Avocation

I believe that a more wholesome, happy and meaning-filled life is within reach for all humans. I'm writing to educate, empower and enable humans to work towards this end.

At the highest level

I believe there exists a higher meaning, order and structure to to the world than what first meets the eye
- I do not claim to know what this is
- However, I feel drawn to Pursue it
- I feel drawn to move closer, like a moth to light
I believe we each have a similar calling
- This is the root to Spirituality
This feeling feels True. More True than all other truths. Truth with a "capital T"
I believe Pursuing this feeling is the purpose of life
The longer we Pursue this calling, the closer we get
The closer we get, the more our lives align with Truth
Higher congruence is the recipe for a meaningful life
In order to Pursue this feeling, we must first know where we begin
- We must first know who and where we are
In short, we must know who we are: our Self
Knowing one's Self precedes Spirituality
Knowledge of Self is not innate
In order to know Self, we must find or create Self
In order to find or create Self, we must live Risk & Uncertainty

For this reason, I'm FASCINATED by Risk

I feel that Risk offers a direct link between where we now stand and the meaningful life we crave
Risk is the conduit
Risk is the causal link
Rick is the key to the equation
If we hope to have what we desire, all we need is Risk
So...I'm writing about the idea

Book 1

We know ourselves much less than we admit
Self, the being that we are, is “out there”...waiting to be found
We must step out from behind our walls of safety, out into the unknown, on a quest to find what we seek
We must traverse through Risk and Uncertainty if we ever hope to discover who we are
We must learn to Trust ourselves, our futures and our abilities
The book revolves around the topic of Trust

Risk & Uncertainty → Self → Spirituality & Truth → a deep and meaningful life

I've been writing for some time
Ideas keep breeding new ideas
Too many ideas for any single book to contain
Thus far, here is how I'm organizing my argument

Book 2

Yes, Self can be found “out there”. Yet, Self can also be created.
We needn’t go “searching” when instead we can find a way to “manufacture”.
Uncertainty and Risk are tools by which we might come to know Self.
They aren't so much a necessary evil as they are a means to enable our goals.
As if Self-manufacturing could be turned into a process, this book dives into how this might look.
- We dive into subjects of Presence, Acceptance, Interpretation and Risk.

Books 3 & 4

We've developed the tools for expanding Self. Now, what to do with our newfound tools?
Book 3 delves into the theory of Self, as if it were something to calculate or compute.
- How much can we make?
- Is there a right or wrong way to make it?
- Can we be more efficient?
From there, Book 4 transitions from theory into application.
- What are the implications of more Self?
- What does it feel like?
- Where does it take our life
All of these ideas culminating into this: stepping out of Society
- As Self grows in size, so too shrinks our dependency on Society
- Until one day, we're no longer in the rat race
- We're living a life TRUE to who we are

Books 5 & 6

An exploration into Truth and Spirituality
An exploration into human desire to have and hold these deeper depths
A discussion of Religion
And a discussion of how and why Religion has failed
A look at Religion, free of structure, and how we might deconstruct the institution so Spirituality might be returned to the people
Ultimately, a look at the deepest depths of Spirituality and how that connects to our life's purpose
Leading us back to where we began
- What is a deep and meaningful life?
- How might we have and hold the life that we crave?