Don’t Always Push Episode 265, August 6, 2022
Over the past two weeks, I’ve done a lot of clutter clearing and overall cleanup. My home can get pretty nasty after ignoring it for over half a year, but I attacked the basement and garage today. I started with the basement, liberated the world’s most ignored furnace filter, and then on to the garage – clearing trash, cobwebs, and random garage shit.
I was sweeping the floor with a push broom — I pushed so hard that I snapped the handle. I could have gotten pissed, angry, stormed off to buy another one, or started throwing shit around… but I laughed. I said, nice one, Universe — maybe I’ve been pushing too hard. So operation garage cleanup is left at about 75% complete, and I’m fine with that.
One of my favorite books is The Four Agreements.
Get your copy at https://amzn.to/3BMeBbL
The agreements are.
- Be Impeccable with Your Word
- Don’t Take Anything Personally
- Don’t Make Assumptions
- Always Do Your Best
Now, if you just have them memorized or know them from a magnet, you could run into challenges. In the book, the nuances are explained more. Always Do Your Best, for example, sounds lovely, but the truth is your best will change from day to day, from moment to moment. Your best when you are tired, hungry, or sick is nothing close to your best when you are healthy, vibrant, and loving life. Your best is not some static setting; it varies. Some days my best is walking away from a broken broom handle.
When I publicly came out of 8 months of withdrawal and darkness last month, one type of comment struck me at how often it was stated. “I’ve been feeling the same way” and “You are not alone.”
Why do we hide our pain from each other? Every human being has challenges, wounds, and struggles. Yet we often believe nobody is supposed to know that. WHATEVER you are going through, other people feel like you do, other people are dealing with that same thing — but they keep it to themselves.
Let it out.
We are here to support each other. I don’t believe life is a competition.
Book a call with Andy → https://theandygrant.com/talk
Grab the Real Men Feel Guide to Friendship for a list of places you can meet more male friends and get on the Real Men Feel weekly newsletter.
Listen here:
#RealMenFeel
Want to help support for Real Men Feel? Visit anchor.fm/realmenfeel/support
Watch this episode on YouTube.
Listen on Apple Podcasts.
Enjoy Real Men Feel on Spotify
Listen to the podcast on Google Podcast.
Let us know what you thought here in the comments, or shoot an email to realmenfeel@gmail.com.
Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash
