Welcome to the Mind Fuzz newsletter, a recap of three things that are on my mind this week.
1. Stillness
This is perhaps the first time in my life (since I was a kid) where I don’t feel like I’m in a rush.
I think it’s been a struggle, especially as a young man, to differentiate between contentment and resignation.
Contentment with the life I’ve built, the people that surround me, and my daily habits.
But a slight battle with resignation, in a world where we’re always told we need to be more or have more.
For the longest time, contentment felt like resignation to me.
This is a side-effect of a ‘self-improvement’ journey, where you’re always supposed to be ‘bettering’ yourself.
But stillness does not need to bring guilt.
And I think trying to avoid this stillness is the missing piece to that fulfilling life we’re all chasing.
I expand a bit on this topic in this week’s article if you want to read it.
2. Stagnation
If you’re getting sick of the thing, stop the thing.
I’ve been force-feeding myself for the past six months to regain all the weight I lost when I was backpacking.
I pretty much hadn’t looked forward to a meal for that entire time (crazy, I know).
So I gave myself a few weeks off and ate as little as I wanted.
Literally of my cravings came back and my entire feeling towards food has reset (for the better).
Moral of this quite boring story: if you hit a wall, just stop trying to force yourself through it.
Even if it feels like you’re stagnant, you might be making more progress than you realise.
3. A Hero’s Death
This is where I’d usually post a cool quote and elaborate on it, but nothing I add will make this better.
Taken from A Hero’s Death by Fontaines D.C., perhaps the recipe to a good life:
Don’t get stuck in the past
Say your favourite things at mass
Tell your mother that you love her
And go out of your way for others
Sit beneath a light that suits ya
And look forward to a brighter future
Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death
Hope you’re all doing well friends, have a good week!!