My Family Thinks I'm Crazy Tim Grimes | We're All Full of Sh*t, Stop Thinking, Be Happy
Jun 18, 2021
Tim Grimes, author and counselor known as the Radical Counselor, offers a blunt, practical take on spirituality and stress. He exposes common self-deception and recounts a beach awakening that shifted his view of self. Conversation covers feelings over thinking, a pragmatic Law of Attraction—relax and let life flow—and simple practices to quit overthinking and live more playfully.
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Beach Breakdown That Ended The Illusion Of Self
- Tim Grimes describes a teenage breakdown on a beach that shattered his sense of self and revealed a nondual recognition that "everything's fine" and there is no separate I.
- He spent years trying to articulate and revisit that moment through Zen centers, books, and teachers before accepting there's no formal process to recreate it.
Start By Acknowledging You're Full Of Shit
- Admitting "we're full of shit" is a useful starting stance for honest spiritual practice; humility about one's beliefs opens the door to real change.
- Tim uses the phrase as a daily practice: ask what actions reduce self-deception rather than clinging to polished teachings.
Everything Is Already Fine As The Spiritual Core
- The core realization Tim says matters is the recognition that everything is already fine and there's an absence of self; that recognition is what he equates with God or grace.
- He contrasts superficial nonduality language with the deep lived recognition he experienced on the beach.
