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.
Each year I strive to spend time away from social media. My social drug is Instagram. This year was interesting to say the least: but it proved to be just what I needed to give my mind some slack.
I’m a fan of keto. It has helped thousands of people regain health when all seems lost in a world of over-the-counter medicine as the only cure for dis-ease. But, let us not become engulfed in our efforts to show the world who we are on social media that we forget the reason we’re improving: to heal.
In a world where genuine love is so defused, social media can eliminate uncertainty. It is the perfect drug that can teleport you into the realm of love and belonging.
“There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” — Vladimir Ilyich Lenin. The times they are…weird? In this post, I dive into some things learned from going cold turkey on social media for the time being — or until COVID-19 takes me home.
With social distancing measures firmly in place across the globe, have we considered taking it a step further? A virtual step further?
“I’m taking a break from social media. See you all in a month.” I have seen several variations of that line from friends and “influencers” I follow in recent months. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Social Media is scaring the shit out of me.
There is a problem with Facebook that supersedes social media addiction and their ridiculously stupid ad placements.
In this weeks brew, Josh writes about a youtube video he is enjoying — wait, two youtube videos, and a quote he is contemplating.
