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Who am I?

The revered Indian sage Ramana Maharshi attributed his extraordinary insight and liberation to a simple question: “Who am I?”

Mar 16, 2024

Who am I?

Mar 16, 2024

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Giving birth to The Conscious Contrarian

At the beginning of 2024 I challenged myself to publish a post every day for a year… and as far as that was the primary objective I…

Jan 29

Giving birth to The Conscious Contrarian

Jan 29

The industry of “empowerment”

I am bewildered by the use of the term “empowerment” in our current culture, particularly in the realm of so-called body positivity, where…

Feb 3

The industry of “empowerment”

Feb 3

This week’s reading and listening (ending December 8 2024)

Reading

Dec 8, 2024

This week’s reading and listening (ending December 8 2024)

Dec 8, 2024

Open the floodgates

Bitcoin is trading above $100k for the first time in its 15 year history. The mainstream media will try to convince you that the obscure…

Dec 5, 2024

Open the floodgates

Dec 5, 2024

SB Chess Quest (4 December)

This is a weekly check-in for my challenge to reach a chess ELO of 2000 by January 31, 2025.

Dec 4, 2024

SB Chess Quest (4 December)

Dec 4, 2024

Taking a break

Soir Bleu is taking a break until the end of the year. There will still be weekly posts about my ongoing chess challenge as well as my…

Dec 3, 2024

Taking a break

Dec 3, 2024

Flowing into the week

When all is said and done, what life really demands from us is flow. I am not just referring to the narrow and focused flow that certain…

Dec 2, 2024

Flowing into the week

Dec 2, 2024

This week’s reading and listening (ending December 1 2024)

Thank you for reading Soir Bleu this week! If you know one person, who might enjoy reading, please forward them the publication.

Dec 1, 2024

This week’s reading and listening (ending December 1 2024)

Dec 1, 2024

The virtue of patience

In March of 2022, I tipped a waiter in a hotel something like $40 for an extended stay. However, because I had run out of cash and he had…

Nov 30, 2024

The virtue of patience

Nov 30, 2024

The Conscious Contrarian

The Conscious Contrarian

The Conscious Contrarian challenges conventional wisdom to uncover new, more attuned principles and perspectives for navigating the future.

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