Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-onlyHow the NAVY Seals Remain Calm Under Extreme PressureIt’s a lot closer than you might think — Being a NAVY Seal has to be one of the most hardcore jobs there is. It’s hard to even imagine what they have to do, see, and process on a daily basis. …Navy Seals6 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·PinnedMember-only14 Mark Twain Quotes That (If Applied) Will Change the Way You See the World Forever“Life is short. Break the rules. Forgive quickly, kiss slowly. Love truly. Laugh uncontrollably and never regret anything that makes you smile.” — Why do we love Mark Twain so much? After all, he’s been dead for over 110 years now. Although, saying that, Jesus has been dead far longer and he’s still loved so I guess that kind of thinking doesn’t stand up so well. Maybe it’s his humour then? Or his…Mark Twain6 min read
PinnedMember-onlySOMA Breath — A Personal ExperienceIt’s Not Always Sexy, But It’s Real — … but let’s start with the sexy part first. The First Encounter Unlike other breathwork techniques, SOMA Breath has specifically designed brainwave music that’s designed to drop you into a deep meditative state. I didn’t know that at the time. …Soma Breath6 min read
Published in SYNERGY·3 days agoEarnings from July 2022 (My Highest to Date)Things are on the up — If someone had told me when I first started writing that I’d be making over $1,000 a month, I would have bitten their hand off. I also would have dismissed them as crazy people. Yet here I am, doing just that. And I haven’t gone crazy (yet!) There’s been a…Make Money Online5 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·4 days agoThe Life Keanu Reeves Dreams AboutHint: It doesn’t involve the Kardashians (and I couldn’t agree more) — The world doesn’t need more reality TV shows, flash-in-the-pan stars, or glorified celebrity news. It doesn’t need more bulging biceps, swinging dicks, or dollar signs either. We have enough of that. So, even though Keanu Reeves is one of those celebrities that’s in the headlines, he’s cut from a different…Keanu Reeves4 min read
Published in ILLUMINATION·5 days ago10 Carl Jung Quotes That (If Applied) Make Life More Beautiful“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are” — Carl Jung knew that for life to be beautiful, it needed to be whole. But for his life to be whole, he first had to accept and love all the facets of his being — the light and shadow, the conscious and unconscious, the glory and the guts, the chaos…Carl Jung4 min read
Published in Fuck Niches·5 days agoWhat I Unintentionally Found Out About Myself During A 5g Mushroom JourneyIt’s not sexy but it’s real — Once the mushrooms had kicked in, I had 10 minutes to convince a mother of two that she hadn’t gone crazy. I failed. But by the time I knew what was going on, she had packed up her things, grabbed her keys, got into her car, turned the ignition, and…Psychedelics6 min read
Published in Better Humans·6 days agoHow Writing Everyday Is Helping Me Overcome 20 Years of AnxietyI know it’s weird but it’s true — Anxiety is like a sniper that hits me between the eyes when I least expect it. It’s like being sucker punched by my childhood self that takes great pleasure in laughing in my face. He seems to do all this without a morsel of shame too. I know deep down…Anxiety4 min read
Published in Mind Cafe·Aug 1Stress Management Exercises Founded Upon Modern Science & Ancient WisdomDiscover easy and effective tools and techniques for everyday life — The American Institute of Stress reports that 120,000 people die every year as a direct result of work-related stress. I don’t know about you, but I don’t love my job that much that I would die for it. And I’m sure the other 120,000 other people don’t either. So, let’s…Stress Management11 min read
Published in Writers’ Blokke·Aug 1The Difference Between A Clever Person & A Wise Person (According to Albert Einstein)And he was both so he knew a thing or two about what it takes — Albert Einstein was a wonderfully eccentric German professor who developed the theory of relativity and the most famous equation ever written: E=mc2. He also helped to lay the foundations for modern quantum theory, win a Nobel Prize, hold 50 patents including one for a refrigerator, camera, and an electromagnetic pump…Albert Einstein3 min read
