The Daily Do

The upward spiral is pushed, driven by effort and then momentum kicks in.  But slowdown and the mechanics grind to a halt, it's not downhill, it’s self propelling.  Just a little in the right direction is momentums' greatest friend, one step today towards who you must be inside your head.  And the discomfort that this takes is paid in treasure down the line, patient effort spins the upward spiral every time.

Both worries and dreams are projected fantasy but which you choose to dominate your thinking will dictate what comes about.  Fears and hopes haven’t happened yet so put all your chips on dreams. Immerse yourself in this thought and allow the deep realisation to tear you from your attachment to worry.  Worry doesn't work! 

If you spoke to friends as you do to yourself you’d have no friends at all, so rewrite the inner voice that makes you feel weak or small.  Take a moment now and step back from your life, remember YOU are your best friend, NOW give you some advice.  Use words you’d use for others, and cut out words you would not use, guide yourself with love and care not anger and abuse.

When trying to be all things to all men we let our own self down. Pleasing all the people, all of the time, can be a heavy torch to drag around.  Trying to fit to others' lives perfectly leaves you mishapen and worn.  Be your own shape!  There’s no perfect fit, you are perfect by being yourself.  Fulfiling yourself, becoming ALL OF YOU, is the only and ultimate wealth.

Welcoming or resisting change defines how good you feel, we tend to cling to what we have and fill our future days with fear. Just by sitting now and thinking through the warmth on darker nights, of rusting trees in radiant flare, brightens up this passing light. By leaning in instead of yearning for this time next year again, we embrace the falling leaves and setting sun, as autumn's start not summer’s end. 

You are allowed to shine as brightly as only you know that you can, to reach, on your own terms, the limits of ‘Who I Am’.  Don’t dim your light for anyone, seek no bush to hide your flame, you paint your own picture and only you define the frame.  Being less than best to fit how you think others need you to be is all imagined fear; let go, expand, you’re free.

You can’t think your way out of a problem that your actions got you into. You must act. By doing little bits of what you CAN you build trust in yourself. No longer are you the victim of some imagined force that controls your mind through negative channels of the past. Move forward, build solutions in today. How we got here is as it is, but we are not just our yesterday.

What we give attention to is the recipe of the life we live, so focus on what inspires you to give your life that lift.  Today we can do our very best and move, eat well and help.  We can find some stillness, work and listen to others...not just ourselves!  We can read something that lights us up and we can rise on music’s ear! These ingredients bake a life that’s light and full of air!

There are few plateaus more confounding than when your purpose seems to wane, but be patient and know it will come back again.  Keep on keeping on one day at a time and the world will turn and new purpose will unfold, the fire in you will ignite. And you will feel it’s warming air carry you in new directions, meaningful and full of zeal, with purpose and intention.

Would you take something if it helped with stress, anxiety, blood pressure and mood? Take it if it helped you focus, boosted your immune system, and rewired your brain to feel good? I’m sure you would so go ahead and take it, and what to take is time. Time to breathe whilst on your own, deeply in and out, a few minutes meditation, the scientific sort you out.