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Why Modern Man is Unhappy & What He Can Do About It Part 1
Imagine being told your whole life that there is a very specific playbook that, if followed, will bring happiness in the game of life. Nothing to worry about, right? Follow the playbook and you’re good. Well, you follow the playbook to a tee. It takes decades. It’s not easy. It involves sacrifice, but there is gold at the end of
We are All Terminally Human
The wonder of the world, the beauty and the power, the shape of things, their colours, lights, and shades; these I saw. Look ye also while life lasts. – Inscription on 19th century Scottish tombstone Imagine if today were your last day alive. You knew your life was going to end today, but you just didn’t know when. At any
Overcoming Social Anxiety & Redefining Success
Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind – even if your voice shakes. When you least expect it, someone may actually listen to what you have to say. Well-aimed slingshots can topple giants. – Maggie Kuhn When it comes to social anxiety, most people enter therapy thinking that they will be “successful” when they no longer feel
What To Do About That Voice in Your Head Part 2
When you fight, you invite a fight. But when you do not resist, you meet no resistance. When you refuse to play the game, you are out of it. – Nisargadatta Maharaj In part 1, we talked about how thought is automatic, habitual and designed to keep us from being killed; thus, it is often negative in nature as
What To Do About That Voice in Your Head Part 1
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool. – Richard Feynman “Did I turn it off? I think I did…But wait, what if I didn’t? The house will catch on fire. Fine, I’ll turn around and go back to check. Shit, now I’m gonna be late again.
Compassion is Logical
This is not a defect, it’s a flavor of the Absolute. – Jay Michaelson As I’m writing this, it is December 2020. We’ve been socially distancing for going on 10 months. It is reported that an American is dying every minute from COVID-19 right now. And it appears as though the next few months could be even bleaker. Having compassion