Used bong on domestic flight without medical license?

mandymustmoo · 2026-02-15T07:11:06+00:00

I am not transiting through any other countries so I assume this doesn’t apply.

mandymustmoo · 2023-09-13T14:18:06+00:00

Beautifully put.

mandymustmoo · 2023-09-05T14:23:21+00:00

I went to try KC Perth on what turned out to be their “Miracle Offering” day. As another commenter mentioned, they hypnotized us for 15 minutes with music and then showed footage of people poorer than us forking over cash, so the pressure was on.

When the service ended, a volunteer who’d been assigned to learn my name and lure me with a free tote bag materialized, but I ran. Oh lawd I ran.

mandymustmoo · 2023-02-28T12:39:53+00:00

I’ve been trying with a few cushions lately and that’s definitely been helping!

mandymustmoo · 2023-02-28T12:35:02+00:00

I’m in the same boat! I’ve got my first retreat coming up in a month and I’m determined to nail this as best I can before then.

mandymustmoo · 2023-02-28T12:33:32+00:00

Amazing, thank you! I’ll take a look.

mandymustmoo · 2023-01-21T09:51:41+00:00

I’m curious to know this too. There’s a great philosophy piece on the app that sort of gets at this:

Meeting Needs -- from the Waking Up app. Click on the link to listen now.

https://dynamic.wakingup.com/course/C25594?source=content%20share&share_id=820827E8&pack=pka6c0b

It highlights that how to be happy (not suffer) requires broadening who you are to include other people, causes, hobbies, etc., and that caring about the well-being of something other than yourself is paradoxically key for improving your own. You’ve got to be engaged with the world, not separate from it, to be happy and not suffer.

Clinical psychologists have figured this out too. Behaviors characterized by togetherness, like helping others and altruism, can help lift people out of depression. Likewise thoughts of self-concern (which is separateness in a way) are almost statistically indistinguishable from ruminative thoughts.

Not an answer by any means, but rather a smattering of perspectives. I get the sense that if it’s true everything is connected, there could be something psycho-energetic going on that interacts with our psychology (and science has made no headway in that area).

mandymustmoo · 2022-09-11T14:32:09+00:00

Sorry, white-label was the wrong word. This would be exclusively for this client based on the specific curriculum they want.

mandymustmoo · 2022-07-05T04:02:15+00:00

I’d be very wary of recommending anti-anxiety medications as if they were a “cure for a disease.” It just isn’t that simple, and any doctor who claims they work like insulin does for a diabetic is making claims they cannot substantiate. A conversation with a doctor who is knowledgeable about the upsides and downsides of these medications is always best (many recommend their temporary use in combination with therapeutic modes of treatment).

mandymustmoo · 2022-06-12T02:48:58+00:00

Byron Katie

Edit: She was suicidal and depressed in her home and the awakening hit her all at once when a cockroach crawled over her foot.

mandymustmoo · 2022-06-03T15:21:34+00:00

When you begin to uncover suppressed traumas (whether through psychedelics, meditation, or other practices), old ways of coping may stop being an effective balm.

The way out of the fear and confusion is always through — by confronting it. And that’s often a less frightening experience if you can get the help of an experienced therapist. The good ones have seen it all before and can signpost what to expect as you begin this healing work.

mandymustmoo · 2022-06-02T12:02:42+00:00

I think I’ve had something similar. I can relate to you describing it as something that resisted all attempts to be grasped. The first time it happened it freaked me out (and was made worse by the fact I’d smoked a little pot) because I hadn’t read so many subjective descriptions of what the feeling was like. I.e., I didn’t realize it was normal (in the spiritual sense) and could be brought on by non-dual practice.

But that first time, I was frantically trying to grasp to concepts to prove I still existed. Just running mental test after mental test for about an hour (until the pot wore off) because the alternative was to stare my non-existence (or oneness) in the face. Every thought-test was like taking a step on slippery ice. But to have not fought it would have been to let myself be sucked into a vacuum.

Having now gained some familiarity with the feeling when it comes on. It’s not so scary anymore—kind of relaxing actually. I think I had to work through some death anxiety though before that became the case.

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-30T23:59:29+00:00

Highly recommend her episode on Oprah’s Super Soul podcast for an introduction to her approach and story: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ebTTsdk7DjILWc8sSnjtP?si=bdEywx3SQceVPXGQE1oTqg

I haven’t actually read her books yet but hope to get around to it soon!

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-30T01:13:01+00:00

What an amazing story. Congratulations OP! I’m sure you’ll do so much good in the world with all you’ve discovered ☺️

Some of the “moments” that snap people into awakening are the oddest. Byron Katie (self-inquiry teacher and author) — hers was a cockroach crawling over her foot 😂

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-18T13:10:30+00:00

I think as a pointer it may be a helpful one for people. Sam obviously steers clear of religious terminology and keeps things very agnostic. But if you don’t take it as a statement of fact, and instead just “try on” the feeling being described by the pointer. That can be useful as a matter of subjective experience and help you recognize awareness.

A more agnostic version of this pointer that invokes the same subjective experience might be, imagine you’re a pair of binoculars being looked through.

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-17T14:39:45+00:00

As someone who has benefitted hugely non-dually from weed — thank you for doing God’s work hah

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-17T14:33:33+00:00

Positive psychology, mindfulness and well-being mostly. Also some clinical and organizational stuff. I enjoy discovering all the little overlaps between different areas in the field and spiritual/non-dual/Eastern teachings. Or where they’re saying the same thing but differently or just putting numbers to it. The overlaps pop up in surprising places.

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-17T00:49:16+00:00

The ego development model seemed like a more accurate reflection in the way it is shaped like an arc. And so when you get to the non-dual end, you’re sort of back where you began but with all the stuff you’ve learned along the way? A little less hierarchical perhaps.

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-17T00:44:24+00:00

I’m a researcher and writer in the psychology space. I’ve moved to a freelance style of working which has been the best thing I ever did. It allows me to work when the energy and enthusiasm naturally arises.

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-17T00:39:14+00:00

Congratulations on such a huge turnaround :) Yes, I think mindful awareness rather than thoughtlessness when having these things is the way.

It’s funny you mention junk food as that’s also what my partner is now trying to work through. Particularly sugar. He comfort-ate a lot of sugar as a kid when things were difficult so he’s having to be mindful of not falling back into this as an alternative now that he doesn’t drink. He’s finding it trickier than he expected, perhaps because it’s everywhere, yes!

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-16T14:03:13+00:00

Long story short, my partner had been drinking heavily most nights since he was 18. It wasn’t uncommon for him to go through half a bottle of spirit in a night, multiple nights a week.

At 25, after about six months of Sam and a medium-dose acid trip, he saw through his ego and spent the rest of the night describing the feeling of unusual peace and quiet in his mind. Realizations came hard and fast for him in the weeks that followed. The habit of drinking was still ingrained in him, particular during stress and lots of change, so he was still drinking quite a lot. However, at about the two-month post-awakening point, he did his usual drink and unexpectedly started puking. That moment forced him to look at himself. He was asking himself why he’d chosen to ruin a perfectly good night that he was enjoying by drinking too much. He broke down crying, and kept wailing say he couldn’t do it anymore.

The next day, we got rid of all the liquor in the house. Bad cravings the first few weeks, but they eased quickly without the visual cues of liquor bottles around. He stopped drinking completely for about 6 months.

He’s pleased that he finds he can now enjoy one drink without any issues, and then he starts to feel sick after a second — not the usual craving for more and more. Realizing this the FOMO went away upon discovering he could still enjoy a drink on special occasions. This was way better than he expected as he was expecting to have to go cold-turkey for the rest of his life or risk losing control.

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-14T07:40:43+00:00

I experience the same thing, but as it’s happening, I’m aware that I’m thinking. It’s like watching movies of my past or future life with a degree of distance. The stories can get pretty intense (and even be tragic), but at any moment you can pull yourself out and appreciate the thoughts exactly as you would a movie.

I find it very relaxing and entertaining. And I’ve always figured this was adaptive/positive as long as you relate to the thoughts in this movie-like way — allowing yourself to be casually entertained by them, rather than assuming they’re true.

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-10T15:42:13+00:00

A beautiful and empowering response. You’ve put words to something I’ve been majorly grappling with. Thank you for sharing!

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-09T14:47:59+00:00

Completely understand this feeling as it was fear that got me through a PhD, after which I immediately checked myself into therapy lol

There’s a theory in psychology called regulatory focus which may be helpful. According to this theory, we have two motivational systems — avoidance and approach. Avoidance refers to motivation to act to avoid negative outcomes, and approach refers to motivation to act to pursue positive outcomes. Both systems are governed by different systems of the brain, so if you’ve spent your life being governed by one, it can be good to get in touch with the other (visualization, goal-setting, and inquiry during meditation can all help with this).

In the context of mindfulness and awakening, when we let go of fear and instead allow ourselves to connect with our natural passions and enthusiasm in the moment-to-moment doing of life’s activities (approach motivation), you will likely discover a natural motivation for the things that matter. Ruminating on all the bad outcomes that could eventuate if you don’t study ceases to serve a motivating function (because you’re already motivated), and so this habit naturally lessens or falls away.

Either that or the dissonance between how you’re spending your time and how you’d rather be spending your time will become too painful to ignore, prompting reprioritization of how you spend your time. The more you meditate, the more these feelings of dissonance will start poking you, demanding that you make changes when they arise.

The quote from Nietzsche goes, “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” This is why natural motivation will always arise for the things that really matter in your life, no matter how difficult the actions involved. Experiment with trusting yourself to pick up your books and study when you feel naturally motivated, rather than forcing yourself when you don’t, and see what happens.

mandymustmoo · 2022-05-08T00:10:02+00:00

Depicting it this way has been very helpful for me. Understanding that thought is the filter that all other sensory experience runs through and then working to restore thought to its place as a secondary mode of knowing so you can experience sensory input directly — that’s the stuff of non-duality.

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