contemplating

commitment to myself

In paying attention to all that is showing up for me, I am reminded as always that…

The level of commitment showing up in my life is a reflection of the level of commitment I have to myself. Hmmm… well then.

In my commitment to practice, I have recently made some further commitments to myself and I thought I’d share my list. 

1. Finish what I start, only if I remain inspired... inspiration is clear guidance

2. Remember that if I’m inspired, I’m bound to inspire

3. Trust more so that I can plan less (tricky sometimes)

4. Think less and feel more

5. Write like there’s nobody reading

6. Notice the sunrise & the sunset every day because they me such joy

7. Let go of what no longer inspires me no matter what even if I created it

8. Close my mind sometimes in order to open my heart

9. Remember that our children came to teach (tricky sometimes)

10. Remember that everyone we encounter came to teach (tricky but brilliant)

11. Talk less and ask more then listen, (especially to children)

12. Give what I’ve been given to give, there’s more where that comes from

13. Make inspiration my mission, joy my vision, and love my goal

14. Share more listen more, love more, learn more, receive more and advise less

15. Give myself the freedom to follow my bliss, every day (it takes a lot of freedom)

16. Give everyone the freedom to follow his or her bliss every day by remembering it’s not mine to give, it’s theirs.

17. Remember that if I don’t like it, it’s all about me

18. Begin a sentence with “I appreciate”, many times a day

19. Allow my quantum presence to live not run the show… she is my greatest teacher.

20. Pay close attention to my greatest teacher… she’s very connected

attention

Really trying to pay attention to where my attention wants to go as opposed to telling it it needs to go anywhere to fix anything.  Not sure where it's all leading, but i have a sneaking suspicion it will be joy!

today I begin

For a long time now I have been told that I should be blogging. For a long time now I have asked myself... about what? Today I came across a book called "Artful Blogging" and I've been both inspired, and reminded that I can blog about whatever my heart desires.  So today I begin...

Posting what I write however, will require that I take a leap of sorts, every single time.  So it is with that in mind that I have named this undertaking.

I've been practicing the art of leaping for some time now, but only of course when it suits me, and generally at times when to do so has required great amounts of trust that cannot for the most part be seen from any distance whatsoever, yet have left me in a net called; present, empowered and at peace.  However the art of leaping increasingly escapes me when the net appears to be hanging out in public view so to speak, and the results of my leaping are subject to potential criticism or scrutiny. It's a bit like cooking dish after dish of beautiful food, and right at serving time, refusing to let anyone take the smallest bite, even though  it could be very very good.  Such fear, such waste. So today I begin, and whether I blog once a day or once a month will not matter, whether I write 10 words or 100 will not matter, what matters is that I leap by pressing 'publish post' every time.  So today I begin... 

"If your wings can't take you high enough, grow them"
ThotMunki