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Month: February 2023

Life Drinking

Published on February 28, 2023

When outlining the tasks of your day—identify how many you’re doing for others vs how many you’re doing for yourself.

A day spent only doing tasks for others will leave you empty.

A day spent only doing tasks for yourself will leave you wastefully overflowing.

Like a cup you pour your favorite drink into on a scorching hot day, you want to carefully fill it up first… and then carefully pour out from it second.

Maintaining a mindful balance of both actions—which hold equal importance—is how we quench the thirst of our lives.

P.s. I also published: 34 Will Smith Quotes from Will on Hustle, Happiness, and Love.

Spontaneous Favors Easy

Published on February 27, 2023

Today I am reminded that if it’s not in my plan for the day…

And I leave the decision to be made in the moment based on “how I feel”…

I’m going to choose the easy route.

…Almost every time.

I’m way better at choosing the hard(er) route when it’s already locked into my day.

P.s. I am going to start uploading quotes from Inner Work by Robert A. Johnson to MoveMe Quotes (in case you’d like to get a copy and read along as I do).

Prioritizing Future You

Published on February 26, 2023

Those who prioritize their future self get ahead.

Because while this mostly makes the now harder, it makes the later easier. And there’s A LOT more later than there is now.

The trick, however, is to mindfully walk this balance between future you and current you’s needs.

Consistent misery isn’t a good present or long-term strategy. But, neither is consistent comfort. Too much comfort leads to a lot more later misery.

It’s about making the journey of life an uphill climb that’s as enjoyable as possible—so that you’re able to consistently step upwards towards a greater future self while also getting to enjoy the view of the climb along the way.

Future you will be proud and thankful of this current, reading-this-post-you if you do.

P.s. In case you missed it, you can read the best of what I posted to MoveMe Quotes last week, here.

Love, Like Fire

Published on February 25, 2023

Sometimes love needs space.

What makes the fire burn strong is the balance between wood and no wood; burn and breath; presence and absence.

Too much of one and it’ll smother. Too much of the other and it’ll wane until there’s nothing left for the flames to grab. Navigate this balance mindfully and you’ll keep your fire—and love—burning strong.

Assume the fire will keep itself in order… or try to forcefully overkeep it… and it’ll die.

When you visualize the love you share with another as a fire… what do you see?

A waning, untended to, slowly collapsing fire? A huge pile of wood with a suffocating flame? Or a beautifully balanced, well ordered and maintained fire you can cozy up to at the end of a long, cold day?

Spend some time with this meditation and treat your visualized fire how you would that fire while camping at the outset of a cool, crisp evening.

Love, like fire, requires active involvement if we want to passively enjoy its emanating heat.

Everyday Hiking

Published on February 24, 2023

When walking the path of nature, how many obstructions do you come across?

Fallen branches, protruding tree roots, oversized rocks, ditches, water ways…

And yet, when you’re on a hike—none of this surprises you. Obstructions are expected.

And so you carry on, weaving around, stepping over, ducking under—mindfully making your path forward without carrying any of the extra weight on your mind that might normally arise when an obstruction arises in your worldly path. And the experience is a joy.

Maybe this is a lesson we can learn from hiking.

Maybe we can expect obstructions in our day and look at them not as an irritation, but as an opportunity to overcome and explore. And maybe if we practiced mental hiking more often, we’d carry less weight on our minds and get further along on our paths.

Looking for a good read? Check out my library of books that I’ve uploaded quotes from. You might even find your next favorite read…? :)

Do You Ever Wait In Lines?

Published on February 23, 2023

Dear busy person,

I know you don’t have big chunks of time to rest your mind. So for today, try this: Whenever you’re waiting in a line (in a store, bank, or traffic), DON’T allow yourself to use your phone. Use that time to breathe, people watch, relax bodily tension, smile at strangers, and notice—through ALL of your senses—what’s emerging from the surrounding environment. No calls, no texts, no social media… just for today. See what it does for your mind. And if you like it, maybe try it again tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Your inner work person