TomJoad

TomJoad , 8 months ago to asklemmy in Have any of you been able to reconnect with your inner child?

Yes - and I think connecting with your soul again means having real authentic fun.

Doing what you feel is right, and what you fully love to do.

TomJoad , 9 months ago to workreform in Biden’s UAW Rally Exposes the Bankruptcy of Trump’s Populism

More like: “Biden’s short visit to UAW’s existing Rally exposes corporate panic over realization that Workers hold the true economic power”

TomJoad , 9 months ago to fediverse in Hypothesis: Insufficient moderation tools lead to instance protectionism, which leads to a decline in the overall discussion quality on Lemmy

The ultimate method is:

Cultivate your own ‘Subscribed’ feed.

Then almost every post is good.

You choose your own level of involvement.

TomJoad , 10 months ago to technology in "What do we do now?" - LMG's response to the recent controversies

Nevermind

TomJoad , 11 months ago to showerthoughts in Manifesting is just like praying. In both you strongly wish something to happen

A friendly thought for you:

If your beliefs can change your body (which is part of the universe), and your changed body can further change the universe…

then transitively… your beliefs can change the universe, right?

And if that is true, then perhaps belief can be more than a placebo… Maybe it is a real, effective, psychological muscle.

TomJoad , 11 months ago to showerthoughts in Manifesting is just like praying. In both you strongly wish something to happen

Be honest:

Who do you think is more likely to hit the game-winning free-throw?

• a guy who looks at the hoop thinking “aw crap I’m gonna airball, and everyone is gonna laugh at me”
• a guy who looks at the hoop thinking “okay I’m gonna swish this, and my whole team is going to celebrate”

Many top-achievers describe the power of visualizing success (positive manifestation).

Many people who pray are cultivating healthy virtues (patience, kindness, strength).

Have you ever heard the term “self-fulfilling prophecy”?

TomJoad , 11 months ago to workreform in [Common Dreams] Teamsters Say Contract Talks Have Collapsed After UPS Made 'Unacceptable Offer'

Hold strong and stay true to your principles…

They need us more than we need them.

“97% of UPS workers represented by the Teamsters voted to authorize the largest single-employer strike in U.S. history if there’s no acceptable contract deal in place by the end of July.”

TomJoad , 1 year ago to books in Great audiobook narrations?

Voice is the most important factor for audiobooks.

One narrator with a great voice is Tom Parker (aka Grover Gardner).

Here is his reading of The Dharma Bums (on youtube).