Akshay is an extraordinary guy living an extraordinary life. He’s battled addiction, searched for IEDs in Iraq, dragged a sled across Greenland, climbed mountains, and sat in total darkness for 7 days and nights. These experiences and others informed his book, Fearvana — endorsed by the Dalai freakin Lama, among others.
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Music: “Brightside of the Sun,” by Basin and Range; “Detox Mansion” by Warren Zevon; “Smoke Alarm,” by Carsie Blanton.
Re. not getting identified with your emotions, in the old Irish tongue you would not say “I am sad” but “I feel a sadness in me.”