I am going to tell you a story. A story about a path and a way to walk. Some will read the story and barrel down the path at full speed. Others might add the path to their map or adopt a few steps in their walk. Others still will turn right around and head the other direction.
Table of Contents
- The Dawn
- Act I: Bedrock - A framework for understanding the self, a basis of stability, soil for cultivation, and the seeds of wisdom and strength
- Mind - I argue that accepting and embracing Struggle is necessary for the advancing in life, and that the twin ramps of Discipline and Nurture are your keys to navigating upward.
- Body - Exercise, Nutrition, and Sleep
- Spirit - A framework for understanding the self and areas of cultivation to provide a personal foundation with which to self-correct, combat self-deception, and start to negotiate things at the edge of your comprehension
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Orientation Framework- Act II: Callings - Raise your foundation to meet with things larger than yourself. Seeking a direction forward, cultivating meaningful relationships and collaborations, beginning to shape your path and contributing to the broader community
- Act III: Enchantments - We have tasted the world by stepping into it, now we are stepping back to consider the frameworks
- Act IV: Legacies - The deep and mysterious games which play out under normal society. The games to play to keep playing the game. Mutual transformation, the in-the-moment awareness of multiple on multiple levels