Destruction Is a Hell of a Drug
It’s easier than we think to create experiences that are bad for us, addictively bad, but that feel good. The nervous system does not morally distinguish between expansion and depravity.
Shrink The World
Every day, there is something at stake. We can use this awareness, not to scare us, but to keep us from squandering our lives.
Waiting To Start
We live up to the gift of our lives by expressing our rarity. We are each someone who has never existed and never will again. To sacrifice what is distinct about us…
What We Pay Attention To Is Who We Are
Our attention is the currency with which we buy the life we desire. Our intentions set the direction. Attention carries it out. Every hour of attention is a purchase.
Fearful Compliance Wastes Lives
Intentions create thoughts, thoughts create experiences, and experiences build our reality. We choose our thoughts based on what we intend. They direct our attention and create our lives.
Happiness: Where We Go Wrong
If we want to be happy, we have to lower our expectations. Life will not be a never-ending winning streak. It wasn’t designed to be.