Vacation brain is awesome. All I did was eat and drink and walk around and not deny myself anything so my brain is like “wow great town. I should move here. It would probably be like this every day”
i’ve made a spotify playlist every single month since 2011.
that alone guarantees i can never cancel the service.
each month is a compressed emotional snapshot of who i was, what i wanted, & what i was running toward or away from. it’s the closest thing to time travel i’ve found.
music > photos for memory recall. simply pressing play reinstalls the firmware from that time.
There is a version of your life that will never exist because you would not endure the pain required to reach it.
Suffering is not the enemy of greatness. It is the doorway.
I’ve exerted myself many times over the years in many different forms. Long distance running, MMA, weightlifting. Just overall pushing my body to its limits consistently.
What impresses me and stands out about her performance is the level of refinement, sophistication, and embodied joyous mentality she displays.
Everything has a place and a purpose.
All of her movements are efficient yet beautiful.
And she ties it all together under a carefree, feminine, joyous poise that we’re sorely lacking in mainstream culture.
There’s a level of purity and authenticity to her performance that can’t be faked, only embodied.
Her message is “You can be excellent and have fun. Be joyous and free.” Not the typical “You have to eat blood, sweat, sh*t, p*ss, and tears for years if you want to be a fraction as dedicated as me.”
She throws all of that in their face with her effortless style.
Anyone can suffer. But it takes someone truly courageous and free to say “I’ll find a way to enjoy the strain. Not only enjoy it but have fun doing it. Be happy, joyous, and free.” And she did. That’s what makes her performance so powerful.
She didn’t let other people false programming break her spirit.
She found a way to get her fighting spirit back.
She didn’t settle for a life full of suffering like most people do.
And she was elegant and graceful doing it.
That’s why this performance has people enraptured imo. Even if they can’t put their finger on why, this is it. Every other performance I’ve seen is barely a blip on the radar in comparison. Just more of the same messaging.
But the mentality she displayed in this physical form can be embodied in anything you do.
Suffering is optional. Suffering is easy.
But can you challenge yourself to enjoy everything you do? To have fun with it and still be great?
Facing the most shameful, weak, unpracticed, undisciplined version of yourself with compassion in order to grow and get better is the quickest path to self actualisation
Love the Alysa Liu story because it's anti striverslop. Obviously had to overcome a lot but is seemingly uninterested in romanticizing the struggle. Yeah work hard and don't give up haha anyways isn't this so fun and exciting? Just a chillmaxxing spiritmogger with nothing to prove. Very cool and refreshing archetype to promote on the big stage. I have definitely learned a thing or two
Major cheat code for life: Increase your recovery speed. You will get rejected. You will lose money. You will embarrass yourself. The goal isn't to avoid the fall. It's to shorten the time between the fall and the reset. Fast recovery compounds.
May you know discernment without cynicism, wisdom without apathy, boundaries without detachment, and love without self-erasure, so that you may embody ancient principles integrated with modern awareness.
Alex Honnold: "Nobody achieves anything great because they're happy and cozy. It's about being a warrior. It doesn't matter what the cause is. This is your path, and you'll pursue it with excellence. You face your fear because your goal demands it."
i believe in re-reading and re-watching your favourite books & movies at different stages of your life.the plot never changes, but your perspective does.