If you havn’t seen Rick and Morty, I highly recommend it. It has a perfect balance of entertainment, humour, sci-fi adventure, and nihilism. It features the most brilliant scientist in the universe, Rick Sanchez, and his pubescent whiny grandson, Morty, as they go on adventures through the multi-verse. The multi-verse, or Multiple Universe Theory, is…
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Distress Tolerance 10: The Ring of Power
There is a moment in The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings, when Frodo, Gandalf, and the fellowship are at a standstill in the middle of the Mines of Moria, and are not sure which turn to take next. Frodo and Gandalf discuss the events that led them to this point and…
Read MoreDistress Tolerance 9: The Kobayashi Maru
For those who don’t speak nerd, the Kobayashi Maru is a Star Trek reference. Its a test cadets in Starfleet academy have to pass if they ever want to captain a Starship, but it’s designed to put them into a no-win situation to see how they react to failure. The test is a simulation in…
Read MoreDistress Tolerance 7: Radical Acceptance
Here comes the serious stuff; something many people struggle with but in my opinion, one of the most important lessons to take to heart when you are really serious about recovery. Radical Acceptance. To radically accept something in your life, (for our purposes, mental and emotional pain) first you have to accept it. You have…
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