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Beyond the fresh coat of paint …

There is something about the chaos of painting that invites a deeper cleaning, rearranging, and clearing out! As I put the room back together, careful not to mar the freshly painted walls, I couldn’t help but move some things around and view the space from different perspectives. And before restoring all the knickknacks, I had to open the drawers and the doors and clean and discard and make the hidden areas fresh and lighter as well.

What about our insides, our thoughts, beliefs, ideas and practices?
What needs rearranging?
What needs to be released?

What will lighten our inner load?

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What if …

What if you knew that everything you desire in life was waiting for you to recognize it, claim it, live it?

What if the only path forward was to be here now?

What if this now moment was all that mattered?

What if this moment, this activity, this breath fully experienced was guaranteed to lead you to the greatest version of the grandest vision of your destiny?

What if …

How would you choose to experience “now”?

Check out these lyrics: Each and Every Moment

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Land of the Free

Here in the United States, a celebration of our nation’s freedom is around the corner. I’ve paused often lately to remember and appreciate how free I really am. It is a gift to have been born into the “home of the free” and for me, into the white middle-class, a gift I don’t want to take for granted.

Yet, there is another type of freedom – or bondage – that human beings inflict on themselves. How free are you to live in integrity, to feel your feelings, to expand into your fullest and finest self-expression? How free do you believe you are? How free do you allow yourself to be? And, how, by your attitude, words and actions, do you free or imprison others? Do you allow your loved ones, your friends and colleagues, to be themselves? Do you treat others with respect and free them in your mind to be who they are? For a few additional questions around freedom and imprisonment, check out:

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What is powerful enough to break through your resistance?

Today, I’m looking at my resistance around seeking help with a physical issue that is making good sleep nearly impossible. What keeps me from pursuing every avenue available to help me overcome this very challenging situation?

Here’s what I am noticing. The reasons I don’t want to ask for help boil down to fear: fear of changes I may have to make and of the time it will take. I’ve heard there are only two emotions: fear and love. If we’re not in “love”, we’re in “fear”. So I asked:

What would a dose of love and compassion do for me?

and wrote myself a letter from a compassionate and loving voice. What happened? Resistance cracked. Those “reasons” flowed out onto the page balanced with:

Love yourself into wholeness.
Physical challenges are part of the human experience.
Acceptance goes a long way!

I leave you with these questions:

What are you resisting?
What are you afraid of?
What do you hear when you listen from love?
What power lies in self-compassion?

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What if you believed …?

I sit with my morning coffee, a full morning ahead of me. One voice within suggests I get busy, get ready, “fit it all in”, hurry because time is short.

Then I hear another voice:

What if I believed there was enough time?
What would I do, how would I be, if I knew there was enough?

Without thinking, my body takes in a deep breath. I really notice the warmth and flavor of the coffee. I remain seated, unmoving, unhurried, trusting that whatever needs to happen, will. Whatever must be done, will get done. I trust that whatever I need in order to be fully present and engaged with the moments ahead of me, I will receive.

What if you believed there was enough time?