show

The day will rise and fall.

At it's close, you'll find yourself asking - what do I have to show for this day?

But, my dear, it isn't about what you have to show.

experiment

Life is an experiment. When you embrace that notion it becomes a lot more feasible to enjoy it.

As with a scientist, there may be some things you control. But then there have to be those aspects of which you can't fully predict what's to come. That's what makes it an experiment, after all.

It's easy to become obsessed with the controlling part, but don't dwell there. Bask in the experimenting. Instead of clinging to what is known or expected, dare to venture beyond. The venturing out oddly brings life to the controlled, routine aspects too.

It makes life, as a whole, way richer, more intriguing and just plain fun. Instead of simply going through the motions again and again, you move in a more spirited way. It lifts up, not just own your soul, but so too that of those around you.

Keep experimenting. Sometimes that requires resisting the need to know it all or be in control. At the end of the day, the freedom and fun found in experimenting is an invaluable reward.

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full

You will feel full...

when you...
accept the present
acknowledge that you are precisely where you need to be
commit to being in the here and now
choose to enjoy this moment
release the quest to do more, be more, have more

Easier said than done. Yes. Pursue that route anyhow.

all you see

You may fail to see them... all those things you are doing.

You may instead see the ways you don't measure up, the things you lack and all that's beyond your grasp.

It's essential that you don't stall there, though. It's imperative that you give attention to all the things you are doing.

Choose to be kind to yourself. Choose to celebrate. Choose to see the beauty in it all. You're meant to live life dancing in grace and joy.

the race

When you’re racing through life, you don’t always realize it.

I mean, you may feel the signs – a sense of overwhelm, inability to focus, insomnia… But, you may not realize fully what’s going on… or, you may fail to see that there’s another option. If you do see an alternate route, you’ll believe it lacks validity. You may dismiss it as lazy, crazy or something similar.

But, eventually, it all catches up. Eventually, it becomes loud and clear – your body has had it and doesn’t function like it should. Your emotions get out of control. Your mind can’t focus. You can hardly function under the weight of it all.

Why wait for that? Why fail to listen until it gets extreme?

This life… it isn’t a race, dear. Listen to the voice that reminds you of that. Listen, slow down and be present. That means you can’t be everything to everyone. That means you won’t be the most “successful” by many standards. But, that also means, you’ll have truly lived.

And that, my dear, is truly invaluable.

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refresh

Sometimes, we simply forget.
Forget that forever is an illusion.
Forget that everything need not last forever.
Forget that the release is essential.
Forget that it's healthy to let go.

But, it's time to remember the power of the refresh.