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weird (adj.)

c. 1400,

• "having power to control fate", from wierd (n.), from Old English wyrd "fate, chance, fortune; destiny; the Fates," literally "that which comes,"

• from Proto-Germanic wurthiz (cognates: Old Saxon wurd, Old High German wurt "fate," Old Norse urðr "fate, one of the three Norns"),

• from PIE wert- "to turn, to wind," (cognates: German werden, Old English weorðan "to become"),

• from root wer- (3) "to turn, bend" (see versus).

• For sense development from "turning" to "becoming," compare phrase turn into "become."

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What have you learned about the power of sincerity? (www.reddit.com)

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Some time ago, the one named mindseal (I only encountered as nefandi) told me an analogy that I had been contemplating ever since.

I'm sad to have forgotten the whole context and fidelity of the details, but I remember the gist of it. I found it inspiring and empowering to consider.

He said something along the lines of "Even a leaf obscures galaxies, and a mouse may shatter a star if it squeaks with enough sincerity."

I'm sure I misquoted it, so I spruced it up with my own imagination here.

Anyway, wow. The perspicacity alone has accompanied me for some time now. More than that, though, learning that sincerity is powerful.

Truly, it is powerful.

I want to learn more. Would you share some wisdom with me?

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[–] syncretik 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What can you tell me about reversing fatigue? I have done such things as staying awake to witness my process of drifting to dreams, analyzing the onset of fatigue and experimenting with some techniques that would reverse the fatigue if they worked.

Originally commented by u/[deleted] on 2021-09-15 11:40:08 (hcwbuzw)

[–] syncretik 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In one way, the answer to your question is simple: stop feeling fatigued. Believe you are energized and not tired.

But it's not that simple right? IMPORTANTLY, it's not simple, not because there is a world limiting you ultimately, but only because at some level you are limiting yourself. Because ultimately YOU are manifesting drowsiness.

So, WHY do you manifest drowsiness and alertness? Under what conditions? Learn how your mind works. Play with visualizing/deciding you are alert when you've been feeling drowsy and explore the reasons you give yourself for why that is impossible. You've got to be honest and kind to yourself. Your commitments retaining drowsiness are subjectively real and there's no benefit in fighting that part of yourself. You have to befriend it and understand it and see if there are alternative ways to give it what it thinks it is getting from the belief-system that results in your drowsiness.

My experience says that drowsiness has two functions: (a) physical, in which case overcoming drowsiness entirely is a pretty major feat on par with overcoming eating and (b) emotional - i.e. it's tiring to be awake and have a stable reality, and even more so to be stressed all the time. You can address the second one easier by seeing if there's something about the way you relate to your life that is exacerbating your fatigue.

Originally commented by u/AesirAnatman on 2021-09-16 02:14:47 (hcys1z5)

[–] syncretik 1 points 1 year ago

What you have written demonstrates excellent thoughts to consider more deeply. I take with me what I have learned.

Originally commented by u/[deleted] on 2021-09-16 05:35:22 (hczljkf)