Heyyo,
Happy Tuesday,
As you can probably tell by now, The Tallowed Truth is about more than just skincare.
It's about reclaiming the truth about human vitality so that we can be more ALIVE.
And this January has been all about vitality.
Happy Tuesday,
As you can probably tell by now, The Tallowed Truth is about more than just skincare.
It's about reclaiming the truth about human vitality so that we can be more ALIVE.
And this January has been all about vitality.
In the past couple of emails I talked about first getting physically and mentally "stable" with diet and lifestyle.
But that is just the beginning.
There is a whole other ingredient to vitality that is arguably even more important than lifestyle.
I wish I could package up this other thing in a little tin and sell it to you for a few dollars but I can't.
This is something YOU need to cultivate and grow.
I'm talking about raw human excitement.
Have you ever had that feeling where your whole day, mood or existence does a complete 180 because your attention is shifted onto something you care about?
Like that feeling back in high school when your crush smiled at you out of the blue....
I wish I could package up this other thing in a little tin and sell it to you for a few dollars but I can't.
This is something YOU need to cultivate and grow.
I'm talking about raw human excitement.
Have you ever had that feeling where your whole day, mood or existence does a complete 180 because your attention is shifted onto something you care about?
Like that feeling back in high school when your crush smiled at you out of the blue....
Or that movie you watched where you totally forget you were watching something and you can't stop thinking about it after...
Or one of those dreams that seems realer than real life and you wake wondering if you've got it all backwards...
Hopefully you know what I mean.
These moments shake you out of the mundane and for a brief period you feel totally alive... excited... full of hope and expectation...
What if I told you there was a way for this to happen every day??
Well, there is.
You see, back when you were a kid this happened all the time.
You could start playing a game and immediately be swept up in a world of possibility and excitement.
Hopefully you know what I mean.
These moments shake you out of the mundane and for a brief period you feel totally alive... excited... full of hope and expectation...
What if I told you there was a way for this to happen every day??
Well, there is.
You see, back when you were a kid this happened all the time.
You could start playing a game and immediately be swept up in a world of possibility and excitement.
Your game became your reality.
"Ben, you're losing me"
Lol please stay with me.
I'm talking here about your interests and your curiosity.
I firmly believe that we all have the ability to live from those places MUCH more than we "normally" do.
I believe we can tap into the same imagination we had as kid which let us turn ideas and interests into reality on a daily basis.
We can literally "play" at life and unlock a world of fun, joy, and excitement that has become invisible to most adults.
This is the true fountain of youth, the true source of health.
It says in the Bible that unless we become like little children we can't enter heaven.
What if that was practical advice and not some far away religious teaching?
What if the path to "heaven" is returning to the interests, curiosities, and playfulness that you lived with as a kid?
A few years ago, I started leaning into my interests...I started getting more serious about my curiosity and I started taking action on "silly" little projects that excited me.
And over time it has radically transformed my life.
I wouldn't say I'm in heaven lol
(got a long way too go still;)
But this approach did help shift me out of that dark "grown up" mentality which was slowly stealing my life force.
Running this business is not all fun and games... but it does feel a lot more fun than when I was trying to force myself into a "real career" and a "normal life" a few years ago.
Back then, I was trying to force myself to care about things that I didn't care about and do things I really did not want to do.... and it was killing me.
Diet and lifestyle and all that good stuff is an amazing way to feel better.
But to be fully alive you need to be excited about something!
But this approach did help shift me out of that dark "grown up" mentality which was slowly stealing my life force.
Running this business is not all fun and games... but it does feel a lot more fun than when I was trying to force myself into a "real career" and a "normal life" a few years ago.
Back then, I was trying to force myself to care about things that I didn't care about and do things I really did not want to do.... and it was killing me.
Diet and lifestyle and all that good stuff is an amazing way to feel better.
But to be fully alive you need to be excited about something!
You need to be tinkering with something or learning something or playing with something or someone... anything.
I'm not saying you need to start a business to unlock this stuff.
But I am saying that the secret to vitality might be a lot closer and cheaper than you think.
Maybe all you need to do is lean in and start listening.... you might just wake up in an epic adventure.
Hopefully this made sense,
Much love,
Ben
I'm not saying you need to start a business to unlock this stuff.
But I am saying that the secret to vitality might be a lot closer and cheaper than you think.
Maybe all you need to do is lean in and start listening.... you might just wake up in an epic adventure.
Hopefully this made sense,
Much love,
Ben