The J-Spot

How much do you think you are worth? As much as you would love your income stream to be coming from your vlogging activities, it just isn't going to happen for you until you purchase yourself. That's right, purchase  yourself . The world is brimming with teenagers vowing to be the next YouTube, Twitch, and Tiktok entrepreneur. I should know, I have a couple of them. We've all been young and naive about where money comes from and how it multiplies, so I'm targeting this article to those guys, and girls... let's be politically correct, it is 2020. Aren't we, as adults, really doing the same thing with our blogging, coaching, painting, writing, and other free-lance activities? If we've learned our lesson, the answer is no. When my son or daughter says to me that they will be the next millionaire, it makes me proud. At least I know they have self-worth. But, putting such a hefty price tag on yourself, as a kid, might make you feel a little de...

The Talisman by Stephen King My rating: 2 of 5 stars I have read so many of King's works, I was having trouble finding one, when I came across this title. I didn't check the copyright date before reading and starting really struggling to get through the thing. Of course, I had just finished reading 'On writing', and I suppose it kinda threw me when I was seeing all of King's suggestions being broken one by one. After you check the publication date you will see it is one of his very early books. Before he started killing his darlings. The story is good, but it is so descriptive that you just skip a lot of it. I found myself jumping to the next bit of dialogue just to use my imagination a little. I can't complain. The combination of his book ' On writing ' (A FIVE STAR READ- every writer should read it- IMO) and then reading this early work of his, have showed me what I am doing to my readers when I don't murder my darlings a little, too. Lord knows...

There is no denying that the ultimate power man could posses would be the ability to see into the future.      Arguably, the imagination can be so vivid, that we can falsely believe we posses some of this power in minute portions. As it stands, we rely totally on our memory and imagination to reach out and envision our past and future. But, what if there were a way to know what will happen next, for certain?      Einstein called, what we know of today as 'quantum entanglement', 'spooky action' of quantum particles. 'Spooky' because there is no tangible explanation as to how two particles, once entangled, can arrive at the same conclusion even when separated by huge amounts of space.      Schrödinger's cat was an example of the basic conundrum. Theoretically, if a cat is in a box and makes no noise, you cannot know if it is dead or alive until you open the box. However, some would argue that you may know by the smell. ...

Is what you see joyful? Cover your eyes. Is what you hear joyful? Flex your joints to a point most unfortunate. Is what you feel joyful? You must start again. Be joyful. Jay Horne is an author and publisher out of Bradenton, Florida who has shared a genuine interest in philosophy and martial arts since early childhood. He is a husband and father of four. View all of his professional and philosophical works of literature on his Amazon author page where you will find blogs, videos, and free excerpts: Jay M Horne

I realized that I really had no control over how fast Life offered up its goods when death came. At least, I realized it for a brief time. Old habits die hard- no pun intended.      When I was just a boy, I recall wanting everything now. Now, now, now. For everything I found interest, I really went for it. I wanted to be the best baseball player without ever swinging a bat. I wanted to be the fastest runner without ever competing in track. I wanted the newest, best toys, without ever doing my chores.      As I aged into my teens and began working a part-time job, this ignorant desire for instant gratification followed me. I spent money as fast as I made it, and even money I had not earned yet.      My abundant desire for more was nothing to be ashamed about, as I look back, I can see that it was simply a desire for a more full experience  of what life had to offer; a yearning for some perfection.      I would ask my...

Have you ever heard of someone feeling better because they have been taking a cold shower every morning? Has a friend or family member ever told you how great they feel after cutting sugar out of their diet? I think we all have witnessed how amazing people begin to look when they dedicate themselves to an exercise regimen. Are these things just better for us, or is there a secret behind doing things that we really, would just rather not do?       I had been working as an EMT for the better part of ten years, and had become quite use to seeing and doing things that nobody would rather do. The horrific and stressful experiences I placed myself in at work, more than one hundred hours a week, had in turn caused me to produce a home-life that was pretty cozy. Thus, when I changed jobs to a less stressful one, I started gaining weight and became much more volatile. Why, when I had much less stress in my life, was I declining physically and emotionally?    ...

Making choices is inescapable. Or is it?      I know my wife must sometimes take my non-opinionated viewpoint as an insult when she asks me where we should have dinner, or what we should do for fun. My answer is normally, "I don't care," or "whatever you like."      It was just something that had become so ingrained in me that it was hard to make choices anymore. Maybe it was largely due to my past experiences of disappointments, or perhaps it was just a sole remaining morsel from my brush with enlightenment a decade earlier.      I suppose making any choice sets us up for possible disappointment. But, if I admit that to be the reason for my inaction I would surely be marked as one who's disagreeable to disappointment altogether. Rather I grew so used to disappointment that it became dull, and I began to ask myself if making a choice to begin with were a form of selfishness.      Now as I go on in years I can see things diff...