backtrick (25)in #science • 6 years agoPain SpreadsWhy does pain spread? We all know that an injury hurts. Imagine pricking yourself with a tack. The site of injury (the pin prick) will hurt, but so will the area around it.…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoDig inI keep having this vision of pulling up short grass with my hands. And the feeling is to create something valuable out of nothing. I may think that I have nothing, and it often…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoCourage vs TrustA few months ago, I began to ask the question, "what are my values?" and "what do I value most?" I scanned through a long list of values and I knew that courage was somehow a…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoStomping out lies and voidsI read a quote today that said, "When you are free to be open and available, with nothing held back, no lies, no witholds or half-truths, you really are your most expressive…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoNeed to make mistakesI want to get to the fruit of what I'm really great at. And to do that, I have to peel away the layers, chaff, flakes, whatever you want to call it. I'm ready to make mistakes.backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoWhat am I?I want to follow this feeling I have. Curiosity, of who I am. Give me time and space. Who...or what am I?backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoClimb, grappleI want to grapple and climb. When I sat down to meditate on what I really want, these two words came up; "climb" first, and then "grapple." This makes sense, considering…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoA schedule for tomorrowI want a vision. To engage in life is vital, but to engage with a vision is purpose. I want to create a vision for myself, that is true to myself. I want to set my eyes on the…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoShow me the wayI want to just jump into life. These small acts of courage are empowering me to grab a challenge by the horns. That's what I'm really craving....engagement. Romantic intimacy…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoIntimacyI realized that, by wanting to move to the other side of the country, I really wanted to run away from my parents. Moving away is not inherently bad, but to move away in order to…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoLook 5 years aheadI want $10,000 so I can live in San Diego for 6 months while I learn data science. And what I really want to get out of the machine-learning/data science program is a well-paying…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoI have to askI want to experience something so compelling that I realize clearly that I am meant to do that thing. To live in an awesome city is ancillary to my purpose for being there. So I…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoA steward's palaceI want an apartment in a city like San Diego where people actually interact with each other. I want someone to offer me a place to live, for very inexpensive, so that I don't…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoNew CityI want someone in San Diego to offer a place to live for cheap. I want to move out there, study M-F and surf on the weekends. That would be the perfect present....if someone…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoAn invitationI want enough money to live in San Diego, go surfing on the weekends, fill my days with enough things that I want to do so that I don't have to sit through things that are on…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years ago$10,000I want $10,000 to live in a place on my own or with my brother. I just don't want to stay at my parent's house. I am ok with staying in school and taking classes online, but I do…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years ago$10,000 with a purposeNot just $10,000, but I want someone to give me $10,000 and say "you have use this to do something you love."backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoA hug$10,000 would be great, but somehow, right now, a hug from a close friend is a much more fulfilling gift than $10,000.backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years ago$10,000 dollarsI want $10,000 cash. I would feel more secure and confident in myself. Mostly because I wouldn't have to ask my parents for money anymore. Or maybe because I want to prove to my…backtrick (25)in #blog • 7 years agoThe Perfect PresentFor the next 60 days (that's April 21, 2018) I will be digging into myself to discover what I really want. I mean what I REALLY want. If I could receive the perfect gift, the…