When it’s uncomfortably hot on a walk or during a car ride, pretend you’re in a sauna.
Author Archives: John
Independence
Take no one’s word for it.
Creation
You’re on the hook for what you write, not what you read.
Prescriptions Can Only Do So Much
Following someone’s footsteps is almost as hard as following someone’s footsteps.
Food
Be kinder about your relationship with food. Food is the first way we learn to self-soothe as babies. It’s association with alleviating discomfort is a strong one.
No Gurus, No Teachers
If enlightenment, joy, and grace are available to all people, then they cannot be accessed through books, words, thoughts, teachers, or gurus. They are experienced individually and directly.
Self-Knowledge
The beauty of biographies, self-help books, and spiritual texts is not the knowledge or advice they provide, but the spark they ignite in you to examine your own existence.
Opt-Out, Don’t Tough Through
Billions of dollars are spent to steal my attention on devices, websites, and applications.
I likely don’t stand a chance. So better to opt-out then tough through.