Chris Gates - Big Cool Life

Chris Gates - Big Cool Life What can I tell you about me? I’m a musician, and a songwriter and a sober guy. I think a lot...

Had a great time hanging with Charlie Star and getting to see the amazing BlackBerry Smoke. They put on an amazing show!
05/09/2025

Had a great time hanging with Charlie Star and getting to see the amazing BlackBerry Smoke. They put on an amazing show!

02/08/2025

Are you struggling to engage and get out of the alone time?

Friendships are built out of shared experiences. Close friendships come out of a lot of shared experiences. Maintaining relationships means I'm actively spending time with people on purpose. I have to put time and energy into developing these relationships.

Leave a comment and let me know if this is something that resonates with you.

01/31/2025

"I don't want to let fear put my dreams to sleep." - Stevie Wonder

When I have fear, it diminishes my spiritual health. The way that our culture has been going, everyone feels like they're under threat all the time.

If this is something that you're struggling with - moving past the fear and taking action - please reach out to me.

01/22/2025

I have spiritual health, much like I have mental health and physical health.

The thing I need to be spiritually healthy doesn't come from me, it comes through me much like music comes through a radio.

Much like the music coming through the radio, I can be at peace when I learn to tune into the power spectrum that is out there. I can be comfortable in my own skin.

Leave me a comment if you have questions about this. Thanks for sharing this video!

01/10/2025

With the New Year, a lot of people are talking about resolutions and becoming better versions of themselves.

I wonder what conditions are required before I can really start working on myself.

For me, if I'm going to work on building character and try to become my best self - I have to figure out a way to show up and interact with the world in a way that when my head hits the pillow at night, I feel pretty good about who I was.

I can't wait for a New Year, a special occasion, or for everything to fall into place to begin working on this. I have to do it even when things are hard - especially - when things are hard.

Hope this helps put some of those resolutions in a better light. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

12/31/2024

It's the last post of 2024 ✨ Let's talk about Trust.

Reestablishing trust with others can be difficult. It can take time and effort. It takes a long time of showing up as someone else for people to expect that version of me to show up consistently.

Leave me a comment and let me know if this is something you've experienced.

11/11/2024

How do I show up as my best self?

Is it time to look at what's true now vs 10 or 20 years ago?

When I'm agitated, I have to pause and look at WHY I'm agitated. Is it because I'm holding onto old ideas and beliefs? If so, how can I examine my ideas, and replace it with a better idea? If I'm willing to do this, I can grow in a lot of ways. In that, I can show up to be my best self, and you get the best version of me.

Comment and let me know how you're re-examining some ideas you were holding onto.

10/30/2024

What you look for is what you see 👀

Instead of asking, "What am I looking for?" ask yourself, "What am I finding?"

What I'm finding tells me a lot about where I am spiritually. Being in a bad spiritual place negatively impacts my thinking and perception of the world. I've got to be careful about what I'm looking for.

What can I add to make life around me more positive? ✨

Leave a comment and let me know what you're finding in the world 🌎

10/27/2024

What are realistic expectations?

I can have realistic expectations of you. But half the time, the expectations I have of myself are insanely high. The other half of the time, I'm setting the bar for myself so low that nothing is getting done.

For me, the only way to get a really clear idea of whether or not the expectations I'm setting for myself are realistic is to get some outside help - from a small group of people that I trust.

Let me know if this resonates with you by leaving me a comment and sharing this video!

10/11/2024

How do I become less dependent on the world and its people to feel safe and ok? 👇

Well, I have to make a plan to show up as my best self. More than just hoping for the best, I have to grow my spiritual life and start doing esteem-able things. I can't get my self-esteem from the outside world. 🌎

Leave me a comment if this resonates with you 💝

09/27/2024

Let's talk about grasping the world as it actually is 🌎

How does my spiritual, mental, and physical health impact my nervous system? If I'm in poor health - spiritual, mental, or physical - any threat I feel is going to put me in fight-or-flight mode. ✈️ When that portion of my brain is activated, it turns off part of my prefrontal cortex and limits my ability to do higher thinking. 🧠

But taking care of those things frees my prefrontal cortex from this fight-or-flight system that bogs it down. I gain independence - I am no longer dependent on you, situations, or circumstances to be ok, I can just be ok. Spontaneity, creativity, and joy can enter my life. I have to be balanced physically, mentally, and spiritually. ⚖️🧘

I've been working hard for a while now to try to develop these practices so that I can get a clear picture of the world. So I can figure out what the hell to do next 🌱

Please share this with your friends if you like the content - anything helps! 🤗

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