January 18 “Today I will trust myself instead of doubting every move.” I decided to change the intention of the day a bit. Rather than “Today I will back myself instead of doubting every move” I simply changed ‘back’ to ‘trust’. It felt better to me. In any case, today’s session centered around confidence. MattContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 18”
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Daily Intention Setting: Day 17
January 17 “Today I will reach out instead of waiting to be reached.” Another short session with a sweet message: be the one to reach out first and make a connection. Faith Hunter reminds us that we naturally crave connection and, more importantly, that we don’t have to live life alone. Sometimes it’s easy toContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 17”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 16
January 16 “Today I will do the small brave thing that’s been waiting.” Though I’ve never seen any of his work, my favorite quote is by John Wayne: “Courage is being scared to death but saddling up anyway.” That’s today’s focus. Courage. Not grand acts of heroism but smaller, more subtle gestures that have givenContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 16”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 15
January 15 “Today I will stop fighting what is and soften into it.” Wow! I love the lesson today!! What a wonderful perspective to have! Our teacher is Lisa Olivera and she sends a powerful message that really resonates with me this morning: Acceptance. We know what it means, but do we really know howContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 15”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 14
January 14 “Today I will choose rest instead of pushing through.” “Rest?! What’s that?”, we ask. “Self-care? Not sure. Let me Google it . . .”, we joke. The go, go, GO! of life usually leaves us wondering where the days went and how in the world we got through it. The answer: we pushedContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 14”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 11
January 11 “Today I will meet myself and others with compassion.” Short, sweet, and simple. Be compassionate – to everyone. Kristin Neff reminds us that it’s easy to be kind when everything in your world is rosy. It’s when things are a mess that we have to remind ourselves to have patience and compassion towardContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 11”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 10
January 10 “Today I will trust my calm more than my fear.” I’m going to admit that this intention didn’t quite sit well with me so I modified it a bit. Today I will trust my calm. It feels better. Jack Kornfield’s voice and speech cadence remind me of Mr. Rogers. That kind, calm grandfatherContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 10”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 8
January 8 “Today I will choose the simple way without guilt.” Oh holy cow . . . the intention says it all. What a wonderful way to go about the day. Every day. Kirsty Lyon nails it on the head when she says that simplicity is the key to clarity. We tend to try toContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 8”
Daily Intention Setting: Day 1
January 1. Happy New Year. Happy New DAY! I’ve been saying for a long time that resolutions are great but they don’t have to begin on New Year’s Day. I believe that whenever you want to make a change you should just do it. Just start. Whenever that may be. Middle of April. End ofContinue reading “Daily Intention Setting: Day 1”
Becoming “Soul-Centered” – Conclusion
I just realized that I should have chosen a better title for this post because I don’t really feel that it’s the end. It may be the end of the book, the end of this series, but it’s only the beginning of a lifetime of living authentically and mindfully. Over the past 8 weeks, we’veContinue reading “Becoming “Soul-Centered” – Conclusion”
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