My journal entry about worrying, and how it is useless. Hope this helps people as much as it helped me writing it.
Focus on the present moment. Worrying about tomorrow will not make tomorrow anything different than would otherwise be. The only way you can change what happens is by changing how you meet it. What else are you able to adjust otherwise? I have never seen anyone worry hard enough to change the future. I have tried that, and nothing good happens there. Instead, it is always what happens once we do meet the day which alters events, and that is up to us to decide.
So, instead of worrying about what might happen, think about how absolutely incredible it is that you are a living being capable of contemplating the cosmos, and that whatever you meet tomorrow you will do so as an extension of the cosmos itself trying to rationalize reality. You’re doing just fine. Keep doing your best to be a good human being - give others some slack because they either don’t mean to mess up or they’re not worth your time if they do it intentionally, and most importantly remember that how you categorize what you experience is not always what has actually happened.
Check yourself as you judge an event or person, because you are human - and humans make mistakes.
On the Good Life
It is not enough
to want to be virtuous.
The work is required.
And it’s not one act;
a lifetime of improvement
can be expected.
To live in this way,
I must serve the good of All,
and love what happens.
I must see pitfalls
as chances to build up strength
where I’m deficient,
be unmoved by fate
when it arrives differently
than for what I planned,
and, regardless of
the outcome of events, be
grateful for it all.
Live the way you think,
but first be sure that your mind
works for good to All.
On Reflection
The difference between
brooding and reflecting is
direction of thought.
Brooding is backwards,
spiraling fast out of control
without an intent.
It reminisces,
wishing things turned out better,
casting blame and doubt.
Reflecting serves us -
it extracts useful pieces
of experience.
It helps us to grow,
to see how what we have done
can teach us to live.
So - to think forward,
consider how your choices
improve character.
Let the past inform
who you’ll be in the present;
don’t let it rule you.
On Judgements
Today, you might meet
rude ignorant, callous, vile,
and awful people.
Not everybody
will be considerate, and
they may be vicious.
“But does this all mean
that my day is forfeit now?
That I am worse off?”
Only if you choose
to agree with that judgement
of these impressions.
No one can hurt you -
no thief, driver, or stranger -
without your consent.
So, do not give it!
Reflect their angst as kindness -
it is what they’re due.
We know not their lives.
All we know is who we are -
a fellow human.
I read a page every morning right before I journal.
Absolutely stunning. Makes you feel so small in all the right ways. The universe is crazy.
From what I recall, we were receiving no weapon xp from bonfire bash. Unsure of how much we are getting relative to previous EAZ activities but some is certainly better than none.
True Vanguard to move away from Destiny 2 and dive hard into Starfield
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True Vanguard updates his community about his next steps for his relationship with Destiny 2 and plans for commiting to Starfield
Agreed! Getaway Artist is one of my favorites, and I was maining it on my arc loadout for quite a while.
Already worth it - there's one starting in 3 minutes 😂
Edit: lesson learned - once you get the ping, it's time to LFG a fireteam because doing it solo is... challenging. I killed two of the minotaurs on my own, but there are 6. Ready for the next attempt!
Thanks! Joined. I've never been able to get into one of those events
Woah, didn't know about it dropping on the vex invasion event! How would one set up this bot?
Edit: I found it I think - https://discord.gg/isavexincursionhappening
You have to get it from the lost sector on 'head day' the first time; after that I believe it gets added to your world drop pool.
Cenotaph + Coldheart + arc Warlock = a really fun time
I finally got the Cenotaph to drop for me yesterday, and I gotta tell you - it’s a blast in PVE with coldheart and an ionic trace build. Double arc reserves and arc siphon with blinding explosions on my arc subclass is nuts! strong single target damage as well as crazy ad control, you’ve gotta try it if you happen to have the helmet.
Nope, that’s a while from now plus it’s out of my control. So I’m just enjoying the game and will form an opinion about whatever happens when it happens. Eyes up, guardians!
I’ve been enjoying the solstice event this year. I try not to compare things to previous iterations and do my best to be entertained by the hard work the devs put in. The bash activity is pretty fun and I’m finishing my last piece of armor. Excited to roll some high stat armor - don’t forget to use your ghost armor mod to get a second 10+ stat to your armor piece!
Love this one. A great reminder for me everyday. Currently reading 'Letters'.