Scheduling surrender
Posted on January 26, 2022 2 Comments
Sometimes our plans for the day, our goals and our schedules, get a little sidetracked as the day unfolds. It happens. And by “sidetracked” that occasionally means “totally off of the rails.” You have likely heard that this is an opportunity to embrace the idea that when our schedule goes awry, perhaps this is where we actually are supposed to be.
I was reminded of this recently, in one of my daily reading pieces. And shortly after, I experienced it.
Read MoreMy surrender journey
Posted on January 19, 2022 1 Comment
My natural state of being is in my head. I think, a lot. Even when I don’t mean to.
I’m not proud of this. In fact, it’s something I constantly try to overcome.
There I go thinking again.
I realized some time ago that I don’t always feel good about being so mental. It was about the time I learned that although it’s a superpower at times to be a good thinker, this talent does not actually resolve everything for me. Being a solid thinker does indeed get me very far, and I am grateful. But then, I hit a wall in discovering that logic, thinking, ideas, and acting on these could not actually take me where I wanted to now be. Which is a fuller version of my Self.
Let me ask you, have you ever been in a discussion with someone when you thought it was a discovery conversation and they believed it was an argument? Or you thought you wanted the lunch special that you ordered but when eating it you were disappointed in your nourishment? Maybe you bought the thing that made the most sense but you never seem to actually use it?
Read MoreSmall joys, chosen
Posted on January 12, 2022 1 Comment
Happiness isn’t a reward, an endpoint that has been earned. Happiness is a way of being, a chosen path.
Honestly, lately this is something I’ve kind of forgotten.
And so, I am making a choice to bring in more happiness. Here’s a simple practice that I am adopting, to celebrate the small joys:
Make three mindful tweaks in your daily routine, for happiness.
Here are my (current) three:
Read MoreYou are enough
Posted on January 5, 2022 Leave a Comment
Be.
Receive.
Give thanks.
It is by doing these three simple things that you are loving the world.
That you are giving a gift to the world.
The gift that is you, already.
That began with your very first breath.
Inspired by Sarah Blondin
How might you nurture your being, today?
In what ways might you allow yourself to receive?
Read MoreGrowling in my New Year
Posted on December 29, 2021 2 Comments
The calendar turning over into a new year is a natural time for reflection. Here’s what I want to carry forward, with a roar:
gratitude
I am sincerely grateful for the blessings of this past year. It may feel like I have to look pretty hard sometimes, but they are always there.
And, I am thankful for the blessings and goodness that are on their way.
responsiveness
May I be responsive rather than reactive to situations and circumstances.
I remember that it’s really about myself in relation to the external circumstances, and not the situations themselves. May I continually learn more about myself, and apply that as a force for good.
relationship
More attention on the people involved will automatically assist the process. Do I want the approach to be “right”, or do I want to be happy and feel good along the way? Because the job will get done, regardless.
May I be less about Correct and more about Connect. In each individual setting and interaction.
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