The whole idea of letting it all go can feel as scary as flying. And yet, flying can feel as freeing as letting it all go.
Release & Allow
“Let go!” feels more like a bumpersticker than a way of life. The thing is, it’s a powerful practice. We tend to focus on letting go of negatives or what hurts us, but it goes for everything. Even the good. Frees up space for what is. What we actually need.
The Gifts
Without judgment…
Grow From Failure
You can assess your mistakes however you choose. But if you choose to look at them as courageous, as willing to try, as a lesson in waiting, you may also begin to feel differently about them. Of course, we also make mistakes out of haste, ignorance, and negativity….but there is something to gain there too.
Relief
What are you clinging to? What are you holding on to? What are you attached to? What are grasping at?
Allow. Release.
Be open to receive. Be grateful to let go.
It's Not Yours
It’s time to unpack.
Daily Moment of Awareness [10.15.2019]
Moments of awareness shared with you
“Why didn’t that person respond as I had hoped?” or “Why didn’t that situation unfold as I had hoped?
Have you ever asked those questions? I do. In fact, I did this morning.
These questions place our attention on the outside of ourselves. Even when our intentions are pure and our preparation is solid, people and situations are ultimately out of our “control.” Sure we can affect both by what we bring to each, but that’s where it stops. We cannot control responses.
However, we can choose how we respond to a person’s response and or the unfolding of a situation. Ask yourself how you feel and why? Ask yourself what you could learn. And then, you can choose to ground yourself in the reality of the present moment.
When Fear Knocks
What if you looked at your fears as opportunities? What if your opportunities are your fears in disguise?
Before you jump to the scariness associated with fears, try thinking about them differently. Imagine opportunity whispering to you through your fears. An opportunity is not without unknowns and yet, it feels different because there is a perceived benefit. A fear feels debilitating because the perceived experience is seen as discomfort, pain, or failure.
Pursuing an opportunity reveals more about it. Moving though fear reveals more about YOU.
all words: Michael Barata / image: Ricardo Retez