Be a Hell Yes to Life

Source http://zenhabits.net/hellya/

By Leo Babauta

So often, we reject the experience in front of us.

It’s usually out of habit, from not wanting this particular experience, not liking the discomfort or uncertainty … or really not liking the fact that we aren’t going to get what we want.

We reject the experience in front of us:

  • Not liking the way other people are acting (totally justified, they’re idiots!)
  • Getting mad at ourselves for messing up again (you dumbass, why are you always doing that??)
  • Shutting ourselves off to the uncertainty of whatever is going on, by distracting ourselves (ugh, I just can’t)
  • Complaining about other people, often just in our heads (I don’t know why they have to be that way!)
  • Shutting down, wanting to exit, when things get hard (I can’t take this anymore, why does she always have to complain??)
  • Avoiding the …

Source http://zenhabits.net/hellya/

By Leo Babauta

So often, we reject the experience in front of us.

It’s usually out of habit, from not wanting this particular experience, not liking the discomfort or uncertainty … or really not liking the fact that we aren’t going to get what we want.

We reject the experience in front of us:

  • Not liking the way other people are acting (totally justified, they’re idiots!)
  • Getting mad at ourselves for messing up again (you dumbass, why are you always doing that??)
  • Shutting ourselves off to the uncertainty of whatever is going on, by distracting ourselves (ugh, I just can’t)
  • Complaining about other people, often just in our heads (I don’t know why they have to be that way!)
  • Shutting down, wanting to exit, when things get hard (I can’t take this anymore, why does she always have to complain??)
  • Avoiding the …

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