Made a reel about the Eclipse and New Lunar year. I had some footage from a documentary I shot back in 2017 for this music festival in Oregon US, so I thought to put them to use today. Happy Solar Eclipse to All. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU30gFTjWIj/?igsh=MTF0ZGp4bHVuMXB1

Open the eye of gratitude. Surround yourself with people that you love and love you back, your heart will know which ones those are. Don’t erase, but set boundaries with codependent/toxic relationships, your gut will know which ones those are. Speak your truth with integrity but be willing to be misunderstood and judged. Stay silent until you hear your own voice with clarity. “Nothing is more holy than the integrity of one's own soul.” Don’t be afraid of your own mind because you will be with it until you die. As your mind is holy the mind of others is also holy. Be as honest as you can, don’t pollute other minds with lies, but remember that some things, if spoken, lose their meaning. Others are not your master or your slave, just co-passengers on a rollercoaster with fears and dreams, just like you. Most ideas are defined by their opposite, map out the polarities to find balance. I’m trying to find balance, but it’s hard, the pendulum always swings and the 0 point is an asymptote. But it’s the only way to live in concord with others and nature, A common agreement to try to sustain balance. Don’t expect others to see the world as you do, You have to try to respect others even when you don’t understand them. The most revolutionary thing you can do is “Love your Enemy.” You and I are ‘lucky’ to be alive. Because there is a past we are here, because we are here the future is uncertain, it’s true if we like it or not. Your heroes and ideals are invented. If you believe they exist, they can become your worst judge. They are only meant to guide you towards a place that is not a destination. Don’t expect or want anything from the world. Just let your heart aim towards a direction, start walking and be grateful for whatever comes your way. Trust the process, trust yourself, trust G_d. There is always movement, As there is something that contains all movement. There is something infinite in a moment, as there is something finite to a whole lifetime. Who you are is the only question you can answer.

Hey all I made my first ever YouTube video, it was more meant to be about my move to Canada but veered off into more mindset/view topics, I can tell that there are a lot of areas I need to work on, but am overall pretty happy about it, anyway let me know what you think.

I’ve been reflecting on something lately, and I’m genuinely curious how others see it. It concerns contemporary spirituality and personal development culture. There is so much language today about: • sovereignty • alignment • stepping into your highest self • expanding your capacity • becoming more powerful • building your own container And at first glance, much of this sounds healthy. Especially for wounded people. Healing matters. Growth matters. Learning to stand upright matters. But I find myself asking: What is the final direction of this growth? Is it toward deeper communion , or toward a more refined form of self-centeredness? In the Christian tradition (and especially in the Eastern understanding of theosis), the goal of spiritual ascent is not self-expansion but participation in divine life. To become “like God” does not mean becoming sovereign and self-defining. It means becoming self-giving. God is not an isolated super-self. God is communion. Love poured out. If the cup is filled with divine love, the natural movement is overflow. First toward family, then friends, then community, and ultimately the world. Not: “How do I enlarge my cup?” But: “How do I let it pour?” What I sometimes sense in modern spirituality is a subtle shift. The starting point is often healing wounded individuals. This is good. But if the path never moves beyond “my alignment,” “my energy,” “my fulfillment,” then the ascent stalls. It can even invert. Because a spirituality centered on “my highest good” risks becoming a polished form of egocentrism, even if it feels expansive, powerful, luminous. There is a real difference between: • being filled so you can give and • being filled so you can feel more full. One leads to communion. The other can quietly lead to isolation, even if it feels intoxicating. This doesn’t mean self-denial in a pathological way. It doesn’t mean pleasing others at the expense of well-being. On the contrary: You must be rooted, healed, strengthened.

I stumbled on this today. “I wish you self-esteem so high that you’re humble.” It reminded me of something a good friend once told me. “Confidence and humbleness are not mutually exclusive, they are complementary. As one rises the other should also rise. Like a balanced scale.”