“If you don’t take care of your body, where will you live?” ―Kobi Yamada1 Your body is your home wherever you go. You literally can’t live without it. And since you’re stuck with it for the duration, you’d be wise to figure out how to feel at home in your body. This is difficult for many people. We don’t like how we look. We’re too fat or too thin, too… Read More »How to Feel at Home in Your Body
My wife and I play a lot of tabletop games together. And while I always play to win, I’ve come to see losing as a good thing. It’s all a matter of perspective. When the game ends and Christina has a higher score than I do, there are two equally valid interpretations: I have lost. Christina has won. They are, of course, simultaneously both true, but we rarely hold two… Read More »The Practice of Losing Well
My wife and I spent Memorial Day Weekend in a small town in central Washington to go birdwatching in the Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge. And devoting an entire three-day weekend to birding felt like a perfectly normal thing to do, but three years ago, I couldn’t have imagined such a thing. Now, I’m obsessed with birds. So what happened? And what does this have to do with becoming better? The… Read More »Passion Comes From Repeated Engagement
Note: I’m referring to being proud of things you’ve done, not being proud of your identity or things outside your control, such as the country you happened to be born in. There’s nothing wrong with that sort of pride – it’s just not what I’m talking about here. Would you rather feel pleasure or pride? Pleasure is certainly more tempting. It’s easily accessible, and it calls out strongly, begging for… Read More »Pleasure vs. Pride