Hard Truths With Love - by Raphael Reiter
Writing everyday on secular spirituality, love, natural human emotions, self-transcendence, and more.
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WeHum - A new Meditation App by Raphael (opens the original)
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Dear friends,For a long time, I wanted to create my own meditation app. I’m really excited to tell you that it will finally be out by the end of 2026!But it’s not just another meditation app because, for me, it’s always been about connection. It makes a big difference, whether it’s real or just in my mind, to know you are sitting in meditation at the same time as someone else somewhere across the world.I really feel this connection in both my mind and body. That’s why I wanted to create a space
Hercules Never Got a Warm-Up (opens the original)
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My Inner World (opens the original)
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License and Liberty (opens the original)
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Courage Is a Choice, Not a Feeling (opens the original)
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We are taught that courage is a performance. Guts, a jaw set hard against the world. Sometimes even aggression. We picture the man who chases danger for the applause, who confuses the adrenaline of risk with the growth of virtue. That man is not brave. He is loud. He has walked off what I call the Cliff of Recklessness, ignoring his fear for a cheap thrill and mistaking noise for strength.There is a quieter failure on the other side, and it is far more common. I call it the Ditch of Cowardice.Co
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