type of job where you just say and do kind things all day long and feel happy noticing that other people are happier for it
I am always so proud to say "that's my job" 🥰
no one could have explained to me the beauty and poetry of the intimate connection between your own happiness and that of others, between your own joy and what is god for the world
I'll allow the typo
it can be stated or pointed to or even demonstrated - but it can't be truly explained because no one has ever done what you need to do before, no one has ever given your gift before, your joy and service are unique
I saw plenty of examples of the kind of things I wanted to do, the kind of life I wanted to lead, the ways I wanted to explore and play in the world. but no one had ever done it the way I yearned to. I didn't even dare to imagine it until I woke up one month living it
it was like seeing puzzle pieces on the floor but the colors and shapes seemed so different and I wasn't sure it was even the same puzzle until I blinked and there it was finished in front of me
"you mean I could trust my deepest wisdom and be as kind and loving as possible and help as many people as I can in my own unique ways with all of the weird skills I've cobbled together....
and follow my curiosity towards the things I'm interested in and express myself in unusual and vulnerable and even edgy ways and have a blast doing it?" ridiculous
since people are asking, how did i find this? i can't explain how you'll find it in your life but i can tell you how i found it for myself + did here
am i hiring? not currently, but i am always looking for people to collaborate with or volunteer their time, and if i had ~4-10x as much funding as i currently do i would would have great things to do with the $ and would definitely hire people
best way to collaborate with me (and get on an eventual hiring pipeline): read my stuff, practice good reply game, DM's + Zoom's when I'm ready, collaborate on a project when we're both ready, help source funding for win-win-win collaborations...
also just - put your stuff out there! write that blog post, record that podcast, start that gofundme/kickstarter, post that song, do your weird dance on the sidewalk... being yourself + giving your gifts will help you find the people you need in your world
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there's a good reason for a semi-unspoken social stigma against people taking out their phones when present with each other: it doesn't feel good!
but that's because people typically contract their awareness when using their phone
if you are nearby someone with their awareness contracted, so they stop being aware of you and have all their attention focused on something else, that feels awful (albeit in a subtle way)
in that moment, you don't exist to them. it's like their consciousness is saying, you don't matter. we can perceive that and it doesn't feel good
if you have a spare couch or guest room, it seems to me that offering it to trusted friends, travelers, and couchsurfers for short and long stays is one of the most underrated but commendable, prosocial, even counter-culture (building a better world) actions available to you
my life and work is made possible by the generous friends and souls who put me up for 1 night - 6 weeks and i'm so grateful to every single one of them
with each person I stay with I genuinely feel that my staying there with them is of true benefit to both of us. the exact benefits and shape of the experience with each person and place but at its best a short stay can transform both of our lives irrevocably
from reading a book or two and hanging around spiritual scenes and only a very short moment of practice i've picked up a number of mental models of awakening
these models are maps - and may or may not even be particularly accurate models of the territory. they're just some concepts I've acquired over time in a cluttered attic. i'm listing for my own reference + sharing in case it's useful
- no suffering: while the awakened person may experience pain or physical hardship, they will not experience psychological suffering in any circumstance. they are equanimous with their experience, regardless of their fortune or misfortune