"And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." Anais Nin

“The idea behind a kaleidoscope is that it's a structure that's filled with broken bits and pieces, and somehow if you can look through them, you still see something beautiful. And I feel like we are all that way a little bit.” Sara Bareilles

“Wasting time is a basic human need. Once we accept that, we can stop fearing our inner “laziness” and begin to build healthy, happy, well-balanced lives.” Devon Price

"Is the world a lying asshole, with bogus expectations? Or is there something wrong with us?" Emily and Amelia Nagoski

"When you reach your edge, soften. Soften until you slip through the constraints and can create a new rhythm, a new route, a new release. Water is soft yet powerful. Reach your edge, and soften." Victoria Erickson

“Just like a sunbeam can't separate itself from the sun, and a wave can't separate itself from the ocean, we can't separate ourselves from one another. We are all part of a vast sea of love, one indivisible divine mind.” Marianne Williamson

"Life is amazing. And then it's awful. And then it's amazing again. And in between the amazing and awful it's ordinary and mundane and routine. Breathe in the amazing, hold on through the awful, and relax and exhale during the ordinary. That's just living heartbreaking, soul-healing, amazing, awful, ordinary life. And it's breathtakingly beautiful.” L.R. Knost

“My love language is safety. And feeling emotionally safe means collecting evidence that I can be my authentic, messy, sometimes dysregulated and struggling human self, and still be valued, cared for, and not abandoned.” Daniell Koepke

“Unless I can discover the alchemical trick of turning this muck into gold. I am lost.” Nietzsche

"The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them. The hunt to discover those jewels - that's creative living.” Elizabeth Gilbert

“The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it's in the being." Ram Dass

"Let me bathe my soul in colours, let me swallow the sunset and drink the rainbow." Kahlil Gibran

Autumnal let go

June 4, 2017

Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop - RUMI

This time of year as the trees are starting to shed their dead leaves - it's a good time for us to also shed what we no longer need.

What have we accumulated that no longer serves us?
What excess baggage can we let go of?
What is weighting us down?
What are our dead leaves?

Our attachment to the past often holds us back.

Letting go of the past creates space for wonderful new opportunities to find us. Letting go of the past creates lightness. Letting go of the past creates freedom.

Best way to let go of the past is to be aware of the present moment. No dwelling on what's gone or obsessing on what's coming just pure shimmering presence acknowledging the stillness and beauty of now.

// BECAUSE NOW IS PRETTY AWESOME

Even when we have to do things we don't want to do. Even when we are in pain. Even when we are sad. Even when life is not going to plan. Being aware of the present moment can bring comfort. And that is awesome!