How is everyone doing here in Basecamp? Stay tuned - we have many new things on the horizon...

I've been off the grid this week camping with my kids. Here's a picture of my daughter after she caught her first fish yesterday (a sunfish). I had intended to post something about The Path (beta) 6-week program I'm going to run, but to do so would have taken me away from some really important things that were happening. So here I am posting now. I'm not going to do much to "sell" this program to you. To do so I'd have to likely appeal to something lower in you - either something your ego wants, or your ego fears. Instead I will just say this. 1. This 6-week program is going to be an important part of participants' lives. It's a bit hard for me to build messaging around because it's built around wisdom and applies to one's entire life. It's like upgrading your life operating system through the guise of time. If you ask the question "what is money for" or "what is time for" and you're honest enough with it - you'll likely come to what this program is about. 2. When you’re offering something genuinely new, it rarely fits into old categories. That can make it hard to explain — or even trust — up front. That’s why I’m offering a full money-back guarantee. It’s my way of holding the tension for both of us, so you can say yes without fear. Just let me (the team) know by week 4. 3. I created a video that walks through the details https://www.loom.com/share/92d32103761c44aa813718adfde4e804 4. You can sign up here https://buy.stripe.com/14A28q8561oM4F7aE9d3i05. The first session is June 24th. Last day to sign up is Tuesday the 17th. If you did "Find Your Inner Monk" you get a substantial discount (check your email). 5. I know some of you have already signed up. Excited to journey with you. I'm dreaming about this (not a figure of speech, I'm actually having dreams about this). I'm going to share a few more personal details on my why as a comment under this when I have a chance.

This bacame a bit long, apologies... This is my first post and my thoughts are just forming on this observation about 'being' rather than 'doing'. In my spiritual direction practice I regularly hear about burn out and stress from too much striving and doing. When I suggest more silence, quiet prayer and reflective practice (I work from a Carmelite perspective), I'm so often struck by how hard that is for my directees. Really hard. My observation is that so often the striving, doing and burn out is rooted in a deep disconnect with our understanding of our own intrinsic worth. If we believe we need to 'earn' approval, love, value and worth - whether that's in the eyes of God or others in our lives, or even ourselves - we will be forever striving. So we become human doings... In my practice I encourage silent prayer and meditation, reflective practice and prauerfully working through wounds (possibly also suggesting therapy alongside) to begin pondering upon our innate value and how loved we are. So often wounds and trauma have broken our ability to even see ourselves clearly. So often we're unaware of how clouded our vision has become. The Carmelite writers John of the Cross and Teresa of Avila have so much to teach on this healing work, becoming our true selves. Teresa only became aware of her own brokenness in her 40s and went on to become one of the most 'successful', formidable, leading women of history. Well, those are my thoughts after reading a few of the comments here. Apologies for the lengthy post!

Hey everyone, wanted to briefly introduce myself and (hopefully) get some insight from the group. I live and work in Overland Park, Kansas. My wife and I started our own physical therapy practice 8 years ago in our garage gym and now have a free-standing location with 2 other employees and were recently recognized as one of the top-5 PT practices in our area. Needless to say, I've spent plenty of time working (doing) to grow our business and definitely fit the over-achiever archetype. Within in the past 3 months, I've cut out podcasts and all social media and discovered through the quiet that I'm not very good at living in the quiet. I've used the Monk Manual 90-Day planner for the last 3 years and through some recent reflection and some of the conversation in the Q&A last night, recognize I need to get a lot better at being. I'd deeply appreciate anyone's insights on how you make stillness, reflection, and being a part of your days beyond the reflection portion of the Monk Manual.

What is everyone focusing on this month in their monk manual or otherwise?