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[Eckhart Aurelius Hughes]

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Topics: #SelfDiscipline #SelfResponsibility #Freedom #FreeSpirit #SelfDetermined #Invincibility #Grace



Whatever it is, maybe you can't do it.

Maybe you could, but are choosing not to.

Either way, trying is lying.

There is doing, there is not doing, and there is choice; But there is no try.

Failure is an illusion. It's a miserable hellish self-deceiving illusion that causes you real misery. An imaginary roadblock is just as effective as a real one. A fictional nightmare or fictional hell is just as truly tormenting as a real one. An imaginary cage is just as imprisoning as a real one.

In reality, you can be free the moment you choose to be. And then you will see as I see: Everyone and everything is a success.

Bees don't fail to be trees and trees don't fail to be bees.

The drinking alcoholic doesn't fail to be sober; he succeeds at drinking.

The cheating spouse doesn't fail to be faithful; she succeeds at cheating.

You don't fail at a no-cookie-eating-diet; You succeed at eating a cookie and following a cookie-eating diet.

I have invincible unwavering free-spirited inner peace (a.k.a. true happiness and unwavering spiritual fulfillment), because, everywhere I look and no matter where I look, all I ever see is lovable beautiful successes. I never see failure. I never see anything worthy of hate or resentment or unforgiveness.

To say I practice unconditional forgiveness would be, at best, an extreme understatement. I never see anything that needs to be forgiven or that even could be. How can you forgive the lovable for being lovable or forgive the successful for being successful? When everything is lovable and successful, there is nothing to forgive.

The failure or wrongness of reality is an illusion. There was never any failure or wrongness to forgive. Reality cannot be wrong. Reality is right, always, by definition.

When everything is always inexorably perfect, there is never anything to forgive. There can't be. That's just simple logic and math.

I always feel totally and completely safe because I am invincible and know I am invincible.

This is the sense in which I am invincible: I know that no matter what happens in regard to that which I do not control I will still invincibly be in heaven with incredible unwavering free-spirited inner peace, still feeling infinite unconditional love, gratitude, and awe. I know that no matter what happens, when I look around I will still see only lovable beauty and lovable beautiful success. That is spiritual invincibility. That is freedom. That is grace.



With love,
Eckhart Aurelius Hughes
a.k.a. Scott

"The word 'trying' is just a dishonest way to describe not doing something."
- Eckhart Aurelius Hughes
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[Sushan]

What a refreshing perspective! The idea that failure is an illusion and that we are all constantly succeeding at something is incredibly empowering. It’s a powerful reminder to reframe our experiences and recognize the inherent success in our actions. By understanding that trying is a form of self-deception and that we always have a choice, we can shift our mindset towards seeing only lovable, beautiful successes. This viewpoint encourages us to embrace our actions and outcomes without the weight of perceived failure.

[Amos Osinya]

"Failure is an illusion. It's a miserable hellish self-deceiving illusion that causes you real misery. An imaginary roadblock is just as effective as a real one." I fully agree with these words from Scott. You can either do it or you have refused to do it. Trial is just a polite way of saying that you are not dedicated to it. You are therefore comfortable to fail in that activity. If you decide to dedicate your mind to it you will surely succeed.

[Sushan]

What a refreshing perspective! The idea that failure is an illusion and that we are all constantly succeeding at something is incredibly empowering. It’s a powerful reminder to reframe our experiences and recognize the inherent success in our actions. By understanding that trying is a form of self-deception and that we always have a choice, we can shift our mindset towards seeing only lovable, beautiful successes. This viewpoint encourages us to embrace our actions and outcomes without the weight of perceived failure.

If failure is an illusion, because then someone success is someone failure.

Failure, as we understand it, is usually a subjective interpretation of an event or outcome that didn't meet our expectations. It's more of a label we assign when things don't go as planned, and that label carries emotional weight, often tied to societal pressures or personal fears. However, these moments of "failure" are often just steps along the path of growth and learning. They don’t define us; instead, they are opportunities to adapt, change direction, or try something new.

Success, on the other hand, is not an illusion because it typically represents the achievement of a goal, the realization of an aspiration, or the attainment of a desired outcome. Success is measurable, tangible, and recognized by both the individual and others. While the standards of success can vary greatly from person to person, the concept itself is rooted in the real accomplishment of something meaningful.

For example, Thomas Edison is famously quoted as saying, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." To many, those 10,000 attempts could be seen as failures. But to Edison, each "failure" was just part of the process leading to the ultimate success of inventing the light bulb. Here, "failure" was an illusion—a necessary part of the journey toward real, undeniable success.

[Ejoh Ebube]

There's no point in dwelling on 'trying.' It's about doing or not doing. Everything else is a choice. I've found that embracing this mindset has brought me incredible peace. When I focus on what I can control and accept what I can't, everything feels a lot less overwhelming. It's like playing a game with the cards you're dealt. The more you accept them, the better you can play.