Michael Thielmann
Bio
I am an addiction and mental health counsellor living in Salmon Arm British Columbia. I love engaging with people about overcoming any challenges in their life and being vulnerable and open about my own process as well. <3
Stories (113/0)
The Identity Paradox
This may be a new concept for many people, and it seems to challenge the very core of what it means to be human. In another way, it is as obvious as our breath and more accessible than anything we could ever think or believe about ourselves, the world, and God. It is who we are when we are first born, before we start picking up thoughts and concepts along the way.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in Psyche
Lethal Skepticism
My life has been riddled with skepticism. I have basically embraced a Cartesian approach, where I subjected mostly everything to intense doubt and skeptical analysis. This has had its benefits, especially in the age of polarizing political opinions as well as fake news, faker news, and fakest news. Being an overly gullible child and teenager prompted me to later swing to the other direction, where nothing is true, everyone is probably lying, there is always a hidden agenda, and so on. Even when presented with compelling evidence from multiple sources would prompt my inner Doubting Thomas to rear his head.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in Longevity
Free Speech For All
I want to give credit to Vocal.Media for being a great platform for free speech as I understand it. I have been able to publish articles that deal with controversial ideas that definitely go against the grain of mainstream thinking, (or non-thinking, as the case may be).
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in The Swamp
Conspiracy Fact
We live in a world that is rapidly changing, and ultimately for the better in spite of popular opinion. A friend of mine called this period in our history "the last stand of darkness," analogizing it to a sort of collective dark night of the soul for humanity as a whole. We are increasingly seeing corruption and treachery for what it is, and calling people out on their devious behavior. Our united demand for a better, more loving world is paramount in undoing the dysfunctional power structure that has kept us in bondage.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in The Swamp
- Top Story - July 2017
Trance-HumanismTop Story - July 2017
I am a big fan of all the great things technology has enabled us to do, and also what it has enabled us to not have to do. While many people are still working at jobs they ultimately would not have chosen, the implementation of computer programs and advanced machinery has freed many of us from hard physical labor and moved the workplace into more of a sedentary and techno-dominant realm.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in 01
Slaving for Savings
It can be fairly difficult to cut through centuries of compounded interest in keeping the almighty dollar as the central focus of our collective consciousness. Imagining a world free of money is not often on the radar screen for most of us, as we are busily trying to keep up with the process of making enough of it to survive and thrive. The answer seems to always be "make more money, save more money..." both for individuals and corporations alike. There never seems to be enough, and we can even find ourselves drowning in debt; a negative amount of money is a great motivator to work even harder in order to stay afloat.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in The Swamp
When Money Stopped Being Funny
I won't bore anybody with the details of the history of the monetary system itself since that content has been widely available for some time now. What I want to talk about is a fundamental shift in how we view our economy where everything is meant to serve us as divine human beings, rather than feeling like we are slaving away to earn small amounts of ever-depreciating currency. At the end of the day, money is just a thought in our minds, some numbers changing on a screen, and a few coins dropped into the hat of the man busking on the street.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in Humans
Subjective Proof
This is going to be a tricky topic to even talk about, so I commend your courage in delving into this with me. The rabbit hole is not something outside ourselves that we fall into, but rather the gateway that takes us into limitless infinity within ourselves.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in Longevity
When in Doubt, Write it Out
There are few things I can think of that have helped me over the years more than simply writing out whatever difficulty was going on for me at any given time. Whether by handwriting, typing, or talk-to-speech it can be so much easier to work through any issue by simply externalizing our thoughts and feelings for our own benefit.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in Longevity
Working for Happiness
A key thing to look at in our vocational lives involves a simple question like, "What do I really want to be doing?" We're all well aware of the problem many of us can face in life. We can be stuck in the daily grind of a routine that enables us to survive, but not to truly thrive.
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in Journal
A Recovering Caf-Fiend:
This may fall completely on deaf ears and blind eyes since coffee and caffeine consumption in general are as part of the wallpaper of many peoples' lives as going to work and watching TV. The only reason I bring it up is because I have found myself experiencing many negative effects from consuming caffeine, the most notable being my seeming inability to stop "cold turkey."
By Michael Thielmann7 years ago in Longevity