Michael Schreiber
@schreibrations
Michael Schreiber
History’s heroes know something the rest of us don’t: fear isn’t the enemy; inaction is. What we have to learn to do is lean into the things that hold us back, to move through the pain and push forward.
Jeff Goins • Wrecked: When a Broken World Slams into Your Comfortable Life
As Yanomami leader, Davi Kopenawa, memorably puts it: There is only one sky and we must take care of it, for if it becomes sick, everything will come to an end.
What Indigenous Wisdom Can Teach Us About Economics
You may be right, but that doesn’t mean that people will care. Or pay attention. Or take action.
Just because you’re right, doesn’t mean they’re going to listen.
It takes more than being right to earn attention and action.
Just because you’re right, doesn’t mean they’re going to listen.
It takes more than being right to earn attention and action.
Seth Godin • Just because you’re right…
You can't make this point better than Leslie Lamport did:
If you're thinking without writing, you only think you're thinking.
Paul Graham • Writes and Write-Nots
Too many people think freedom is the ability to do anything you want, instead of the discipline to not be a slave to your compulsions.
Ayishat Akanbix.comThere’s a common illusion that spiritually evolved, loving people never have any negativity, as though they are already angelic. They get annoyed that they still have negative feelings, and then it’s compounded by their guilt and self-frustration. They have to realize that feelings are transitory, whereas their intention to evolve remains constant.
... See moreDavid R. Hawkins • Letting Go: The Pathway of Surrender
Your fear is the sharpest definition of your self. You should know it. You should feel it virtually constantly. Fear needs to become your friend, so that you are no longer uncomfortable with it.