How would you be spending your time if you only did things that were fully an all out 'yes' for you? What if you spent a week figuring it out? And we make mistakes. That's okay. If we listen then we can figure out what we do because we think we should and what we [...]
I was introduced to a concept (thanks to the Hoffman Process) of checking in with four parts of ourselves each day: physical body, emotional self, intellectual self, and spiritual/authentic self. It's a great way to start the day. What is your body telling you, and what does it need today? Is your emotional self being [...]
I was recently introduced to a practice of writing out 3 things that I appreciate about myself each day, alongside 3 things I am grateful for (a practice I have been consistent with for a couple years now). How comfortable are you writing out what you appreciate about yourself? What about trying and seeing what [...]
The airline offered $250 in travel credit to take a later flight. Then $500. Then $750. Then $1500. Things change when you need or want something. Alternatives matter. Are you ready to up the ante for something important in your own life?
Some of us spend a lot of time and energy fretting over small decisions. But what if we just stopped and trusted the first thing that came to us?
I just spent a week in an incredibly immersive, indescribable, but amazing experience. I wonder how that will change what I write and how I show up! Time will tell. But one insight that was so powerful and might translate to someone who didn't have the experience: we all experience eachother differently. Sure, in some [...]
What would it feel like to ask yourself what you would do with your time if money were not an issue and realize you are doing just that?
I am going to a retreat center for an experience that is very controlled. As I enter, it feels a bit like what I imagine it's like to go to rehab. It will be challenging, yet beneficial. I started thinking of it as rehab for the soul. But that got me thinking-what does rehab really [...]
I just re-started meditation. Turns out that my accountability buddy who started with me also just re-started. Sometimes it feels like a failure to quit and re-start. But sometimes that's just how it goes. Better to re-start than just peter out. And sometimes we will learn more through re-starting and go about it a different [...]
I am starting a diet tomorrow, so I will eat what I want today. I am going to start running tomorrow, let me enjoy the freedom of not doing so today. We've all been there. Something we really want is starting in the future, so we want to 'be really bad' until the self-imposed date [...]
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