joel bein

The so-called “US government” is the most grotesque authoritarian terrorist organization in the history of humanity.

When you hear “Ayn Rand,” what do notice in your body?

Most parents care more about looking like a “Good Parent” than actually attuning to their child’s needs.

“America” is a conflated concept, at the end of the day.

Charlie Kirk was murdered by the political elitists.

Economic policies have secondary effects.

Those who say “be selfless” aren’t selfless enough.

The dream world is mysterious.

The ability to observe without evaluating – to describe reality akin to what a video camera would pick up, without cluttering your description with your own interpretations.

It’s useful to broadly categorize current Western culture into A) Green stage consciousness and B) Orange stage consciousness (from Spiral Dynamics/Integral Theory).

People underestimate compounding effects, exponential growth.

children learn just like adults learn autonomy desire intrinsic motivation curiosity self-management supportive environment safety, parasympathetic relaxation voluntary immersion in a skill voluntary immersion in a topic voluntary immersion in a community…

I now have many passions, but my first passion in life was baseball. 20 years ago today the Boston Red Sox won the world series for the first time in 86 years.

Stop voting.

possibility create it create it now and let it ripple

The Good Life is Real it means aligning values that’s what i call peace The greatest pleasure is integration of truth and virtuous love yes you can do it as you now live consciously simple, yes simple

Anarchy is not chaos.

We live in an advice epidemic.

I’m both energized and wiped.

today is father’s day. my father is buried in the ground. yet does he have a spirit?

When it comes to growth, what if you focused on becoming superpowered with just a few skills?

Our personal power is infinite.

surrender my love no need to fear anything trust the flow of life yet you might question does surrender mean forfeit?

my heart’s so open yet so very guarded too can i transmute love?

“For your own good” is a core reason parents choose to hit their kids.

Capitalists aren’t greedy.

On the other side of conscious conflict is deeper connection.

I’ve read hundreds if not thousands of personal development maxims, aphorisms, quotes, and platitudes.

What I love about creativity is that it’s always growing, iterating, and blossoming.

“Affirmations don’t work” is probably a thought you’ve had before.

This post is also in audio form (Part 1 and Part 2), via Optimal Living Daily podcast.

I barely care if the Law of Attraction is real.

The ideal form of freedom is predicated on constraint. 100%, unconstrained freedom is actually a recipe for dissatisfaction.

The existence of government is a direct manifestation of the childhood conditioning we receive in relation to the 5 p’s of authority figures: parents professors (teachers) policeman priests politicians We do not need to look through a shame vs. blame, rig…

I recently started listening to a podcast on Non-Violent Communication in the context of romantic relationships, and the guest mentioned the idea of “forbidden needs.”

vulnerable now it’s going to be ok life is happening be your own best friend and expand the comfort zone live with no regrets it’s hard to be seen because I don’t open up live with honesty unconditional that is where love is, ya know be yourself, always

Most people forget they’re going to die, so they never live the life they truly imagined.

I’m not impressed that you worked a 12 hour day.

….actually come to a stop at stop signs….meditate…bring back the sabbath….move. more. slowly…..

The sticking point for human evolution is the merger of healing with philosophy.