Monday, 8 April 2019

Start Here: Master the Lifelong Habit of Wellbeing by Eric Langshur and Nate Klemp



The key move is to learn to distinguish between sensation and story.



Flow doesn’t arise when things are easy.  Quite the opposite.  Flow arise when we push our skills and abilities to their very limit.



We are running complex software on prehistoric hardware.  The machinery of our mind and body was built for running from lions.  It was designed to handle intense momentary stress followed by longer periods of rest and recovery.  It was not designed to handle the constant low-grade stress we navigate every day.



Adopt an attitude of nonjudgmental awareness toward even the most uncomfortable sensations. 



Meditation practice will help you train your mind for increased emotional fitness.  Meditation is to the mind what aerobic exercise is to the body.  Just as running improves cardiovascular function, meditation trains the mind in ways that enhance mood, emotional resiliency, and even immune system function.



Meditation offers a way to create sacred moments in the midst of our ordinarily profane day-to-day lives.



To not meditate is to miss out on a more focused, productive, happy life, with less stress.



 [With meditation], frequency is more important than duration.



Beneath every stressful emotion sits a thought – a thought that may or may not actually be true.



Stress often arises from stories made up of the mind.



Presence is meditation in movement.



If you really want to live a longer life, presence – not drugs, healthy eating, or any other strategy – is the best solution.



Noticing is the magical moment of being.