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Important advice! Offering encouragement can be lifesaving. Another great topic, Ally.

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Hi! Thx for sharing the information! Love your videos! 🌟💛

I really like the mind awareness point. I think that a lot of people are lost because they believe in this idea that somehow if they turn inwards in their mind the answers and guidance to navigating the universe are pre-placed there just waiting to be dug up. It's so circular though.

You are really close to the Biblical truth here! Keep going! I like the simple hand drawn visual lol. I also think feeling good is important and not necessarily selfish. Where it gets complicated is what do we define as feeling good or what is a good feeling since it varies from person to person. Some people insist they feel good when they lash out in vengeance violently. Happens on the playground all the time. A lot of people feel like they are living out their purpose while doing things that are either irresponsible to committing atrocities. It can “feel good” to do bad sometimes. Our inner intuition can help lead us toward a higher order. Finding our place in the higher order, the kingdom of heaven is our alignment. The Bible for me is the guide to this. To quote the great writer and Christian apologist CS Lewis, “A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line.” The Bible says in Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.

Recently I took an early morning moped ride on one of the Penghu islands. No big buildings, limited technology, no people in sight except my driver, and gosh what a fulfilling and joyous experience. There is something transcendently meaningful about that experience that goes beyond the material. I believe that God gifted me that moment because he wanted to show me something and I think I learned something about myself on that remote idyllic island. I also have a newfound love of small sparsely populated islands lol. Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."

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this video really helped me.. can I DM u on IG?

Very illuminating! It is obvious that you seem happier, more animated, mature, focused, confident, beautiful, and thoughtful since ending your long hiatus from posting. I think you will achieve amazing things and are unstoppable, Ally. Something I use for planning, now that I'm 69, is keeping in mind what a friend who lived to 96 told me: "The warrantee ends at 75 and it's downhill from there!"

My wife Susie is 5/10, leggy and slim, what makes her seem even taller. While 5/10 is not what I'd call unreasonably tall for a woman like 6/3 would be, she still gets the flack about how tall are you, being a model, how's the weather, and do you play basketball., or volleyball, and you're a waste of talent if you don't. The worst insult she ever got, was from a girl about 5 who innocently asked her if she had a tumor. When she was about 12 and tall for her age, one time in a store, she overheard a girl about 7 ask her mom, "If I don't eat my vegetables, if I'm gonna grow up being a string bean, like she is?"

Thnk you for this insightful video - is an eye opening I've recently started to trly understand the importance of living in alignment. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and positivity -Wishing you continued success and joy on your path 🤍✨

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333 views, popped into my feed.

Yes, "the eyes are the light of the body". And "Whatever is true, right, honorable, worthy of praise, etc..., we are to think upon these things."

(You mean commodify.) And yes, the bedrock of the consumerist economy is people buying in to the belief that buying things is the way to buy happiness. You are purchasing permission to feel good about yourself. The solution is to establish a rational basis for joy and peace that goes beyond the material, or at least the commercial.

I mean, you definitely want to believe that the material universe and the moral universe are in accord to at least some degree. The prospect of our internal experience being a thing independent of the greater reality is both bleak and burdensome. And pretty narcissistic. For our joy to be stable, nonreductionist, and proportional (humble), it needs to have a foundation in, or *at least* relation to, the things that exist that are not us.

Why? Because I always root for someone being relentlessly optimistic in current internet economy.

Loved your video and your energy ! Please keep on doing them! ❤

Have a joyous week Ally!

I really wanna thank u Ally for this priceless video, I was searching for this topic a lot and finally find it. For me, I have been betrayed and hated by almost everyone in the past 3 or 4 years and that affected me and brought me a trust issue and made me hating all people around me! I still have a bestfriend I'm not alone or isoliting myself but i feel like i can't find joy again I even start to forget all the best memories of joy that i had in the past Anyway i just wanna share my feelings i hope you read my comment and thank u so much again for this video💓i'm new follower in your channel

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This is one of the best videos I have seen on CZcams about Achieving things. I really think I think too much and that has been hindering me in my life. I always try to have everything planned out before I act, which is really sabotaging (perfectionism). Glad you talked about it!

To me, a genius is someone who can harness intelligence to create something new or better than existed before; not the same thing as just being very smart. A lot to ponder in your ingenious thoughts!

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I get you but also have you never heard of decaf coffee before? 😭

Wow, your advice is so important! Even a young person starting in say, fast food (good luck in CA) or in any retail store can make it a thrilling adventure by viewing service and sales as a creative act. You really learn how the world works by learning your products and applying your knowledge to make a customer happy . I worked in retail sales and store management for 20 years and feel that the experts I met and learned from along the way displayed more wisdom than the "superior academics" who look at business, commerce, and wealth with distain.

small hint yt: The key to transforming yourself -- Robert Greene at TEDxBrixton

IMO its genetics, girls play not to lose, so risks are harder to take

Going through a withdrawal at the moment, after realising how it was deeply affecting my 'deep' sleep. e.g., waking up tired, body clock (on my garmin) was always really low, only able to get about 5-6 hrs sleep, not able to fall asleep again after waking up... started down this path with magnesium, b5, fish oil, trace elements (celtic salt), etc, and it all culminated in my dropping coffee... spent 2 days in beed because i'm just so tired. i hate that it has this power over me, what's worse is that i never even used to drink it until I was about 35, i spent my whole life hating it, the smell of it, the taste, i was the only adult who would still order hot chocolates while everyone else drank a coffee...

Good observations. It's also not always clear that what one does while 'wasting time' will not provide an experience that is needed later, even to be able to make a choice to avoid spending time again on something that you now consider "wasteful." Of course, taking it to an extreme-killing time with a destructive drug addiction, for example- might have a tragic result.

Again, a very good video, it was such a great opportunity to share your story about why the college major was not what you wanted. I watched just to see that, but had no luck this time. Just sharing jyp-style feedback.

Haven’t watched your channels in years but I so agree I’ve wasted my time hope you’re doing well

I'm also 5'8, when you talk about subscribing a rainbow goes around the like and dislike buttons

Well...im from SE Asia where women are short but at 5'8 on a good day, i do not feel terribly concious of my height. Maybe bc its a cosmopolitan city but no one bats an eyelid and im mostly observing the women particularly older ones. Also these days there are plenty of girls from North China who are tall, similar height or taller. They are leggy and carry themselves really well so i dont feel like i stick out. Most of the time, i get attention from men regardless of my height offering to open a door or even help me with carrying things LOL....apparently i am told i have a look which makes me look like i may need help.😄 I love my height. Confidence is everything.😊 ...shoe size is a problem though.

I have never heard so much Californian accent from someone on CZcams before.

Everything you said makes perfect sense and is indeed a microcosm of the rest of life for many people today. When I was in high school I was a loser, no denying that. I struggled socially and academically. I got addicted to video games and I wasn’t even good at that lol. In video games, I could vent and feel like a boss being a supersoldier or an assassin. Eventually, I clawed my way out of this addiction when I realized that I wasn’t accomplishing anything in video games actually and that it was just basically a doping session that I used to avoid facing reality. I got into my first physical fight with someone close to me over a video game. Of all the things I could have fought for this ended up being the first? Not country, family, or God but games?!?!? Like coffee and many other things on the drug spectrum, video games are like dopamine treadmills. But it's weird because like with cocaine we take it to opiate ourselves sort of but we intellectual now that it is an illusion. It has no true substance. Coffee gives us the illusion of energy and we become slaves to it. As a Christian, I believe that the devil loves vulnerable people because vulnerable people are very open to change. Video games, partying, drugs, and social media are all material anchors in the world that keep us from being drawn to God and the funny thing is that intellectually we know something is off yet we keep doing it! It amazes me how bad the enslavement to meaningless pleasures can be. I saw this one CZcamsr who in one video shared that she dropped Christianity simply because it taught against masturbation, which she is very much addicted to. This stuff is so tragic and frightening to me that I wish I was making it up. It says in the Bible in Matthew 6:19-21 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also." King Solomon in the Bible was given wisdom by God but his weakness was lust and so he had hundreds of concubines and simped for them, turning from God to please them instead. We all have substance-like weaknesses that we can become slaves to and if we aren't careful we can become just as hollow as they are.

I had much the same experience of finally feeling that nonstop coffee controlled me when I was in my 30s, and, after an admonition from my physician, I quit cold turkey. I was fine for about 6 months, but even after getting caffeine from other sources, I started to get headaches and a feeling of missing something essential. I finally gave in, but found that one cup (14 oz) with breakfast was very fulfilling, did not contribute to acid reflux (which I earlier had a dangerous bout with), but is necessary for me to feel fully awake at the start of the day. From what I've read, it's not caffeine that is actually the main addicting ingredient, of which it has many. Coffee is definitely unique, but for the last 30+ years I enjoy it daily (as does my wife) in strict but effortless moderation (at about 30 cents per day). So if you do backslide, just remember moderation. ✨

...and after watching Daniel Amen, I quit eating sugar and recently switched to fruits

Interesting video! What are some books on running a business or startup business you would recommend? I'm not a business owner and a work a very different job than you but I do find economics and personal finance very interesting and important!

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Great mix of experience and application. And dyeing your hair red just perfectly displays the principles expressed the earlier episodes "Fear is the Mind Killer" and "How to be Weird.🌎"

Love this ❤

That's the best video so far, with good advice based on personal stories and experiences. It could be even more personal. Ideas to explore later: Why do you feel pulled into startups? Do you enjoy working in risky environments?

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this is such a great video. I have never really reflected on the relationship between social media and personal brand. This video gave me a lightbulb moment for me. I love it!

Loved this

Nice presentation and well explained by drawing on your vast experience.

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Wow thank you!! Literally all of my struggles shrinked when I realized they are challenging me to get better in some way, thanks to you!!