Yes, Thank You: Practicing Non-Resistance with Pete Holmes
The One You Feed
Eric Zimmer, The One You Feed
4.6 • 2.5K Ratings
🗓️ 17 October 2025
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Pete Holmes explains his practice of saying “Yes, Thank You” and how he practices non-resistance, a way of letting life be what it is instead of fighting it. Pete is well known from his long running podcast, You Made It Weird, and his book Comedy, Sex, God. Both mix humor with deep spiritual reflection, and this conversation explores that very same space. He discusses letting go of willpower-driven faith, embracing mystery, and finding joy in the very moments we usually resist.
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Key Takeaways:
- Spiritual journey and personal growth
- The nature of sin as unconsciousness
- The balance between being and doing
- Practicing non-resistance and acceptance
- The impact of modern culture on pleasure and satisfaction
- The evolution of beliefs from evangelical Christianity to a broader spirituality
- Understanding the importance of presence and mindfulness in everyday life
- The concept of the “false self” versus the “real self”
- Embracing curiosity and mystery in spiritual exploration
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| 0:00.0 | Shouldn't I have learned this in Sunday school? Why am I learning this from the road manager for |
| 0:05.4 | ACDC? |
| 0:10.2 | Welcome to the one you feed. Throughout time, great thinkers have recognized the importance |
| 0:19.7 | of the thoughts we have. |
| 0:21.4 | Quotes like, garbage in, garbage out, or you are what you think, ring true. |
| 0:26.9 | And yet, for many of us, our thoughts don't strengthen or empower us. |
| 0:31.2 | We tend toward negativity, self-pity, jealousy, or fear. |
| 0:35.9 | We see what we don't have instead of what we do. We think things that hold |
| 0:39.9 | us back and dampen our spirit. But it's not just about thinking. Our actions matter. It takes |
| 0:46.1 | conscious, consistent, and creative effort to make a life worth living. This podcast is about how |
| 0:51.9 | other people keep themselves moving in the right direction, how they feed their good wolf. |
| 0:58.9 | There's a phrase Pete Holmes leans on when life feels hard. |
| 1:04.0 | Yes, thank you. |
| 1:05.8 | Even in traffic, or on a delayed flight, or in the middle of self-doubt, it's yes, thank you. |
| 1:13.1 | It's his way of practicing non-resistance, of letting life be what it is instead of fighting |
| 1:19.8 | it. |
| 1:20.3 | You probably know Pete from his long-running podcast, you made it weird, or from his book, Comedy, |
| 1:26.5 | sex, God. |
| 1:27.6 | Both mix humor with deep spiritual reflection. |
| 1:31.1 | And in our conversation, we explore that very same space. |
| 1:35.3 | We talk about letting go of willpower-driven faith, embracing mystery, and finding joy in the very |
| 1:42.2 | moments we usually resist. |
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