Ewen's Newsletter - August 14, 2024
Ewen's Newsletter - August 14, 2024
Hi All
Here’s this week’s newsletter.
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Film: The General (1926)
Synopsis: After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through enemy lines.
Book: Vagabonding: An Uncommon Guide to the Art of Long-Term World Travel
About: Vagabonding is about taking time off from your normal life--from six weeks to four months to two years--to discover and experience the world on your own terms. Veteran shoestring traveler Rolf Potts shows how anyone with an independent spirit can achieve the dream of extended overseas travel.
Music: Colors on My Skin
Artist: HTMN
Reflections
"Always keep your mind as bright and clear as the vast sky, the great ocean, and the highest peak, empty of all thoughts. Always keep your body filled with light and heat. Fill yourself with the power of wisdom and enlightenment." - Morihei Ueshiba
"Reality leaves a lot to the imagination." - John Lennon
"Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." - Albert Camus
"To change one's life, start immediately, do it flamboyantly, no exceptions." - William James
"Speak only endearing speech, speech that is welcomed. Speech, when it brings no evil to others, is a pleasant thing." - The Buddha
Grateful For
This week, I’m most grateful for: The below video. I can already feel it changing my life.
What are you grateful for this week? (You’re welcome to share with me. But I encourage you to share your gratitude with those close to you)
Video
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The Philosophy of Focus
When I was younger, I used to have a very set way of looking at the world. Like most growing up, I used to have an unwavering set of beliefs that were almost stuck on me. But as I’ve gotten older, all those beliefs have gradually fallen away to the point where I can’t even remember most of what I used to believe in. And now I don’t hold any beliefs. None whatsoever. And I am aware that this is quite antithetical to what most tell us. People say “You have to believe in something”, “You have to believe in yourself”, etc., etc. But I don’t believe in anything anymore.
What has brought this on has been my widened perspective. As I’ve come to new realisations of life, I’ve realised more ways in which I could disprove my beliefs. And quite naturally, my beliefs have eased. It’s not that I don’t have thoughts anymore. It’s just that I don’t believe any of my thoughts are true. They’re just words that float through my mind.
But what does all this have to do with focus?
Film
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Books
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Cheers,
Ewen
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