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THE MALEVOLENT MIND

Yesterday on Friday FaceTime, I talked about how our thoughts write our reality. But the truth is, sometimes those thoughts are absolute bullshit. I’ve learned the hard way that my own drawn conclusions can take me to some pretty dark places. I’ve lost people because of it. I’ve made myself miserable when nothing was even happening, just because my mind was building up World War III in my head. It really fucked me up.  READ MORE
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WISE ASS WEDNESDAY

Do You Really Need Expensive 'Wellness' Gadgets? Here’s the Truth So, as you know, Michael has been on a bit of a tear lately. If you’ve been listening to the pod or caught him in a particularly honest mood, you know he’s been questioning the absolute hell out of the yoga and wellness community. And honestly? I’m right there with him. It’s started to feel like you need a six-figure salary and a second mortgage just to find five minutes of inner peace. Since when did "wellness" become a luxury subscription service? READ MORE

EPISODE CXLIV: SLEEP NOW

   I was going to talk about something else.  Something important.  However, I was very tired and it made me think about how tired people are all the time.  So I thought I would focus on that.  Why don't we sleep? And why is it when we try we still don't? These questions and more in this episode. MUSIC FROM THIS EPISODE PRESSURE - Nadia Ali, Starkillers, Alex Kenji (Alesso remix) KEEP ON GOING - Fleetwood Mac I DO COKE - Kill the Noise/Feed me INSOMNIA - Faithless SO TIRED - Ozzy Osbounre SLEEPYHEAD 2005 - Passion Pit/Sofi Tukker

WEEKEND

 So, I’ve decided to move the Gratitude Chronicle to Saturdays.  Since I brought back the "Michael Moment," I wanted to do this "Friday FaceTime" thing where I drop a video update. It’s funny how I relegate things to specific days, but it actually got me thinking about something Bhante Sujatha talked about in one of his Dharma talks. I wanted to revisit that here. READ MORE

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