A few simple things I've been doing have me feeling amazing this morning. I have been enjoying receiving lessons from Kabbalah. This morning I prayed outside for five minutes. When I speak these prayers, I ask to change myself: "Creator, please help me..." I was up last night reading a book. I noticed that I was in the magical hours where 10pm becomes midnight in the blink of an eye. I put the book down and got in bed before 11pm. Using mouth tape and an eye mask also improves my sleep quality. I am enjoying a breakfast of fruit and a generous drizzle of honey. Some coffee too, easy on the caffeine. When I eat my main daily meal, I first lay down and take three slow breaths. Then, I chew my first three bites thoroughly while walking around my living room. Then I eat my meal. This intentional transition helps me eat more slowly. Yesterday, a friend sent me a voice note that caused me to feel emotionally wonky. I responded this morning from a place of emotional neutrality. I also feel confident in my ability to notice when I am scrolling social media unconsciously. In those moments, I log off and put my phone away. What's a small improvement you've made this year? Let me know 🤗 Cheers, Loop |
A group of us were chatting after the writing part of Writing Club, and we were really getting into it on different spiritual ideas. Someone asked, "What is the fundamental unit of spirituality?" He explained that with coding, printing a statement like "Hello world." is the fundamental unit of writing software: compiling code and displaying the results. A friend suggested that witness consciousness is the fundamental unit of spirituality. This is the state of noticing thoughts and emotions...
Some poet wrote that April is the cruelest month, but for me April was the chillest month. This has been one of the most relaxing stretches of my life. I got comfortable with showing my face on the internet. I experienced 43 divine moments. I am building my first mobile app. My friend Saara is helping me improve my online ecosystem with thorough conversations and detailed homework assignments. I manifested my essay being shown to 3,000,000 people. I filed my most complicated taxes to date. I...
For this edition of the newsletter I am sharing excerpts from my notes from a lecture on the shadow that I attended in March which was led by Someone who Knows: The shadow can contain amazing qualities, but it is dark and mysterious and taboo. "I'm not a thief, but I steal from convenience stores when I'm drunk." This is an attempt to return to psychic wholeness, to acknowledge what is suppressed within us. Light: "I want to save everyone!" // Shadow: Uncompassionate acts. The shadow arrives...