December 22, 2011. I watched A Christmas Carol with my students today, the last day before holiday break. I was … More
Tag: happiness
Give Up Trying to Save the World!
“Everybody thinks of changing the world; nobody thinks of changing themselves.” -Leo Tolstoy So says Tolstoy. I say give up … More
Give Up and Die Gratitude
November 23, 2011. I’m grateful for nothing! What I mean is, I’m grateful for the gifts of life that come … More
The Dash Between Two Dates (A Death Meditation)
What will be left of all the fearing and wanting associated with your problematic life situation that every day takes … More
The World is in Our Way—The Modern Problem of Distraction (or nobody is where they are)
Living in the now, to be present, to be in the moment, these are the mantras of our age. But … More
The Boat is Empty – A practice in handling difficult people
A lot goes wrong in a week, a day, even a minute when you live, work, and play with other … More
Suffering Revisted…Is it not just enivitable, but essential?
After reading renowned Biblical scholar Bart Ehrman’s great book, God’s Problem, I had a small spiritual crisis (read my post … More
In Defense of the Give Up and Die Philosophy
This entire website, based on the Give Up and Die mantra, is really nothing very new. In fact, it is … More
Meditation is a Complete Waste of Time…you should try it.
For most of the past four years of my life, I’ve spent a little a bit of nearly every day … More
GIVE UP AND DIE 