Daily Letter

Science, Nature & The Future

"Fuck it we ball" is for stress about the future
"It is what it is" is for stress about the past
"This too shall pass" is for stress about the present

Inspiration & Quotes × People & Society

No complaints November?

When I'm working with people, I often suggest a little practice as a homework assignment. For some period of timea month maybeI suggest they drop any claim that there's something wrong. No more complaints, resentments, or blame for a whole month, just to see what else is there. Whenever they become aware of a complaint, I suggest they ask themselves: "What am I feeling right now that I don't want to feel?"
The usual response I get from my clients is, "You've got to be kidding! How can I handle my life without com-plaining? There's so much to complain about!" But when people do experiment with the practice, the results are very interesting. They start to realize that their attitude of complaint-of problem-has been serving a function. It has been allowing them to keep their life at arm's length.
It's given them an excuse to postpone living their life in the moment. You could try this experiment yourself and see what happens.

Misc

"Tomorrow will be better."
"But what if it's not?"
"Then you say it again tomorrow. Because it might be. You never know, right? At some point, tomorrow will be better."