A punk rockerâs guide to grow, learn, and appreciate the present momentâin short, to live a life that doesnât totally suck.
All Miguel Chen ever wanted was to be happy. Just like everyone else.
Butâalso like everyone elseâheâs suffered. A lot. Running from difficult personal lossesâlike the deaths of loved onesâwas something he did for years, and it got the best of him. Eventually, though, he stopped running and started walking a spiritual path. That might be surprising for a dude in a relentlessly touring punk band (Teenage Bottlerocket), but Miguel quickly found that meditation, mindfulness, and yoga really helped. They allowed him to turn inward, to connect to himself and the world around him. Suddenly, he had found actual happiness.
Miguelâs realistic. He knows it'll never be all sunshine and peaches. And yet, he is (for the most part) at peace with the world and with himself. It shocks even him sometimes. But heâs come to see the interconnectedness of all things, the beauty of lifeâŚeven the parts that suck.
Each short chapter ends with a hands-on practice that the reader can put into action right awayâand each practice offers a distilled âTL;DRâ takeaway point.
TL;DR: Miguel Chen shares stories, meditations, and practices that can help us reconnect to each other, ourselves, and the world. Theyâve worked for himâthey can work for anyone.