What if the worst thing that has ever happened to you is actually the best?
What if your pain/suffering created roots so deep that no amount of wind can uplift the essence your spirit lives in?What if you let go of trying to think your way out of your trauma and trust in your body’s ability to heal itself? Turning the thing that turned you into the thing that transformed and informed you — that is the embodiment of Post-Traumatic Self Compassion.
The best way I can describe the BOOM experience is, for a brief moment in time, being slung out of the orbit of normal everyday waking consciousness, and being thrust into the outer layer of existence, floating, contemplating and feeling the actuality of the NOW, in all Her beauty, fragility and complexity. This act of leaving the rat race to pursue absurdity for a brief period of time is so rare.
“We may not be responsible for the world that created our minds, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.” — Dr Gabor Mate. In August 2021 I visited the Earth Awareness Nature Temple in the heart of the Netherlands to attend a Magic Mushroom retreat.
Personal development programs are popular in today's 'fix me because I'm broken' culture. The promise for 10x growth sells. However, all self-improvement programs, mindfulness strategies and retreats forget one key element to healing: the animal.
"Moderation" is the great lie of the century. It was invented by senile men who are living in despair and have zero skin in the game of sustainable fat loss. When you eat the right foods –meat! – your body has a natural moderation-sparing valve that sends feedback to your energy-dense brain, letting it know you're good for the next 16-18 hours.
I’m going to save you a long rambling build up and just get straight to it: below is a list of the most ponderous/favourite books I read during the past year or so. Any of these would be great additions to your reading list for 2022.
I spent the majority of 2020 in my creative work and books. These four books radically changed my mind about many things — but mostly: they gave me the courage to Listen To My Gut and find the courage within me.
Ed Catmull, the co-founder of Pixar, describes the creative process in his book, Creativity Inc., as having two fundamental laws: story is king and trust the process.
The last three years of my life have felt like a movie containing a beginning (the lust), the middle (the suffering) and the end (the return). Stephen King and Steven Pressfield have, through their books, given me a framework to understand the importance of the three stages.
It would seem we are all subjugated to the same reality, and therefore, similar frame of minds during COVID-19: fear of the unknown. I have listed 3 books that I believe will add some benefit to your life over the next few weeks of social distancing. Who knows — they may even change your life?
2019 was a shit show. At least, this was the case for myself. However, it was made bearable due to the relentless authors mentioned, which include: Ryan Holiday, Sam Harris, Viktor Frankl and more.
Here are 7 things I took aways from the awesome book I've just read by Daniel Kahnmen, Thinking, Fast and Slow. It was a great read -- a book I wouldn't normally go for, but it was worth it. It challenged my perceptions of why we act and think the way we do!
A book everyone should read. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck is a compact master piece by Mark Manson. This is post is the notes I took and thougts on the book, enjoy.
