How to Have a Blast Diving Head-First Into the Mosh Pit of Life

I’m getting ready to self publish my first book and in the process I have learned to not fear the edge. My mind has told me that I am not good enough and that I will never be the next Stephen King or who ever. I am sick of listening to my brain and the constant lies it tells me. I will probably not be the next Stephen King but fuck it I need to start somewhere.

Shared for Facebook. Too many people live in fear of…whatever. Our society thrives on keeping people afraid and you can see it in the advertising.

Turn off the fucking TV and get on with your life people!

I’m proud of my scars, both physical and mental. They are the roadmap to my life and my accomplishments and failures.

And I’m sure I’ll have many more before my days end.

Great quick hitter here Chris, thanks for posting it.

This – “Don’t get suckered into the grand hoax that says once you get the right person, the right body, the right career and the right amount of money in the bank , that you’ll be any happier than you are right now. You won’t be.” is so important. I struggled with it myself and appreciate how easy it sounds, yet so hard to achieve.

Thanks again…be well.

Love the mosh pit analogy!! I have been working on opening my heart to ALL of life – letting go of the idea that somehow I’ll figure out how to avoid pain or even discomfort. Except avoiding pain is NOT the point of life!! Living is! Which means I get to experience everything. Another analogy that helps me with this is instructions on surviving being thrown out of a whitewater raft: if I try to swim, I’ll drown. The river is more powerful than me. To survive I hang on to my life vest and stick my feet downriver. Eventually I will come out in an eddy and be able to get to the river bank. This does NOT mean I won’t choke on water or be smashed against rocks – I will likely be hurt, but I’ll be alive. Delicious life!!

Sweet post Chris and sooooo true… Loved it and I’m definitely sharing it 🙂

I love how you tell it like it is! Being able to be content with what you have and not looking to what you want or what other people have is a reminder we all need!

Staying out of the hoax!
Cody

Awesome!!!! Just Awesome!!!! The weird thing is that I am starting a new business venture which is going to require me to go into the hole a little bit with some capital investment and I was doubting myself this very morning. Then I checked my e-mail and saw this. This is what I needed today. Thanks Chris. Keep on Rockin man!!!!!!

“Bleed the truth of who you are into everything you do” Love it! And I know I’m Living it right Now! No more accomodating everyone else while short changing my own dreams & desires

Great post man and I totally love this: “And don’t buy into thoughts about how your life should different than it is right now. If it was supposed to be different, it would be.”

Most of us, too often, assume we should be someone else, etc.

Love the blog man.

Just wanted to drop a big THANK YOU for taking your time writing. I have found a lot of comfort in your texts.

I would’ve shared but I have none of those soical profiles.

Again, Thank you.

Chris,
Love your writing. Love how you just smack it down! Thank You 🙂

Just came across this blogs from a Facebook ‘likes’. I wish you were still training me, Dude. You were the best. Not sure you remember me from Skypark. I was the guy with the Brit accent and stupid sense of humor! 🙂

Good post Chris, like all your stuff.

Trying to make sense of things even though I feel like I have a hundred smoke alarms going off inside my head, pretty much all the time.

You help.

J