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"So What" is the song that first made me appreciate jazz. Nice share, Lenny! Hadn't heard that live version

The news I saw was that Israel was attacked (biggest attack in 50 years, on the 50th anniversary of the last one) and is retaliating. Is that your take? Or do you think Israel started this latest round?

My general sense is that protests have a risk of anger, violence, chaos, etc. I’ve been lucky to only have attended protests that stayed peaceful. But I’ve also witnessed firsthand the attempts of speakers to control the direction in a dangerous and/or self-serving way. Even if things were super fuc...

Lenny, I’m trying to imagine going through what you’re experiencing. If my door had a steel plate and bombs were flying. And all the other things that are going on were happening. If you’re underweight, I hope you can keep your pantry well stocked in case you have to hole up for a while. I hope you ...

This was the other question from the Arthur Brooks/Tim Ferris podcast on “Four False Idols, etc.” This is a much tougher one for me to share. Not because the answer was hard to figure out, but because there’s a lack of confidence. Would I really do this? My answer is: “I’d die to protect someone who...

Hit me up if you do! I’ve got an extra board you can use and we can surf a fun, chill, uncrowded spot I know by a meditation garden

Lenny, I'm with you on the little acts of goodwill. Offering someone a hug who's having a hard day, cracking a joke, letting someone cut in line at the grocery store. It makes each day a little richer when you remember to look for those moments. Appreciate your always thoughtful responses, Your pal ...

Ronald RayGun wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:34 am I figure why the fuck not? What the fuck else do I have going on?

My answer is: “To do awesome stuff and to help other people do awesome stuff.” There are a couple reasons I found this important, and why I wanted to share the question: 1) I don’t believe my point is in telling people about awesome stuff I’ve done. It’s just in doing it. Like Eric Liddell says in C...

This space for rent.

Heard this question asked by happiness professor Arthur Brooks on Tim Ferris’ podcast. I think Arthur has been on multiple times, this podcast’s title is “Reverse Bucket Lists, The Four False Idols, And More” I asked one of my clients this question, a person whom I deeply admire, and she replied: “T...

My guess is he didn't really want extra waves, he just wanted to be recognized as a good surfer.

He never got that feeling when I shouted at him, or ignored him, or let him have every wave.

But he did when I genuinely told him things like, "That was a killer turn!"

After going through it yourself, you chose not to hit your kids. That’s admirable you broke the cycle! That behavior might have gone back thousands of years. And you taught them to exercise and meditate. I’d imagine they were the first generation to learn that in your family tree from their parents....

Lenny, What a cool video your son made! And you have a lot to be proud of as a parent. Thank you for sharing! I think parents do the best they can. My grandfather beat my dad, stole all his money, and forced my grandma to have a number of abortions. My dad made his own mistakes, but he never repeate...

You wonder if that's where "so and so is a pain in the neck" etc. comes from. 100%. Haha, hope I don't know anyone who's a literal "pain in the ass." I don't have anything earth-shattering. It was just acknowledging times where I wanted distance from a person who might have been...

“I want to be someone I’m proud of.”

That was cool. Thanks, Lenny!

Gene, It’s hard to switch off my “friendly” setting. Because of that, I end up being a safe haven for a variety of good and bad energies. But you bring up a good point in mentioning focusing on what actual positives we can bring to the situation. Being friendly, then allowing ourselves to get trappe...

On the physical side of things that Luke brought up…. There’s someone in my social circle who’s an “endless complaint” energy vampire. When they get going, I get this intense neck pain. It’s like someone’s digging a rod in between my vertebrae and moving it around. I mentioned it to someone who know...

“I’m sorry I can’t come in to work this weekend, it will give me cancer.”

Never heard of that!

Anything worth sharing on boundaries you’ve set?

I appreciate your kind words!

Please keep sharing your thoughts, I always read your posts. You’ve done a wide variety of interesting things and offer a unique-Lenny blend of fitness and self-development work.

Hope you have a good weekend too!

Thank you for your honest and thoughtful response!

And I love the idea of unreachable goals. Haven’t heard it worded that way before.

What’s your favorite assignment so far?

Turd,

If someone is genuinely enthusiastic to see me, I don’t go to that place. Which is ironic because it’s a repellant behavior. And I could see disinterest being a trigger for the vampires I know too.

I honestly think Bram is posting a lot of threads that are only about how enlightened Bram is. You dumb, flabby, gangrenous vagina, I literally pointed out how I suck at being a person in this thread and that I’m struggling with not being that way. Admitting it isn’t some sort of demented humble-br...

MJ&S,

This isn’t the first time you’ve acted rude when unprovoked, and I’m not the only person you’ve acted this way towards. This is how life works:

Act unpleasant, especially for no good reason.
And people don’t want to be around you.