We just had Thanksgiving in the U.S.- a holiday that is notorious as an opportunity to indulge in whatever food/drink you want and (hopefully) not feel bad about it :)

It is definitely important to have values about what you put in your body, but in a strange way it actually seems healthy to allow yourself to "go off the deep end" at times.

By doing the opposite of what is sustainable or ideal, sometimes, you can actually realize more clearly why you maintain discipline the majority of the time.

A reminder that if anyone would like to post videos of themself sharing a helpful insight you can, even if it links to your YouTube channel. That's ok- just not an advert for a service or product

David

A popular blueprint for a human's life timeline is 'be as successful as possible despite any negative effects to health, happiness, relationships, etc. so that my children will be born into a better survival situation than I was.'

But no matter how good a person's life situation is the highest pleasure will always be basking in the greatness, power, and love of God.

Both a poor monk and a rich king can dedicate their lives to God, but the king will be more distracted, more busy, and therefore less successful in learning esoteric wisdom which requires long constant meditation and unlocking higher states of consciousness.

Hi everyone I hope you're well - currently near Limoges in France and will be on the south coast by the weekend where I can rest a little bit. France is huge! I thought it would take about 5 days to drive from the north to the south but in total it'll be about 2 weeks. Overall it has been amazing so far- here are some pics:

I can't remember the last time I heard the word 'courage' being used by any modern source of entertainment or information

Courage is essential for solving the most important practical problems in life

What I feared when I was a teenager was becoming comfortable in life, because then I'd no longer need courage in order to sustain myself, and without courage it's very hard to avoid stasis

An insight from a session:

"Live a life that God enjoys watching."

This would resonate mostly with people who are embracing Spiral Dynamics Stage Orange / Green 👍🏼

From a session summary:

"You may struggle, but a man who struggles to do a good thing is a good man."

David

This morning I realised that I often use 'man' when speaking in my social life, and that removing this would give me much more control when speaking. It'll mean that I'll have slightly more silence in which to to think of what to say next.

So instead of "Woah that's really cool, man", and I'll remove the man and just say "Woah that's really cool"

Courage is simply doing things easily and comfortably that other people would find scary.

Thus what is deemed courageous changes depending on what social group we're in.

For example, in certain groups of men it is not considered a great feat to ask a woman out on a date, but in other groups of men it certainly is.

A key insight from a session summary:

It’s worth noting that after we turn our backs on God, we have to compensate for the loss of true peace and love that can only come from God- we build a structure of habits which gives us frequent spikes of energy throughout the day in order to simulate a happy disposition. But in between these very brief spikes of energy, the person is semi-depressed due to spiritual malnutrition.