We want balance in the world  “Spend a little time here, here, and here. Then we’ll feel balanced”  But that’s not realistic. There’s too much to do, not enough time in the day - we spread ourselves too thin, get burned out, overwhelmed, worry.. Counterbalancing may be a better goal. It creates focus.  Spending a … Continue reading 367. Balancing act 

We can hope for things to work out… “that everything will be okay.”  We can be fearful of what’s to come… “that we’re doomed.” Or we can stay in the now, the present, this exact moment, and give our absolute best “because that’s all we got.” The present is the gift, that’s why it’s called … Continue reading 366. What about the present? 

Focusing on others is common  Gossiping, complaining, condemning  But why not focus on us? (After all, it’s the only thing we can control)  We want to get better, and that won’t happen by judging others.  Let’s judge ourselves, clean up our own shit We don’t have to clean up other people's shit, nor do we … Continue reading 365. No more judging 

1. Accept only what is true… The truth is the truth, it’s not good or bad because those are opinions, how we perceive the situation  2. Work for the common good  Why do we work? Maybe it’s only for money, but what if we started to work with a sense of prestige, giving our best … Continue reading 364. what about these four habits?

Anything external, things, situations, people - it’s all temporary  And we get a feeling of attachment towards these various topics.  “My house”  “My life”  “My wife”  But what happens when a turn of events happen?  The house burns down  You lose your job  Your wife passes away  That’s when devastation can creep in - feeling … Continue reading 363. Consider the possibility 

The days come and go People - animals - living, eating, dying  As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be The point: Not much is changing.  It could be depressing It could be affirmative But the second point is, it just is, it’s just the truth.  If we haven’t been down … Continue reading 362. It’s happened before 

The harder something is, the better we get.  It pushes our limits, opens our beliefs  We can’t be a mental midget though  We must think big and act even bigger  Because it’s easy to take the light path… and  it’s hard to take the path of most pain  But it’s manageable if we just keep … Continue reading 361. Taking the path of most resistance 

Do something. Anything.  Because Action leads to motivation and motivation leads to Inspiration.  Because if we wait till we feel like doing something - it ain’t ever going to happen.  Start small and think big. A couple base hit days start to add up quickly. 

“My car” “my girl” “my family” “my kids” My my my  People, things, this world - it’s fragile. Easily broken, but tough and resilient at the same time.  People die, things break, people leave us… And we can prepare for these moments.  Not in a cynical way, but like one who prepares for a battle, … Continue reading 359. Nothing is ours, so now what? 

Change happens.  Before cars there were horses and buggies. (Massive change)  Before electricity people were using oil as fuel (massive change)  And before the internet, people were disconnected (massive change)  Change happens, are we going to keep up with the times or fall behind?  It doesn’t matter which we choose, but if we don’t keep … Continue reading 358. Change happens