A Challenge For The Season

Oh boy do we all need to hear this, over and over again, yeah? Especially as we embark upon a season that is known for the hustle and bustle, the over-committing and stretching oneself too thin for reasons that aren't even very clear to us, the exhaustion and burnout.

I have an idea...let's commit to not experiencing it all that way this time, okay?

Let's commit together to allowing ourselves all of the rest, the breaks, the time-outs, the downtime, the periods of doing nothing, the stillness and the quiet, the saying no out of self-love and love for others (because when we say yes out of obligation we are not doing anyone any favors) that we not only need but want, and simply because we deserve it.

This story won't change unless we do something to change it, so disrupt your old pattern of going through the expected and conditioned motions and do it differently - do what you really want - and see what happens.

Allow yourself to notice that the world will not come crashing down, people won't actually abandon and reject you, it's okay to let others have their response to your aligned choices, and life actually continues on anyway...except that it is improved, because you now have more spaciousness, more freedom, more peace and more joy. Commit to that with me, will you?

I wish you a slow, leisurely, beautiful and joyful Thanksgiving weekend if you celebrate, and even if you don't, and please know I am so thankful you are here in my community, and for your simple existence.