This seventh episode of Our Evening Tea is supplementary to an article posted to the A Beautiful Grind Substack, entitled “To Defy Death”.

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When forced to plead for one’s life, returning to traditional life constructs afterwards can be challenging for some, due to compromises they might have made in their pleas for continued existence, setting those determinations deep into their subconscious mind. Like a deal with the devil, but the opposite, whereby worldly desires are abandoned for a higher purpose in some cases, or simply survival for survival’s sake, in others. To complicate the topic further, in the United States (where we are coming from) and maybe in other places around the world, ensuring survival itself is a life-and-death situation at all times, with little to no community support. How do different people reckon with life after near-death experiences and other close calls with the reaper? We talk about all of this and more in this episode of Our Evening Tea.

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This sixth episode of Our Evening Tea is supplementary to an article posted to the A Beautiful Grind Substack, entitled “Habitat Deprivation in America”.

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Almost everywhere (if not everywhere) in the world has access to the outdoors, at least in some reasonable capacity, for anyone to make use of; on their way to get groceries, visit friends, head to work, and other daily activities, people can make the choice to make some of these trips without being locked into a car; everywhere, except for America, where being a pedestrian is a lonely endeavor and often feels like a political statement and/or dangerous. Being a country with immense amounts of wealth (albeit improperly distributed), this seems absurd that infrastructure has yet to be developed with everyday outdoor activity and the health of the population in mind. In this episode of Our Evening Tea, we explore this situation through our lenses as well-traveled Americans, flabbergasted by the lack of people outside every time we step foot back in the United States.

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This fifth episode of Our Evening Tea is supplementary to an article posted to the A Beautiful Grind Substack, entitled “Unapologetic Self-Growth”.

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The status quo is easy to maintain and will grant us comfort for a while, but eventually will lead to crises of the spirit and so our world. Growth- both of the self and greater society- is necessary for the development of life itself. As we grow, though, all in our own time and space, at our own rates, of our own will-power or urged by the divine, contention will arise between friends and family who just don’t get our ‘new selves’. This contention (and how to deal with it) is the subject of this episode.

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This fourth episode of Our Evening Tea is supplementary to an article posted to the A Beautiful Grind Substack, entitled ‘Let’s Normalize: Laziness”.

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In such a fast-paced world as we are living, where productivity is held in the highest regard but we often find ourselves asking the question of what or who such productivity even benefits, is it wrong to take time for ourselves, in whatever way we choose? Is it harmful to ourselves and each other to allow ourselves to doom scroll, sit around doing nothing, incessantly watch tv or play video games, generally find more time and energy for hobbies than work, or “waste time” in any way? Is high intensity production for the system of capitalism any better, in the grand scheme, than sitting around doing what might be deemed as unproductive by the same system?

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This third episode of Our Evening Tea is supplementary to an article posted to the A Beautiful Grind Substack, entitled ‘An emotionally-balanced badass’.

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Maintaining a disposition of relentlessness towards life itself, coupled with kindness and a gentle approach to collaborating with our fellow humans is more difficult than one might expect. Due to societal factors out of our individual control, we are forced into positions where we must oftentimes forego the good sides to our basic human nature. Transcending this current state of the world society would benefit all, but how do we take the steps to doing so?

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This second episode of Our Evening Tea is a follow up to an article posted to the A Beautiful Grind Substack, entitled ‘The Modern Pop-Culture Idol-Worship Society’.

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We have all been set up from a young age to idolize certain people, from entertainers to politicians to religious figures and beyond. This culture of idolization is deeply engrained in modern human society; everywhere we look, we are being directed to worship people rather than to simply appreciate their efforts. Join us as we discuss why this is and how this effects us, and join the conversation on Substack (through comments and the subscribers-only chat space) to figure out what we can do to alleviate some of the relentless pressure this puts on everyone to be something other than ourselves.

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This first episode of our relaunched podcast, Our Evening Tea, is directly related to an article posted to the A Beautiful Grind Substack, entitled ‘A Human Perspective on AI’. Articles sent out every Sunday; related podcast episodes posted shortly after.

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Throughout history, new inventions and technological advancements have been touted as being for the benefit of society and people. Inventors invent things that seem to fill a gap; to offer something useful. But the evolution of economy has led us to a point where these new inventions and rapidly advancing technologies are being used as a tool by the ultra-rich to line their own pockets, above all else. Join us as we discuss this capitalistic conundrum we are facing today, as AI comes full force into every market, directly effecting our everyday lives.

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