Mindful Mondays: Use discomfort to access your flow
'The thing is, if it makes me feel awkward, if it makes me scrunch my face up in dislike, it might be something I need to pay attention to.'
'The thing is, if it makes me feel awkward, if it makes me scrunch my face up in dislike, it might be something I need to pay attention to.'
'Even if it’s in five-minute intervals, just giving yourself time to complete a task without distraction – from emptying the dishwasher to having a conversation or closing your door at the office for one hour. Creating time for deep focus is essential.'
'It may look as if the situation in front of you is creating suffering, but rather it’s — your resistance to your truth that does it.'
'To achieve peace, to achieve a feeling of goodness in our lives, we have to chase things that slow us down and remind us how we feel instead of looking outside ourselves to determine our worth.'
'When you get swept up in anyone, just check in and see if you’re losing connection with yourself.'
'Being kind, patient, and gentle with ourselves is a gift high magnitude, yet so many of us struggle with it. Remember to tend to yourself and seek help when you need it.'
'The next time you think you know what someone needs, remember that we’re only looking through what we know, not what they know. Their truths are meant to arrive on different maps than the ones we use.'
'Once we understand that nothing and no one is perfect, once we understand we’re all making mistakes and trust is an ever-shifting experience, we can steady ourselves enough to realize there’s nothing more beautiful than random experiences of awe, sensations that feel like perfection but are merely moments that take us out of our messiness.'
Perhaps trying to understand what you feel is your most profound and radical act.
I love love. My heart swoons at signs of affection. When I see bids for genuine connection, heartfelt and raw, I get lost in awe. Do you know that sensation? Witnessing or experiencing something profoundly beautiful and earnest that strikes so deep it takes your breath away?