#019 - Beauty is often associated with indulgence, and the virtues of frugality and efficiency are often associated with ugliness. If we reflect further, however, beauty, frugality and efficiency look like complimentary qualities with indulgenc

Opportunity of Now

Jul 1st, 2020 5m 30s

#018 - A replicable framework for effectively taking advantage of the opportunity of agency in our lives and being as strong as we can be could be defined as follows: acknowledge our powerlessness > have gratitude for our agency > make use of i

Motivation

Jun 24th, 2020 4m 57s

#017 - Is angst a forgone conclusion for many living in the served world? How can angst be dealt with and motivation become more systematically experienced?

Dreams

Jun 17th, 2020 7m 54s

#016 - What is the balance between romanticism and cynicism towards dreams?

White Supremacy

Jun 10th, 2020 8m 31s

#015 - How can we tune out the noise and know where to begin dismantling white supremacy? Like unraveling the knots of many issues, taking a look at beginnings and isolating variables is always a good place to start.

Moments

Jun 3rd, 2020 5m 32s

#014 - Do we wait around for "big" moments in our lives to give us feeling? Do we use them as drugs and an escape from our meaningless and unfulfilling lives? We do we sustainably and healthily feel in all our moments, big and small? Are some m

Beginnings are Bitter

May 27th, 2020 4m 32s

#013 - The start of anything meaningful is bitter. The ability to extract benefit starts with bitterness. Feeling and its subsequent benefits aren't been possible without bitterness, and there's an interesting, scientific metaphor that supports

Feeling: Opening the Floodgates

May 20th, 2020 3m 53s

#012 - A life well-lived is marked by meaning and fulfillment - prerequisites that come with a prerequisite of their own: feeling. Without it one can't experience meaning, fulfillment or a robust life. The problem is we can't pick and choose wh

Bailouts

May 13th, 2020 5m 21s

011 - We know bailouts serve the rich and corporate. Why does it seem we're more perturbed by assistance being extended to those more comparable to us humanly and socio-economically, though?

Objective Truth: A Realization

May 6th, 2020 6m 11s

#010 Does objective truth exist? Is it possible to prove it? Can its absence be proven? In the tenth episode of Primordial Provisions, we briefly dive in.

Denial and Suppression

Apr 29th, 2020 6m 35s

#009 Are we using the time we have to make deposits or withdrawals from our life account? Deposits require acknowledgement and addressing of issues; withdrawals come when we deny and suppress those issues.

Uncertainty: Reality or Perception?

Apr 22nd, 2020 7m 34s

#008 - We find ourselves in a time where the ability to imagine our futures is more difficult than ever. This can leave us feeling anxious and unable to make decisions. Is anything certain? Is anything uncertain? How can the discussion of those

Prestige: a Trick and an Illusion

Apr 15th, 2020 7m 18s

#007 - Are we making decisions based on intentions of gaining prestige? What is prestige? Is it something we should intend on?

Respect: a Trivial Pursuit

Apr 8th, 2020 11m 53s

#006 - Respect is the end-goal of the money, power, respect process. This is truly a trivial pursuit that leads to the acquisition of wants at the expense of needs and long-term instability.

Money and How It Can Be the Door to Distraction and Destruction

Apr 1st, 2020 13m 16s

#005 - Understanding the acquisition of money, or provision, and how, like control and power, it is out of our hands is an essential foundation of a humble, stable life. Getting it wrong can take us way off course.

Power and Dealing with Our Utter Lack of It

Mar 25th, 2020 8m 50s

#004 - Power for most of us is more of a contemplation on our powerlessness. It can be quite a disempowering and depressing topic if not pondered in a manner that keeps our agency intact and in the forefront of our thoughts and subsequent actio

The Ultimate Projection

Mar 7th, 2020 5m 52s

003 - Psychological projections and the veracity of arguments for meaning, or lack thereof, in life are explored and connected.

Control and Agency: Which Prevails?

Mar 5th, 2020 6m 14s

#002 - How the perception of control blocks us from taking advantage of our most potent opportunity in life: agency.

Loss, Acceptance and Moving Forward: a Needs-Based Framework.

Mar 4th, 2020 8m 15s

#001 - In the inaugural episode of Primordial Provisions, host Ali Elashram discusses his view of dealing with loss and how it informs so much of our way forward as people.

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