Have you ever felt stuck, pigeonhold, or past your prime? Know that there's more in you. You have more to give, and your best is ahead of you! You're just getting warmed up and started! Separate truth from belief. Don't let anyone else's thoughts take your dream from you, and don't let your own self-talk limit you. There is power in the choice to embrace the possible. Keep going!

Have you spoiled your pet with love, or if you’re not a pet owner, ever wondered why humans seem to spoil their pets?  Who trains whom? Pets model living mindfully present in the moment.   They help us examine what motivates us and what our habits are, and teach us about innate personality.  They’re guides for managing expectations, and ownership of our own behavior.  And most naturally and authentically, they gift us with their acceptance and unconditional love of ourselves just as we are.  

Have you ever felt you haven’t found your Purpose, or that your Purpose wasn’t big enough, good enough or important enough? It’s easier to live your purpose when you’re doing what you love, and being who you are.  When you are sitting in alignment with what juices you and lights you up, then you are living purposely, and Purposefully. Sharing what comes naturally for you as your gift is impactful and serves purpose.  Living and sharing your passion is an invitation to know more about you. And if you think what you’re passionate about might not be received well, if it lights you up to talk about, share it anyway! You never know the impact. Own and live what you’re passionate about, because then you’re living authentically and living Your Life. 

Have you ever been on the giving or receiving end of kindness? When you really think about it, they were intentional, not random acts! Good is everywhere, and we can choose to be kind. We can practice intentional kindness until it’s reflexive, knowing there is no measure or threshold for kindness, and can appear in different ways.   The more we see it, and the more we’re open to it, the more we want to participate in it, because kindness is contagious, addicting, and can be repaid abundantly!

Have you ever felt there’s nothing special about you? Yet actually, we all have superpowers! Name it and tap into it, because you have that superpower in you already! Yours is a gift bestowed you, and when you’re in your superpower, it’s easy, because you’re not do-ing, you’re just be-ing what comes naturally! It’s for the greater good, to lift up and carry others. Summoning your superpower invites others to think they have their own too. Since everyone has a superpower, there’s no reason to rank, measure or judge each other’s.  We all have our own Hero’s Journey. Don’t don the cloaks to mute yourself.  Instead tap into your superpower within!

Have you ever felt like you were constantly chasing "more"? Yet, we are more than our possessions, acquisitions, accumulations, and titles, and Enough is actually a choice we control. Looking at what we have rather than what we're missing frees us for living and experiencing, instead of numbing and buffering.  We can be mindful and sensual, to experience the fireworks in our lives. Living fulfilled rather than filling a void; addition by subtraction, rather than distraction. 

Have you ever thought you'd "die from embarrassment", so you opted out of a moment? It's the power we put on our belief of what embarrassment is that keeps us hamstrung from doing anything.  Instead, laugh about it, learn from it, and enjoy it! Let's not take ourselves too seriously, and let's live every moment in the moment, and recognize the moment passes.  Find laughter, knowing that life is to be lived, not avoided! 

Have you ever felt an emotion like anger, and then felt guilty about it? It's okay to be angry! An emotion, like anger, in and of itself isn't bad. Have it, recognize it, release it, and move forward. It's not whether to express it or not. It's the choice of how to express it that heals. Whether it's by what you do or what you say, make the choice to express yourself for your sake, FFS. 

Have you ever been in an imbalanced friendship? More giving and the other taking? Rather than feeling you need to prove or earn your value, listen to your inner GPS, and don't go by their voices and measures of your worth to them.  What they think of you does not matter more than what you think of yourself.  Weed the garden and flourish amongst those who love you, not for what you can do for them, but simply for you, just as you are. 

Have you ever felt like a clumsy novice when everybody else seemed so pulled together?  First tries and first attempts are the ways to lead to upgrades and updates, and you don’t have to get it all right the first time!  Going from shiny, new and fresh, to being more seasoned and experienced, means having no shame in stumbling.  Let’s take notice of our reaction and response, so as to get up again and not be frozen in fear or panic after a fall.  Give yourself grace and find contentment first, to be able to move forward and build, or to change and leave, and then bring that centered peace with you. And by the way, don’t be afraid to ask for help! Mistakes might not be ideal, but they’re certainly ordinary and no big deal. Those very mistakes and lessons are what leads to a wiser 2.0 edition of ourselves!