Rob Dial

So instead of me being just anxious for the first five minutes of waking up, it'd be like the first two or three hours, sometimes even longer. But when I just let the mind, when I'm just like, oh, hold on, I feel really freaking anxious right now. Instead of being like, oh my God, I just woke up, this sucks. I'm like, okay, be anxious. No big deal. If the mind wants to be anxious, not me.

If the mind wants to be anxious, let it be anxious. And eventually, if you stop trying to change it, you stop trying to fight it, you stop trying to resist it, it just calms down. It's like a passing cloud. Okay, the cloud's not going to be here forever. It's now gone. Okay, there we go. It's gone. It's like Alan Watts says. He always says that you can't force your mind to be silent.

If the mind wants to be anxious, let it be anxious. And eventually, if you stop trying to change it, you stop trying to fight it, you stop trying to resist it, it just calms down. It's like a passing cloud. Okay, the cloud's not going to be here forever. It's now gone. Okay, there we go. It's gone. It's like Alan Watts says. He always says that you can't force your mind to be silent.

If the mind wants to be anxious, let it be anxious. And eventually, if you stop trying to change it, you stop trying to fight it, you stop trying to resist it, it just calms down. It's like a passing cloud. Okay, the cloud's not going to be here forever. It's now gone. Okay, there we go. It's gone. It's like Alan Watts says. He always says that you can't force your mind to be silent.

That would be like trying to smooth the ripples in water with a flat iron. Water becomes clear and calm only when it's left alone. Think about that for a second. You cannot force your mind to be silent. The only way that it becomes silent and calm is when you leave it alone. So it's about this idea of trying to surrender to the fact of, hey, sometimes I'm anxious. Sometimes I'm an asshole.

That would be like trying to smooth the ripples in water with a flat iron. Water becomes clear and calm only when it's left alone. Think about that for a second. You cannot force your mind to be silent. The only way that it becomes silent and calm is when you leave it alone. So it's about this idea of trying to surrender to the fact of, hey, sometimes I'm anxious. Sometimes I'm an asshole.

That would be like trying to smooth the ripples in water with a flat iron. Water becomes clear and calm only when it's left alone. Think about that for a second. You cannot force your mind to be silent. The only way that it becomes silent and calm is when you leave it alone. So it's about this idea of trying to surrender to the fact of, hey, sometimes I'm anxious. Sometimes I'm an asshole.

Sometimes I judge. Sometimes I'm really scared. Sometimes I really, I worry a lot. Sometimes I have overthinking. But then you just get this quick moment of pause and go, but I'm the consciousness that's behind it. I'm not that thought. I'm not that mind. So I'm just going to take a step back, breathe through it. Same way, like if a kid's having a temper tantrum, let them get it all out.

Sometimes I judge. Sometimes I'm really scared. Sometimes I really, I worry a lot. Sometimes I have overthinking. But then you just get this quick moment of pause and go, but I'm the consciousness that's behind it. I'm not that thought. I'm not that mind. So I'm just going to take a step back, breathe through it. Same way, like if a kid's having a temper tantrum, let them get it all out.

Sometimes I judge. Sometimes I'm really scared. Sometimes I really, I worry a lot. Sometimes I have overthinking. But then you just get this quick moment of pause and go, but I'm the consciousness that's behind it. I'm not that thought. I'm not that mind. So I'm just going to take a step back, breathe through it. Same way, like if a kid's having a temper tantrum, let them get it all out.

And after they get it all out, what happens? They usually calm down. Okay, cool. They have so much of a temper tantrum, they have so much energy, and then they just take a nap after. Or they calm down, whatever it might be. So it's about surrender. It's about not trying to control. It's about allowing. And this is really hard for a lot of people. Just let it be. Let it go.

And after they get it all out, what happens? They usually calm down. Okay, cool. They have so much of a temper tantrum, they have so much energy, and then they just take a nap after. Or they calm down, whatever it might be. So it's about surrender. It's about not trying to control. It's about allowing. And this is really hard for a lot of people. Just let it be. Let it go.

And after they get it all out, what happens? They usually calm down. Okay, cool. They have so much of a temper tantrum, they have so much energy, and then they just take a nap after. Or they calm down, whatever it might be. So it's about surrender. It's about not trying to control. It's about allowing. And this is really hard for a lot of people. Just let it be. Let it go.

It's eventually going to work its way out. What you resist persists. So if you're resisting it, it's going to stay longer. The less you try to control it and fight the crazy that's going on in your mind, the less that you try to be a part of it, the more it calms itself down, the faster it calms itself down. The natural state of your mind is complete calm.

It's eventually going to work its way out. What you resist persists. So if you're resisting it, it's going to stay longer. The less you try to control it and fight the crazy that's going on in your mind, the less that you try to be a part of it, the more it calms itself down, the faster it calms itself down. The natural state of your mind is complete calm.

It's eventually going to work its way out. What you resist persists. So if you're resisting it, it's going to stay longer. The less you try to control it and fight the crazy that's going on in your mind, the less that you try to be a part of it, the more it calms itself down, the faster it calms itself down. The natural state of your mind is complete calm.

So what helps you with the calm in your mind? Meditation can help. People always think that they're doing it wrong. Meditation is not no thoughts. Meditation is just watching your thoughts and just letting them be and being okay with them. The mind can get crazy. Life can get crazy. It could be more than waves. It could be hurricane level sometimes, can it? Yeah.

So what helps you with the calm in your mind? Meditation can help. People always think that they're doing it wrong. Meditation is not no thoughts. Meditation is just watching your thoughts and just letting them be and being okay with them. The mind can get crazy. Life can get crazy. It could be more than waves. It could be hurricane level sometimes, can it? Yeah.

So what helps you with the calm in your mind? Meditation can help. People always think that they're doing it wrong. Meditation is not no thoughts. Meditation is just watching your thoughts and just letting them be and being okay with them. The mind can get crazy. Life can get crazy. It could be more than waves. It could be hurricane level sometimes, can it? Yeah.

What's the best you could do in a hurricane? If a hurricane is going over your house, Well, first thing you could do is try to leave before it gets there. But if you can't leave, you know what you do? You hunker down. You stay inside. You don't go out there and try to, you know, fight the hurricane. Try to calm the hurricane down. No, just hunker down. Eventually the hurricane is going to pass.