“Relieve me of the bondage of self…” Third Step Prayer “Why does your friend’s behavior upset you so much?” She said, “Because she shouldn’t be doing this stuff, it’s bad for her.” “Yes, but why are you so upset?” “I don’t know!” she said. “Maybe I’m feeling self righteous. She could be….” She went on […]
Consistancy
When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren’t the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation. -Arsene Wenger I used to do this VHS workout called “5 Day Abs” and each day this Buff Dude would set up the work out, then it would cut to […]
Walk the Talk
Get up/ get up and do somethin’/ How can you make it/ if you never even try? – Macy Gray “What are you going to do?” I asked. She said, “I just don’t know. I tell him how I feel. I speak my truth.” “Does that work?” “No.” Of course it doesn’t. If we keep […]
Loving Kindness
“Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.” Max Ehrmann There’s a great deal of vulnerability that comes with loving kindness. Being kind to others requires that we practice a general empathy and compassion […]
Emotions
“There’s always complications, weird vibrations, frustrations, have patience” Sophie B Hawkins We all feel that way sometimes, “What’s the dad-gummed point?” Makes us wanna throw up our hands and go back to bed, or eat a lot of ice cream, or whatever our “zhuzge” is. Somewhere along the line, we learned that only good feelings […]
Authenticity
Cool means being able to hang with yourself. All you have to ask yourself is ‘Is there anybody I’m afraid of? Is there anybody who if I walked into a room and saw, I’d get nervous?’ If not, then you’re cool. – Prince I remember once being dismayed and frustrated that I wasn’t more subdued like […]
Trust the Process
You can’t bake a cake unless you follow the recipe. Sure, you can ignore the recipe but you probably won’t end up with a cake. – Anon. When I first started on my journey, it was so annoying when people would say, “You’re exactly where you need to be.” Honestly, I thought it was condescending. […]
