@stillsam.bsky.social
Social Worker, mental health therapist.
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves”.
Alan Watts
“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves”.
Alan Watts
Fear doesn’t always feel like panic.
Sometimes it just makes you watch your life instead of live it.
Always scanning, rehearsing, managing.
Not present, just prepared.
Are you living… or bracing?
open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Sometimes it just makes you watch your life instead of live it.
Always scanning, rehearsing, managing.
Not present, just prepared.
Are you living… or bracing?
open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Fear Makes You Watch Your Life
Fear doesn’t always shout.
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July 13, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Fear doesn’t always feel like panic.
Sometimes it just makes you watch your life instead of live it.
Always scanning, rehearsing, managing.
Not present, just prepared.
Are you living… or bracing?
open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Sometimes it just makes you watch your life instead of live it.
Always scanning, rehearsing, managing.
Not present, just prepared.
Are you living… or bracing?
open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Not all self-help is helpful.
Sometimes “trust the process” is just fear in softer clothes.
A reflection on progress, presence, and the mirror fear built: open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Sometimes “trust the process” is just fear in softer clothes.
A reflection on progress, presence, and the mirror fear built: open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Fear Wearing a Healing Mask
“Trust the process,” “have faith,” and “be patient” often pass as wisdom,
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July 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Not all self-help is helpful.
Sometimes “trust the process” is just fear in softer clothes.
A reflection on progress, presence, and the mirror fear built: open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Sometimes “trust the process” is just fear in softer clothes.
A reflection on progress, presence, and the mirror fear built: open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Fear Arrives Before the Story
open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Fear Arrives Before the Story
From the Book: Fear as the First Construct
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July 6, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Fear Arrives Before the Story
open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
open.substack.com/pub/samzbook...
Most people think fear shows up after something happens.
After loss. After risk. After vulnerability.
But what if fear came first?
What if it was the scaffolding the mind built before anything else,
The first shape awareness took to survive becoming human.
Not a reaction.
An origin.
After loss. After risk. After vulnerability.
But what if fear came first?
What if it was the scaffolding the mind built before anything else,
The first shape awareness took to survive becoming human.
Not a reaction.
An origin.
July 6, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Most people think fear shows up after something happens.
After loss. After risk. After vulnerability.
But what if fear came first?
What if it was the scaffolding the mind built before anything else,
The first shape awareness took to survive becoming human.
Not a reaction.
An origin.
After loss. After risk. After vulnerability.
But what if fear came first?
What if it was the scaffolding the mind built before anything else,
The first shape awareness took to survive becoming human.
Not a reaction.
An origin.
It would be interesting if we all stopped playing the game!
January 16, 2025 at 8:55 PM
It would be interesting if we all stopped playing the game!
We get to decide how we want to show up today! We get to make that choice everyday.
December 18, 2024 at 6:46 PM
We get to decide how we want to show up today! We get to make that choice everyday.
“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. Stop measuring your worth and simply be. The more we cling to the idea of control, the more we miss the beauty of life unfolding naturally.” – Alan Watts
December 1, 2024 at 5:00 AM
“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth. Stop measuring your worth and simply be. The more we cling to the idea of control, the more we miss the beauty of life unfolding naturally.” – Alan Watts
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Initiated a difficult conversation today and I’m really proud of myself. Communication is literally the key to damn near all success among people. We really need to be better about it.
November 30, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Initiated a difficult conversation today and I’m really proud of myself. Communication is literally the key to damn near all success among people. We really need to be better about it.
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We figured something big out with Bluesky!! 🦋
For those of you growing your following, keep reading!
We’ve gotten about 11k follow requests that we’ve been vetting non stop for about a week. We’re up to 8k followers which is the 16th highest follow back rate on the platform!!! (pathetic). 🧵
For those of you growing your following, keep reading!
We’ve gotten about 11k follow requests that we’ve been vetting non stop for about a week. We’re up to 8k followers which is the 16th highest follow back rate on the platform!!! (pathetic). 🧵
November 30, 2024 at 5:01 AM
We figured something big out with Bluesky!! 🦋
For those of you growing your following, keep reading!
We’ve gotten about 11k follow requests that we’ve been vetting non stop for about a week. We’re up to 8k followers which is the 16th highest follow back rate on the platform!!! (pathetic). 🧵
For those of you growing your following, keep reading!
We’ve gotten about 11k follow requests that we’ve been vetting non stop for about a week. We’re up to 8k followers which is the 16th highest follow back rate on the platform!!! (pathetic). 🧵
Gratitude anchors us in the present. This Thanksgiving, take a moment to pause, breathe, and appreciate the small joys around you. Let go of perfection and embrace connection. Mindfulness turns moments into memories. #ThanksgivingMindfulness #MentalHealthMatters #Gratitude”
November 28, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Gratitude anchors us in the present. This Thanksgiving, take a moment to pause, breathe, and appreciate the small joys around you. Let go of perfection and embrace connection. Mindfulness turns moments into memories. #ThanksgivingMindfulness #MentalHealthMatters #Gratitude”
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As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚
November 28, 2024 at 11:10 AM
As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚
Every day brings the opportunity to show up as the best version of yourself. It’s a choice you get to make: “How do I want to show up today?” The power is in your hands. 💭 #Mindfulness #MentalHealth
November 27, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Every day brings the opportunity to show up as the best version of yourself. It’s a choice you get to make: “How do I want to show up today?” The power is in your hands. 💭 #Mindfulness #MentalHealth
In uncertain times, the present moment is your anchor. Rather than spiraling into fears or what-ifs, focus on the now—the only place where clarity and choice exist. Acknowledge the strangeness without letting it consume you. Breathe, act with purpose, and trust strength comes one moment at a time.
November 26, 2024 at 5:44 PM
In uncertain times, the present moment is your anchor. Rather than spiraling into fears or what-ifs, focus on the now—the only place where clarity and choice exist. Acknowledge the strangeness without letting it consume you. Breathe, act with purpose, and trust strength comes one moment at a time.
Buy Bitcoin!!! That’s it, that’s the post!
November 25, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Buy Bitcoin!!! That’s it, that’s the post!
People are not broken—they are unfolding. Each scar, each flaw, is not a sign of damage but of growth. To be human is to be in a constant state of becoming, shaped by experience yet whole as you are. You are not a puzzle missing pieces; you are the mosaic, beautiful in your complexity.
November 22, 2024 at 5:50 AM
People are not broken—they are unfolding. Each scar, each flaw, is not a sign of damage but of growth. To be human is to be in a constant state of becoming, shaped by experience yet whole as you are. You are not a puzzle missing pieces; you are the mosaic, beautiful in your complexity.