#32 - A Few Things

What’s up peeps,

I hope everyone is having a blessed Tuesday. I am doing well. I got a workout in earlier and ran in the sun for about 20 min, it felt amazing. The sun truly is magical, my God. I plan on going for a walk in the park after this.

I am fixated on the idea of rest at the moment. Something that keeps popping up is the idea of preparing for bed at night, having a healthy bedtime routine, examples include no screen time, reading a book versus looking at your phone, a cold shower, sleeping naked, etc. I am fascinated with it and will do more personal research on it myself.

I went to Best Buy to look at laptops because I am interested in buying one so I can write at home as well as at the library. I am also getting rid of my iPhone and would like a laptop so I can still connect online, as I believe it is not all bad. My concern regarding the iPhone is it’s just too much and I’ve experienced too much negativity with it, for now, at least.

I mean look around, does it seem normal to you that everyone has their head buried in their phone? It definitely has an effect on us socially, but we do not have enough long term evidence at the moment. I’m willing to bet it’s not good. We are not meant to be this connected and out of touch.

The iPhone is like a portal into the next phase of our existence which could be a chip injected into our neck at birth right after the circumcision, or new eyeballs given to us at some point, the possibilities are endless really. It could be anything, and that’s my guess.

I am obsessed with the idea of healing ourselves and truly taking care of ourselves. It seems to be on the up swing at the moment in our society because of years of suppressing how we feel. Our society does not allow us to go to individuals with our problems, we have to go see a therapist. No one wants to listen, including me sometimes. I believe we need to help each other out more. It seems the world can be selfish, which is fine, because after all, we are humans, flawed beyond our existence.

I enjoy the lifestyle of a bartender. It allows me, as a single man with no kids, the freedom to do things I enjoy doing, time wise and financially, at least for now. I have some things I need to take care of here in New Orleans but I plan on hitting the road once again once these things are taken care of. I love everyone here and will hold everyone in my heart.

Also, I’m wondering if college is worth it? I’m curious to know who designed the school system? And how they came up with that formula or system of teaching children? Having them walk into a bright room, similar to a jail cell, with rows of desks lined up next to each other. The teacher at the front of the classroom like a dictator, having kids fear for their lives if they make a mistake, in order to instill some sort of discipline over the kid? Grammar school, high school, college, that’s the system, for everyone. I’m not sure it is the most efficient or beneficial, and who’s to say it’s for everybody? We force people to go to at least grammar school, mostly high school, and luckily we’re not forced into college, but it’s marketed to us that in order to be successful, we must attend college. I went and am a product of the system, in college debt that I won’t pay back for a long while, and seemingly a bullshit degree that carries a little bit of worth, maybe. I’ll dive deeper into this on another post.

A person I have been listening to recently is Charles Eisenstein. He is a writer, author, philosopher, and many other cool things. I specifically listened to him on the Duncan Trussell podcast, twice, on two separate episodes. Duncan, if you somehow read this, thank you man. Your podcast is a form of therapy for me and I listen to it because your thoughts and ideas resonate with me. I found you a few years ago on JRE, obviously, but now, have been listening to you and your friend Shane Mauss a good bit. I think you all are on to something with your ideas and beliefs, and I only want to show support. Thank you.

Love & Joy

Ben