Living life calmly isn’t always possible

Sometimes we need to be assertive, and alert to rapidly-changing situations. But for the most part, being calm isn’t a passive act. It is intentional. Calm people regularly commit and re-commit to a calm life. They rearrange their environments to maximize calm. They exert boundaries in their relationships to minimize stress.

We do not need to impress anyone

You provide real value, and you don’t even need to smile when administering your elixir.

Be genuine. Be real. Be valuable. That's it.

Conscientiously physically slower

When we slow down our movements and even how we talk physically, which we are all capable of doing, it’s like moving down a gear or two to match the speed of the present moment. Agitated people are often a gear or two too fast. As such, life comes at them very quickly and they have to do more to process everything.

Drip by drip makes a wave

We are primed to pay attention to things that happen in a thunderclap. But the events that change our culture often happen over time, distributed across parts of the population too small to notice. The first challenge is finding the focus and patience to work on the synchronized adoption of important ideas. And the second is to not sacrifice the larger goal in a frenzied hustle for the big break.

Embrace your freakery

After a while, most people stop being consistent because they begin to judge themselves as ‘weird.’ You’re consistent precisely because you aren’t normal. Embrace your freakery. Little good happens when you try to be like everyone else.

Do more

We have one life. We need to let go of the fear of annoying some people. It’s inevitable, but so is your genius. We are literally composed of the same creative energy that holds the moon in place. Why would you hold back?

Taking the first step

Taking the first step is the difference between actually pursuing your passion and just dreaming about it.