unsolicited advice on health, happiness and how to not be a dummy with finances
“The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”- Marcus Aurelius Meditations Book 5.20
Despite Satan’s best effort the year of our Lord 2020 is officially over. As we go into the new year I’m thinking of one of my favorite teachings of Stoicism— the obstacle is the way. Continue reading “The Obstacle is the Way- Happy New Year!”
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There are a lot of swears in this post but not because I’m mad. I’ve just cutely named future iterations of me catchy things like F*ck-This-Sh*t Me. F*ck-This-Sh*t Me is a key figure since this post is all about fasting and I’m pretty sure I’ll regret the whole thing by Monday afternoon but it’s a fun post. If you don’t want to read any swears the takeaway message is I’m doing a 5-day fast and it’s important to do hard things every once in a while.
Having just finished a delicious meal of pizza and fried-chicken, Late-June Me agreed to partake in a 5-day fast starting the week after July 4th because why not? “Wow, that’s so brave of Late-June You,” you might be thinking. Nope. Late-June Me is just an asshole. Continue reading “How to do Something Hard- The 5-Day Fast”
A lot of us live our lives in a never-ending battle to keep it together. It feels like we’re being pulled in multiple directions and, frankly, it’s exhausting. We’re in a constant state of low-battery mode and we’re not sure how to charge the thing.
One problem is we totally misunderstand how our brains work. Continue reading “How to Recharge Your Life Battery Through Stoicism”
I recently went on the personal vision quest where I went a month without alcohol. It was less fun than you might imagine. But, having that month in the rear-view has made me reflect fondly on the lessons it taught me. The most important lesson being not to commit to being sober for a month when you’re three drinks into the night.
Now that I’m allowed to drink again I think the month of sobriety was good stoicism training. The whole thing got me thinking: What else makes me happy that I can cut out for a month at a time? Continue reading “A Month Without- Finding Happiness by Being Miserable”
Wrestling is a tough sport. It teaches you discipline, the value of hard work, and how to lose a lot of weight in a short amount of time. If you can get through a good high school wrestling program you can get through just about anything.
In a former life Mr. Burrito Bowl was heavily into the singlet wearing sport of wrestling. Not wrestling as in WWE, more like, “Hey why is that kid not drinking any water? Let’s for sure not date him,” type of wrestling. Basically the sport kids played when they weren’t popular or tall enough to play basketball.
I had a real love/hate relationship with wrestling. On the one-hand, wrestling isn’t fun. It’s hard work and sucks most of the time. On the other hand, wrestling gives you sense of pride for having not died while performing your sport. If you can get through a good high school wrestling program you can do almost anything you put your mind to.
Despite stunting my growth an inch or two and making me borderline insane in high school, wrestling taught me several life lessons I still keep with me today. Continue reading “Seven Skin Tight Life Lessons Learned From Wrestling”
Small talk is among the worst things modern humans do to themselves. I think someone invented small talk as a goof and people just didn’t realize it was only supposed to be a joke to annoy normal people, not something you actually do. Despite its origins, there are full-on small talk people—people who enjoy pinning other people down to tell them unimportant facts about their lives and opinions they happen to hold. Here’s a quick list of the people throughout history who enjoy being on the receiving end of small talk:
Continue reading “Why Small Talk is The Worst”
Stoicism is a cool concept, and word in general. Stoicism. Just say it. It really is fun. Not only is it a fun word to say, stoicism is an important character trait to develop. Stoicism is defined as “The endurance of pain or hardship without a display of feelings and without complaint.” Yippee! It’s a great tool to help you become tougher and more content, which ultimately leads you to being happier. Continue reading “The Power of Stoicism- Standing in The Cold”
