Understand who you are By writing down Everything you are not And never want to be Let each list item Act as a guardrail That turns vast landscape Into paved and pointed roadway
Helping busy people do inner work.
Understand who you are By writing down Everything you are not And never want to be Let each list item Act as a guardrail That turns vast landscape Into paved and pointed roadway
How can you say someone is beautiful If you haven’t yet Peered past the cover Of their book?
Eyes closed Content Is eyes open Freedom Joy independent Of scenery Is fulfillment In every step
Whenever possible, rather than stopping your forward momentum altogether, try slowing down instead.
One of the worst strategies for finishing a marathon is to sprint-stop-sprint-stop-sprint-stop the whole way.
When you feel yourself getting winded—adjust your pace; shorten your stride; give yourself more time to breathe.
And at all costs: delay the urge to stop.
While rest might seem like the most energy efficient decision in the moment, as physics demonstrates, keeping your body in motion is actually the most energy efficient option long-term.
So that we’re clear, I’m not advocating you never stop working.
I am advocating that you commit to a working pace that you can sustain rather than one that you have to constantly start-stop.
For example: rather than read 100 pages sporadically every month or two—commit to 10 pages per day. And if 10 pages becomes too much, don’t stop altogether. Drop it to 5 pages per day. And if that’s still too much, drop it to one page. And if that’s too much—you’re playing yourself.
Keeping the momentum alive in your daily tasks is key to efficient and effective forward movement in your life.
Starting a stopped body is much harder than keeping a body in motion.
Keep your body in motion even when (especially when) your mind wants to stop.
I am forever A seed planter Burying potential in the endless mud Of our collective mind Some will grow Many will die What comes to be Isn’t for me to judge or define I am not sun I am not nutrients I am not water I am forever a seed planter What’s planted In the mud Of your mind Is for the elements Of your life To nurture or decline
…What a beautiful mindset for getting things done long-term.
Committing to something for months/years/life can be intimidating.
But committing to today?
No problem.
Just for today: read, write, draw, exercise, meditate, etc.
And simply repeat this mindset again when you wake—tomorrow.
The spirit has no age And yet is shackled To the age we tell it to act From the people who tell it to us From the people who told it to them From the people who made it up The spirit has no age Let it roam free To be as it may— Age-free and un-trapped.