Mike Corey Instagram – My feet have widened and calloused.
My mind has done the same.
I’ve stopped wearing shoes and underwear.
Sunscreen and deodorant.
3 Million years an ape. 100 years a consumer.
I’ve learned to trust my body.
Not TV commercials and advertising.
I now question things more. Not because I don’t believe, but because I want to see if they do.
They tell white lies through golden teeth,
Sanitizer for my hands, Insoles for my shoes, pills for the pain,
A fake plastic coating over the true human experience.
We’re being sold the solution, after being sold the cause.
Comfortable and convenient options for everything. We’re soft like the marshmallow we eat.
Our mind and body have stopped trying. They only work as much as they have to.
The solution is not easing the pain. It is pain. It is not curing to suffering, it is suffering.
Neither can be avoided. Unfortunately it is the human condition. We’re a species given everything we’ve ever wanted and we’re more miserable than ever.
Finding meaning in your pain and suffering is the only way to be free of it.
Your body is an amazing tool. A weapon of mass adaptation. We just don’t give it a chance.
So the next time you’re outside, take off your shoes and walk in gravel for a while.
The next time you’re in sun, take in those beautiful rays without the sunscreen for a bit.
The next time you have a meal, eat with your hands, maybe even forget wash them.
Do these gently at first, it takes time.
People ask me how I survive these expeditions, how I rarely get sick, and how I handle the hottest and harshest places on the planet.
It’s because I trust my body. I test it all the time. Saunas, sun, earth, ice and sweat.
Humans do have a superpower. A hidden ability that has allowed us to outcompete everything else in nature. It’s Adaptation, and for some reason, we are hellbent on destroying it.
Like the callouses on your feet, the tan on your skin, your iron gut, or your bulletproof patience
It does not come from comfort. It comes from challenge. Your superpower does not come from comfort.
It comes pain and suffering. It comes from challenge. 🐉
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Trip by @the_vigillant | Posted on 09/Aug/2023 22:46:10
