Category: Moments of Wisdom

You know what’s interesting and cool? How you can get back up after all you’ve been through. That’s simply amazing. You’re getting better at this life thing every day (even when it doesn’t feel that way!). Keep, keep, keep going! There’s so much more to do!

You don’t have to worry about failing. Whatever you run into — the setbacks and mishaps, the ups and downs, the ins and outs, the epic head-scratcher moments, and even, yes, the total screw ups… you’re here to learn and grow. And without those moments, you couldn’t progress. Don’t be too hard on you. You weren’t born knowing how to do it right. That’s what trial and error (and life) is for!

Whatever you are seeking, keep your eye and your mind on the prize. Sometimes things don’t come to us when we think they should, but that doesn’t mean you should give up on your passion or purpose. The bits and pieces tend to fall into place when we least expect it.

Time and Distance? These are things that only limit you based on your physical body. You heart, your soul, your mind… they don’t have to play by those physics rules. Love knows no bounds of clock or space. When you love, you put something out into the Universe that is both in this very moment and forever. Once you feel it, you get to keep it always.

Feeling deeply is okay. Talking about your feels is even better. As kids, we’re often told not to cry, not to be mad, and to hold it all in. We’re conditioned to seem like we’ve got it all together… when, in fact, we often don’t. It is time for a soul RE-conditioning, Friend. You will be better at keeping it all together if you let stuff out in a mindful way. Quit sucking it up and blow it out instead.

Sometimes when people like you want to grow, they start to feel guilty when they are mad, sad, stressed out, disgusted, or whatever. As if growth means that you shouldn’t feel those things any more and that you must not be all that evolved. Pffft. All this growth will make you more aware of your feelings and why you feel them, but don’t drop the guilt bomb on yourself for it. You’re still a human with a human brain and all that goes along with that. It is healthy to feel — so let the wisdom you’ve gained help you bounce back from the darker stuff faster rather than punish yourself for it.

You might think that once you get on the right path that everything will finally be perfect. See, “perfect” doesn’t matter — and that puts pressure on you that you really don’t need. Your purpose is to be doing the things that call to you — with your own beautiful, imperfect magesty. No perfection necessary.

Normal is such a dull concept. Really. The only thing normal about anyone is that nobody is really all that normal without having to put in a buttload of effort to look like they are. Every person is a unique vessel with an even more unique soul. Striving to be more normal isn’t something anyone ever does for themselves — it is always done for perception. Yuck. Your beauty is in your uniqueness, your weirdness, your quirks, your authentic spirit.

It’s time to give up. That’s right. You should just quit already. Quit being so hard on yourself. Give up listening to that little, irritating voice in your noggin that says you aren’t good enough. Stop bothering with all that doubting yourself nonsense. Go cold turkey from that self-sabotage. What are you waiting for? Hmmm?

Weeds or wildflowers? Tiny monsters with stingers or adorable pollinators? A storm that dampens your day or a spring rain that gives life to sprouting plants? Perspective has an incredible impact on our happiness. When we learn to find beauty and goodness in the things that aren’t conventionally beautiful, we win.

Eat yummy food. Play heartfelt music. Wear silly hats. Pet dogs and cats and chinchillas. Walk with an ornate staff if you’re moved to do so, and speak in Pig Latin when appropriate. Let your inner child out to play. You may find that it feels both courageous and wild to be free to be simply and uniquely you.

Stay. Don’t give up. Stay… if only to prove them wrong. Stay… because you don’t yet know what tomorrow will bring. Stay… because you’re worth it, even if you don’t feel that way today.