Overcoming & Becoming

If you are a good judge, you will not rate the quality of a woman by how ample her breasts.

A good man knows as much as he can about his own folly. A great man might even go as far as to lessen it.

Better than to be understood is to be heard, without trying to explain or justify your own condition.

Being misunderstood is the human condition; don't try to be understood as much as trying to understand. We feel others misjudge us, but we also misjudge ourselves.

You Can Be at Peace Without Accepting the World as It Is

There's a lot to be angry about in the world, and a lot of the time we equate having peace with accepting things as they are.

But you can have peace of mind and still be a force for good in the world, in whatever small ways you can.

I think it's important for people to know that because I personally have spent many wasted years being frustrated and getting worked up about the shitshow that is modern life.

And all that anger and frustration got me nowhere. It didn't move the needle one way or the other. It was personal torment, simply because I refused to believe I was allowed to be at peace when there were so many fires to put out.

As Kasey Chambers said in her song, "If you're not pissed off at the world, you're just not paying attention."

I believed that to be true for a long time.

Until I didn't.

And the funny thing is, I'm more helpful now in reality than I ever was when I was full of bluster.

Level Up Blueprint V2

Level up blueprint