Rand Eastwood is an author & blogger, artist & craftsman, and entrepreneur currently residing in Las Vegas, NV. He describes himself as an Individualist, Consensualist, Autarchist, Sophophile, & Syncretist. Certified in both nutrition and ancestral health, he is a healthy nutrition & lifestyle advocate. Under Eastwood Innovations, LLC he owns/operates both INSIGHTS Blog and Lifeology Store. Much of his fiction—including some award-winners—is available through his Amazon author page, as well as some freebies here, under My Fiction. He currently has an extensive novel under development (working title Primeval), along with various other writing projects. To follow his work elsewhere, simply follow the links in About or under Stay Connected in the right sidebar.

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The Lowest Animal

In The Lowest Animal, Mark Twain describes how animals often show greater civility than humans, causing him to ponder man's...

VIDEO: G. Edward Griffin Crash Course on The Creature From Jekyll Island: The Fed & Its Nefarious Agenda

“Permit me to issue and control the money of a  nation, and I care not who makes its laws!”  ~  Mayer...

About My Art: Why I Pursue Quality Over Quantity

In past discussions concerning my blog and/or books, many people have urged me to just start throwing stuff up on...

Contemplation: Different Types or Levels of Rock-Bottom?

I’ve hit what I considered to be “rock bottom” a few times in my life.  The first time, I was...

Today’s Cognition: Dec 12, 2021

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Why I Always Pick Up Pennies

“Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you’ll have good luck!” Yes, we’ve all heard, and chanted—and...

Today’s Cognition: Dec 4, 2021

Today's Cognition | INSIGHTS Blog by Rand Eastwood

Today’s Cognition: Nov 29, 2021

Today's Cognition | INSIGHTS Blog by Rand Eastwood

Contemplation: Self Acceptance & Working With Confidence

I recently came across the following passage in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s essay Self Reliance, which is included in the book...

VIDEO: How the Selfie Phenomenon is Redefining Beauty

I really liked the following video, and it makes a very salient point toward the end: that social media (internet/digital...

Contemplation: The Spiritual Journey, or Self-Actualization

I recently came across the following quote while reviewing Dr. Wayne Dyer‘s book The Power of Intention, which I read...

16 Precepts for Acquiring the Treasure of Knowledge (UPDATED)

In A. G. Sertillanges’ book The Intellectual Life, Catholic Priest and Political Philosophy Professor James V. Schall, S. J. makes mention of a...

The Benefits of Chuckfests

I no longer keep “stuff” around; if an item is no longer utilitarian to me, I chuck it, sell it,...