Even More Notes to Self
1) To love does not require a certain protocol (Meaning there is no wrong or right way to love). To love requires an open heart and an open mind.
2) Never take for granted the time you have in this very moment. (Translation: Be present and grateful for the here and the now.)
3) Not everyone shares the same perspective and that is a good thing. Different perspectives enable new learning opportunities.
4) Releasing the outcome also releases the stress.
Don’t you just love life and all the amazing things it puts in front of you?
Listen to Heart
“Follow your heart and you will never go wrong.” Those words have been dancing in my head for weeks on end. Resonating and ruminating, not by accident, not by luck, but by choice.
Lately I have learned a very valuable lesson; to look into my heart and to listen. Not just hear what my heart has to say, but truly listen. My heart tells me to no longer compromise or minimize who I am in order to fit in. My heart says to uphold and honor who I am, the real me at my core. My heart also says to have faith, not just in me, but in the fact that all I need, desire, cherish, and want will be as long as I am bold, true, and me.
Long gone are the days of being a square peg squished in a round hole. No matter how often you try to shave the corners of a square peg, it is still just that, a square peg. So my friends, with that I challenge you. I challenge you to look into your own eyes, your own hearts and cherish all that you are. No more focusing on all that you aren’t, because all that you are is enough…it is beautiful. It’s YOU! Listen to your heart (it will never steer you wrong), for that is the greatest gift you could give the world and most importantly yourself.
Be Bold, Be True, Be YOU!
Deeply Living
This morning on Make the Most of U I passed along a question that I received in the most recent IONS newsletter;
“What if we shifted our focus from achieving more to simply living more deeply?”
I then asked the questions, “What does it mean to you to live more deeply?” “What would a life lived deeply look like?” And as promised here is my response.
To me living more deeply means being as present in the here and the now as I possibly can be. As it has often been said, it is in the here and the now when we begin to create our tomorrows. It means being in as constant a state of gratitude as possible. So instead of focusing on the negative of a situation for too long, I would automatically be able to see the positive take away.
So what does it look like for me?
I can use four words to describe what it looks like:
1) Peaceful
2) Happy
3) Strong
4) Prosperous (on all levels)
So what about you; what does living more deeply mean and look like to you? Enquiring minds wanna know.
