VanDamm

creating and living a beautiful life. facinated with the human condition // writer, artist, made to flourish. Essays ↓

[DR22 Ω 🪬🎭 @DejaRu22]

Those of you that have been here a while have heard me praise and rave on about what an incredible spell
“MY TIMING IS ALWAYS PERFECT” is,

Just start saying, out loud, with force and conviction. And see what happens.

I just pulled up to the airport 30 minutes before takeoff for an international flight.

Checking in luggage calmly, I notice the desk attendant frantically hurrying and pacing as she processes my boarding pass.

(Good charisma training: ALWAYS shoot your shot for upgrades, perks, and special allowances. JUST ASK! You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take)

I see the opportunity and go for it:

“Excuse me, I’m a little worried (I wasn’t actually) about missing my flight as takeoff is very soon… I’m wondering if you can help me, do you think it would be possible to be escorted quickly through security?”

The answer was no.

And the reason for that? My flight needed some cleaning (wtf) and would be delayed 25 minutes.

And everything worked out super smooth.

“MY TIMING IS ALWAYS PERFECT” is a strange affirmation. It works in weird and odd ways, seemingly able to reorient reality and re-arrange circumstances that would typically otherwise be far outside your control.

Use it. Spam it, even. And then let me know what you noticed as a result of it.

Namaste.

[BONESAW 🕊️ @BonesawMD]

God sized vision.

Do not hide.

[RAW @rawknuckle]

2many stressed out young men tryna sprint to a goal forgetting to smell the roses - you are in heaven not hell

Best time to be alive & there's no finish line - even when you hit your master goals the posts will automatically shift & the race will begin again

Live well always

[BONESAW 🕊️ @BonesawMD]

burdened with so much life force it doesn't even make sense

[BONESAW 🕊️ @BonesawMD]

Most replying to this post are celebrating

This is the surest sign you are dealing with a loser.
It is a filthy disease. Join me as I say: Yuck.

So many people live in misfortune, are unlucky, and find themselves to be the recurring victims of 'random' tragedies –– and it is bc they see someone struggle to accomplish something noble and are filled with a pathetic ankle-biting glee.

If there is a type of person to avoid getting close to, it is one born into this malignant species. Their thoughts uglify their face and body, it casts a dark cloud in their surroundings.

Their presence will diminish you, they steadily decrease your own fortune. The individual signs are small but glaring.

Distance yourself from weirdos w/out hesitation

[Augustus @AugustusDelano]

One of the worst things you can do is refuse your cross, ignore the hero's call, and always wish that things were different rather than accept what is and do your best to work with it

[AvantPrince_ @AvantPrince_]

You have to pinpoint the feelings you love and aggressively try to carve out more of that feeling within your life, perhaps its being able to order whatever you want whenever you go out with your girlfriend without even breaking flow to check the prices, perhaps its being able to have your mornings to yourself with a coffee and no time pressure to leave the house to settle into the day, perhaps its great camaraderie or the ability to wear whatever you want and constantly express your unique style in the workplace, whatever is your definition of a good life, cultivate that, everyone's else's musings and thoughts mean nothing as they don't connect to your authentic enjoyment

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

what holds you back from accessing this in any given moment is fear.

you cling to what keeps you safe.

giving it this level of intensity and wholeness of your essence puts your very Being on the line.

failure becomes a perceived deeper hit to the Self.

in reality, this level of being transcends any level of “failure”.

failure seizes to exist when in this state. only movement. evolution.

what keeps us safe limits us.

[Ben Calusinski @BCalusinski]

The most capable version of you is locked behind pressure you haven’t faced yet

look at almost every great founder

A perfect example is how Elon was nearly bankrupt multiple times, the businesses almost collapsed entirely, yet he is the richest man in the world today

and this isn’t unique to him, YOU have unique abilities too

when you actually talk to high level guys, there’s a humbleness to all of them
because they all know it could’ve gone the other way

You’re pushed to a breaking point where there’s no clean exit, no safety net, no guarantee and then somehow it works

For a long time i thought that was pure luck

Now i think it’s something different

The Chicago Bears this season were the best 4th quarter team in the league. down by ridiculous margins. looked dead. and then something would flip in the entire team and they’d play better football in those final minutes than they did any other point in the game

that’s real and is NOT random

The crazy part is

that capability was always there

the 4th quarter didn’t create it, the scoreboard didn’t create it, the external pressure just gave them permission to access something that was already inside them

and that’s the thing that changed how i see almost everything

you don’t need a breaking point to unlock this, you don’t need a substance, a near-bankruptcy, a 4th quarter deficit, or another person to flip that switch
it’s internal

it’s already in YOU

the external pressure is just the shortcut most humans default to because doing the actual internal work is harder and less obvious

but when you learn to generate that state yourself (without the crisis), that’s when everything actually changes

most people never realize it’s even possible and many of you will doubt me

this might be the most profound thing i’ve learned and started to embody this year

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

@AvantPrince_ needed to read this as I begin writing online. thank you

[Veronica, Collagen Scientist 🇵🇱 @celestialbe1ng]

The opposite of depression is a euphoric state, and maintaining it is key to preventing degenerative disease and premature ageing.

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

God is in everything if you open yourself to seeing it. This realization colors everything you do once you glimpse upon it, and then stabilize it.

[AvantPrince_ @AvantPrince_]

Broke: Men need to go to work to make money

Woke: Men need to go to work to learn skills

Bespoke: Men need to take their work seriously because in seeing god in even the smallest menial actions they will exalt themselves to self mastery, everything is a transferable frequency

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

LIFE IS A BEAUTIFUL GAME THAT I GET TO PLAY. I HAVE A VISION. BUT THE PURSUIT IS THE REAL REWARD. THE PURSUIT IS PLAY. VIOLENT EXPENDITURE OF MY LIFE FORCE WITH A PRESENCE SO DEEP; SO GROUNDED AND CALM; SO INDICATIVE OF INTERNAL COHERENCE. WALKING WITH GUSTO. MOXIE. I LOVE LIFE.

[Path of Men @PathOfMen_]

life when you realize there is only abundance in the world and all limitation is a mental illusion

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

Don’t rush. Ever. You are betraying the natural beauty of your own rhythm. Walk until you decide to sprint. Cruise until you decide to kick the turbo in. Methodically. Intentionally. As a byproduct of your living.

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

once you rid yourself of slop and start getting your life together its like remembering you’re literally supposed to flourish as a human.

like how could I have ever thought otherwise??

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

@ok6ixx bofum

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

most people will hate to hear it, but you should literally never have to ask ur girl for sex.

she should literally be throwing herself at you constantly to the point where ur turning her down.

if ur a young ambitious dude w direction and the audacity to go get what u want, that is..

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

once you start getting your life together you realize 2 things:

1 most people have no idea who they even are or why
2 the rest do, and settled for a life and self identity that was comfortable

the competition is zero.

[VanDamm @_vdamm]

tears literally welling in my eyes at the thought of how grateful I am for the life I get to live. nowhere near where I want to be, but the process of growth is so fun.
life rewards those who celebrate her.