Category: Moments of Wisdom

You’re a flash of light in the darkness. You’re a caramel macchiato creamer that sweetens a bitter coffee. You’re a needle and thread for a split seam in a pair of favorite jeans… and you’re exactly what’s needed in this world every day just by being y

Kindness, gentleness, wisdom and compassion know no darkness. Those things come from our souls… the very place where we are all one and connected. No matter who you are, where you are from, what you believe or where you’re headed, no matter your passion or purpose, you are actually internally and eternally pure love.

Wash your face and put on a superhero cape. When it is hardest to get out of bed, or just difficult to get moving — the little things can make a difference. Each tiny success, every itsy bitsy win… they all are bits and pieces of joy just for you.

Sometimes the greatest gifts you receive aren’t the things you asked for, but the things you didn’t even know you needed.

You belong. You really belong here. Living, eating, dreaming and doing… it is all created for you so that you can make your own special mark on the world.

Forget what you learned about force equaling strength. Forget what you know about winning. Peace, vulnerability, kindness — those are things that make an impact, too. Those are the things that can be shared without cost to anyone who needs them. They might even be the things that change the world and break the cycle.

Stuck? Is it all moving too slowly? It isn’t a competition, you know. Your timeline, that is. No one else is you, and you, of course, do you better than anyone. How long it takes shouldn’t be compared to anyone else’s speed. Or accomplishments. Or even losses. Just do you, in your own time, in your own way — because you’re wonderful just the way you are.

Being thankful is cool. Practicing gratitude is also cool. Still, if you’re feeling a little thin on your list of things to feel thankful for, don’t beat yourself up if you cannot bring the graciousness today. If you need a lift, celebrate the small things. A pretty sky, the bird chirping at your window, an interesting cloud, or the cut on your finger that’s not smarting quite as much as yesterday.

Roadblocks mean you sometimes have to take the long way around. Detours. Flashing signs. Big arrows. “Do Not Enter” signs. We all run into them, don’t we? But what if, when going off road, you discover a new little shop, a cool coffee house, or a food truck you never knew was there? Sometimes being forced to take a path that wasn’t part of your plan might be scary or irritating at first glance, but what if it is the beginning of something you never imagined would be possible?

Chase it. The dream. Your passion. The thing that speaks to you, that calls to you, that makes you better, that lights your fire, and that is uniquely you.

Out of all the places you’ll go or have been, your own self-exploration will be the greatest journey of your life. Turning over the rocks of your unconscious, getting to know your spiritual self intimately, and learning to be your own bestie as you mindfully climb the back steps into the recesses of your mind where no one else in the world gets to go? That’s a path that is perfectly made for you. Get dressed, brush your teeth, and get ready to go.

You are more than the pain you’ve endured. You are a force of nature, a fighter. A total epic anomaly of amazing. You are someone who has overcome a thousand obstacles (a million? A gazillion?) and you are someone who will continue to triumph. You. Are. Incredible.