An ant is merely the size of an eyelash yet it exists within a colony of thousands of others like itself, a dandelion is delicate enough to go undetected beneath the sole of a shoe yet every part of it can be used to contribute to the wellbeing of others, whether it be through the consumption of it's leaves or the use of it's roots for medicinal purposes.
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So here’s the funny (not so funny, and then funny again) thing. I’ve noticed that many of us are pretty miserable trying to be happy and pretty sick trying to be healthy! We read this book. We read that book. We follow this advice. We follow that advice. We monitor our thoughts. We imagine feeling good. We have mantras. We attend workshops. We drink Kombucha. If we were to be honest, most of us would admit we resent the #@&! out of trying to be happy and healthy. Please make the insanity stop!
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Life is bound to get a little hectic from time to time. There are seasons of life in which certain areas of our lives will require more attention from us than others. The idea of balance in our culture is often communicated as an expectation that we uniformly divide the competing parts of our lives into segments equal in size, like a pizza cut into eight symmetrical pieces-- an expectation that is largely unreasonable considering the fluctuating demands of our lives.
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The problems we face aren’t the root cause of our pain. They’re the result of it.
Don't get me wrong, it can be super challenging dealing with our problems!
But the underlying real pain we experience stems from not living the truth of who we really are…that’s what’s excruciating. That’s why, after much suffering, we may finally come to say things like, “I can’t take it anymore!", etc.
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The first hour of the day has a profound influence on the rest of the day. A daily morning ritual is particularly powerful because it sets us up to feel good and move through the day with ease. Life can get busy and if we don't make time to care for ourselves first thing in the morning, it is likely that other obligations will take precedence.
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Many of us have goals in mind that we have not yet managed to bring into fruition. It is all too easy to berate ourselves for these unrealized goals, to think that these instances were due to a lack of commitment on our part. However, I am going to argue for the contrary. Our missteps are not a sign of a lack of commitment.
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The invitation here is to experiment and play with your actual day-to-day experience (your personal reality). You know, all the things we typically experience during our day. How we interact. How we feel. How people treat us. What usually happens.
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Often times fear is a sign that we are stepping into our grandest, most audacious selves. Fear doesn't knock on the door of those who play small, staying cozy in the solace of their comfort zones. Rather fear creeps in when we decide to leave the boundaries we have deemed as safe. For many of us, fear is most prevalent when we put ourselves out into the world-- giving a presentation, leaving home for a new city, approaching an attractive stranger, etc..
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