Mike "Bagel"
@bagelpuc
Small Business Counselor, Podcaster, Writer, Connector
Mike "Bagel"
liveyourvalues.co
James Buckhouse • How to Say Hello
In an age of distraction, nothing can feel more luxurious than paying attention.
Alexi Gunner • idle gaze 067: slowpunk
This is because the so-called self is a construct of words and memories, of fantasies which have no existence in immediate reality.
Alan W. Watts • Become What You Are: Expanded Edition
What has been helping:
- Regular sessions with my wife and a therapist who is a trained zen guy - for giving a bit of guidance to both of us, because she can understand what my experience up to a certain degree.
- Books and online resources on „Spiritual Crisis“ that focus on easing into the process and giving a positive outlook (please no doom
Waking Up with Sam Harris - A New Operating System for Your Mind
non-dual awareness
Pick business partners with high intelligence, energy, and, above all, integrity.
Eric Jorgenson • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
French existentialist philosopher and fellow multipotentialite Simone de Beauvoir argued that freedom isn't just the absence of constraints; it's the act of consciously defining oneself.
This freedom comes with ethical responsibilities — to make choices that align with one's core values and consider their impact on the world.
Creative Hackers • 🔄 Redefining Depth😳
Yet the fundamental loss remains—it doesn’t just dissipate—and, in a strange way, I think it can become a magnet for other losses. We come to see we are all simply creatures carrying around our ever-deepening loss. Small griefs seem to collect around the bigger primary grief. I think this realization allows us to become a true human being.
Amanda Petrusich • Nick Cave on the Fragility of Life
When you’re living in the real world, there’s space to reflect, to choose which global issues to engage with and which to leave to others, and to have genuine conversations. In reality, people who think differently or live differently aren’t necessarily villains in need of cancellation. Where social media can feel like a space where everything is
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