You know how there are all these rehab “farms” for addictions of every kind?  What if there was an Existential Rehab?

Here’s a curriculum I’d propose for such a rehab to leverage existentially vibrant living:

(1)   the habit of making one’s own meaning,

(2)   the habit of noticing ordinary perfection,

(3)   the habit of being present in the moment,

(4)   the habit of making conscious choices,

(5)   the habit of self-acceptance,

(6)   the habit of accepting uncertainty,

(7)   the habit of forgiving and compassion.

As I see it, these seven vital signs of conscious, meaningful and mindful living are the essential goals of the would-be program of existential rehabilitation.  I believe that developing these habits would help you feel freer and more alive, more at ease and psychologically invulnerable, more attuned to yourself and more connected with others, and, most importantly, less preoccupied with what should be and more in awe of what already is.

Open your mind to open up your own existential rehab!

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