Author: Anne

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carry on.

carry on.

until you understand that life was not meant to be easy. or perpetually beautiful. or without pain or risk or loss.  you will not know what miraculous things you are made of. you will not know to what extent your strength can push you through and what it feels like to build a bonfire inside your very own lungs that roars and billows and fights to the bitter end. you will not recognize the sound that tragedy makes when it begins to sing hallelujah into the vocal chords you believed to this day, were fast asleep.  and you will never understand how capable you are to sit in silence and listen to the voice that says,”carry on, child, your work is not yet done here.”

Poem by ullie-kaye

REFLECTION:

  • What loss, pain, risk have you experienced in life that has proven to you what you are made of?
  • What strengths have pushed you through to a new place…showed you what you are capable of?
  • Can you sit in silence today… reflect on your voice as it whispers “carry on.”
  • What is your work that has yet to get done?

UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

Unconditional love is not the hole in us that receives dirt, but the sun within that never stops shining.

FROM:  THE BOOK OF AWAKENING  Having The Life You Want By Being Present To The Life You Have by Mark Nepo

 

REFLECTION:

  • Have you ever experienced unconditional love?
  • Have you given unconditional love to another?
  • What does that feel like?  
  • Can you let “sun” shine on someone today – unconditionally?
  • Try it!

THE PARADOX OF LESSONS

The people most likely to sign up for coaching or additional learning are the folks who are already good at their craft.  “I’m terrible at this,” can lead to, “and “I don’t want to be reminded of it.”  Or perhaps, “I don’t want to waste their time,” or “I’m never going to get better.”  When it’s possible to get better, embracing mediocrity isn’t a useful strategy.  I’d rather have a surgeon who regularly attends trainings, wouldn’t you?  Read a book, find a coach, organize a group.  If you’re serious about getting better, you’ll improve.  Learning creates more competence but first, it amplifies our feelings of incompetence. 

Source:  Seth Godin’s Daily Blog

REFLECTION:

  • Do you accept mediocrity?
  • Do you have an attitude that I’ll never get better so why try?
  • What can you do to improve?  Can you find a coach, reead a book, join/start a group?
  • Remember you may have to face into feelings of incompetence first AND you’ll be on your way to new skills on competencies!
  • Give it a go!!