Awareness Accountability Alignment Acceptance

4/23/2026 — Morning Calibration

Yesterday I found something.

Not a big spiritual breakthrough.
Something more practical.

I noticed how fast I move to fix the feeling.

Wind outside.
Running late.
That subtle pressure in the chest.

The old move is to look outward:
“What’s causing this?”

And the moment I do that—
I close more.

That was the insight.

Looking at the cause tightens the system.

Owning the feeling opens it.

—

So I tried something different.

I felt the contraction…
and instead of chasing the wind, I said:

“This is mine.”

Not blame.
Not fault.

Just… location.

And something opened.

Not all the way.
But enough.

Enough to feel that I didn’t need to fix it first.

—

From there, alignment was available.

Not because conditions improved—
but because I stopped arguing with them.

—

And then came the real edge:

The Acceptance Gate.

“Yeah, but it’s still windy.”

That voice.

That old belief that says:
“You can’t actually be okay until this changes.”

And yesterday I saw it clearly:

That’s just a belief.

Not truth.

—

So here’s what I’m keeping:

I don’t need to fix the state.
I can include it.

I don’t need the right conditions.
I can align anyway.

And most importantly—

When something contracts in me…
it’s mine.

And when I really own it—
not say it, but feel it—

my heart opens.

That’s how I know it’s real.

—

Today I woke up with kittens in the back of my truck.

Life doesn’t follow a script.

Wind. Timing. Surprise.

Doesn’t matter.

I can meet it from here.

—

Don’t rush the step.
Wait for the click.

On Psychedelics, Power, and Permission

04/21/2026 — On Psychedelics, Power, and Permission

Don’t confuse government permission with progress.
The real work was already happening—quietly, illegally, and with reverence—for decades.

Trump signs an executive order on psychedelic research.

And everyone’s celebrating.

“Look! Progress!”

Maybe.

But I see something else.

—

For 60+ years…
these medicines didn’t disappear.

They went underground.

Not into the hands of profiteers chasing a high…
but into the hands of explorers.

People who risked their freedom—
not for money,
but to understand the human mind, the soul, healing, connection.

They treated this work with reverence.

Care.

Precision.

Respect for the power of it.

—

And now?

Now the same system that outlawed it…
that ignored its therapeutic potential…
that labeled it “dangerous”…

is stepping back in and saying:

“You may proceed.”

—

Be careful what you celebrate.

Because this isn’t just access.

It’s control.

It’s oversight by people who did not walk the path.

It’s the beginning of standardization…
dilution…
and eventually, monetization.

—

The underground didn’t wait for permission.

And they didn’t need it.

Because this was never about getting high.

It was about waking up.

—

So yes… study it.
Research it.
Bring it into the light.

But don’t forget who carried it through the dark.

And don’t mistake permission for truth.

—

Some things were never meant to be owned.

Especially your consciousness.

Trust the Unfolding Dream

Trust the unfolding of a small, real dream.

Do you resist it?

I do.

I can feel it rise:

“No.
You need BIG dreams.”

And then something underneath breaks—

“But I don’t believe in big dreams.
I can’t have big things.”

And now I’m caught.

Like a bear in a trap.

Small dreams feel like a concession.
Big dreams feel out of reach.

So what’s the move?

Don’t dream at all?

Shut it down.
Numb it out.

…

Except—

there’s a glimmer.

A real one.

Not a “make lemonade” lie.

Something true.

Follow me:

The little things… ARE the big things.

Feel that?

That spark?

That’s it.

I’m not joking.

This is as good as it gets.

You take something small—
a post,
a moment,
a breath of inspiration—

and you follow it.

Fully.

And then something happens.

Not forced.
Not planned.

You start to see it unfold.

A pattern.

And you don’t control it—

you witness it.

Like laying on your back as a kid
on a warm summer night,
just a t-shirt and shorts,
staring up at the stars.

You didn’t make that.

You just… received it.

That’s what this is.

This moment—

is a gift.

And if you let yourself…

you can feel it:

That same childlike wonder.

Like seeing Mickey fucking Mouse
for the first time—

and just loving him.

No cynicism.

Just awe.

Watch your small dreams come to life.

And stand there—

amazed.

Truly fucking amazed.

Amaze.
Amaze.
Amaze.

…

I had a small dream this morning.

I followed it.

And I just watched it happen.

Right in front of me.

And it broke my heart open.

Because I remembered—

this is it.

Experience is the Point

Experience Is the Point

There’s a strain of spirituality that says experiences don’t matter.

That it’s all illusion.
All distraction.
All “makyo.”

And I get it.

Most people do chase cheap hits—
peak moments, big highs, flashy breakthroughs—
and call that growth.

But let’s not swing so far we miss the obvious:

What else is there but experience?

This.
Right now.
You reading these words.
Me writing them.

This is it.

We’re not here to escape the game.

We’re here to play it awake.

Not numbed out.
Not addicted.
Not chasing every shiny thing.

But choosing.

Curating.

Living a life that actually feels good to be inside.

And yeah—hedonism burns out.

Short-term spike → long-term cost.
Feels good now → feels like shit later.
Often at someone else’s expense.

That’s not it.

Seek quality experience.

The kind that:

• lands in your body

• leaves you clear, not scattered

• expands you, not contracts you

• you can actually sustain

• doesn’t violate yourself or others

And here’s the real key:

The best experiences don’t just feel good…

They make future experiences better.

That’s the game.

Not chasing highs.
Not rejecting the world.

But building a life where:

• presence deepens connection

• discipline creates freedom

• honesty cleans everything up

And over time…

Life just gets better to live inside.

Not because you escaped the illusion.

But because you learned how to live well within it.

Too many ads…

Too many ads… and suddenly the world is ending.

I’m scrolling Facebook…

Ad.
Ad.
Ad.
Ad.

And I feel it.

Back of my neck gets hot.
Jaw tightens.
This wave of:

“What the fuck is happening to everything?”

And just like that…
it’s not about ads anymore.

Now it’s:

The world is declining.
Greed is everywhere.
Everything good gets ruined.
We’re all just… sliding downhill.

Heavy shit…
from a 30-second scroll.

So I stop.

Sit up.
Breathe.
Actually feel what’s happening instead of running it.

And I see it.

This isn’t about Facebook.

It’s about that subtle fear:

“Something bigger than me is changing…
and I don’t control it.”

And right behind that?

Anger.

Hot. Sharp. Righteous.

Because anger feels powerful.

Way better than:
uncertain
small
at the mercy of… everything

But here’s the shift:

I don’t need Facebook to change.

I don’t need fewer ads.

I don’t need the world to get its act together…

to be okay.

I scroll again.

This time… different.

Breath steady.
Spine straight.

And I just watch:

Ad.
Friend.
Algorithm.
Hook.
Emotion.

No story.

Just… awareness.

And something simple comes back online:

I’m not inside the feed.
The feed is inside my awareness.

That’s sovereignty.

Not controlling the world…

But not being unconsciously pulled by it either.

So yeah…

Maybe the world is messy.
Maybe systems change.
Maybe things evolve in ways we don’t like.

But right here?

In this moment?

I can choose:

Presence
Clarity
Freedom

Try this:

Next time something small triggers you…

Don’t fix it.
Don’t rant (okay… maybe rant a little 😏)

Then pause.

Feel it.

Watch the story spin up.

And instead of believing it…

turn it into awareness.

That’s the move.

That’s the art.

That’s how you turn everyday life into something deeper…

without needing anything outside of you to change.

Come follow me.

This is the way.

Overthinking

Solution to Overthinking - As wtih all demonic influences, as soon asy ou pause to play with or oppose them, they win. They don't seek to defeat you. They seek to delay you. Your distraction is their victory.

I like this guy

How often do you celebrate yourself?

Check out this picture of me.
That’s Jason.
Little Jason.

He’s perfect.
Except… when he’s not. Wink.

He’s perfectly perfect.

He’s not enough for some people…
and too much for others.

Some people can’t handle him.
Some people can.
And some people just love the heck out of him.

I’ve decided:

He’s enough for me.
He can’t be too much.
He can’t be too little.

I love this little guy—
and the man he grows into.

I can handle him… most of the time.

And in the end,
I love the good, the bad, the ugly,
the beautiful,
and the utterly magical being that he is—

on this planet,
giving love and joy and depth and openness
to all he sees.

I really like this guy.

Do the Work Then Speak

4/15/2026 — Do the Work, Then Speak

This morning I didn’t want to do alignment.

So I did it anyway.

Cat in my lap.
3:50am.
House quiet.
Body a little tight. Mind not that interested.

Awareness of awareness.
Breath.
Belly soft.
Feel the room.
Feel the body.

At first… nothing special.

Then something shifted.

Not in my head—in my body.

I could feel it.

There’s this thing people miss.

They think discipline is force.
They think service is obligation.

It’s not.

If I skip alignment and go make Jennie coffee…
it’s fine… but there’s a subtle resentment underneath it.

If I align first…

Something else happens.

I don’t have to serve.

I want to.

It arises clean.

No resistance. No story. No weight.

Just… movement.

Later, I caught something else.

A thought about an enemy.

Old pattern:
“He’ll get what’s coming to him.”

That one feels tight. Contracted.

Then this came through:
“His path is his path.”

My whole body relaxed.

Same situation.
Different focus.
Different reality.

That’s when it hit me:

Sovereignty creates alignment.
Alignment creates devotion.
Devotion creates clean action.

And this too:

You don’t have to rewrite your past.

You don’t have to pretend the hard things were “good.”

Some of it was just… hard.

But right now?

You can choose where you point your mind.

Up… or back.

Most people try to think their way into good ideas.

I don’t.

I do the work.

And the truth shows up after.

Off to make coffee.

Project Hail Mary: The Substance of Things Hoped For

4/10/2026 — I’m prone to having moments.

Project Hail Mary—both the audiobook, and last night the movie—were two such moments.

There is a moment in the story when a character experiences something profound and simply says:

“I’m having a moment.
Give me a moment.”

It’s when the veil peels back…
and life just is GOOD.

A restoration of faith.

Or more clearly—
the substance of things hoped for.
The delivery of your faith.

Things that are not just good…
but GREAT.

But not in the loud, yelling,
“this is fucking great” kind of way…

In the deeper, quieter way—
the kind you feel in your heart.

And I got to share it with my family.

Some moments, you share alone…
and some moments, you share with others.

Blessings on every one of you reading this.

I bless you with moments—
experiences that pause your soul,
so you can witness and participate
in the vast magic and abundance flowing through us all…

right now.

This moment is good.

I spent years fighting to feel even a little okay
in a situation that wasn’t okay.

Now I’m learning how to fully feel okay…
in a life that actually is.

And here’s the strange part—

This is harder than it sounds.

Because part of me is still scanning…
still bracing…
still remembering.

Like it might all disappear
if I relax too much.

But right now—

Nothing is wrong.

Nothing is collapsing.

Nothing is being taken.

This moment is good.

And I’m learning
how to let it be.

Birthday for the Kittens

4/8/2026 — Two years ago today…

Essie D. Fluffie gave birth to 4 — no, make that 6 — little barn cat kittens in my basement.

It was one of those things.

She had walked in from the outside world, plopped down in our basement, refused to leave, and trusted us to have her babies.

I don't know how to express the gratitude, the excitement, the magic of that birth — and the two years since.

All of these little fluffers are full-grown cats now.

It was one of those moments of grace and magic and miracles. Watching day in and day out as Essie was such a good Momma to Telamus, Zeus, Marshy, Rosie, Beetlejuice, and Blackjack — it always confirmed to my heart that there is good in the world.

It did me good to see a good momma do her thing.

Like I said, words can't make it make sense. But it healed and elevated a huge part of my soul.

Thank you, Essie.

Happy birthday, boys — and Rosie, the one lady in the barn cat bunch! 🐾

I Sat

This morning I sat.

Fans humming.
Breath in the nostrils.
Chair rolling over plastic.
Cats somewhere far off.
Birds — layers of them — songs, chirps, whistles.

And underneath it all…

Silence.

Not the absence of sound.
The source of it.

So I opened.

Wider than the room.
Wider than the walls.
Wider than the idea that "I stop here."

Be the corners.
Be the space between them.
Be the field everything is happening inside of.

Then I listened out.

Past the room.
Past the walls.

Not waiting for sound to come to me —
reaching toward it.

Then I smelled out.

Coffee.
Morning air.
The particular quality of this house, this hour.

Something shifted.

The field got bigger.
And I got… less.

Less defined.
Less boundaried.
Less certain where I ended.

Then —

Jennie.

Not "over there."
Not separate.

Same field.

And it didn't come as pictures.

It came as a feeling.

In the chest.
Through the heart.

Honest.
Immediate.

Mine… and not mine.

That's not imagination.
That's contact.

Less separation.

And then —

come back.

Because you're not here to dissolve.
Not yet.

Death can have that.

Right now you're here to touch the infinite…
and return as a man.

So I contracted.

Pulled the field back in through the senses —
through the smell, the sound, the breath —
back into this body, this chair, this moment.

And then I felt it.

The skeleton in the stone.
The song underneath the silence.

You don't create it.
You get quiet enough to find it.

So I sat again.

I wrote.

I felt out, came back, and offered this —
through the heart — as a gift.

That's the return.
That's the action.
That's this.

Gift of Getting Sick

4/7/2026 – The Gift of Getting Sick

I got sick.

Fever. Puke. Diarrhea. Foggy. EMOTIONAL.

The kind of sick that humbles you because your FUNCTION is not fucking functioning.

And something interesting happened…

Underneath the physical symptoms, old thoughts came back online.
Old wounds. Old patterns.

Like the system got stripped down and showed me what was still running in the background.

There’s a polarity here:

Sickness…
and the sudden, undeniable desire for health.

Someone once said,
“If I take the air out of the room, you forget everything else you want… and only one desire remains: air.”

That’s contrast.

It doesn’t just clarify things in your mind—
it INSPIRES things in your heart.

You can’t name them.
You can only FEEL them.

And now?

I feel back.

And it feels AMAZING.

Not just because I’m healthy again…
Because I felt what it’s like not to be.

That’s the magic.

Contrast doesn’t just hurt you—
it sharpens you.

Burns away the noise.
Reveals what actually matters.

I’m not chasing health in some needy, grasping way.

I’m just… aligned with it.
Returned to it.

Clean. Clear. Present.

And out of that?

Energy. Joy. Creative fire.

Like the feminine current of life itself is flowing back through me…
Radiant. Playful. Alive.

All things are set to surprise and delight me.

The pain?
It served its purpose.
I don’t need to carry it anymore.

ACCEPT THE JOY.

Man, I fucking love these acceptance gates.

So yeah… I got sick.

And I’m grateful. No bullshit.

Because this feeling right now wouldn’t exist without that.

Now I remember what it feels like to be fully alive.

Who is King in the Kitchen? Men or Women?

Who is King in the Kitchen? Men or Women?

I noticed something this weekend watching Peter cook ragù.

I saw it a month ago when my client cooked gumbo.

I don't think I've seen it before.

It's not about man or woman.
Male or female.

I saw it first.
Then felt it.

It wasn't just that these men were focused.

And it wasn't just that they were holding the space.

It was both.

At the same time.

One part of them was everywhere.

Aware of the whole room.
Holding it. Holding everyone in it.

The container.

But another part of them…
at the same time…

Was locked in.

Just the knife.
The pan.
The stir.

The center.

Most men — me included — live in one or the other.

Too wide… and nothing lands.
Too narrow… and everything else falls apart.

But when both are alive…

when a man can feel the edges of the room
and stay locked into the center of the work —

something happens.

An arc of electricity forms between presence and focus.

You could feel it in the food.
You could feel it in the room.

It wasn't just dinner anymore.

The space came alive.
Something arrived.

And she only comes
when the ingredients are held like that.

Abundant Cooking

4/6/2026 — Monday

"Sit down. I'm taking over your kitchen."

About a month ago, a client came through with his parents.

His dad… old school.
Louisiana roots. Quiet strength, presence, humor.

At one point he looks at me and says,
"I want to cook you my gumbo."

I laughed.
"No. You're paying me for a meditation, you are in my home. I cook for you."

He didn't flinch.
"No. I am paying you. And one of the things I want… is this."

So we went to the store together.
He tried to pay.
I overrode him.

I buy. You cook.

We both knew exactly what we were doing.

Later that night… he stood in my kitchen and brought that place to life.

Slow. Intentional. No rush.

He'd obviously done it a thousand times.
No recipe. All in his head.

Explaining as he went, teaching… constantly teaching…

how the core of the whole thing was the roux —
and the attention to detail as he fenced with the hot oil and flour with a wooden spoon.

We ate that gumbo…

…and then we ate it again the next day.

…and the next.

A whole week of it.

Every bowl felt like something more than food.

Then this weekend…

I've been sick. Off all week.

Didn't plan a thing for dinner, though we had plans to hang with Peter and Tracy all day Saturday.

My friend Peter shows up Saturday morning, arms full of ingredients.

"Don't worry. I got it."

That night — lamb ragù.
Fresh noodles. Slow cooked. Dialed in.

I take a bite and I just… stop.

"You've gotta savor this."

Because I could.

Because for the first time all week, I could actually taste again.

Jennie's laughing.
Peter's got that look.

You know the one.

And I just…

savored it.

Two men walked into my kitchen this month.

Both arrived smiling. Arms full. Certain.

Twice in one month I get to practice radical reception.

Who gets to live like this?

Sick

4/3/2026 — Sick

I don’t get sick very often.
And I fucking hate it.

It angers me.

Because everything I’ve built—
my frame, my clarity, my depth, my presence…

gone.

Just like that.

Suddenly I’m tired.
Emotional.
Ungrateful.
Irritated.

All that work…
out the window.

And it’s humbling.

Because we walk around touching something divine.

You feel it at Ultra.
You feel it staring at your cats.
You feel it with your woman.
You feel it in the work.

Moments where it’s like—

God is right here.

Flowing through you.
Alive. Electric. Infinite.

And then…

You get sick.

And there’s no divinity.
Just a body that doesn’t work.

A fever.
A foggy brain.
Emotions all over the place.

You’re not a god.

You’re a sack of meat
that’s malfunctioning.

I’ve always been fascinated by this:

The feminine can overwhelm the masculine.

Not woman—
the feminine force itself.

Storm.
Wind.
Emotion.
Life.

I remember driving through Provo years ago—
winds ripping trees out of the ground.

Just power.

A reminder:

You are not in control.

Men think:

“If I get strong enough…
nothing will shake me.”

No.

That’s not how it works.

You get stronger—
and life rises to meet you.

The storm grows too.

And this week, I felt it in my own body.

Fever high.
System overwhelmed.

My own emotions got so big…
my masculine couldn’t hold them.

That was… fascinating.

And humbling.

Now I’m coming back online.

Friday.
Feeling better.

I can feel the swagger creeping back in—

“I’m good. I’ve got this.”

And somewhere deeper…

a quieter voice:

Careful.

Because a little virus…
a little fever…

and it’s all gone again.

So yeah—build strength.
Build presence.
Get sharper.
Get deeper.

But stay humble.

Because life will humble you anyway.

And here’s the twist:

That humility isn’t punishment.

It’s access.

Because art…

doesn’t come through the channel of
“I’ve got everything handled.”

It comes through the cracks.

The openings.

The places where you’re not in control.

Even sick…

something real can move through you.

If you let it.

Miami Adventure

Miami. Ultra. Brotherhood.

Last weekend, me and a couple of my mates did something simple.

Someone said,
“Hey… let’s go to Ultra.”

And instead of overthinking it…
we just went.

Flew out of Salt Lake.
Watched Interstellar at 30,000 feet.
Landed in Miami alone.

Beer. Burger. Bed.

Quiet before the storm.

The next morning the boys arrived from different corners of the world.

And just like that…
we were back.

Older.
Busier.
But something underneath hadn’t changed.

Ultra was chaos… in the best way.

150,000 people.

Every color. Every language. Every rhythm.

Latin. Asian. White. Black.
I swear I heard Italian walking past me.

No one arguing.
No one posturing.

Just people…

dancing.

There’s a different kind of diversity that doesn’t need a label.

It doesn’t preach.
It doesn’t divide.

It just… happens.

When people come together
for something real.

Music. Energy. Movement.

We missed one set waiting in line.

Didn’t matter.

Because then…

Illenium at sunset.
Skrillex lighting the whole sky on fire.
Martin Garrix b2b Alesso.

And somewhere in there…
I stopped thinking
and just felt it.

Days blurred.

Late nights.
Deep talks.
Then dumb talks because we were too tired to be smart.

Laughter. Silence. Presence.

No one needing anything from each other.

Just… being there.

Final night.

John Summit.

100,000 people singing Where You Are
word for word.

And for a moment…

you could feel it.

All of it.

Life.
Joy.
Connection.

Here’s what hit me:

The best parts of life aren’t complicated.

They don’t come from planning every detail.

They come from a simple move…

“Let’s go.”

And then you go.

No drama.
No performance.
No over-optimization.

Just friends.
Music.
And a willingness to step into it.

Came home tired.
Maybe even a little wrecked.

But full.

Grateful.

More alive than when I left.

Ready to love my life even more.

Sometimes that’s all it takes.

Pack the bag.

Say yes.

Go.

Adventures

Remember when?

We used to just go.

Someone would say,
“Hey… why don’t we go do this?”
And that was enough.

No overthinking.
No calendars.
No optimization.

Just… movement.

I heard Flea talking about this—
how back in the day, one of them would throw out an idea…
and they’d just get up and go.

One time they headed into the Sierra Nevadas
with nothing but backpacks full of candy.

That was the plan.

It reminded me of a time I dropped in on Tom Mecham in St. George—
on the way to a Blue Öyster Cult concert.

He didn’t hesitate.
Didn’t check his schedule.
Didn’t think it through.

He just got in the car.

Recently, some friends asked if I wanted to go on an adventure.

I felt the old energy rise up.

“Why not?”

Let’s go.

I’ll pack a bag of candy.

A Way of Living

There’s a way of living
where you stop trying to perform…
and start telling the truth.

Not the polished version.
Not the acceptable version.

The real one.

The one that moves energy.
The one that creates something in the space between people.

That’s where my work lives.

Not fixing you.
Not teaching you.

Drawing out what’s already there—
and staying with it long enough
for it to become art.

Polarity isn’t a concept.
It’s what happens
when truth is allowed to breathe.

And the edge I’m living right now is simple:

Can the same raw, sacred, unapologetic expression…
be the thing that feeds my life?

No split.
No performance.

Just truth—
fully lived.

Mechanics

Sometimes the problem isn't resistance.
Sometimes you just don't know the mechanics yet.

That's a different kind of humility.

Because it's easy—especially when you've done a lot of inner work—
to assume everything is emotional… energetic… subconscious…

Sometimes it is.

But sometimes…
you're just not very good at the thing yet.

You say you want more money—
but you've never actually learned how to make an offer.

You say you want deeper connection—
but you've never learned how to tell the truth cleanly.

You say you want momentum—
but you don't have a system that creates consistency.

That's not resistance.
That's mechanics.

And when you confuse the two…
you keep going inward, trying to heal something that isn't broken.

There are places I've looked for a block…
when the truth was simpler:

I just haven't done the reps yet.

And when you see that clearly—
it's not heavy.

It's almost a relief.

Because the path isn't:
"fix yourself."

It's:
"learn the thing."

Practice it. Refine it. Stay with it long enough to work.

Because sometimes…
there's nothing wrong with you.

You're just early in the process.