Karma is Real (Just Not How You Think)

March 25, 2018 0 Comments read Life

“Karma is a bitch.”

You’ve heard that phrase a million times. And each time, you’ve hoped beyond hope that maybe, just maybe…it was true.

That a cosmic, unseen hand of justice1 would make sure assholes got the payback they deserved.

The douchebag that ghosted you. The boss who makes your life living hell. That fucker who fucking fucked you over.

Even the most hardcore atheists have all prayed at times, “God, I wish karma would bite them in the ass.”

Well, I have good news and bad news.

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Cry Like a Man

March 15, 2018 0 Comments read Life, Masculinity

For the past 2 years, I’ve been trying to learn how to cry. But it hasn’t been easy.

As a boy, social conditioning taught me that crying and showing emotion was weakness. I was made fun of. Called a sissy. So pretty quickly, I learned how to numb and shut down those parts of myself.

Now as a 32-year-old man, I’ve seen the costs of having those protective barriers up. The ceiling it’s put on my emotional range. How it’s limited me in my relationships. How it’s left me feeling numb, empty, and confused.

Kept me out of my heart and in my head.

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Breaking the Phone Addiction

March 1, 2018 0 Comments read Life, Productivity

A few months ago, I spent two weeks in the mountains of Spain on a spiritual retreat.

It was wonderful.

I spent most of my days completely content with whatever was happening – whether that was watching an ant crawl over my hand, eating in silence, or just simply breathing. Being. Existing.

Two weeks of utter peace and contentment

Which all got ripped away from me in just twenty minutes.

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