Welcome to the Mind Fuzz newsletter, a recap of three things that are on my mind this week.
1. Don’t Wait For The Perfect Time
Let’s talk about One Day on Netflix.
I don’t think I’ve been hit harder by a series since finishing Avatar: The Last Airbender for the fourth time.
I watched the final episode of One Day more than two weeks ago now, and I still can’t stop thinking about it.
The aesthetic and cinematography are one thing, but the storyline is just something else entirely.
Poignant, beautiful, tragic.
Two lessons that stuck out to me most:
No matter how well you plan or how long you wait, there will never be a perfect time to make something happen.
And secondly, even if it’s perfect, it won’t stay that way.
Whether life is great for you right now, or you’re hating it, neither feeling is going to last.
The people in your life aren’t permanent. Your situation isn’t permanent. And neither are you.
2. Running For Meditation
For most of my life, running had always been about getting faster and fitter.
But as I’ve gotten older (and stopped playing competitive sport), I’m truly starting to appreciate it as one of the best forms of meditation.
No matter how fuzzy my mind is, I know that if I’ve got a run planned for the day then most of the crap is getting flushed out.
I don’t run with any music (which people find crazy), but this is what makes it so therapeutic for me.
It’s perhaps the only time I get throughout the day when I’m not consuming some type of media or being distracted by some other mind-numbing dopamine source.
Just me, nature, and the pavement – all in unison.
3. The Value Of Being A Good Person
“The Count took pride in wearing a well-tailored jacket; but he took greater pride in knowing that a gentleman’s presence was best accounted by his bearing, his remarks, and his manners. Not by the cut of his coat.” – A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles.
We tend to expend most of our energy trying to look a certain way and gain positions of status to make people appreciate us more.
But you’d be surprised how far being a good person will take you in life.
Have you ever been around someone that just tends to have an aura around them?
When you meet a good person, you know it. And that’s usually defined by their mannerisms and the way they conduct themselves, not by what they’re wearing.
Isn’t it fascinating how sitting in silence for 10 minutes each day can mould your personality more than the thousands of dollars you’re spending on clothes?
A closing question for you
Are you purchasing things to mask a character flaw that you could fix by taking the time to do so? Harsh question I know, but it’s directed at me too. (Of which the answer at times has been yes)
