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Humor: One Of The Highest Goods

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Quick Facts

-Laughter is very good for us, and humor is an amazing form of positivity!

-Charm, humor, pleasure, and sexual vitality are all on the same vibrational plane of existence. 

-One leads to the other very easily!

-Humor is one of the highest goods, and it’s fairly easy to cultivate and improve our skills at being funny, charming, etc.

Intro

Humor, the one feeling everyone knows and loves! Although there are many variations of humor they all lead to the same outcome – a burst of laughter while trying to remember where you left your car keys the night before.

Without really meaning too I’ve paid attention to humor and humorous people, and it seems to me that humor is one of the highest goods that can be achieved by mankind, sometimes even higher than… Dare I say it… Morality! We all instinctively know this but I’m going to write about it anyway because it feels good and because I want to.

Humor In Relation To Other Feelings

We experience a broad range of emotions in our lifetimes and some of them are… Not so pleasant. Have you ever felt afraid? Angry? Sad? Insecure? Have you ever felt cringy? Disgusted? And all the rest?

Yeah me too, and to be honest I prefer the positive emotions such as… Humor! But I’ve even gone so far as to compare humor to competence, confidence, unconditional love, authenticity, understanding, and other positive emotions that are all worth experiencing on a daily basis, and it seems to me that silliness and bouts of laughter are just as if not more important than anything I’ve mentioned above! I say it again because I can already hear the disagreements even though I’m typing this in Google Docs, “but you have to be serious! You need to be a doer! You can’t have fun all the time! You need to tend to your responsibilities!”

…But who says I can’t have a good time while I do my daily tasks?

A Highest Good? Why?

I may or may not remember taking psychedelics one day while I was in the city and experiencing “the cosmic giggle,” which is a voice (that comes out of nowhere, mind you) that sometimes laughs in a very pure sense. I thought to myself, “laughter is simply a ripple of positive energy! It’s positive energy expressing itself! I understand now!” 

I realized that it isn’t just something that silly people do, or something that’s forced, or something that entertainers like to use to make money – it really is positive energy expressing itself, and that’s one reason why it’s a highest good.

Another reason is that it’s universally recognizable. I think that a highest good can be useful if other people receive it well, and that’s why humor can be right up there with conscious enlightenment and total understanding – these latter two are very subjective and difficult to share with others but humor is quite easy and fun to share with others, so even if it doesn’t directly lead to an expanded consciousness (which sometimes it does) it nonetheless brings people into a state of positivity.

Something else is that even if you possess other great traits such as confidence, competence, a large heart, lacking humor seems to be… Huge. Almost as if it’s the biggest piece of the puzzle. I’ve fallen into this before – I developed my personality to a great extent but left humor to watch from the sidelines, almost as if it was just a runner-up to things that weren’t as important, like seriousness. This is a big mistake, especially when it comes to relationships; one of the most fundamental things a relationship thrives off of is humor, and lacking it will make life quite boring and, certainly, not as fun.

How To Harness Humor

I can gladly say that I learned how to be humorous after starting from ground zero! I used to have absolutely no sense of humor when I was younger and then I came across this booklet. It’s $59.99 and it changed my life forever. Buy it now!

*Snickers a little bit.*

Naw I’m just kidding. Unfortunately, I can’t say it was simple, though – it actually took a lot of time and a lot of effort to break free from my past and develop the wit I have today. 

At first, I had to “spin” everything and literally look for ways to find humor in everything. Eventually, I could rationalize exactly why everything was funny and the next step was to actually make other people laugh.

Confidence is its own energy, right? Well, humor is the same thing – it is its own energy! If you consciously choose to develop it and be in it like you would confidence or love, you’ll find it easy to be and seem witty, funny, and even intelligent! So I recommend feeling funny first and then being funny second – after all, there are tons of jokes on the internet that are just waiting for a funny person to come along and say them in a funny way 😉

Conclusion

The one takeaway I have for you is that no matter how funny you already are (or aren’t) you have the skill, time, and patience to develop it no matter where you’re at in life! Like I mentioned above, humor is a feeling, and choosing to feel it yourself will make it contagious to others as well.

Thank you so much for reading my article! I want you to say “I choose to feel funny” a couple of times before reading the next article 🙂

The Alucard Abridged Effect: What’s Great About Hellsing Ultimate Abridged

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Quick Facts

-Team FourStar made an amazing Alucard character to learn from, especially if we want to develop hilarity, charm, confidence, unstoppablness, to know exactly what to say in every situation, and be able to consciously embrace our darkness!

Intro

I occasionally enjoy writing about certain fictional characters because they really have so much to offer the world. 

First I published the post The Alucard Effect: What’s Great About Hellsing Ultimate and now I’ve decided to write a post about a completely different character, Alucard from Hellsing Ultimate Abridged.

What’s that? Hellsing Ultimate Abridged is just a fan parody of Hellsing Ultimate with a few changes made here and there to make the show slightly more interesting and therefore means that the two Alucards are the same character?

Aha, but I must stop you there! Hellsing Ultimate Abridged is one of the greatest parodies ever made since it completely changes the core vibe and message of the show while making it as entertaining as the original show… If not more entertaining! The two Alucards are almost completely different from each other and both of them have qualities that are worth watching and developing in our everyday lives. 

There will be spoilers of the show in this post but I’ll minimize them as much as I can. Let’s begin! 

About Abridged

Hellsing Ultimate Abridged is a parody of Hellsing Ultimate created and produced on YouTube by TeamFourStar, which is why I recommend you read the post I’ve linked above before continuing with this one. They had an entire voicing crew, beyond amazing editing skills, and a slight touch of animation when creating this parody and they succeeded in changing the main theme of the show from seriousness and war into absolute hilarity.

While the same events happen in both shows the characters and delivery are completely different – the original show is serious, thought-provoking, and warlike whereas the Abridged version is mostly humorous with a bit of seriousness sprinkled in. This means Alucard changes as well, and since he’s the star of the show I’ll simply begin to describe his “new” qualities.

He’s Hilarious

One of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. 

There’s a scene in the show where Alucard’s in his basement watching TV and Luke Valentine pops in to say hello, destroying his TV in the process. The following dialogue goes like this (9:07 of Episode 2):

[Alucard] “That was a 70 inch, plasma screen TV.

*Takes a deep breath*

“So how can I help you!”

[Luke] “You must be the great Alucard.”

“Suuuuup!”

“I’ve heard quite a lot about you.”

“Oh really?”

“The nightwalker who guides through oceans of blood, beyond human, a monster whose power radiates with a darkness that casts a shadow on darkness itself!”

Alucard almost interrupts him as he says, “Oh you dirty bitch work the shaft!”

Luke is in awe that he didn’t even pay attention to his well-thought-out compliment, “…Excuse you?!”

“Oh I’m sorry, I like to dirty talk when someone is sucking my dick!

“Perhaps I should just skip to my point. My name is Luke Valentine-“

“And I’m Carmen Sandiego. Guess where I am!” 

“…I’m trying to have a serious conversation with you here.”

“Oh, so am I. And I’m failing. And I’m sorry for that. It’s just that I’m so agitated, because this blonde little shit strolled into my room, destroyed my 70-inch plasma TV, and is trying to impress me like I’m his alcoholic father!”

(Luke & Alucard aim their guns at each other)

“Be a sport and grab Daddy another beer, would you?”

…And this is only one example of his character. 

Something we can learn to do is take the humorous feeling we feel while watching something like this and be able to produce it on our own on the spot. Perhaps this is already something you can do, but I’ll be honest, humor like this usually takes effort and planning, being able to come up with it on the spot is ingenious and legendary all in one.

He’s Confident With A Gigantic Presence

I’d cite an example here but if you’ve seen the clip I linked above, you’ll know exactly what I’m talking about! Just like in the original series his confidence is very present and quite unshakeable.

Out of the millions of people I’ve met and seen (yes, millions!) no one has been as confident as Alucard in Hellsing Ultimate Abridged, myself included! I understand that he’s a persona that’s crafted and refined through many hours of hard work, but if TeamFourStar has done it for a fictional character then why don’t we do it for our own, personal character? Why don’t we spend the time and energy it takes to become as confident as Alucard in HUA? It makes sense to me!

He Knows Exactly What To Say

In fact, everyone does – it’s almost like TFS planned the script in advance or something!

Jokes aside it’s scary how good he is at saying the right thing at the right time. This is something I personally have trouble doing and love to see other people do, but even beyond that, I haven’t seen many people as good as Alucard in Hellsing Ultimate Abridged. And again, he’s a scripted character, but my thought is we have the potential to be that good on paper as well as on the spot, and that we should capitalize on this potential, myself included!

Right before the scene whose transcript I copied above Walter and Yon have a “word-off” that’s not necessarily funny but extremely clever on both sides. Not to mention the word-off between Alucard and Alexander Anderson near the beginning of the first episode. It’s priceless gold I tell ya! I certainly know a lot of people who could benefit from taking notes and practice this kind of speaking on a daily basis, myself included.

He Doesn’t Care About The Outcome

He’s really there just to have a good time, and honestly, that’s fine by me! If you don’t care about an outcome in real life you won’t be worried about it. If you aren’t worried about it you have no fear, and if you have no fear you are free. 

He’s Unstoppable

Classic Alucard, literally the best in the business… And he knows it.

“Oh what are you going to do, grab that guy who can stop me? What was his name… Michael McDoesn’tExist?”

The Alucard Abridged Effect

When you combine all of these things together you have The Alucard Effect, an aura of confidence, humor, sass, fearlessness, and perfect verbiage all in one! What if we watched the show and decided to develop the areas of life in which we were the weakest? I’ve been doing it and lemme tell ya – it’s been good fun! 

Conclusion

Thank you for reading my post! I’m always looking for unconventional and effective ways to inject positivity and consciousness into your life, if you have any requests (or would like to contact me about anything in particular) you can find me at iam@gabrielmohr.com. I encourage you to meditate before reading the next article 🙂

The Intelligent, The Mystic, and the Entertainer: The Triad of Enlightenment

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Quick Fact

-The mystics, the intelligent, and the entertainers can come together and produce an incredible amount of enlightenment and positive energy!

Intro

In my searching and with my experiences I’ve discovered that the mystic, the intelligent, and the entertainer can (and sometimes do) work together to produce a large amount of enlightenment. Why, how, and how can we use this knowledge to enhance our wellbeing even more than we already do? Read on to find out!

Overview

I began thinking about which archetypes are the most enlightening – is it the tyrant who makes your life harder, therefore makes you stronger? Is it the anxious woman who inadvertently shows you the value of your own confidence? Is it the grandmother/grandfather? Is it the father/mother? Is it the child? 

Of course, each kind of person has their own unique qualities that help themselves and others, however, three stick out as being particularly enlightening and necessary for our survival and expansion:

The Intelligent, the Mystic, and the Entertainer.

How can we learn and apply life lessons without intelligence? How can we expand our consciousness without being able to open our third eye? How can we enjoy life if we aren’t able to be entertained?

These kinds of people can easily be seen as vessels of pleasure and enlightenment when compared to other kinds of people! Sit back and enjoy as I make my case for something that we may already know somewhere in the deep waters of our psyche.

Why These Three?

We wake up and do tasks. Some of us do the same (or roughly the same) tasks every day.

Many of us are acting out archetypes that encourage ourselves and others to keep doing tasks. This, in and of itself, is why anyone who doesn’t encourage the completion of tasks is closer to enlightenment than anyone who does encourage the completion of tasks.

Part of this is because many of us consider tasks to be “boring,” “dull,” “monotonous,” etc and part of it is because there is so much meaning to be found when we do not continue with our tasks but instead fall into thinking, meditation, or entertainment even without a negative opinion of them. Yes, everyone has their redeeming qualities, but those who break free of routine (and the obsession thereof) and encourage others to see past it as well deserve their own special place in our society.

The ones who can do this the best, as it seems to me, are the intelligent, the mystic, and the entertaining.

Perhaps these three are completing tasks while their qualities shine – it isn’t necessarily the case that they must stand still and do nothing, but it’s the knowledge, consciousness, and positive feelings they give while doing such tasks. They can see past doing tasks for the sake of doing tasks (as well as the obsession and constant pushing to do such) and they can argue that doing/being other things provides far more meaning… And be correct!

This is why these three are so important – they tell us to stop and think, stop and meditate, or to have fun! All of these qualities are great, and they’re even better when they’re together whether it be three separate people or three archetypes within one being! You can have intelligence but if you aren’t conscious or enthusiastic, it won’t go very far. You may be conscious but if you cannot think about it and communicate the value of consciousness others won’t benefit from your sight. And of course, if you’re entertaining but unable to think or understand exactly what you’re doing… That may be the worst of them all ;).

And if you want to say, “but thinking and meditating are tasks” I understand your perspective. It seems most important to stop doing physical tasks first, participate in thinking and/or meditating second, then stop doing anything at all third. My perspective is that thinking and meditating aren’t tasks but are useful ways to experience enlightenment. I’m glad we understand each other :).

The Intelligent

In this scenario I define intelligence as the ability to properly:

-Observe

-Research

-Understand

-Create conclusions

-Communicate understanding

-Change one’s opinions and conclusions when new information is presented

-Adapt (if needed) when new information is presented

-Figure out and think along the lines of what is best for themselves and others

-Perform self-individualization and self-integration

If we simply had the mystic and the entertainer, we wouldn’t have anyone to observe these two and be able to make striking and stunning conclusions that make the rest say “I never thought of that.” If you combine that with proper communication and enthusiastic delivery and you have someone who is regenerative and meaningful, two qualities that enlighten and expand consciousness.

One of the proper paths of the intelligent is to, indeed, become the mystic. However, one quality I encourage you with developed minds to retain is the ability and willingness to communicate your metaphysical findings, which is something the naturally-born mystic may never do. 

The Mystic

The Mystic is:

-Conscious of metaphysical happenings

-Meaningful in and of themselves

-In complete control of their mind and their emotions

-Often calm and serene

-Understanding

The mystic is the most important piece of the puzzle, especially if the qualities of the entertainer are present. If the mystic is not entertaining their valuable state of consciousness is probably only experienced by themselves and, therefore, the others do not advance as efficiently as they could with an entertaining delivery of metaphysical matters. Mystics almost never need to enhance their intelligence since they already have what intelligence has to offer, however, I encourage you mystics to communicate your states of consciousness and how others can open their third eye.

As a mystic, becoming a spiritual teacher and an entertainer at the same time is a quality path to go down, or even simply becoming an entertainer! Also, the more we can awaken the three archetypes within each of us the more enlightened we will be!

The Entertainer

The Entertainer is capable of:

-Enthusiasm and enthusiastic delivery

-Confidence

-Being engaging

-Being empathetic 

-Making others laugh

If a teacher is not enthusiastic and humorous when they teach, they will bore their students. If a mystic is not entertaining and enthusiastic when they speak of their mystical qualities people will probably consider them strange or even crazy! Entertainment is the part of life people respond to the most, and it’s often the final step before someone else hears a conscious message (the mystic arrives at a stage, the intelligent observes the mystic and communicates about their state, the entertainer reaches out and enhances their communication by injecting it with an enthusiastic, engaging attitude).

If an entertainer has no intelligence and no mystical qualities about them their entertainment will only go so far. I encourage you, entertainers, to develop your intelligence first and your mystical qualities second so that you understand what you’re doing, change what you’re doing if necessary, and know how to do it! 

When They’re Added Together

If a quality intelligent, mystic, and entertainer are together they participate in a triangle of knowledge, consciousness, healing, advancement, and laughter! Since an entertainer is in the midst of our fantasy scene the happenings of this group will probably reach other people through social media, thereby enhancing the lives of many who watch it in one or more ways! 

For this reason, I argue that it’s very important to have conferences, talks, and interviews with the best in all three ways of life. These can be viewed in real life and through YouTube!

However, the best option is to develop these three qualities within each one of us. We can simultaneously be intelligent, mystic, and entertaining at the same time, and the sooner we realize this and begin to develop these parts of life within ourselves the more meaningful and conscious life we will live! 

The Importance Of Each Being Skilled/Talented

I’ve talked about each kind of person developing the other two parts of being, however, it’s also important for an intelligent person to develop their intelligence, a mystic to become as aware as possible, and an entertainer to become as entertaining as possible. This should probably take priority over developing the qualities which are not as developed because being very good in one area of life will open up opportunities to advance into the other areas of life. Plus, it’s great for your ego!

The Potential of Enlightenment and Healing This Way

The potential is limitless! It seems like almost everyone who is none of these three archetypes responds to at least one of these, and responding to at least one of these (hopefully highly-developed) archetypes while possessing none will, at least, give them the potential to enlighten!

If we see and become the best of these three kinds of people we will reach our full potential of enlightenment and healing. Of course, the potential is limitless, and we will reach it at the same time ;).

Conclusion

Thank you for reading! I encourage you to stop reading and do nothing for a little while, then continue reading ;).

Entertainment: The Value and Why It’s A Double-Edged Sword

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Quick Facts

-Entertainment can be good for us when consumed in healthy doses.

-We can “entertain ourselves to death” if we watch shows/play games instead of doing what we know we should be doing. Balance is key here!

Intro

Entertainment is one of the most coveted things in America today – well, in most of the world today! Many of us can be found on our phones, watching our TVs, playing video games, going to theaters, doing entertaining things, etc, etc. 

Some have even ventured to say that we’re too entertained and that we should cut down a little on the phones. I’d say that entertainment is gaining more and more of a negative connotation as time goes on, and since this is happening I’ll make sure we understand the value of entertainment and why it can be a double-edged sword. 

Let’s do it to it!

What Is Entertainment?

Entertainment has taken various forms over the years but it’s always had one common goal – to make people laugh and feel good. Have you ever been watching a YouTube video and you just, feel amazing? Maybe there’s some awesome teamwork going on or someone just did an amazing backflip. If you ever laugh or feel good while in the presence of an entertainer you know they’re doing their job correctly!

There is some biology behind this as well – dopamine and serotonin are two “feel good” chemicals that are produced inside of our body. When we watch a video and start to feel good, it’s likely that we’re experiencing an increase of dopamine and/or serotonin, and it’s even more likely that the entertainer knows the psychology behind releasing these chemicals in their audience.

Making people think they’re at ease, that they’re loved, that they’re desired, that they deserve to laugh is part of the “job description,” if you will. Beliefs are thought patterns that are (usually) emotionally charged, so making an effort to make people laugh will get (at least some of) them to think, “wow he’s making an effort just for me! He’s so funny!” That’s when their body secretes those ever-so-pleasant chemicals we know and love making them feel comfortable, relaxed, entertained.

Sometimes things are entertaining without any effort on the other party’s part – I personally find other people’s road rage to be entertaining, for example. Or if a teacher is teaching a subject and their students feel entertained in the process (usually through enthusiasm). Maybe you’ve wondered, “why is this guy so entertaining?” Well now you know, it’s a combination of trust and a good time! 

The Greatness of Entertainment/Entertainers

Entertainment has one solid thing about it – it lifts people out of the drudgery of everyday life and temporarily places them in a kind of paradise. An expert entertainer knows this and consciously performs their act to create these positive feelings, usually by knowing their audience and acting accordingly. 

I feel like we take these people for granted sometimes, especially with how many of them are available through social media. I want to stress that proper entertainers are rare and that there are a lot of people who can entertain but aren’t true entertainers. These kinds of people make up 99% of the “entertainment side of the moon.”

The people who seem to benefit from this the most are people who are of the mind. The thinkers, the intelligent ones. Thinking can be fun and useful but a thinker doesn’t have a very stimulating life in general, so watching videos or going out to see a play is a great idea for those who are in their head all day long, it’s a great way to reward themselves.

Entertainment has been around since the beginning of our species and it won’t go away until we cease to exist! A true entertainer is a very valuable person and even being able to make people feel good will get you very far in life, which segways into my next headline.

It’s Not Fundamentally Bad

The negative connotation surrounding entertainment is mostly because of the addictive quality of dopamine. It’s funny how you can become addicted to endorphins that are produced by your own body, but it’s true! Dopamine addiction is a huge reason why porn is so addictive, primal parts of your brain are secreting large amounts of it whenever you switch pornstars because, in your mind, you’re finding new sexual partners to mate with. I encourage you to watch the video series on The Coolidge Effect, it’s really quite fascinating.

Discipline and balance are helpful when it comes to entertainment because, if you over-entertain yourself, you’ll find it difficult to do things that aren’t entertaining – such as work! If you’re used to 5+ hours of entertainment per day it’ll be all you’re thinking about while you’re at work, whereas if you’re only used to 1 or 2 hours you’ll be much less addicted and be able to go for the things you want with less struggle.

Entertainment isn’t fundamentally bad, but over-entertaining yourself is. 

The Potential To Over-Entertain Yourself

It happens all the time. I see it everywhere whether it be YouTube, Dish, Netflix, video games… It seems like most of us are addicted to entertainment in one form or another, and it’s fairly alarming to someone like me. It’s easy to sit on the couch and do nothing all day while your brain is busy producing dopamine, but I’m of the opinion that this should be a treat, not a lifestyle! 

Getting out of dopamine addiction is hard but very possible, I recommend exercising (for serotonin) and achieving goals that you set for yourself (self-esteem).

Being An Entertainer

Ironically enough, being an entertainer can be the opposite of being entertained – good entertainment often takes effort, talent, and skill, most of the work is behind the scenes whereas only a small portion of it feels good for the entertainer as well.

I like to think about it like this – if you play video games and post them on YouTube you want them to be entertaining for your audience to watch. So nowadays you should have a funny personality, make funny comments and jokes throughout the session. When the video’s done you should probably edit it so that it appears in funny ways. Then you post it on YouTube and figure out where to place advertisements along with the video.

Or, if you’re a band and you want to play a concert you have to set the stage up. If you’re like Rammstein and you want to do crazy stuff a lot of effort goes into making sure everything will go right and that nothing will go wrong. Not to mention the actual performance itself… And the takedown afterward. 

Being an entertainer can be a lot of work and even boring at times, depending on your profession! That’s why I want to put this disclaimer here so that you don’t make the same mistake I did – I figured “oh, being entertained is so much fun! Being an entertainer will be even more fun!” Maybe it’s that way for some people but I doubt it’s that way for many!

Finding Balance

A lot of thought should be put into how much entertainment we should give ourselves throughout the day because, if we don’t, it may very well take over our lives and always be at the forefront of our mind.

My thought is this – if you’re being entertained so much that you can’t do the things you know you should… It’s time for a change. If you’re trudging or half-assing your stuff because you’d rather be home watching Valley Girls S2E11 it’s time for a change.

However, if you’re being entertained and you have discipline, you’re getting your stuff done and you’re being mentally and emotionally healthy – go for it! 

Find your own balance in this area of life, know your goals, and stick to them so that you don’t fall into a trap that’s pretty difficult to climb out of!

Conclusion

Thank you for reading, I really appreciate it. I’m sure that I’ve helped sort this issue out and I hope you’ll share it around and be cool like that! I’ll see you in the next article!