Chaz Franke, Author at Whole Life Challenge https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/author/chaz-franke/ The Game That Changes Your Whole Life Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:40:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.7 How to End Suffering and Frustration by Embracing “Practice” https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/how-to-end-suffering-and-frustration-by-embracing-practice/ https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/how-to-end-suffering-and-frustration-by-embracing-practice/#comments Mon, 13 Mar 2023 09:00:49 +0000 https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/?p=5689 In terms of a journey, there is no greater process than the pursuit of our wellness. The Buddha knew this, and he made it his life’s mission to ensure as many people heard this profound simplicity as possible. But for many people, the journey stalls as a result of needing to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible.…

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]]> In terms of a journey, there is no greater process than the pursuit of our wellness. The Buddha knew this, and he made it his life’s mission to ensure as many people heard this profound simplicity as possible. But for many people, the journey stalls as a result of needing to get from point A to point B as quickly as possible.…

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]]> https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/how-to-end-suffering-and-frustration-by-embracing-practice/feed/ 1 Polish the Mirror: How to Achieve Goals Without Hating Yourself https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/polish-the-mirror-how-to-achieve-goals-without-hating-yourself/ https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/polish-the-mirror-how-to-achieve-goals-without-hating-yourself/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2023 13:00:03 +0000 https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/?p=4763 In my psychotherapy practice, I am prone to borrowing a phrase I initially learned from Eastern philosophy: simple, but not easy. When it comes to human suffering, we often have ideas regarding the alleviation of that suffering that seem to be pretty simple. Ideas like boundaries, assertiveness, self-care, self-compassion, or forgiveness. But when it comes to execution, these strategies all fit into the category of simple, but not easy.…

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]]> In my psychotherapy practice, I am prone to borrowing a phrase I initially learned from Eastern philosophy: simple, but not easy. When it comes to human suffering, we often have ideas regarding the alleviation of that suffering that seem to be pretty simple. Ideas like boundaries, assertiveness, self-care, self-compassion, or forgiveness. But when it comes to execution, these strategies all fit into the category of simple, but not easy.…

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]]> https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/polish-the-mirror-how-to-achieve-goals-without-hating-yourself/feed/ 2 The 1st Noble Truth of the Barbell: Life Is Suffering https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/the-1st-noble-truth-of-the-barbell-life-is-suffering/ https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/the-1st-noble-truth-of-the-barbell-life-is-suffering/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/?p=4353 It is not uncommon for people in the world of strength, fitness, and health to refer to their time with the barbell as “therapy,” “church,” or even their “safe place.” Despite the commonality of that phraseology, many of us have not taken the time to pause and examine how our time under tension in the weight room might truly fit into our spiritual experience.…

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]]> It is not uncommon for people in the world of strength, fitness, and health to refer to their time with the barbell as “therapy,” “church,” or even their “safe place.” Despite the commonality of that phraseology, many of us have not taken the time to pause and examine how our time under tension in the weight room might truly fit into our spiritual experience.…

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]]> https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/the-1st-noble-truth-of-the-barbell-life-is-suffering/feed/ 2 The Eightfold Path of Buddhism Applied to the Barbell https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/the-eightfold-path-of-buddhism-applied-to-the-barbell/ https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/the-eightfold-path-of-buddhism-applied-to-the-barbell/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2017 09:00:55 +0000 https://www.wholelifechallenge.com/?p=7226 The Eightfold Path in Buddhism is a course of behaviors that can help alleviate the cycle of suffering — which we experience as frustration, pain, and unhappiness. The Eightfold Path was the final piece of the puzzle in the Buddha’s discussions about the reality of our discomfort and how to alleviate it.

To apply these eight behaviors to our strength training, we must be able to look at ourselves with love and compassion to see where we are caught up in ego-driven tendencies.…

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]]> The Eightfold Path in Buddhism is a course of behaviors that can help alleviate the cycle of suffering — which we experience as frustration, pain, and unhappiness. The Eightfold Path was the final piece of the puzzle in the Buddha’s discussions about the reality of our discomfort and how to alleviate it.

To apply these eight behaviors to our strength training, we must be able to look at ourselves with love and compassion to see where we are caught up in ego-driven tendencies.…

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