Joseph HannanBJJ meditations: Pulling the trigger
Even now, fear halts the advancement of a position toward its conclusion, which is usually a submission attempt. The tension mounts to its breaking point and I stop. I fear losing what I have gained, and I fear what that loss might say about me. There’s a scarcity mindset at play here in the technical aspects of the game and thematically across my life. But, no risk it, no biscuit. And there’s a socialized mindset, too: Certain people, certain ranks, to whom and which I can’t lose. But what w...
Joseph HannanBJJ Meditations: The rupture of unsoundness
I’m a beginner again. The ocean stretches before me like a pane of painted glass, strands of white foam striping it at intervals. I’m nervous. I can feel it in the way my breath hangs suspended in my chest, my ribs refusing to expand to let air in. This image was created by Dall-E AI, using the following prompt, which was refined by Chat GPT: Create a dynamic illustration capturing the exact moment a novice surfer is tossed from a towering wave, using vibrant colors and expressive lines to co...
Joseph HannanBJJ Meditations: Jiu Jitsu’s bitter pill
Jiu Jitsu prepares many flavors of pain for us. One of the most bitter flavors of pain comes from a revelation. Jiu Jitsu reveals our physical limitations.The Crypt of the Capuchins. Rome, Italy.I became acutely aware of these limitations when I turned 32. Double or triple training sessions left me, best case, feeling half-assed and, worst case, sick or injured. I had to back off. I had to slow down. Granted, this is not the case for everyone, but I was running up against the limitations of m...
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Joseph HannanBJJ meditations: Pulling the trigger
Even now, fear halts the advancement of a position toward its conclusion, which is usually a submission attempt. The tension mounts to its breaking point and I stop. I fear losing what I have gained, and I fear what that loss might say about me. There’s a scarcity mindset at play here in the technical aspects of the game and thematically across my life. But, no risk it, no biscuit. And there’s a socialized mindset, too: Certain people, certain ranks, to whom and which I can’t lose. But what w...
Joseph HannanBJJ Meditations: The rupture of unsoundness
I’m a beginner again. The ocean stretches before me like a pane of painted glass, strands of white foam striping it at intervals. I’m nervous. I can feel it in the way my breath hangs suspended in my chest, my ribs refusing to expand to let air in. This image was created by Dall-E AI, using the following prompt, which was refined by Chat GPT: Create a dynamic illustration capturing the exact moment a novice surfer is tossed from a towering wave, using vibrant colors and expressive lines to co...
Joseph HannanBJJ Meditations: Jiu Jitsu’s bitter pill
Jiu Jitsu prepares many flavors of pain for us. One of the most bitter flavors of pain comes from a revelation. Jiu Jitsu reveals our physical limitations.The Crypt of the Capuchins. Rome, Italy.I became acutely aware of these limitations when I turned 32. Double or triple training sessions left me, best case, feeling half-assed and, worst case, sick or injured. I had to back off. I had to slow down. Granted, this is not the case for everyone, but I was running up against the limitations of m...
I'm a writer, journalist, and consultant with a passion for Web3 and crypto. I write about both topics and experiment with NFT fiction.
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We strive to contain what can’t be contained.
To control what can’t be controlled.
But we can’t bottle the ocean.
We can’t trap a feeling under glass.
We long for release, but release is something we must give ourselves.
And it’s a gift that’s available whenever we are ready to receive.
True warriors know that they do not know this.
They do not try to write it down.
To bottle it up.
To trap it in intellect.
They simply do it.
But is it really them that does it?
Or is it simply the doing?
Category: Inner work
Tag: Awareness
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We strive to contain what can’t be contained.
To control what can’t be controlled.
But we can’t bottle the ocean.
We can’t trap a feeling under glass.
We long for release, but release is something we must give ourselves.
And it’s a gift that’s available whenever we are ready to receive.
True warriors know that they do not know this.
They do not try to write it down.
To bottle it up.
To trap it in intellect.
They simply do it.
But is it really them that does it?
Or is it simply the doing?
Category: Inner work
Tag: Awareness
Recent meditations
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