Rob Bell

Yeah, I'll tell you. The inner dialogue that says... Push, push, push. It's not enough. You're still learning. You're still... You do an interview and later I'm like, what did I answer it that way for? And that voice that always wants to be like, see? See? You don't have it. You don't have it. You don't have what it takes. You seriously want to play this game? Come on. Who are we kidding?

Yeah, I'll tell you. The inner dialogue that says... Push, push, push. It's not enough. You're still learning. You're still... You do an interview and later I'm like, what did I answer it that way for? And that voice that always wants to be like, see? See? You don't have it. You don't have it. You don't have what it takes. You seriously want to play this game? Come on. Who are we kidding?

Instead of, I'm here. How much fun is this? This is a gift. You get to receive it. There is a wonder and awe to existence. And the struggle for me is when you lose that and you feel entitled, you feel like, yeah, yeah, that's nice. But you know, the real world, no, the real world is a place where you can have wonder and awe. Yeah. That's, that's like, that's every day.

Instead of, I'm here. How much fun is this? This is a gift. You get to receive it. There is a wonder and awe to existence. And the struggle for me is when you lose that and you feel entitled, you feel like, yeah, yeah, that's nice. But you know, the real world, no, the real world is a place where you can have wonder and awe. Yeah. That's, that's like, that's every day.

That's so sitting in silence and The practices that sort of take me back to center. We're here. We're breathing. It's another day. Let's try some things.

That's so sitting in silence and The practices that sort of take me back to center. We're here. We're breathing. It's another day. Let's try some things.

Yeah, I probably started... six years ago surfing a ton because and at first it was like oh this you know if you have some time what a nice hobby what a lovely sport and i know that the surfers who listen to you will know what i'm talking about and then it turns into something something similar to oxygen where it's it's like practice

Yeah, I probably started... six years ago surfing a ton because and at first it was like oh this you know if you have some time what a nice hobby what a lovely sport and i know that the surfers who listen to you will know what i'm talking about and then it turns into something something similar to oxygen where it's it's like practice

And I was actually doing this event with a legendary Buddhist teacher. And I was talking about surfing. And then I was like, but I probably shouldn't say anymore because I'll just start gushing. It doesn't sound right. And he's like, oh, you mean moving meditation? I was like, you have a word for this? He's like, yeah, yeah, that's a moving meditation. What you're describing is a meditation.

And I was actually doing this event with a legendary Buddhist teacher. And I was talking about surfing. And then I was like, but I probably shouldn't say anymore because I'll just start gushing. It doesn't sound right. And he's like, oh, you mean moving meditation? I was like, you have a word for this? He's like, yeah, yeah, that's a moving meditation. What you're describing is a meditation.

But if I try to sit still on a couch or a cushion, it's not going to go well.

But if I try to sit still on a couch or a cushion, it's not going to go well.

But I move.

But I move.

and like not yesterday morning morning before last this pod of dolphins is in the water in the lineup and they're coming in among us and they're jumping all the way out of the water like this and they're coming like me to you so you almost like curl your toes in a touch just because they're like playing and the dolphin isn't like I'm a dolphin it's just being a dolphin and it just every time it does something to you there's something that happens yeah where was this

and like not yesterday morning morning before last this pod of dolphins is in the water in the lineup and they're coming in among us and they're jumping all the way out of the water like this and they're coming like me to you so you almost like curl your toes in a touch just because they're like playing and the dolphin isn't like I'm a dolphin it's just being a dolphin and it just every time it does something to you there's something that happens yeah where was this

Santa Monica or what? Yeah, North Venice, South Santa Monica, right in that stretch.

Santa Monica or what? Yeah, North Venice, South Santa Monica, right in that stretch.

Oh, yeah. The other day at Topanga, there was a nice big whale went through.

Oh, yeah. The other day at Topanga, there was a nice big whale went through.