Betcha You Can
I was in the gym this morning doing a leg workout I learned via Personal Trainer extraordinaire Hannah Fletcher. There’s no doubt it’s a killer – and YES you’re sore for a few days after, but the results are indeed worth it. I only do it when I’m feeling on top of my game, super powerful in mind, body and spirit and craving the feeling any major accomplishment provides.
If you’d showed me this workout a couple of years ago I would have laughed out loud at the thought of actually doing it. But as I know you can relate, sometimes all it takes for you to believe in yourself and your abilities is someone else who believes you can. That person, as it pertains to fitness, was Hannah. She BELIEVED that I could do it, coached me on how to do it, eased me in to it and eventually sure enough – I COULD DO IT.
This morning a gal came up to me (we were alternating sets on the leg press) and said to me “I couldn’t even move the weight you had – you should be so proud of yourself!” At that particular moment I was trying to keep from throwing up in my mouth, so I managed a smile, but later when we were stretching I said to her… “I bet you could lift that”. I went on to share my personal experience in working with Hannah to get to where I am now with my fitness. She said “I don’t think you’re giving yourself enough credit.” ”Oh don’t worry, I’m giving myself credit, but I still bet you could lift it” I said. We both smiled in agreement of the underlying message.
When I travelled to Dallas a few years ago to the eWomenNetwork annual conference, CEO and Founder Sandra Yancey reminded the entire audience to “lift as you climb”. That lesson has stuck with me and any time I can believe in someone else, coach them on ‘how to’ do something I’ve been fortunate to learn, ease them in to it, and watch them succeed – I jump at the opportunity.
Even if you don’t believe you can, find someone who does, someone who can show you how, ease you in and celebrate success with you. I betcha you can!
Obstacles are Rabbit Holes for Personal Growth
The other night I was giving a talk on personal branding. And I guess, in being objective, one might take me at first glance as being a bit of a Pollyanna. I mean, I am an optimist – no question. I do believe everything in life has a purpose – even the really shitty stuff and when tragedy enters my life, I work (and I write) until I get the answers that I need and desire, about why.
So during the Q&A portion one gal raised her hand and said “this is all nice and everything, but what about obstacles…?”
Oh yes – great question!
Now cutting myself a little slack, in a 20 minute talk I have to be selective about what points I’m going to make, however, it was good insight for me that my talk was all “nice”. Because let’s face it, from our human perspective, life simply isn’t always nice.
My acronym for life is:
Lessons - In - Fucking - Everything
It’s university for the soul. And our soul isn’t interested in theory – it craves experience. Furthermore, the soul carries no judgement. That whole: good vs. bad/ obstacle vs. ease/ light vs. dark - that doesn’t come from the soul, the soul sees everything as an experience – it just is.
Now I don’t claim to be the keeper of all wisdom, nor do I believe I know it all. But here’s what I’ve learned so far.
Obstacles have been strategically placed right in your path by your soul.
Their purpose is your evolution.
Your evolution occurs when you walk forward, straight in to the obstacle. When you feel all the emotions the obstacle has the ability to bring up in you. And just when you think you can’t take it, like you want to run back, like the pain of the feelings are too much – you see the light, the opening, the other side.
Obstacles are rabbit holes for your personal growth and on the other side is a new WONDERLAND.
So buckle up, lean in and know in your heart – you CAN handle it.
See you on the other side….
Love,
Heather
We’re One But We’re Not The Same
There is an amazing connection, a correlation, an intense synergy between the divine and our 3rd dimension. As a newbie in Spirituality I still find myself in awe and wonder when I invite the messages from another dimension to land firmly and profoundly on my heart.
I’m taking a Spiritual development course that just so happens to start tonight.Tonight I’m giving a talk on Personal Branding. As part of my homework for the course I am to practice walking meditation. As part of my ritual in preparation for a talk, I went for a walk. In my pragmatic left brain – I was killing two birds with one stone. In my creative right brain, my heart and my soul – I was inviting the divine.
The result: a leaf & a profound message
As I walked and brought attention to my breath, consciousness to the sounds, feeling to my feet, I felt that connection that comes over you as you become aware of your presence. I felt the need to look up to the sky and there on it’s way toward me, from high above, floated a leaf that landed in the palm of my hand. I giggled to myself as I recognized the beauty in what had just occurred and I kept walking.
Very soon after I heard a voice drawing my attention once again to the leaf I was carrying. And then to the hundreds of thousands of similar leaves on the ground beneath my feet. (It’s fall here in Vancouver) And within that same moment I recalled the message I plan to deliver tonight: you-niqueness. Isn’t it interesting said the voice, that from far away, at first glance, all these leaves seem the same, and yet if you look closely – they are all different…
So of course I couldn’t help the human side of me that needed to kneel down to the ground, to start collecting a number of the leaves and comparing them. Sure enough – not one of them was the same. From my 5foot + view while standing it was hard to notice, but as I peered carefully, placing them side by side, there was no denying their uniqueness – each one was distinctly different.
Imagine, said the voice, as I again began to walk, if these leaves ceased to exist, simply because they looked similar to all the rest. Imagine if they thought, oh never mind, look at all the other leaves here, we all look the same, there’s no point, there’s no room for me. Imagine if leaves, like raindrops, and snowflakes, waves and sand dunes, gave up because of their surface similarity – what would our world look like?
You see, us humans are part of the same nature that creates everything we see and experience on this planet. And although we can, at the surface, appear so similar that it might raise the thought “why bother?”, the true essence of each one of us, is so diverse, so unique, so distinctively beautiful, amazing, profound – we like the leaves must continue on.
Somewhere along the walk, the leaf fell from my hand. I didn’t try to hang on or run back to get it. Our exchange felt complete. But as I crossed the street to re-enter my apartment building, another smaller leaf fell from above and landed right in my palm – again! As I unlocked the front door, I again heard the voice, this time quoting U2…
We are one, but we’re not the same.
Double Negatives Don’t Work
I know this from years of deploying this tactic with futile results.
Definition of a double negative for the purpose of this conversation:
mentally beating yourself up about something that you’re not doing, that you wish you were doing…
Definition of a double negative in the context of the life of an over-achieving A-type personality (i.e. me):
constant and consistent negative self talk that goes something like….
“I can’t believe I didn’t go to the gym today. Fuck! I’m SO lazy. Think about s0 and so, she has 2 kids AND she goes to the gym six days a week. Oh god, I’ve eaten nothing but shit all weekend; I had fries EVERYDAY 5 days in a row…Fuck…!”
or it might sound like…
“I should have gotten up earlier. I wouldn’t be rushing like this if I wasn’t so lazy and tired. It’s probably because I went out for beers last night. Fuck! Why do I do that? I should have come home early and gotten ready for today. I’m so fuckin disorganized. Fuck!”
or it might sound like…
“I can’t believe I’m wasting my life away watching this shit on TV. I’ve been lying on this couch for 3 hours. There’s so much shit I should be doing right now. Fuck!”
And don’t get me wrong. I still have these moments. I still catch these thoughts, even when I think I’m watching a TV show. If you pay close enough attention – you’ll hear that other voice. Call it Ego, Gremlin, Negative Self-Talk – the name doesn’t matter. But the equation is something to pay attention to & in this case: two negatives DO NOT equal a positive.
WARNING: I don’t have any awesome science to back up this theory I’m about to announce, but I’m sure there is. (If you know of any, leave your comments – I’d love to hear from you!)
When you beat yourself up and think negative and self-destructive thoughts…you leak energy.
Leaking energy reduces the chances that you will make any behavioural change.
Ceasing to make any behavioural change (i.e. staying the same) will precipitate more negative self-talk.
The cycle repeats.
You spend WAY too many years of your life STUCK in this spot.
I think the reason we get stuck here, at least from my perspective, is that there is a part of ourselves that believes that by thinking this way and speaking so negatively and aggressively to ourselves, we will take action to change.
It was the punitive model that most of us grew up with…
Punish you in order to motivate you to do what you’re ‘supposed to do’ and punish you to deter you from doing what you’re ‘not supposed’ to do.
Interesting.
I’ve pondered this quite a bit as an adult, and in a moment of profound realization, I concluded…
it did’t work then, and it doesn’t work now.
Double negatives don’t work.
If I want to actually change my behaviour, and therefore change my life, I’ve got to abandon the double negatives.
Disclaimer: I’m not suggesting that I’ve some how arrived on some holy grail of never speaking these kind of thoughts somewhere deep inside myself. They are still very much real in my experience to this day. But, as many an evolution teacher has taught us – awareness is the first step. (“When you know better, you do better” – Maya Angelou)
And what you’re looking to become aware of is your feelings. Your feelings tell you everything.
When you’re leaking energy, because of all that negative self-talk, you don’t feel all that great – trust me.
If you want to REALLY, ACTUALLY, FUNDAMENTALLY change in your life, here’s my advice:
- Circle back and partner with yourself. Self-love, affirmations, and support is what you need to make change.
- Take care of the foundation. Mental, Physical, Emotional, Spiritual – put your health 1st & you’ll build on solid ground.
- Tell the truth. If only to yourself. Live your life for YOU. What’s right fro you is right for everyone!!
- Ask for help. You will and do need it. No one made it alone and people need to help you as much as you need to receive their help.
- Genuinely appreciate what you already have. Momentum goes a long way when you’re making changes. Look around and warm your engine by taking stock of the things that are already amazing miracles in you life.
YOU are LOVE
When was the last time you did something for the first time?
When was the last time you felt that surreal, etheric, connected, divine feeling?
When was the last time you were in the presence of something that you couldn’t explain with words?
For me: Nicole Bridger Show; EcoFashion Week: Vancouver BC; Oct 2011
When I got the invite from Vanguard PR (Thanks Kristin!) to attend this show I was on cloud nine. I’ve been to a bridal fashion show, and the odd in-house store fashion show, but I’ve never been to fashion week. It was a funny night because I had just flown in from 2 days in Vegas (so I was kinda fuzzy), had the FWE Mentor night beforehand where I had a hellova time with my chef hat. (Truth be told…I didn’t want a big kink in my hair – I was off to my 1st fashion show after all! Ha!)
So when the fashion show began and I nearly fell off my seat, it wasn’t because Vegas had finally caught up with me; it was in response to my recognition of the divine intervention that had put me in that seat in the first place. Nothing within the context of my life could provide probable explanation for what was happening.
Firstly, Nicole Bridger is a manifestation of pure love that just so happens to live right here in Vancouver. Before the ‘show’ started they showed a clip of her describing her inspiration for the collection. When I heard her mention meditation, you bet I was all ears – attention! She went on to speak of how she had asked for a sign, or a symbol to represent the essence of the collection she was about to design. In her meditation she saw an image of a rising sun. In that instant - I knew something was going on. Instantly I felt the presence of my higher self/inner wisdom/angel& spirit guides…this image of the rising sun was indeed a symbol, a sign for me as well.
Earlier that week, the Monday before I flew off to Vegas in fact, after making what has been the greatest life change in 4 years, I was out on my patio meditating, staring out in anticipation of what I intuitively knew was on it’s way. A personification, a representation of exactly what (I hoped) was happing in my life. As you probably will know (if you’re a regular follower of the blog) that a major chapter of my life had just closed…and there it was, so big and so bright, there was no denying it: it was indeed a new dawn, a new day, a new life for me. (But before I left for Vegas my circumstances weren’t exactly validating this…) So when I heard Nicole utter these words, and I felt that pitter patter in my heart, I knew that this indeed was coming true for me as well.
Then the show started. Now I have to be honest, I was expecting beautiful, thin, tall women to come in a stream-like fashion, one after the other, down the runway. (Yeah, there’s a big ASS in assumption). So when the show began and an incredible performance of dance, yoga, and yes of course fashion began – my rookie senses were blown away.
The icing on the cake came after the show. I was checking out Nicole Bridger’s pieces that were showcasing out in the lobby area and I saw her hang tags. Ok, the meditating for a fashion designer caught my attention, the rising sun as a symbolic image made my heart skip a beat, but when I saw this….I KNEW this girl was a soul sister.
I’m heading over to Nicole’s retail shop tomorrow and I have a feeling there will be more to this story. What I was reminded by this experience is that spirt works in divine and infinite ways.
Where in you life is spirit speaking to you?
What signs/signals or clues are showing up to remind you that you indeed are begin divinely guided?
Midnight musings….sweet dreams…..
With love and light,
Heather
Thank you EGO
Life is about contrast.
Light – dark
Love – fear
War – peace
We live in a world full of duality, and polarity. And that’s why we’re here; we came to experience the contrast. Our soul desires evolution and evolution requires understanding. Understanding comes through acceptance. And acceptance comes after we’ve experienced resistance. And resistance happens when we experience contrast and within our experience of contrast we realize and we recognize that the contrast is not in alignment with our most pure and authentic way. And then we have choice. Do we fight our resistance, or fall victim to it? Or do we accept the contrast, for what it is, and therefore open a door for new understanding which ultimately leads to our evolution.
For example, our ego. Now I think the ego has gotten a bad rap lately and I want to clear a few things up – not that I’m certain that I’m right – but here’s what I think. Our ego is a necessary part of us. It plays an important role within the fabric of our being. It is the ultimate contrast for which we are presented with a wonderful opportunity. To experience it, recognize that the contrast is not in alignment with our highest good, come to a place of acceptance and in that moment of acceptance our soul evolves. It is in the moment that we choose love that our soul expands. But let me ask you, would you know to choose love if you’d never experienced fear? Would you know the voice of your higher wisdom, your inner guidance, if you’d never heard the voice of your fear based ego?
You see, the ego is a crucial part of our soul’s purpose. And without it, we wouldn’t have the opportunity to have the same understanding. And without understanding we could never get to acceptance nor to evolution. So I wish to say a huge THANK YOU to my ego. Thank you for playing your role to an absolute tee. It’s only because of this, that I was able to recognize so quickly that your voice, and my true voice, just don’t jive. And I’m not mad at you for that – I’m grateful to you. You make it obvious for me to see, to recognize, to observe, to resist and then ultimately to accept. I wouldn’t know to choose love, to choose grace, to choose faith, to choose the path of evolution, if I didn’t have you hold up the ‘do not enter’ sign so bravely for me.
I don’t think we’re in a battle against our ego. I think we are in a race to accept it, to understand it and to evolve past it. And when I say race, I simply mean, the sooner we do that, the sooner we start to experience peace on Earth.
With love and light,
Heather
I am LOVE, I am LIGHT, I am LIFE
The mind is a powerful force and left to it’s own devices, it can be unruly with it’s messaging. However, evoking your will power in working with your mind, releases the most powerful force of nature: co-creation. It’s easy to let your mind run rampant; it’s far more difficult to take responsibility, to DECIDE what to think and CHOOSE what to say. One way is through affirmations. I recently wrote out a few for a client and I thought I’d pass them along. If they resonate with you – pick them up and take them with you. Allow the feelings of love and peace grow within you.
* My client replaced ‘I’ with ‘you’ as that felt better to her *
With love and light,
Heather
I am not a label. (This was not an affirmation, but a reminder for her (and for me & you) that when we label ourselves, we limit ourselves.)
I am unique beyond measure.
My natural and innate gifts and talents are needed and wanted in the world, right here, right now.
I am a psychic genius, always guided and supported by my intuition and the beautiful flow of life.
My responsibility is to align my human self with my spirit and soul purpose, therefore inspiring and raising the vibration of anyone who is in my presence.
I don’t battle the darkness, but simply turn on the light.
I am love, I am light, I am life.
The In-Between
The In-between – we meet again.
If you haven’t read about the in-between before, here’s a link to that post: click here
Now if I didn’t know better, if my experience hadn’t taught me, had I not gained a new perspective along the way, I might assume that I have indeed slipped right back to the beginning; I might believe I’d had my pivotal fall from grace; I might even be ready to give up.
But I’m not going to give up. I know I’m not back at the beginning. But I sure am in the in-between and it looks, feels, and sounds dark, lonely and scary.
After three years of working as a Business Development Coach I’ve decided to give up my license and go back to pursuing my true passion, my ultimate destiny and my real love: YOU. (and me of course too:) It’s been a great ride and I’ve very much enjoyed my experiences and the things I’ve learned. However, like anything in life, if what you’re doing is not in perfect alignment with your authentic being, there will be friction. At first it will be manageable, like a soft rub between your toe and shoe, in fact for quite a while you’ll be able to allow it to live beneath the surface of your consciousness, you won’t even feel it. But as time goes on, and you keep walking, the rubbing begins to become noticeable, and as your feet swell (I’m liking this analogy) the space between your toe and shoe will become smaller, the friction will become more obvious and a blister will form. Now free will does play a role and many people push through these loud signs from their higher self, indicating to them that they are going in the wrong direction. Hard calluses form and their body finds a way to keep going. But this is indeed a sign. This is not the path to divine enlightenment. This is not the experience your soul came to have. It’s time to STOP. This road wasn’t meant to be walked with calluses. There’s another route that’s waiting for you.
And so after much agony and arguing between my soul and my mind I made what was an incredibly difficult decision (for me) to step away from what I was doing and once again recommit to my authentic path. So why so hard you ask?
Good question – I’m working through that one.
First of all logistically. As a result of my decision I have had to go through what any licensee has to experience. The record books, the financial audit, the closing paperwork, etc. All the things I hate. Paperwork and numbers. For three years I was carried by my partner in this area. I was ignorant to this side of my business, and never took the time nor developed the interest to get informed. So when it was time to share my news, when I’d made my decision and the wheels were put in motion, I knew this day would come.
Secondly, the finances. The business model that I’ve been licensing was a great revenue generator for me and for my business. It paid the bills and then some. I knew that I was giving this up and although my heart and soul supported me (and still are) to know that money is just energy, and if I am open to receiving it, and willing to provide service in exchange for it, it will continue to be present in my life – I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t still scared. Bills are piling up, revenues are slowing down (as I transition) and the future still is un-known. Yes, I have plans, I’ve set goals, and I know what actions I need and want to take - but my raw, real truth is that I am afraid.
Thirdly, I’m on my own. And although my spiritual practice (mediation, writing to my guides, noticing the signs, signals and clues, taking inspired action, trust, love) reminds me that I’m not alone, once again I have put myself in a position to truly create my own way. I had this opportunity four years ago and as I look back in reflection of my choices, I know that I chose the route of licensing and pursing business development because it felt safer than creating everything myself. And how I ironic that here I am again. My soul must be rejoicing in celebration. After all it was only a 3 year detour and my time has definitely been well spent.
So what now?
One foot in front of the other. Whenever you’re in the in-between it’s important to stay present and not panic. Panic occurs in the mind as you jump from the past, to the future at a Formula 1 race car pace. You can easily overwhelm yourself and overstimulate your system with the spastic mental activity. Instead what I recommend and what I’m practicing very diligently right now, is to stay in your body. All day long, reconnect with your body. Feel your body. Reconnect with your breath. Feel your breath going in and out of your body. This helps tremendously as you move through this period of time.
Secondly – foundation. Foundation is important always but EVEN more so when you’re in the in-between of life. Sleep, nutrition, exercise, meditation – an all encompassing nurturing ritual for your mind, body and soul. You need your whole self to work in synergy, to guide you through the process, to illuminate the path and to have the courage to walk forward in to the darkness, the unknown.
Lastly – desire and expectation. Even when you’re experiencing a dark time, the most important intention to focus your energy toward is the light. Why are you in the in-between? Because you’re up-leveling – you’re following the divine guidance of your soul/higher self and you’re moving to a bigger and better expression of your true self. It’s just that you’re in-between. You’ve left the comfort of what was, that in which you KNEW, inside and out, could predict almost every moment, every step and every outcome. You’re en-route to your new consensual reality. So your focus must be towards that in which you desire and furthermore expect will be your ultimate destination.
I’m accepting the moment of where I am on this journey. There are still steps to take and time to pass as I continue to evolve to the next stop. I know that the view will be spectacular, and the experience will be divine. And if you’re in the in-between as well, know that you’re on your own, but you’re definitely not alone.
With love and light,
Heather
YOU have the ability to RESPOND – It’s time to take your life by STORM
I am a huge advocate for honesty, authenticity and courage. So when the guy in pro-shop told me “he’d had better days” and the server later that night at dinner said “I’d rather not be working” I couldn’t help but notice my reaction. Yes, I admire the fact that they each knew their own truth (something many are ignorant to) and I also recognize their courage in actually admitting it and saying it out loud. But, I also felt slightly frustrated in having to encounter their negative attitudes and energies. So what is it, do I admire their honesty or wish they would keep it to themselves?
After much thought and contemplation, I recognized what it was that really bothered me: the victim mentality. Yes, I totally appreciate their honesty, and I admire their courage in speaking up, but what I don’t respect is that they stopped there. Having recognized the truth, why not take some responsibility and create the change required so you don’t have to ‘have better days’?
Now I’m human too, I still get PMS (ITS for you dudes out there), I still feel sorry for myself once in a while and wallow in a good old round of self pity, but, that is not my everyday mentality. And it doesn’t have to be yours either. You deserve better than that. You deserve to feel more joy than suffering, more excitement than boredom, more enthusiasm than grinding, more love than hate – BUT it is up to YOU.
Kick your inner victim to the curb and get busy miss (or mister) – it’s time for you to take your life by storm!
Let me ask you….
1. Do you have an all encompassing purpose that drives you out of bed everyday like a moth to a flame?
2. Do you have clearly defined, articulated and specific goals that are written down somewhere you see them often?
3. Is it easy for you to make decisions about how to spend your time?
4. Can you predict what others would say about you if asked to describe you?
5. Do you like what they’d say?
6. Do you feel like you’re making a contribution to your life, your family, your community, the planet?
7. Do you feel enthusiastic when you wake up in the morning?
8. Are you someone’s hero, mentor, or rock?
9. Do you love, respect and appreciate yourself?
10. If you died tomorrow, did you leave your mark on the world?
I’m the first to admit, life can feel hard. A lot of it is perception, perspective, and attitude, but, at times it’s just down and dirty hard ass. But life is lessons. We’re at school and we’re here to learn. We’re here to seek to understand, gain that understanding which allows for our evolution, enjoy that moment of peace, and then hit the books again. Don’t give up yet my friend, I have a feeling that the best really is yet to come – graduation day lies ahead:)
(p.s. at the risk of appearing kinda cheesy (but I can’t help but mention) I am teaching a workshop on Life Design because I really do believe it’s possible for you to design your life so that you can live the dream. Join me on September 15th. Click HERE for the event details.)
Lots of love and light,
Heather
Eckhart Tolle’s Paperwork Piles Up Too!!
And he enjoys a beer once in a while, especially in the summer!
I felt a collective sigh of relief when Eckhart Tolle, the reigning expert on staying present and relief from suffering in our everyday lives, said that YES, he too has paperwork and mail that piles up on his desk! It was an adorable moment of humility and of course humanity when the intimate group of people whom had come from all over the world to hear him speak exhaled as he talked of his ‘human’ challenges.
It’s not uncommon for us to compare ourselves to others, and falsely assume that other people somehow have it all figured out. (I think Spiritual teachers get especially high pedestals:) And I have to admit, I especially relaxed at hearing that he was going to head home and enjoy a beer on what was an especially hot August night in Vancouver. I falsely assumed that he didn’t drink and although it didn’t sound like he was likely to go on an all night bender, he certainly didn’t speak as though he set out to deprive himself of anything.
In fact, there is an incredible amount of simplicity in his teaching – release yourself from thought and allow the awareness of consciousness to grow inside you. Embrace each present moment, open yourself up to the moment with joy and enthusiasm, see what comes of it and don’t waste your life, living in your mind, feeding off the never ending recounting of the past or projection in to the future.
That’s it.
Easy right? Ha!
The mind chatter, as you become increasingly aware of it is absolutely astounding. So far today (it’s just past noon) I delivered speeches that aren’t due to be delivered for months, renegotiated the terms of my visa (a couple of different times), got a job, turned down a job, created an entirely new model for my business, had conversations with people about the new model, tweaked the model, dreaded doing the dishes, questioned my fatigue, floated back to yesterday to try and come up with a decent explanation for my fatigue, decided on something that seemed plausible, still didn’t feel like doing the dishes, but pictured myself doing them and thought about how nice it would be for them to be done, received kudos from my bf for the house being so clean when he got home at 5 tonight (yeah, it’s still just after noon, the house is still a mess and no bf in sight), shot the best round of golf all year (which I won’t be teeing off to start for about four more hours) – and that’s just a scattering of all that’s gone on, in my MIND, not in REALITY.
In reality, I woke up, realized I had no clean gym clothes, I ironed my gym clothes (b/c I had to pull them out of the dirty laundry that’s piled up out of control), ironed my bf’s costume for today (b/c I’m just a nice girl like that – ha!), went to the gym and worked out with my trainer, meditated on the beach, wrote in my journal, went to Starbucks and got coffee, responded to email, made breakfast, ate breakfast, made lunch, ate lunch, showered, bought laundry tokens from my landlord (still haven’t done the laundry, ha!) watched 3 youtube videos for 2 different programs I’m involved in, and started writing this blog post.
Mind chatter + Reality = new plausible explanation for fatigue
As I listened to Eckhart’s wise words on Saturday I was reminded of so much that I’ve learned: there is no merit in beating myself up, comparing myself to others, saying things like “so and so wouldn’t be so lazy, they would have the laundry and dishes done by now” and instead I just notice. I become aware, I enjoy the awareness and I enjoy the moment. I already feel a release from stress as I recognize that the stress is not real – it’s in my mind.
And if you’re wondering if you’re in the present moment or in your mind, here’s a great way to find out.
Ask yourself: AM I STILL BREATHING?
And as you make sure you are (still breathing that is) – suddenly there you’ll be – PRESENT, in the moment, aware and alive.
Thank you Eckhart, for being human, for being present, for being conscious, for being alive, and for sharing this with me. xx
