That ' s amazing how the car decreases speed while going sideways then accelerates while still sideways <| sep |> The only way to do that is to dissolve the current United States , why would 45 states give up thier influence to a handful of states that vote overwhelmingly one way or the other . The UNITED STARES is a democratic republic , not a democracy so changing the electoral system could only result in its demise <| sep |> Dieng is keeping me afloat in fg % but i have an offer for Marc Gasol on the table should i accept ? I don ' t need the points but the blocks , threes , assists are all cats where i need help in . Is Gasols absolute value much better to trade Dieng ? I am conflicted <| sep |> Mindfulness isn ' t supposed to come naturally , at least not yet . It ' s something you have to bring yourself back to over and over again . See , when you meditate for say 20 min each day , you give your brain room to work with for the rest of thr day . It opens up a space . Some days after i meditate I go back to having noise in my head after like 15 minutes , and other days i try really hard to continue to be mindful . After i meditate i go for a walk and i try to be mindful when i walk . The point of meditation is to keep bringing yourself back to your breath , and the present moment , over and over again . It will take a lot of work to continue mindfulness outside of meditation but it ' s worth it . And dont be discouraged if you notice yourself lose your mindfulness 20 min after meditating . Just notice it and let it be . Meditation is supposed to create a balance in your life , one that let ' s you get passed experiences of negative emotion . The more you observe your emotions throughout the day , the more you realize those emotions don ' t exist . It ' s something your mind makes up in response to an external stimuli . Now if you get to a level where you fully realize that you have to see it for your self and not just take my word for it , then you ' ll be in control of your emotions , rather than letting it get control of you . Let me find that book and I ' ll send it to you . It ' s definitely worth a read , and you can extract whatever message from it that you wish . I ' ll report back when I find it . Edit here it is