Thrivenotes

ABOUT THIS BLOG:

Thrivenotes is a post-modern, fun-loving, sometimes-satirical, (one man) kind of production. I am 84adam. Welcome!

Now for some of the thematic elements…

Wu-wei and Extropy are, I feel, the two most fundamental concepts in my life. Both are given equal footing in what I post here on Thrivenotes. What are these terms anyway? Well, I’ll tell you… Wu-wei and Extropy are, at the most essential level, representations of our need to harmonize with the universe, and that of building upon the universe – two sides of the same coin – binary stances towards existence. But we live in a non-dual world and such dichotomies are annoying if not idealistic. Therefore, the final element to be included is the aesthetically pleasing third-point-in-the-memetic-triangular-pyramid aspect of the enjoyment of life, beauty, and art. (Try saying that ten times fast!)

The point is: We need good times, we need harmonious times, and we need time for growth. Whatever emerges from my interactions with the world, from my mind, from the various forms of inspiration I receive – it is the best of that that winds up here on my home page. With a nice balance of the three essential elements…

Eat drink and be merry. — Aesthetics and Free Expression. We are animals after all…
Go with the flow. — Wu-Wei and the Tao. We are harmoniously connected souls after all…
Always let your reach exceed your grasp. — Extropy and Evolution. We are builders after all…

• Thrivenotes: They thrive.
• Extropy: The flow and shape of the informational river of the universe.
• Wu-wei: Flowing with the river.
• Extropianism: Trying to increase the flow of information in the river.
• Extropists: Flowbots. Adding tributaries. Making connections.
• Taoists: Flowbears. Floating downstream. Eating honey and flowers. Snagging a fish or two.
• Aesthetics: The enjoyment of life through spontaneous creation, activity, and intuitive design.
• The Absurd: A meta-force. An aggregate of all things you can not hold in your brain. Very powerful.
• Absurdists: Those that see and respect the meta-force of the Absurd. For what it really is. “This is all I know.”
• Humanity: A clay-based web of creative, intelligent creatures with self-destructive tendencies.
• Civilization: The extension of Human survival *hopefully* through into tomorrow.
• The Tao: Undefinable. Loses power as defined. The movement of the universe. The synergy of a complex system based on physical laws. A kind of life force.

To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
When spring comes, the grass grows by itself.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

I am 84adam. Adam’s the name. 84′s the year.
I am a teacher by trade. An ambitious novice nonconformist blogger by hobby.

I enjoy traveling and learning world languages. I currently speak three and a half I would say: English, Spanish, Japanese, and One-half Turkish. Turkish is the newest one I’m learning — very fun. And Turkey’s not so bad in itself. I teach English/ESL in the city of Adana. I plan to teach all over the world during my career, which has only just begun. This will be my third year in teaching. Turkey has a nice draw to it. A special kind of gravity. I may spend three or four years here. But then I must continue on my way…. (Sweden, Russia, Japan, Argentina, Brazil, Thailand, Korea? Who knows what’s next. But the world is my oyster. But hey… It can be yours, too! No reason we can’t share this oyster! ;)

I also enjoy music. Contemplate joining/forming rock band, learning bass, singing, picking up the guitar again.
We will see… Teaching is a full time job after all!

Enough about me. Tell me about yourself!

My email: 84adam at gmail dot com.
(I love fan mail!)

Enjoy the blog and comment away!

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