What we focus our awareness on is what we react and respond to. Anything. The cold of the morning breeze. The bugs in the air. The rain. Our mind is always reacting to something. Have you noticed? Have you also noticed that sometimes things will remind you of a past occurrence? Rain can remind you … Continue reading Awareness.
Month: June 2021
Healing With Nature.
I previously discussed my return to running in the post Remember. While it has been a slow process, I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss it here. There is a lot to explore and a lot that has been making more sense to me as I retrace my processes and steps. I love the … Continue reading Healing With Nature.
Not Here for the “Likes”.
Why do we care so much if someone "likes" our online posts? I've been considering this idea for some time and I find it fascinating. I try not to care, I say I don't care, but at the end of the day I am just like everyone else. Looking for some sort of validation. Some … Continue reading Not Here for the “Likes”.
Remember.
I went for a walk this morning. After I got to about the farthest point from the beginning, it started to pour rain. I put the hood on my coat up for a few moments, and then put it down again. A phrase from my time running came up, "we're not made of sugar." I … Continue reading Remember.
Caffeine.
Avoiding caffeine should be simple. Why isn't it? Just don't consume it. It's not good for me and I feel that I struggle so much with it. I know how negatively it factors in my life and how it doesn't support my best self. Why can't I just walk away? There's a lot to unpack … Continue reading Caffeine.
Give Yourself a Chance.
How often do you greet a new idea or invitation with "I can't..." or "I am not good at..." I feel like we sometimes use these sentence beginnings to get ourselves out of a potential commitment that we don't want to participate in... WHICH IS FINE... but could we not use better language to communicate … Continue reading Give Yourself a Chance.
Slow.
Slow growth is still growthProgress doesn't have to be a sprintRecoverNourishStrengthenConsider your next best moveThen take deliberate actionYour intuition will help you feel the next best stepTrust yourselfTrust the UniverseImagine the bestYou are held by loveNothing is truly stillBreathe deepBreathe slow.