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When Cú Chulainn eventually realised that he had been mortally wounded, he tied himself to a large stone so that he could die standing up, face to face with his enemies. There he remained for three days, still capable of striking fear into his foes. No one dared approach him. It was only when the Morrigan, in the form of a raven, perched on Cú... See more

Still, when retreating into the past to escape the overwhelm of choosing one’s future, even back then, the task of becoming oneself was never suspended. I was no more free from this daunting task of selfhood than I am now. But in recollection, the work appears already completed. That version of self has made their choices; the consequences have... See more

"For me, that’s pretty much it: waking up and being excited and curiously restless to face the day ahead, and being very present with that day, and then going to bed feeling like it actually happened, that the day was lived. There’s nothing more than that, really."

There are two ways to make the world more mesmerizing: to seek out new and increasingly intense experiences, or to loosen the filters that make ordinary experience “ordinary”. You can go skydiving, or you can meditate for long enough that walking feels like skydiving. Either way, I think what we’re seeking is an escape back into what we used to be,... See more

And as you tightened your grip, cinching your hands together midway down the too-prominent knobs of his spine, and as he signaled to the yellow-vested Rent-a-Cops to come and take you away, maybe that was why you thought suddenly, fondly, of your mother, and of the time she came up from behind and wrapped her arms around you as you struggled with a... See more