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The wordle sums up most of the main topics to know about transcendentalism. Sometimes you need to take a step back and remove all the impurities of life. Discover what its like to live with the bare necessities to truly experience what it means to exist.

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Poem 1: Walt Whitman - "Song of the Open Road"

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Poem 1: Walt Whitman - "Song of the Open Road"

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No one in life has a decided fate, everyone's nonconforming path grows and guides their way through life as you do, with every decision influencing the next. The poem lets us know all people are accepted, no matter who they are, what they look like, or what they've done. People all are following their own path, and everyone else is doing the same and sometimes people interfere with each other unintentionally. It's survival of the fittest for everyone to reach their end goal, which is to be successful, or find what makes them happy.

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82. Song of the Open Road. Whitman, Walt. 1900. Leaves of Grass

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When I view this image, I transcend to a place of calm, relaxation of a more simplistic life. Separated from the real world, you feel as if you're there, floating around in the silence and divinity of space, gazing at nothing more amazing than the stars. Staring back at earth, noticing how peaceful everything looks from this far away.

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Following the pathway of life to find happiness and success, people take the fastest route possible to achieve their dreams. Some may take risks that land them in a precarious situation, and they stop and think, Was it worth it? But you need to train your mind to focus on your goals, not waste time reminiscing on the past that can't be changed. Transcend beyond the lower problems in life and create a blissful mindset to guide you to the finish.

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Too many outside forces interfere with our trains of thought, making one of the easiest abilities a human can have, one of the hardest challenges we can endure; The ability to think freely, and share free spirited intentions, without being corrupted while passing through the walls of society.

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People pretending to be something they are not can drive a man crazy. Everyone is wired differently and people have different views of certain topics. Self-reliance is the key to finding peace and not to worry about others views, just believe the facts that bring serenity to your unsettled mind.

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Out of the hundreds of stories that have a happy ending, we self-rely to filter out all the negative outcomes and only view the one-in-a-million chance stories to make us satisfied.  This shows how are society believes what we want to believe is true and reject all other possibilities. Many people are afraid to be wrong and will believe anything that doesn't prove them otherwise. For example, The majority of stories about medical miracles that don't work are seen as the normal majority of what is likely to happen and the 1% of miracles is what everyone chooses to believe, despite its skeptical authenticity.

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What to trust in a "post-truth" world | Alex Edmans

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Nonconforming to a practice or idea may benefit you spiritually, but maybe sometimes that's not the case physically. People refusing to get immunization shots because of their religious beliefs or simply because they don't want to are causes sickness outbreaks, putting themselves and many others in danger. Even though being yourself and believing in your own ideas is the goal, it is sometimes in everyone's best interest to conform in life-threatening situations

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some states allow parents to get out of vaccinations. then this happens - cnn

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Some states allow parents to get out of vaccinations. Then this happens

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Two states experiencing a measles outbreak, Washington and Oregon, allow parents to opt out of vaccines simply because they want to.

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It's not easy to come out saying you're a different gender or a different person but many people do it to make them happy or do what feels right. They have the guts undergo nonconformity and be who they are, but receive backlash and hate for minding their own business and making a change to better themselves. Communities have been made to give these people a way out and a place to feel accepted. But at the end of the day, the only thing that matters is you being happy.

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more us teens are rejecting 'boy' or 'girl' gender identities

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More US teens are rejecting 'boy' or 'girl' gender identities, a study finds

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More teenagers are identifying themselves with nontraditional gender labels such as transgender or gender-fluid, according to a new study.

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While Transcending above social life, nature can still have a big effect on your mood or mental health. During the summer or spring, the bright sunshine and breeze can brighten your whole day and feel happy and weightless. With clouds, rain, and dark skies, you feel this weight of sadness and gloominess encroaching upon you when the days get shorter and darkness rolls in quicker. The way your mood is determined lies in the eye of the beholder.

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Do Changing Seasons Affect Your Brain? | Ear Biscuits Ep. 166

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Does Fall fill you with excitement or despair? R&L examine why seasonal changes influence your thoughts, feelings, and state of mind on this week's episode of Ear Biscuits. Sponsored By: Stitch Fix: Visit stitchfix.com/EAR for an extra 25% off when you keep all 5 items in your box.

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The fish is being the outlying figure, instead of conforming with its fellow peers. Nonconformity might make you stand out like a sore thumb, and people might not like you, but the only thing that matters is believing what you think is right, and no one else. You shouldn't be afraid to be yourself or create new ideas.

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This image relates to simplicity and intuition of knowledge in the sense that comprehension roots from nature. Nowadays facts and common knowledge pass through the filter of textbooks and other pieces of information before being showed to our minds, causing us to be all thinking the same ways, without variation. Many things can be learned when feeding straight from the source, which in turn creates new, original ideas.

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Song 3: The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows

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Song 3: The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows

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"Turn off your mind relax and float down stream
It is not dying, it is not dying

Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void,
It is shining, it is shining.

Yet you may see the meaning of within
It is being, it is being

Love is all and love is everyone
It is knowing, it is knowing"

People focus too much on the future and worry what it might hold for them. The song shows how there is no changing whether we can see the future, but it tells us there is nothing to worry about. People are too caught up with the future that they miss the valuable moments passing by them in present day. Practicing simplicity is the answer to their problems, live in the present, not in the future, not in the past.

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Image 2: Vincent Van Gogh - "Starry Night"

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Image 2: Vincent Van Gogh - "Starry Night"

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The painting represents life from above, isolated from society, where thoughts run freely between human, nature, and God. Views of transcendentalism involve being secluded from the conformity of your surroundings, letting the mind run free, crossing the threshold of common knowledge.
What lies ahead is up to the person conducting the train of exploration.

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Live your life with purpose, effort, and individuality. All decisions made in your life create a custom mold that form your future, building up block by block. It's not always bad to break the rules, if it means separating from the conformed pack and finding who you truly are.

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Song 2: Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It

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Song 2: Twisted Sister - We're Not Gonna Take It

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"We've got the right to choose it
There ain't no way we'll lost it
This is our life, this is our song

We'll fight the powers that be just
Don't pick our destiny 'cause
You don't know us, you don't belong"

The overall theme of the song is rebellion, which can be seen as nonconformity. People have the right to be free, uncontrolled from anyone else, following their individualized pathway of life. Everyone was made different for a reason; to have an escape and be the deciding factor of innovation and exploration beyond the known.

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"working hard to get my fill,
everybody wants a thrill payin',
anything to roll the dice,
just one more time"

People try to live life longer with less substance, rather than a short, jam-packed excursion. Self-reliance helps them enjoy every second of their life, disregarding who or what is in their presence, learning to live in the moment.  Making every moment count without regret and worry of what is to come is the name of the game.