A little bit of tension can help motivate, a lot of tension can cause a final snap. The key is awareness. Be aware of what kind of tension you're dealing with. By the way, the key to everything is awareness.
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Awareness
You don't have to know all of the answers. In fact, that's impossible because you can't know all of the questions. That's why there are so many of us, to provide just as many perspectives along with their endless questions and various answers. You don't have to know it all. Just simply learn to become … Continue reading Awareness
Inner Work
Isn't is such a relief that all results have to come from the inner work that you do? It has to be done or understood within yourself first, before it can become a reality in the outer world. That's such a relief because the only thing you really have any control over is your inner … Continue reading Inner Work
Zen
The idea of having perfect peace, or achieving a state of zen seems like such a lofty goal. Actually, achieving zen is really just focusing on awareness of the present moment, and only the present moment. Then you go from there. Moment by moment, stay in the awareness of the present moment and what you … Continue reading Zen
Magic
Magic can be found in simple, everyday moments. It's in the paying attention, in full awareness as the moments unfold, that you realize how magical life is. We are energetic beings surging with a life-force we've been given for a short amount of time. We can laugh, cry, scream and sing all within the same … Continue reading Magic
Awareness
In order to transcend any difficult situation, you need to cultivate an awareness of what you're doing in the moment. Awareness brings you back into the present, and shows you that you are not your emotional responses, you are merely choosing them. From there you can realize you have the freedom to choose something else, … Continue reading Awareness
Years
When I didn't have a whole lot of them behind me, a year felt like a huge chunk of my life. I remember being little, and realizing on the day after my birthday, that I was going to have to wait a whole year until the next one would come around again, and not knowing … Continue reading Years
Quickly
Time passes quickly, and there goes by your days. You'll miss a great part of your life, if you don't pay attention. Every chance you can, ask yourself if you are aware of the present moment. Just by simply asking if you're aware, you'll realize that you are. That's how you can ensure that you're … Continue reading Quickly
Love
When all is said and done, it's Love that is the most powerful force in the universe. Fear only happens when there is a perceived absence of Love. Love doesn't require anything to receive it, other than acceptance of it. Love is all there is, really. And anything is possible, as long as there is … Continue reading Love
Relax
Taking the time to relax sounds so nice. But in order to relax you need to trust. In order to relax, you need to stop overthinking. In order to relax you need to release control. Being able to relax is allowing yourself to get out of the fast lane for a bit, and go slow. … Continue reading Relax
Inside Job
They say that happiness is an inside job. In other words, your happiness has to come from within yourself. It doesn't come from any external factor. It's not really a hard concept to accept. It's not even all that mystical, or woo-woo. Everything we experience comes from our mind experiencing it. Every emotion we feel … Continue reading Inside Job
Be Present
I'm starting to realize that when I stop worrying so much about knowing all of the right answers, that they end up coming to me pretty easily. When I stop worrying about what would be the right thing to say, that's when the words come to me effortlessly. And when I stop thinking about what … Continue reading Be Present
Snippet
The things you see are only a fraction of the story. If you allow yourself to be open to see more, you'll find that there's so much more to the story than you ever considered possible. Awareness starts with realizing that you're only seeing just a snippet of the story.
Awareness
The cool thing about tapping into Awareness, is when you realize that the things you are sure you know all about, are actually only that way in your mind. You're seeing things only as you think they should be. You're thinking it all up. When you become aware of your thinking, rather than believing that … Continue reading Awareness
Enjoy the Ride
Sometimes I spend so much time worrying about what I am going to do next, that I don't realize I've just wasted all of that time worrying. The time passed all on its own, and what did I do with it? I worried it away. There is something bigger than my thinking brain that keeps … Continue reading Enjoy the Ride
Space to Become Aware
I'm fortunate enough to be able to vote by mail. But this week I decided to go drop off my mail-in ballot at the local voting booth, so it could get counted sooner than if I dropped it in the mailbox. That was the plan, anyway. For some reason I hemmed and hawed all day, … Continue reading Space to Become Aware
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