Live The Hero

10/31/2022

Taking the red pill didn’t make Neo “superior” and it didn't give him license to lord over other people. It actually required him to look beyond himself & be of service to humanity. It gave him the tools to free everyone, not just himself. https://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/time-to-take-back-the-red-pill/

02/01/2022

Human-centered spirituality and heroism both involve veneration of our nobler traits and a healthy respect for our darker impulses, for the purpose of mastering that inner darkness. Heroism is about believing in our ability to rise above our circumstances, whatever they might be at any particular moment in time.
This is not about setting heroism up as a new religion. But we can take inspiration from the heroic mindset, and make an everyday habit of treating human life as sacred. If more of us did that, it would go a long way to heal our inner turmoil as well as our external divisions.

We don’t have to worship humanity to celebrate what’s awe-inspiring about us.

01/18/2022

Don’t wait for another human being, or even divine intervention, to make sense of your world. There is no one-size-fits-all meaning of life that applies to all human beings exactly. How does this tie into heroism? Taking altruistic risk for others can become part of the purpose of your life, which then creates a sense of meaning through connection to something greater than yourself, i.e. other people.

Don’t wait for another human being, or even divine intervention, to make sense of your world.

10/31/2021

Depression is a specter haunting your manor, Nosferatu creeping into your room at midnight. We can use the hero’s journey as a framework to overcome the struggle with the darkness.

The path out of darkness is ahead of you, even if you can’t see it.

08/13/2021

You’re playing life on easy mode if you dismiss other human beings by default. Trying to be the proverbial island is the pathway to all the horrible outcomes of isolation.

What’s even more tragic is that it’s often self-imposed isolation, thanks to garbage social programming the majority of us get from other men trying to make us “tough” and “self-reliant.” The bitter irony is, so much research is showing us that building connections with other human beings is the real road to personal resilience.

We’re misanthropes until we need help from others.

07/30/2021

Use your intelligence, talent, and willpower as intended: in collaboration with other human beings. Don't be duped by the toxic mythology of the supposed "self-made." Instead, be self-motivated. By all means, take individual initiative toward your goals, but don't be afraid to ask for—and acknowledge—help along the way. BE A LEADER, NOT A LONER.

We must always seek the balance between the individual and community.

07/23/2021

The heroic mindset urges us to take people as they are, both the good and the bad. Ultimately, heroism is faith in humanity. We should see people as having the potential for good, not as potential problems.

How we see other human beings is a big root of our problems.

07/16/2021

A bit of wisdom from the pages of a modern fantasy novel! If you don’t take time to consider the contents of your mind, it’s likely you’ll fall prey to the darkness that came before you. Luckily, the heroic mindset is all about taking on the darkness!

Don’t be an unthinking follower of unexamined beliefs.

07/09/2021

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07/04/2021

Think about the negative interactions you’ve had with other human beings. Ask yourself honestly: did that person intend to approach me with malice, or was it a misunderstanding? If there was malicious intent, was it because the other person was “evil” or was it because of misanthropic beliefs that were in play?

Focus your energy on fighting limiting ideologies, not people.

06/25/2021

"On my solitary journeys—stepping from railroad tie to railroad tie and always mindful of the possibility of oncoming trains—I gained a respect for dangers many of my peers ignored. Not just physical perils, but also the pitfalls of an unexamined life. Here are three lessons I learned from the rails that I want to impart to you."

Things I learned from walking the rails.