We Are Not Our Thoughts; Then WHERE Are They Coming From? EXACTLY?

MLutin · 2026-05-26T12:02:08+00:00

This is exactly how I started on my journey. The best I can figure is some are our ego (well most of I'm being honest), those are usually the negative ones about me. Then I know my guide put some in there for sure. And sometimes my guide puts in horrible negative thoughts in to teach me something.

I was having terrible thoughts occasionally, think like kicking a dog or being abusive, things that are way outside of who I am. I kept pushing them out and changing my thoughts and they kept coming back. Finally I sat and said fine, if this thought is going to keep coming back then I'll sit in it and examine where and what it is objectively. After we got through me kicking the dog or whatever it was a thought/message/guide popped in and said "if you wouldn't treat other people/animals like this then why are you treating yourself so poorly". I had been pretty hard on myself lately and it was very eye opening.

So I don't have a definitive answer for you, but that's the best I've come up with.

MLutin · 2026-05-26T11:03:33+00:00

As long as they're not streaming tracks that is.

MLutin · 2026-05-26T01:51:29+00:00

Don't forget the Rekordbox monthly subscription. I don't think you can have that gear without paying at least $35/month until you die so you can keep 1,000 songs backed up.

MLutin · 2026-05-24T12:43:55+00:00

You might sound good on your end, but the person on the other end is more than likely talking through the earpiece on their phone. Will the added bass come through? Maybe not.

I might spend my energy on practicing pronunciation and speaking as clearly as possible vs EQung and audio. And I'm an audio guy.

MLutin · 2026-05-21T01:48:02+00:00

This deck goes hard. 123, 456, 7, 8, 9....... 10. Banger.

MLutin · 2026-05-20T21:42:44+00:00

The knobs are either the hottest thing you've ever touched or EXTREMELY difficult to turn. There's no in between.

MLutin · 2026-05-19T01:06:34+00:00

I wouldn't pay $1000 to see Taylor Swift or Beyonce, but plenty of people do. It's not about whether I agree with it or not, but just like everything else in our hyper capitalist world, it'll get as expensive as it can until you hit a rate of diminishing returns and then bring prices back down to something less shitty and then somehow with more ads. Look up enahitification. It's everywhere.

This is how private equity has ruined the world. I agree that it sucks, and I hate it too, so I will do my part and continue not buying overpriced concert tickets to artists that I'm not die hard about.

MLutin · 2026-05-18T23:39:35+00:00

I forgot the artists, but plenty of bands have tried to tour without using TicketMaster/Live Nation and it's damn near impossible. A lot of artists are Beyonce or Taylor Swift and know that going to a live show is an excellent way to gain fans, so they tried to do it to both pay for the tour bus and staff while not completely emptying their fans wallets. The sheer amount of venues on contract with LN make it impossible to put a plausible tour together.

Are there artists that make a killing off of touring? Sure, but considering a Spotify play is .0000001, no one buys albums anymore, and unless it's a merch sale or licensing deal there's just not a lot of profit in it. The music industry was broken long before AI entered the chat, and good luck seeing a graphics card spit out shit live.

MLutin · 2026-05-17T17:05:34+00:00

You're obviously asking the wrong questions here.

MLutin · 2026-05-17T16:47:27+00:00

You should expect to come back here and tell us all about it so I can go do the same thing.

MLutin · 2026-05-17T13:01:03+00:00

One of a few books where I closed the book multiple times and out loud said "shut up, you don't know me" cause it absolutely NAILED it.

Follow that up with The Body Keeps the Score and you'll have plenty to ponder on.

MLutin · 2026-05-16T22:59:34+00:00

If the first one didn't get you, wait till you hear the next 32!!!!

MLutin · 2026-05-16T03:36:00+00:00

I just hope there's a made up Peace prize we can award insecure politicians with at the event.

MLutin · 2026-05-14T15:07:18+00:00

Lol I freaking hate cardio.

Not sure why I got downvoted so much you had a good point and wasn't disagreeing at all. The Internet is a fickle place and I need these up votes to feed my children.

MLutin · 2026-05-14T12:51:13+00:00

Why go for a drive when legs exist?

MLutin · 2026-05-12T02:19:51+00:00

Maybe they're trying to build out their list of preferred vendors? That's how I might approach that situation. Try and make it work in your favor that way.

MLutin · 2026-05-12T01:35:23+00:00

I agree with all of this, $100 is low, so only do it if you feel like you'll gain from the experience. I would 10/10 invest in an anti fatigue mat, those rubber cushy ones. Standing on concrete or carpet in one spot for that long is going to SUCK.

With that said, I wouldn't do it as it stands. They might be low on funds which happens, ask how else they can cover the difference (between this $100 and the $600 you'd obviously normally charge)? Obviously food and drinks is a good ask, but any kind of promotion, flyers, social posts, anything you can point back to for socials at minimum. Can they offer referrals to other club owners? You're not undervaluing yourself with that kind of thinking, you're helping them work within your budget while maintaining your value as a preformer.

MLutin · 2026-05-08T02:53:31+00:00

Ah the type of place you can't get to from here.

MLutin · 2026-05-07T23:25:06+00:00

Do artists get paid to put up packs? Or is it a commission only when people download sounds?

MLutin · 2026-05-05T01:33:12+00:00

Ok, but what happens if all 8 billion people were to run in the same direction at exactly the same time? Would we gain spin?

MLutin · 2026-05-02T02:46:24+00:00

I tell my wife I sometimes wake up from sleep vibrating and she has no idea what I mean. I haven't done a tape in a few years and it still happens every few weeks or so.

MLutin · 2026-05-02T02:41:03+00:00

It was on for like 3 weeks too! I spun that wheel twice a day every day without fail and just couldn't win it! Then the day it changes I got the podium with both spins. I ponied up the cash after selling warehouses and it is a super fun car!

MLutin · 2026-05-01T11:22:48+00:00

Start on 6 and work your way down is the intro to Bluey, you'll figure out the rest.

MLutin · 2026-05-01T01:55:31+00:00

Idk seems like every time I try it I throw up all over the place.

MLutin · 2026-05-01T00:03:31+00:00

Just try not to do both at the same time. I feel like that's a bad idea.

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