A lot has happened since we last spoke.
And while it feels good to be writing to you again, what I’m about to say won’t feel nearly so good.
Actually, it’s going to hurt.
So I guess I’ll just rip the bandaid off and say it:
I’ve decided to retire from teaching online.
These daily emails, our budding YouTube channel, The Path membership, DeepGame, and everything else I’ve ever produced will be removed from the internet, permanently, before the end of this week.
I know that’s a huge decision, and it did not come easily.
I’ve spent the past month in solitary retreat…
…Meditating and contemplating for hours each day, restricting food and content and social interaction…
…All in an attempt to get to the truth of what I’ve been feeling for way too long now:
This chapter of my life has come to an end.
My path is calling me inwards, away from the world of money and business and people and things, and towards a monastic life:
A life spent in silent meditation, discovering who and what and why I am.
But that discovery does not come cheap, and the cost is nothing short of everything:
My work, my friends, my family, my worldly goals…
My life as I know it.
And finally, I feel ready to pay that price.
So this will be my final email to you.
I’m not sure how to end it — it’s surreal to realize that these will be the last words I ever say, online.
And the only words that feel right, in this moment, are:
Thank you.
Thank you for an incredible journey, and may the next chapter of your journey be your greatest yet.
Signing off, one last time.
– T
P.S. Happy April 1st, b*tches.
