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I thought the movie was pretty decent! 🙂

I know getting an appointment with them is a total nightmare, but once you finally make it through the doors, nobody’s going to want to miss the chance to grab an autograph. As for finding a spot, I'm sure we'll manage to score some good seats if we look hard enough.🙂

but marijuana is marijuana

jadeseal81 said:Can someone please explain the whole concept of BJJ to me? Like, what actually happens during a match?

http://ultimateclub.forumsplace.com/...u/pages/op.htm

😉

I know you can't find any BJJ kimonos around here, but I'm actually looking for a blue one for Judo... since there's basically zero chance of us being able to track down a blue one here in the States.😕

😍Yeah, I told the guy! Only this time he actually took me seriously and is genuinely trying to help me out. It’s not like it was always like this, though!!!

Hey 🙂

I’m 14 years old and I just started Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu... I’ve been training actively for about a month now at an American academy called Team Edson Carvalho Arvin Widder.

I really dig the mechanics of the sport; I think it's a complete system—meaning you can actually apply these techniques to real life if you ever need to...

What I’m looking for help with is this: I’m about 5'7" to 5'8" and I’m hunting for a blue gi. Since I live in a small town where there's zero chance of finding one locally, does anyone know how much it would cost me to order one from a major US retailer? Also, which brands should I look into, and what's your overall take on BJJ?

Thanks 🙂

Does anyone here know anything about the sympathetic nervous system? Specifically, has anyone dealt with tachycardia that starts with this weird fluttering sensation in their stomach?........

So, are you buying the biggest handgun in the office? 😁

Is there any way we can actually tell if our liver is healthy or if things are going south...?
Does anyone know if there's a specific method for checking this ourselves?

Booze, weed... man, that stuff is just great! Of course it's awesome, it's totally healthy 😵
afroman-🙂because I got high—one song that fits the mood (if that's how you spell it)

Baphomet said:What’s going on here? Are you suddenly terrified that people might actually figure out what your little "school" is really all about?

April 23 said:Masters. 🤔 🙂 🙂

apop - March 23 said:Guys, seriously, everything you need is right there in my previous link! It’s all laid out—everything! 😁

It says this in the link: 😁 )

The Fourth Way
The Fourth Way
Common pitfalls on the path to self-development.

The biggest trap I see people fall into is what I call the "Talking and Thinking" error. It’s that frustrating cycle where you spend all your time analyzing the theory, debating the concepts, and intellectualizing the process, but you never actually *do* anything. You’re essentially just circling the drain of your own intellect. It’s easy to feel like you’re making progress because you can hold a deep conversation about the mechanics of growth, but if there’s no action behind those words, it’s all just noise. You aren't moving forward; you're just getting really good at talking about moving forward. Stop treating the discussion like the destination and start treating it like a map—and then actually start walking.

We spend way too much time talking about the process instead of actually doing it. It’s easy to fall into the trap of mistaking jargon for expertise—thinking that because we can use all the right terminology, we’re actually making progress. But just discussing the theory isn't the same as putting in the effort. If you can't explain what you're doing using common sense ideas, you probably don't actually understand it.

White lies

There’s absolutely no hesitation when it comes to using white lies to manipulate those outside the circle just to get ahead. The collective desires of the group can be a dangerous trap. It’s incredibly easy to get swept up in what everyone else wants or expects, losing your own footing in the process. When you start prioritizing the group's consensus over your own internal progress, you stop working on yourself and start performing for an audience. You end up falling into that cycle of performative piety—doing just enough to look the part whenever people are watching, rather than actually putting in the effort when no one is looking.In the end, you’re just lying to yourself. You’ll find yourself rambling about concepts that sound deep or even hold a grain of truth, but once you step back and look at the big picture, the whole thing falls apart. It's just empty talk.

The Zealot Trap

Blindly following a leader or a system, sacrificing everything else just to stay under their thumb.

Bureaucratic hierarchy

They end up building this rigid bureaucratic hierarchy where seniority is measured by how long you’ve been around or how much the teacher likes you, rather than who you actually are as a person. On top of that, they get obsessed with keeping everything exactly the same as when they first started, clinging to the old ways just for the sake of tradition.

Building a new facade.

Creating a new facade. It’s easy to fall into the trap of mimicking the way others dress, talk, or carry themselves just to fit in with the group, mistakenly believing that imitating their outward mannerisms is the same thing as actual inner growth.

Burnout culture

Burnout culture Dark. It’s that relentless drive that leaves you feeling wound up, miserable, and constantly at war with yourself—always trying to outdo everyone else just to prove you belong.

Performative piety.

Performative piety.

The trap of being a social climber—someone who shows up just to soak up the group's vibe without actually putting in any personal effort—is one of the most common ways people stall out. It’s easy to mistake being around intense people for making actual progress, but if you're just there to feed off the collective energy, you aren't actually doing the work.

Being a social climber who just shows up to soak up the group's vibe without actually putting in any individual effort.

The "serial learner" trap is one of the most common ways people stall their own growth. It’s that endless cycle of jumping from one guru to the next, chasing the next big insight or charismatic leader, thinking that if you just find the *right* person, everything will finally click. But here's the truth: you aren't looking for a teacher; you're just collecting mentors like trading cards. Real progress doesn't come from finding a new face to follow—it comes from actually doing the heavy lifting yourself.

The serial learner trap: drifting from one mentor to the next and jumping between groups without ever actually putting in the work required to grow.

The "Eternal Student" trap is one of the most subtle ways people stall their own progress. It’s that endless cycle where you stay enrolled in a group or keep following a specific mentor for years, yet you never actually graduate or move beyond the basics. You aren't growing; you're just staying comfortable within a structure that feels safe.

The eternal student.

Delusion of grandeur

The belief that "only I really get the teacher," or "it’s just me," or "my specific group is the only one in touch with the divine"—this trap shows up in a few different ways:

The False Prophet Trap (a branch of the delusion of grandeur)

Believing that "I am personally":

· "enlightened"

· "fully awake"

· the "spiritual leader of our era"

· an "avatar"

· the "savior"

· the "envoy of the divine"

· the "Messiah"

Or, the idea that "I can predict the future because God or higher powers told me." You usually see this in people who declare themselves holy figures or prophets (claiming things like, "I am a divine being" or "I am the Messiah"). They often dodge questions about their status by throwing out biblical quotes like "You have said" from Matthew 26.64, or "You say" from Mark 15.2, Luke 23.3, or John 19.37. Their "predictions" often end up being self-fulfilling prophecies. When they inevitably miss the mark, they make excuses like:

· the vision was updated after it happened

· they were actually:

o "doing it on purpose"

o "testing the students' discernment"

o "weeding out the weak links in the group"

They’ll often demand their followers follow a "do as I say, not as I do" rule to cover for their own behavior.

The Disembodied Beings Trap (a branch of the delusion of grandeur)

The delusion that higher powers or spirits are exclusively guiding, shocking, or working with *me* or *my* group, while everyone else is left out. This includes believing that spirits are speaking through me or others in my circle via channeling, mediums, or séances.

The Conscious Beings Trap (a branch of the disembodied beings error)

The crazy idea that only a tiny, specific number of people have ever reached true awareness on Earth.

The Personal Salvation Trap/The Ego on a Pedestal (a branch of the delusion of grandeur)

The belief that I personally will be saved, go to "heaven," live forever, and so on.

The Elite Ark/Apollo Trap (a branch of the delusion of grandeur)

The delusion that my group is the:

· "pinnacle"

· "only"

o "authentic school"

o "truly conscious organization on Earth"

o "only conscious group since the dawn of religion"

o "legitimate heirs to the ancient wisdom"

thinking that we are the:

· "chosen ones"

· led by a "divine figure" who answers to no earthly laws,

or that only my "group":

· will survive the coming collapse of society

· is divinely tasked with preserving culture and consciousness for humanity

· will rise to build a new civilization or renaissance

Typically, these groups consist mostly of wealthy, white, upper-middle-class Americans with a few diverse faces thrown in for show; they actively hunt for rich, famous, or influential members to join them, while recruiting broke young people to provide free labor.

The "Pay-to-Play" Salvation Trap (a branch of the Elite Ark/Apollo Trap)
Attempting to buy expensive, beautiful objects to "raise your vibration" without actually doing any internal work.

🤣 😵 😂

Talk about hitting the nail right on the head... 😬

Haha... if people hate the school, I can somewhat wrap my head around that—but the fact that random people keep drifting in and cluttering things up with whatever nonsense they want... now that is a genuine mystery.😁

I think I was actually planning on seeing it... I shot some footage of this during the summer during that Gibson apocalypse (or maybe it was the apocalypse 🤔 😬), but it looks like nothing's happening with it before Christmas..

Kyle Nelson2 said:So, from what I recall reading somewhere, intelligent people tend to be about 30% sharper than the average person (though there’s obviously a spectrum involving those with cognitive impairments)....
There's this old theory that higher intelligence often leads to more unhappiness because you're constantly surrounded by people who just don't get it. It makes finding a decent conversationalist nearly impossible, and you start noticing subtle character flaws in others that everyone else completely misses.

Which basically opens up the question: are smarter people more prone to depression?

Then again, we have a whole category of psychological issues that I’d personally label as "immaturity"—things like kleptomania, various sexual dysfunctions, and so on...
In my non-expert opinion, highly intelligent people probably wouldn't show a higher rate of those specific issues; if anything, they might have fewer.

So, what kind of ailments should we actually be looking for in high-IQ individuals?

🤔

People who have actually lived through it say what they say, and honestly, they're right—this is the direct response to that thread asking "how to gain weight":

"If you haven't figured this out yet, you’ll definitely realize it for yourself once you try it (if you consume or plan to consume it): marijuana - ban drug has a massive impact on your appetite. Using marijuana - ban drug will significantly ramp up your hunger. You'll get that intense craving to eat, and the flavors of everything will feel so much more vivid. You'll truly savor every bite."

Lisa Rodriguez84 said:http://www.vutra.org/

Check out this site if you want to get educated. It covers a ton of stuff most people have no clue about, and it’s run by people who actually use it and really care about spreading the truth regarding marijuana...
Look, I don't smoke myself, but I've got nothing against people who light up once in a while just to unwind or whatever.

Yeah, that site is solid, though I've actually known about it for a while now.😉

Hey everyone, I’m curious—what has your experience been like after finally quitting Suboxone?
I took five years off from working, and last summer, I finally decided it was time to get clean for good. I started the process back in December by sticking strictly to my prescribed doses, and since then, I've been on Suboxone. Right now, I’m down to taking half a pill every couple of days (actually a little less, maybe every 30 hours), and I’m ready to be done with it. But I wanted to ask: does anyone know if there’s a massive crash or withdrawal period once you stop completely? And if so, what does that actually feel like?
Also, I have one more question...
Is it possible to use speed or other stimulants while you're still on Suboxone?

aspirin said:It's not just about the weed... there's a specific group of people with underlying mental health issues who really shouldn't be smoking... For some, it just hits them—it starts messing with their head, and suddenly they're dealing with symptoms like the ones Brian Ramos8 mentioned...

Those issues are actually there long before the first time someone smokes; the marijuana just brings them to the surface in a much more intense way...
The second you notice that happening, you need to quit immediately and for good...

Man, I'm just talking a little bit of trash here...

Honestly, nothing beats getting high and just crashing out for a few days.😎

silentharbor88 said:As for the tent, everything else was booked up ages ago...

Man, there's no way I could sleep in a tent!

I honestly haven't stepped foot in the gym once, even though I have a lifetime membership, but I'm really hoping to finally get my act together and start going