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Use Travel to Feel Your Touch of Death (a better-than-your-affirmations way to live)

Hey Fool.

I’m about to hop on a plane and take a trip— so I’ll kick this off with two things. For starters, don’t expect any new posts until next week and also, I got the reminder.

I remember reading about this phenomena years back– probably not the right word, but this thing the brain does, and I was reminded of it yesterday as I started packing and getting ready for take off.

Why is it when we’re leaving, when we’re short on time, when we’re taking a trip, we see our people in the best possible light?

I almost ALWAYS have the best conversations, the best laughs, and feel the most connected to everyone in my life right before I’m leaving for a longer period of time.

They say it’s because it’s only when we’re about to leave, we’re reminded of the fact that we may never see each other again— we’re reminded of our own and their own mortality.

It takes no awareness to wake up and act like a little bitch. It takes nothing to rise, act rude, be stressed, and treat everyone like they’re part of the background.

Being absent from your life is the default.

But to remember the truth and act from that vantage– is extremely difficult and takes a lot of upfront willpower.

And the truth that we should all keep top of mind is our “touch of death.”

We’re on a trip and I know it sounds cheesy and motivational speaker-y, but it’s quite literally the most important factor to consider when you’re making decisions.

You don’t need a physical trip to remember this.

You just need to embrace the fact that this is all temporary, not life, not the journey, fuck all that— The character you play as and the life they live is borrowed opportunity.

You have ZERO clue as to where this goes, when it ends, and how it plays out.

I’m not suggesting you walk around looking for adventure or make speeches about the importance of positivity.

All I’m saying is chill, be present, act as if you knew the ending was near and you wanted to squeeze the moments out of every interaction.

Imagine the life you’d live if you lived like this.

Chat soon,

—another FOOL

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