Do you know your own center? Can you use that knowledge and awareness to take in what you see, hear, and feel without getting knocked down but instead emerge with a stronger conviction about who you really are?

This is one of the earliest intentions I wrote. You can feel in it the version of me that was still trying to figure out where I stood — who I was beneath the noise, the expectations, the reactions. Years later, it still resonates, maybe even more than it did then.

I think a lot about whether I am “on center.” I know that the days where I am closer, I learn faster, grow more, and love harder than the days that I am farther away. And I’ve also learned that what knocks me off is less what I see and hear than what I feel and the stories that I tell myself. So, for me at least, holding my center is really about keeping control over my internal monologue. Which is a great thing because that is something I can manage if not fully control.

As you read this I wonder:

* Do you know where your center is? Do you feel like you belong there?

* What knocks you off balance? Is it more about what happens to you or what happens within you?

* Can you start to manage how you react even if you cannot control what happens?

We all know our center when we find it. We feel at peace. We feel safer. We feel less like something terrible is about to happen. And the love that is broadcast at us comes through with less interference. I hope you find that place a little more and a little more easily this week.

If you know someone who is working on holding their center, feel free to send this along

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