“In many ways, the only way out of the intellectual, affective, relational, and creative limits imposed my modernity is to intentionally pay more attention to modernity’s death rather than try to fix, replace, or escape it.” -Vanessa Machado de Oliveira- Hospicing Modernity

The ceiling of your potential is determined by the size of uncertainty you’re willing to tolerate.

Underrated life advice: Do what most people avoid. Wake up early. Focus deeply. Move daily. Be present. Have difficult conversations. Do what you say you’re going to do. Recipe for a good life.

We spend too much time arguing like we're right—and too little time listening like we're wrong. Diatribes don't change minds. Productive disagreement depends on showing respect, curiosity, and humility. The most compelling teachers are the ones who are most eager to learn.

Talking to a woman, she goes "wait hold on, first you were saying you're a Buddhist, then you said you go to synagogue, now youre talking about Jesus. What's going on here?" It never occurred to me that might sound weird at all to someone until she mentioned it. I'm a mystic.

People think that to “love life” means to fully relish beauty, pleasure and connection. But a true lover of life is someone who also finds a way to feel love during times of darkness, ugliness and loneliness. People may look at a hedonist and think they are someone who really

Utah with no offense. A tradition unlike any other!

I’ve been in the medical field for about 14 years. I wouldn’t let a conventional doctor practicing western medicine touch me with a 10-foot pole. It’s worse than any of you could imagine. The system is set up to manage symptoms, not address root causes ever. The entire model is

Major cheat code for life: Don’t wait. Take that crazy leap of faith. Say the words now. Tell people you love them. Apologize when you should. Forgive. Everything in life has an expiration date. Opportunities don’t wait until you’re ready. Miss them now and you miss them forever.