PHILIP NADEL

is it a tragedy or an inconvenience

"Are you still under the illusion that you'll one day reach a point in your life where you no longer have any problems?"

“The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground.” — Chögyam Trungpa

One antidote is to allow yourself to imagine what it might feel like to know you'd never fully get on top of your work, never become a really disciplined exerciser or healthy eater, never resolve the personal issue you feel defines your life's troubles. What if I'll always feel behind with my email? What if listening attentively to other people wil

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Impermanence is the one constant in life. No matter what you're experiencing, whether pleasant or otherwise, understand that it's fleeting and as with all things in life - this too shall pass.”

It turns out my really big problem was thinking I might one day get rid of all my problems, when the truth is that there's no escaping the mucky, malodorous compost-heap of this reality. Which is OK, actually. Compost is the stuff that helps things grow.

myocarditis

no stress before it’s time

events are neither good nor bad, but that the way I understand them will make them so. It’s just a matter of recognizing that nothing is important in and of itself. We give it the importance, and sometimes that works to our disadvantage.