Why We Hang On

Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast

Timber Hawkeye

Spirituality, Buddhism, Awareness, Calm, Society & Culture, Meditation, Mindful, Buddhist, Philosophy, Awake, Minimalist, Innerpeace, Selfhelp, Spiritual, Education, Aware, Mindfulness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 907 Ratings

🗓️ 25 November 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Nobody will choose to let go of what they still believe has value. We often get stuck thinking something improves our lives, we lose sight of how our lives might improve if we let go of it completely. And some people don’t let go of what is detrimental to them because they don’t know how; they don’t have the tools or skills or.. the screwdriver with which to unscrew themselves. To keep the podcast sponsor free, show your support at https://patreon.com/buddhistbootcamp

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0:17.0	Welcome to the Buddhist Boot Camp Podcast. Our intention is to awaken, enlighten, enrich, and inspire a simple and uncomplicated life. Discover the benefits of mindful living with your host, Timber Hawkeye. I'm recording this on Thanksgiving, so I want to use this opportunity to thank all of you listeners for making the Buddhist boot camp
0:35.4	podcast possible without commercials, ads, or sponsors.
0:39.8	I received so much feedback and many letters and comments from people saying how much they dislike other podcasts.
0:46.6	Constantly interrupted with this podcast is brought to you by so-and-so.
0:51.2	And even though I received numerous offers every week from sponsors willing to pay me literally thousands of dollars to mention their product or services on the podcast.
1:01.0	I love the fact that we make it possible thanks to
1:03.9	listeners like you who show their support with as little as one dollar a month
1:08.0	through Patreon.com slash Buddhist boot camp. I'm doing this for you after all not for some company looking for ad space so thank you
1:17.1	not just on Thanksgiving but every day I appreciate you and speaking of things like ads that are frustrating, I used to get frustrated
1:25.7	with friends who not only refused to do whatever it would take to make their own lives better,
1:31.5	but they continued making decisions that made their bad situations even worse.
1:36.4	I mean, from the outside, the answer to their problems often seemed so simple.
1:42.2	Leave the toxic relationship, for example.
1:45.0	Stop spending money you don't have on things you don't need.
1:48.0	Sell that extra car sitting unused in the driveway.
1:51.0	Eat more of this, drink less of that, you get the idea. But then I realized that nobody
1:56.8	will choose to let go of what they still believe has value. If someone you know is refusing to quit a behavior that is clearly
2:05.4	detrimental to them, it's not because they don't want to improve their
2:09.5	situation. It's often because they still find value in the dysfunctional relationship or terrible job, for example, the unhealthy habits or that junker in the front yard.
2:20.0	Even if the value is not apparent to an outside observer, there are many elements other than pure logic behind people's decisions.
2:28.0	There is sentimental value, a mindset of scarcity, identifying with the ownership of certain things, fears, anxieties, and so on.
2:37.6	The value may not be to their highest good necessarily.
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