A menteverusian is true-minded.
from the Latin mente (mind) and verus (true/fair -- of veracity)
Imagine a narration over our life. Day-to-day, minute-by-minute, a description of all about us: what we think, feel, and do. But who is doing the narrating? We actually have some control over this narrative.
What does it mean to have a "true mind"?
The value of our words...
The truer we are:
Every word is meant to be kept; there is no need for unnecessary emphasis.
The Ultimate and Absolute...
references to Perfection...
Named, called, or substituted...
These must hold reverently and purposefully,
Not off-handed or mindless.
We all can surely find habits in ourselves we wish to eradicate or change. Addiction? Habit.
We control habit! So we should practice finding and developing our habits. Habits for our true selves will build us up. And seeking the truer habits is what effortlessly replaces our false habits.
Seek it.
Practice defining it.
Explore boundary conditions.
Be flexible to improved realizations.
DO NOT LIE to OURSELVES!
In life we encounter challenges and must remain thankful for we get through them or we fail them but we grow in experience.
I live on Planet Earth; I don't live in a "clean room". Earth is a beautifully dirty place.
Fear is paralizing.
Fear can allow emotions to override the higher functions.
(that horn outside keeps blaring so I mention to my friend something about "that asshole"... but what do I know?)
This seems to involve a bit of truth-bending...
When intentions are true, imperfect amateurs who are fully committed, working from truth, are not lieing when "making it" in this regard.
"Always" / "Never"
There is only The One Absolute and Perfect.
Promise / swear -- avoid these.
A promise implies that our other words were lacking true intent.
Both can be used for good or bad...
Man to God / Nature:
Regrets are the actions we don't take.
Any action might be a mistake, but in doing it, no regrets.
Each mistake has a lesson. Review the memory, learn the lesson, and move on. Don't go reminiscing.
Good is a practice. Good is tested. Good isn't always nice.
The parent who always gives in to the child's demands for candy is being nice, but they aren't being good.
"Fuck" -- intertwine -- sometimes good, sometimes bad
No more "damn"... it is a curse!
Our words have power,
moreso when used carefully and with purpose.
NO CURSES
NO DAMNING
Our past self is:
We do not wish to hold secrets.
A true mind is true to self and others, and secrets prevent this.
Poison is the measure.
Too much of anything will kill:
air, water, food, caffeine, ...
Consumptions are:
breath, drink, eat, smoke, ...
hear, see, (information) ...
So find/take/use the positive/good in what we consume.
PRACTICE PRODUCTIVE CONSUMPTION.
Important to the mind, heart, body, and soul is good rest.
Shabbat -- שבת -- "Sabbath" (rest)
DO IT REGULARLY
We live in a world with other people. Now, reverently, we decide this place is ours or this place is theirs. This "place" can be anywhere or anytime... it may just be our own body (which we have mere habit of thinking as our own) or we may consider even to the extreme of the universe-at-large as our own. We have more confidence when we claim ownership for good truth. And when there are challenges in our domain, we must step up to acknoledge and overcome...
In an airplane emergency, the crew instruct the parents on board to put on their own oxygen mask before assisting the children. With the proper and due attention to their own living first, the caretaker has the continued good ability to live for the benefit of the others. Let us apply this logic to our entire lives.
Words have definitions.
When speaking, we should mean words the same way we think them, and be prepared to elaborate on that meaning -- if it is not a meaning commonly shared by others then it still must be true to our own understanding (and consistently applied).
Normal is average, as expected, not extreme.
It's okay to be normal. It's also okay to be not normal.
Some parts or aspects may be normal, while others are abnormal or extreme.
May we find further improvement...
Hold true as best as possible to what we are learning, but stay adaptable.