I WANT TO LIVE.

A stressful disaster like this is, if not an opportunity, a forceful push to consider the hard questions. As we worry about contracting the virus, the inner voice whispers, “What if I did die? Would I be happy with how I’ve lived?”⁣⁣

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BE HERE NOW

In this video, I share my experience living a monastic life for a week at Plum Village monastery in France, and what I think you and all of us can incorporate into our daily lives for a more present existence.

It’s been a tough few months, but I knew I needed to find my sense of inner peace again.

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You’re going to die anyway.

Death is scary; you’re going to die anyway. Life is hard; it’s going to be hard anyway. Time will pass; it will pass regardless of what you do while it does.

EMBRACE FEAR. ⚡️ There is no getting around it: fear, time, and death are the constants in your life — you choose to deny or accept. ⁣

☠️ Accepting my mortality, embracing fear, and recognizing time as my most precious resource is what has radically shifted my life toward zeal, clarity, and satisfaction. You can do it, too. Start now — open your heart and your mind to your certain mortality. You don’t have time to waste.

#youmightdietomorrow #truth #bealive

What happens after a spiritual awakening

I want to experience an awakening every single day. I want to appreciate the smell of flowers and coffee. I want to force myself to engage daily in the healthy habits that I know make my life brighter and more peaceful: meditating, writing, remembering I might die tomorrow, feeling gratitude. 

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I've been really down. Talking to Morgan helped.

Y’all, I was lucky enough to be interviewed by Morgan Dix of the OneMind Meditation Podcast. The timing couldn’t have been better. First, I am a big fan of the Podcast. Second, I’ve been really down lately, and this conversation helped lift me up.

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YOU MIGHT DIE TOMORROW: THE BOOK

This book is my dream, my passion, my life’s work, and will hopefully be a major source of your inspiration to live like you might die tomorrow every single day.

It’s part life story, part real talk about death and dying, and part a collection of lessons on how to live living like you might die tomorrow. Sign up now to be notified first for pre-order.

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