Super Smash

I've reached the lowest point yet.

You know you take life wayy (notice the way with two y's) too seriously when you get upset for losing Super Smash Bros.
Yeah, that's my life right about now. I can't say that it's only about the Super Smash. To my defense we were playing on n64 and I did have the worst controller. But that's not the point. I get mad s quickly because I just can't adapt to failure. No matter how big or small the failure is, I just can't get a hold of losing. In the office of my first job hung a poster with a picture of Vince Lombardi on it. It said, "Winning is not a sometime thing; its an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit." I guess i took that quote a little too seriously. Well, jokes on me.
I need to learn to sit back and relax once in a while. I can't be good at everything. In fact i'll probably be good at very few things. The point is to remember the pros when the cons seem to weigh in.


Next time Luigi and I won't sweat the small stuff.


xx The BathTub Philosopher




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God never put a bush in the harbour

Yesterday was a day I will not forget. I went and completed a certain workshop to improve my spiritual growth. At first, I was ashamed to tell people I was working on my growth. I turned on my phone at the end of the 8 hour long workshop to 5 messages asking where I was, or when I was getting home. I didn't want to respond I was in a workshop where I'm trying to fix my problems. A switch went off (or on) in my head asking me why I was ashamed or embarrassed? We all have problems that we are working on and we all are striving to be better people. I can't really discuss what procedures we did in the workshop but I have to say it changed me. The exercises (mental and physical) showed me different ways of approaching or thinking about a situation. We did tons of breathing therapy which cleared my mind completely of all the stress and chaos. The title of the post means that G-d never stops us from progressing. Yesterday I learned that what we lack in our childhood is one of the qualities that we excel in. Let's say someone did not receive acceptance in their childhood, they will show tremendous amounts of acceptance towards others. Take the gift that you have and progress with that. The world needs a lot of things right now. Love, acceptance, kindness, selflessness are all things we can give out to the world. I propose a task for you that are reading this.

Take the quality you excel in.
Make a numerical goal. (Ex: If your quality is Affectionate. Show 2 people affection this week- THERE MUST BE A NUMERICAL GOAL! If you set an easy numerical goal then you are setting yourself up for success!)
Complete your goal and slowly progress each week.

Comment below or e-mail and let me know how it's going.
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It's Been A Long Time Comin

Hello all. I know it's been forever since I wrote but, I've been caught up. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, all I know is that I need time to pick my own brain and rest a little. The 25th of this month marks 5 months living completely alone in Israel without any family. I thought it would be much harder. Of course it wasn't completely easy. I had a few weakling moments where all I wanted was to run back to my comfort zone of pure white sheets and crisp pillows. Now that I'm going back to New York there was much to think about. When I landed in Israel, I was a new person. Instantly reborn i, was the offspring of my memories and experiences. In New York, I'm a busy body. I didn't have a second in the day to breathe. Between work, side work, side side work, friends, family, more work, keeping up with everything, I was exhausted. Mentally, physically, emotionally. When I took a breath of the (much) cleaner air, it cleansed my whole system. It changed the way i thought. When i'm here I'm no longer the loud new yorker that drives myself to the bone everyday. I'm still me just a little quieter, calmer and a lot more positive. I had this whole realization yesterday. A friend of mine who has been with me in Israel told me that I'm not the same here as i am in NYC. She said it was a good thing. I focused more here. I've done more things business wise here than I would of done in NY.
I want to share some of my realizations with you. The main one of today is to take time out to remember who you are and who you want to be. Two different people but hopefully one day you will be able to see them as one. The second, TAKE TIME FOR YOURSELF. Your value is priceless.

On that note, see you next time
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