Eliminate all distractions and just sit.
No screens. No audio. No people.
Just sit and soak in the world.
You’d be amazed at how different 30 minutes feels.
I help busy people do inner work.
Eliminate all distractions and just sit.
No screens. No audio. No people.
Just sit and soak in the world.
You’d be amazed at how different 30 minutes feels.
Want to improve everything in your life?
Add mindfulness to it.
This came to me while lifting weights.
When I’m mindless, I’m focused on vanity metrics (e.g. how heavy can I go).
When I’m mindful, I’m focused on real metrics (e.g. how clean can I perform the move).
And being focused on clean form will result in far more benefit than being focused on sheer weight. Because the problem with “heavy as possible” is that, in most cases, the result is “cheating the reps.”
Either range of motion is shortened, momentum is counterproductively used, or bodily adjustments are made to make the movement “easier” by incorporating more muscle groups (that aren’t designed to be involved in the lifts).
Mindfulness makes us aware of these cheating tactics and reminds us to use lighter weights so that we can use full range of motion that’s free of momentum and is focused exclusively on the muscle groups that are being specifically targeted.
So, too, are the benefits of mindfulness evident in every other area of life:
Mindfulness brings full presence to each task. And if the task is worth doing, you might as well do it right. Otherwise, why do it at all?
What a waste to miss out on what’s here because we're too busy whining about dreaming about scheming about what’s over there.
It’s quiet up here Above clouds Above signals Above noise I’m disconnected And my mind begins to float. Looking down I imagine What’s being said What’s being heard What’s calling for attention And I brush at my beard over what’s not. Not everything needs noise To feel seen To feel heard To feel connected But noise isn't the type To just give in or relent. The window calls me back And as I look upon the clouds And vast sky And bend of the earth I feel a deep sense of calm and— I glance back at my screen I clack a few keys Move around a few lines And unknowingly wonder how I might Maximize this poem's Shares and likes.
We’re all given a finite number of moments to live.
The moment that you’ve currently made it to, also happens to be the precise moment when it all ended in another person’s story.
Now is a gift.
One that so many others would have done ANYTHING to have back.
Live like you mean it.
When I rush, I forget things. When I take my time, I remember.
When I skip my daily 20 minute power nap, I feel drained for hours. When I remember to take my 20 minute power nap, I feel great for hours.
Likewise, when I skip my daily one hour workout, I feel guilty for the entire rest of the day. When I discipline myself to do it, I feel confident and proud for the rest of the day.
When I pause between tasks, my mind is able to buffer out former tasks and brace for the next ones. When I don’t pause between tasks, I get scatterbrained and carry former tasks into future tasks.
When I give myself one hour to write an entry into MoveMe Daily, like this one, I usually finish in 20 minutes. When I give myself 20 minutes to write an entry, it usually takes me an hour.
Slowing down isn’t a mistake; it’s a strategy.