-from-transport

UN SDG related Goals #SDG3, #SDG9, and #SDG12

https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/topics/sustainabletransport#:~:text=Target%2011.2%20aims%20by%202030,with%20disabilities%20and%20older%20persons.

As the world transitions toward renewable energy to power their daily needs, #Transportation and #Logistics being a major contributor of CO₂ and other toxic emissions that are cause for #pollution, #climatechange, #globalwarming, and other major #naturaldisasters that are increasing threat, exposure, and impact financially and reputationally to businesses, organizations, economies, individuals and communities through the actualization of #PhysicalRisk and #TransitionRisk, it’s imperative that #PolicyMakers act with prudence and #Policymeasures at National Government Level, Industry and Sectoral Level, and at individual Business levels are implemented and enforced without delay.

#TonefromtheTop is always an essential driver for change and when leading global #MNCs and #Consulting firms pave the way to this necessary transition, raise awareness and enable transformation by implementing Policies and Initiatives that accelerate the culture of transition, the effects cascade throughout the sector creating an environment of #peerpressure, while enhancing business Reputation, Stakeholder engagement, Employee pride and ownership, Share values, Top and Bottom Lines, Goodwill and Asset Valuations while protecting and preventing a #HotHouseEarthScenario in the long run.

https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2018-08-06-planet-at-risk-of-heading-towards-hothouse-earth-state.html

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Hey! Today on #malcified, I’d like to share this sketch called #TheOldWays.

#Violence continues to slither into the hearts and minds of modern society and find new channels to realize itself. Since COVID, there has been a massive increase in targeting and inflicting financial and other types of crimes and abuse on older people across the world. Clearly, they’re an easy target for various reasons, including those obvious.

Interestingly, maybe such crimes are also predicated on some past psychological trauma that allows or empowers the person perpetuating these crimes to #rationalise and execute them on their own families and the older populations across the world.

Maybe, such people don’t really plan on growing old themselves.

Maybe, we need to take a #deepdive within to realize why we as a society behave in such ways, so we snap this #chainofpain in time. #RCA at the grassroots level. Maybe, we need to revisit our own past to understand the fault lines. Else, the same sequence of events will continue to plague us during our own old age and across generations in a vicious cycle. #DogEatDogWorld

#ElderAbuse: is an intentional act or failure to act that causes or creates a risk of harm to an older adult. An older adult is someone age 60 or older. The abuse often occurs at the hands of a caregiver or a person the elder trusts.” - CDC

A link on choosing good #HearingAids from #mayoclinic

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hearing-loss/in-depth/hearing-aids/art-20044116

A good resource by #NCEA categorising the different types and methods of #ElderAbuse, with examples.

https://ncea.acl.gov/elder-abuse#gsc.tab=0

The #FBI #ElderFraudReport link below to obtain an understanding of the scope and extent of these crimes across the US alone.

https://www.ic3.gov/Media/PDF/AnnualReport/2023_IC3ElderFraudReport.pdf

An infographic by the US Office of Victims of Crime #OVC below

https://ovc.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh226/files/ncvrw2018/info_flyers/fact_sheets/2018NCVRW_OlderAdults_508_QC.pdf

A quick snapshot by the #WHO on the types and status of global #ElderAbuse. Link below.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/abuse-of-older-people

An infographic by #UN

https://cdn.who.int/media/images/default-source/infographics/elder-abuse/abuse-of-older-people--a-hidden-problem---un-decade-of-healthy-ageing.png?sfvrsn=b79b61b9_1

A useful resource from the New York State’s official site #NY with #Tips on #PreventingElderExploitation and Fraud below for those concerned about themselves or their near and dear, or for those working to safeguard the system:

https://www.ny.gov/tips-preventing-elder-financial-exploitation

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Hey! Happy Sunday! I’d like to share this sketch today called #ToxicCredentials.

This one’s about about toxicity permeating through all realms including the digital and the academic.

Toxicity: the quality of being toxic or poisonous.

The link to a great online resource that details #TechTox

https://lnkd.in/gJCj34gw.

An interesting assessment tool - #DORAScore by #DigitalDetox

To assist in measuring your attachment to tech below. Do give it a try!

https://lnkd.in/g_jX9j9w

Feel free to share, comment, like, repost.

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Happy Friday! Today’s sketch in the series #AChainOfPain called

“#HarnessingPain”.

We’ve all seen in reel and real life, experienced, or even worked with/for a seemingly heartless, ruthless, insane person before. I remember from my #consulting experience working with a bunch of #wannabepsychopaths who were so into the teleseries #gameofthrones they’d literally started assigning characters from it to everyone in their team and started treating them accordingly. The series may have been fun to watch for some, but living through their idiocy wasn’t fun at all.

Such leaders can sure drive productivity, revenues, profits through the roof, but they can also drive attrition, absenteeism, your health, the team, the organization, the reputation of the company, the economy, and the planet downhill in the long-run. It’s all about immediate #selfgratification, and maybe we’re all collectively accountable as it seems to be a cultural thing now.

Maybe that’s the real pandemic we haven’t diagnosed or treated yet.

Considering there is a history to every person, it sure helps to be aware and considerate to such human beings. However, there is no real need to accept or tolerate such behavior whether it’s the leader of a house, team, business, corporate, government, country, or whatever!

Maybe, the more we tolerate such behavior at home, or the workplace, the more the instances of violence in society increase, and the more unsustainable the well-being of the workforce, community, society, and the planet gets. Considering all things in the universe are linked.

Surely, there’s more to it than what it seems.

The official Indian Protection of Children form Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in detail. Link attached below.

https://nhrc.nic.in/sites/default/files/10_PROTECTION%20OF%20CHILDREN%20-%20SEXUAL%20OFFENCES.pdf

#PsychogenicImpotence: refers to erectile dysfunction that is caused by psychological factors such as performance anxiety, relationship conflicts, or past traumatic experiences, rather than physical issues. - Science Direct

A link to a research paper on ‘Trauma and its contribution to Violent Behavior’ from #UKCrimeAndJustice

https://www.crimeandjustice.org.uk/sites/crimeandjustice.org.uk/files/09627250608553387.pdf

A link to a useful resource from #ScienceDirect to understand Psychogenic Impotence better.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/neuroscience/psychogenic-impotence

An interesting article by Dr. Travis Bradberry below that highlights some key aspects to #EQ in leadership.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-your-boss-lacks-emotional-intelligence-dr-travis-bradberry-3hqsf?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&utm_campaign=share_via

#malcified #cartooning #awareness #compassion #withiniswithout #returntothesource #POCSOAct #NHRCI #CSuite #CEOs #abuse #parentalabuse #childabuse #sexualabuse #reportabuse #RCA #trauma #healing #therapy #RiskManagement #ACAMS #PADI #GARP #UN #SDGs #mindfulness #interdependence #impermanence #oneness #wholeness

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Buon Mercoledì! Today I’d like to share this sketch called #GambleRamble in the series #DailyDelusions.

Some key concepts to define and understand:

#Energy: Energy is the capacity for doing work. It may exist in potential, kinetic, thermal, helectrical, chemical, nuclear, or other forms. -Merriam-Webster

Energy can be neither created nor destroyed but only changed from one form to another. Energy can be converted from one form to another in various other ways. - Britannica

#Faith: complete trust or confidence in someone or something; strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof. -Oxford Languages

#Gambling: is the wagering of something of value on a random event with the intent of winning something else of value, where instances of strategy are discounted. Gambling thus requires three elements to be present: consideration, risk, and a prize -Wiki

Gambling is one of mankind's oldest activities, as evidenced by writings and equipment found in tombs and other places. The origin of gambling is considered to be divinatory: by casting marked sticks and other objects and interpreting the outcome, man sought knowledge of the future and the intentions of the gods. From this it was a very short step to betting on the outcome of the throws. - Britannica

#FaithHealing: recourse to divine power to cure mental or physical disabilities, either in conjunction with orthodox medical care or in place of it.

Interesting, how everything in existence is energy in various forms and stages of motion. Also interesting, how some beings are able to draw, consolidate, transform, and transmute energy.

Some mental prompts:

What are we really investing into something? Maybe it’s more than just money or faith. Maybe it’s matter, energy, time, and space.

Should I be investing them elewhere?

Do I really have control of every aspect of my investment?

Is the yield/ reward worth it?

Why do we repeat these actions if we were satisfied?

In the day and age where addictions are normalised, glorified, the main source and flow of funds for economies, revenue sources for Governments, Corporations, Religious and other Institutions, businesses, Non-Profits, and Individuals, if you’re struggling with a #gamblingaddiction link to a useful resource from #HelpGuide.

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Happy Friday! Today on #malcified, I’d like to share a new series of sketches called #PrimateClimate. This one’s called #ArtificialReality.

Based on our paradoxical mind and how it tends to function, recent developments and trends in the world, and the general climate.

Primate (def): primate, in zoology, any mammal of the group that includes the lemurs, lorises, tarsiers, monkeys, apes, and humans. - Encyclopedia Britannica

Monkey Mind: The term monkey mind or mind monkey originates from Chinese xīnyuán or Sino-Japanese shin'en, a word that literally means "heart-mind monkey." It is a Buddhist concept that describes a state of restlessness, capriciousness, and lack of control in one's thoughts. - Wiki