It's living with ease. I'm still not very good at it, but I sure am trying. #lovingkindness #selfcompassion #joy #healthcare #medicine

If I want to choose to make it harder, I can do that. But I can also choose to live with a little more ease, a little more joy. It doesn't mean life is easy. It's holding lightly to many parts of my day, months, and years. Letting go of productivity as the source of my self worth.

There are so many ways in which I make life harder on myself as a lifestyle. Hard work is a value instilled in me, and medicine rewards and rewards and rewards it. But at some point, it is work for works's sake. And the cost-benefit analysis does not lead to a meaningful life.

There is a lovingkindness meditation that Emma was referring to: May I be happy May I be healthy May I be safe and live with ease.

People have checked on me frequently since starting as CCWO last month. I didn't take a hard look at myself until my great friend Emma Jones said this to me last month- "Man, you really struggle with that living with ease thing, don't you?"

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500 peloton rides and a PR today! Peloton has massively helped my mental health over the past few years. Grateful for the platform, community and good health!

Everyone negative so we are breaking out today! Much quicker and less painful than our last round!

Quarantined with 4 for a few days this week and I brought my coffee grinder, beans, scale, French press and clever drip. I won’t be taking any questions. #coffeeislife #covidisntover