What If You Assume?
What happens when you stop approaching life from the place of a question but rather a statement?
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You Are Not What Happened To You
It is a common misconception to allow things that happen in this journey to define us. This of course couldn’t be the farthest thing from the truth.
Do You Know Your Worth?
A lot of us have never defined our worth to ourselves so when the world tells us who we are, we hold on to that as the ultimate truth.
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Every Step Counts
Before a child can walk, he or she has to crawl and EVERYONE crawls first before walking. We have been lectured on the importance of the future for so long that we have forgotten that the future is a culmination of steps taken in the NOW.
Please keep in mind that who you are in the small steps is who you’ll be at the end. If you’re miserable on your journey to success, you don’t all of a sudden become the Dalai Lama when you “make it.” There’s no automatic peace, zen, and happiness that comes over you.
I often remind myself that before a plant can bloom, a seed has to go underground. Roots have to take their place, the seed has to be nurtured with water and light; all of these steps are key to the first bloom. The beauty that we see at the end cannot exist without those steps. There is no end without a beginning.
Do You Really Want A Solution?
Do you really want a solution or are you just looking for a story? Answer this one question and you’ll be able to break through the fog of constant drama.
You’re Closer Than You Think
Your Perception + your view changes everything and what you’re going through at any given time can affect your perception and your view. Find out why this is the moment you need to HOLD ON.
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Time’s Up For The “Brilliant Jerk”
We’ve all been exposed to that horrible boss or co-worker who is horrible simply because he/she can be. They’re good at their job so they couch their behavior in “being honest” or making you a better person or employee. “Brilliant Jerks” are people I have zero tolerance for. They are people whose contributions are perceived as ”irreplaceable” within an organization, relationship or dynamic. So much that their toxic behavior is often deemed excusable to the detriment of those around them.
We are all human beings first before we are the many titles, positions and levels we hold on to and allow to define us in this human experience. It’s time to break the cycle and do better. It’s time to be better.
Is it Worth Your Peace?
Have you ever found yourself spiraling into unhappiness and then after a while, you can’t even figure out how you got there and how to get out of it?
It’s that feeling of falling into quicksand. You’re obviously knee-deep in crap, add to that, the feeling of helplessness and hopelessness and then the icing on top is the fight to get out. Every time you wiggle, push, kick to get out, it feels like you’re sinking further.
So, what next?
🛑 STOP
Then do this.
👉Accept what is. Without judgment. You’re in it. It is what it is. This is what is happening, not who you are. Breathe.
What can I do now? 🤷♀️Now that you’re “feeling clearly” vs. “thinking in panic”, it’s time to look around. What inspired action can you take, here and now? There is always a bridge, a branch, another journeyman/woman that Life can use to help you. Remember, you are no longer approaching a solution from a place of desperation, you are in a full place of allowing. All good things come from this place.
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Is it worth your peace? You are greater than your life situation. Know that no person or situation can take your peace unless you allow it. You have to give permission. Asking this question immediately opens a door to presence. It launches you into gratitude for what you already have. You recognize the power that YOU have. You are no victim after all. You have the power to choose better. To be better.
Happy Looks Good On You
The greatest compliment I ever received from my dear friend Lisa when I released my book was that this illustration on the cover was her mind’s image of me.
I often think about who we are— not what we do or where we live or all those other things we think define us. No jobs, houses, relationships, aspirations — just us.
When I think about that, this image is what I see. Stripped down, not black or white, male or female, poor or rich, CEO or unemployed — just a BEING in bliss.
It’s why I used this on the cover of my book. I wanted it to be a reminder. A reminder of who we are under everything. I wanted it as a reminder that we are not our life situations or experiences. Yes, there will be storms and stops and bumps. There will be times we’ll forget who we really are but when we remember, this image is what we’ll always come back to.
A being having a human experience but not defined by it. A being, who’s in on the joke that nothing about this journey is permanent. A being at peace but most importantly, a being in flow.
Telling Stories vs. Facing Reality
In the midst of chaos, it’s often difficult to see the life situation currently suffocating us as exactly what it is —temporary.
One way to gain immediate perspective is to stop telling stories and face the facts. Facts also lead us to see what we have instead of what we don’t have.
By focusing on what we do have, we can only draw more of that into our lives. The challenge this week is, every time you reach to complain, 🛑 ✋🏾. Reach for gratitude instead. I’ll be doing this all week in hopes of making it a habit.
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