Rob Bell
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And now I'm like, it'll be there. It'll be there when we get to it.
And now I'm like, it'll be there. It'll be there when we get to it.
Most emergencies aren't. And... You feel more productive? Oh, wait. Oh, 10 times more. Wow. And... that you...
Most emergencies aren't. And... You feel more productive? Oh, wait. Oh, 10 times more. Wow. And... that you...
taking good care of yourself which is not rocket science is the best way that you serve others and how you just start giving little pieces of yourself away and then wonder why you feel like a shell and it feels selfish and it feels counterintuitive and it feels like oh you're just but it's actually the best way that you give yourself to the world is you begin by whatever practices habits routines rituals actually hold you together
taking good care of yourself which is not rocket science is the best way that you serve others and how you just start giving little pieces of yourself away and then wonder why you feel like a shell and it feels selfish and it feels counterintuitive and it feels like oh you're just but it's actually the best way that you give yourself to the world is you begin by whatever practices habits routines rituals actually hold you together
Yeah, that's the thing right there.
Yeah, that's the thing right there.
Yeah, what's interesting about your, yeah, I'm not really at the beach every day, but I would begin with your wife does want you fully alive. And she does want you at your best. Right. So let's start there. Yeah. That might look different.
Yeah, what's interesting about your, yeah, I'm not really at the beach every day, but I would begin with your wife does want you fully alive. And she does want you at your best. Right. So let's start there. Yeah. That might look different.
Yeah, but I don't. I don't spend any more like surfing. I don't spend any more time surfing than most people would spend going to the gym or something. Right. Um, and like my wife went back to graduate school.
Yeah, but I don't. I don't spend any more like surfing. I don't spend any more time surfing than most people would spend going to the gym or something. Right. Um, and like my wife went back to graduate school.
So, um, our eight year old and then our 16 year old and 18 year old, I like step into some Mr. Momming, but even then I get more done than I used to simply because you're taking care of yourself. Yeah. Yeah. Which, and that's been a long, slow evolving, just learning how to,
So, um, our eight year old and then our 16 year old and 18 year old, I like step into some Mr. Momming, but even then I get more done than I used to simply because you're taking care of yourself. Yeah. Yeah. Which, and that's been a long, slow evolving, just learning how to,
That is a fantastic story. I would go to the poorest places in the world and interview people. What do you want? What do you need? What burns in your heart? I'd start there. I'd start with those who the system isn't working and feel left out and at the edges. I would always, you always go, you go looking for the divine. You start there. And then I would interview scientists and artists.
That is a fantastic story. I would go to the poorest places in the world and interview people. What do you want? What do you need? What burns in your heart? I'd start there. I'd start with those who the system isn't working and feel left out and at the edges. I would always, you always go, you go looking for the divine. You start there. And then I would interview scientists and artists.
And then I would go interview farmers about the earth. I would interview people. What do you see? What has been your experience? Tell me about your pain. Tell me what helps. Tell me about your wounds. Tell me about your healing. Yeah, I would not write it as an abstract. I can't believe I even bought into your premise. I just realized I actually took your question seriously.
And then I would go interview farmers about the earth. I would interview people. What do you see? What has been your experience? Tell me about your pain. Tell me what helps. Tell me about your wounds. Tell me about your healing. Yeah, I would not write it as an abstract. I can't believe I even bought into your premise. I just realized I actually took your question seriously.
Any guy who takes your question seriously should be questioned. But I would begin not with abstract intellectual ideas. I would begin with sweat and blood and wealth and poverty and strength and weakness. I'd begin there. I'd read that book.
Any guy who takes your question seriously should be questioned. But I would begin not with abstract intellectual ideas. I would begin with sweat and blood and wealth and poverty and strength and weakness. I'd begin there. I'd read that book.