Lose your mind ... find your soul!

In case you're new to this journey with me I am a self proclaimed 'self awareness' junkie!  I have learned the secret to my happiness is to ask a lot of questions; to turn what many would perceive as failures into lessons that simply serve as proof that in life; we don't always get what we want ... mostly; we get what we need!

I wholeheartedly believe that the better we know ourselves, the better able to take care of ourselves we are!  On every level; movement, nourishment, and creatively we need to know ourselves to find our most fulfilling path.  The better we know ourselves; the better able we will be to make lifestyle choices that we will love, and the better able to navigate what life throws at us we will be!

That kind of knowing takes time and commitment, it requires a great deal of honesty and letting go of the bullshit story we tell ourselves about why we don't have what we want, being someone else's fault!  It's a tough walk through our experiences with an internal truth spotlight and a desire to take responsibility!

All too often people are so fixated on the buzz phrase 'what is my purpose?'; bombarded with social media and marketing meme's, quotes and 'how to find it' theories; that they have unknowingly shifted themselves from 'being' their purpose, into 'seeking' their purpose. 

As a seeker, being in the moment is all but impossible, we are constantly looking for something else - always - chronically!  We don't know what it is, but our purpose has become to find 'it'.  The search becomes the purpose, and without knowing what we are searching for; how will we know when we find it?

The process is exhausting, we live in scarcity as this version of a seeker, scarcity leaves us wanting, unfulfilled and you guessed it .. unhappy! 

In light of changes to my own lifestyle at home over the last few months, my travel opportunities this spring allowed me to just be; I consciously dug into my mindfulness practice throughout my trips!  With some really amazing results.

I have allowed myself to be still; to really just be.  This is an indulgence not always afforded in the stream of everyday life; there is always something to do, some else's needs may seem more pressing, and of course there are only so many hours in a day right?

This morning as I lingered over coffee, sat a while longer in meditation and indulged in the reality that I had nothing to do and all damn day to do it I was struck with this one thought...

What if my 'purpose' is to take amazing care of my Self?

In taking amazing care of myself, I am better able to be of service to those around me!

This feeling of ease and contentment that I have today is a feeling that would serve me well in my day to day dealings with everything that life tosses my way ... right?

For the past several weeks I have been looking long and hard at my daily practices - everything from meditation to household chores; looking for ways to create space, to accommodate new expectations while still honouring current commitments; letting go has been tough, but raising self awareness is worth it!

You see in order to make space for this 'just being'; I have to clear the limiting thoughts that my mind is intent to hold on to!  The things that I 'think' I should be doing, need to make way for the things I want to do; lose your mind to find your soul!  It makes perfect sense; and it isn't nearly as scary as it sounds when you take it in this context!

Our minds cling to what is 'familiar'; even if it isn't in our best interest!  The key to just 'being' and staying there; is making the unfamiliar feel familiar!  So while taking care of myself feels like an indulgence and quite unfamiliar; I know in my heart that it's what I need to do, it's what we all need to do!

Looking back on my life it is easy to pick out the times that have had the greatest negative impact on my perspective, and in looking deeper at those times there is an obvious theme ... I wasn't looking after myself, I wasn't honouring myself; in those time there was no clarity, very little empathy (for myself or anyone around me), and there was no joy!

The work of uncovering our truth is the work of a life well lived!  As our best and truest version of our higher Self we work with passion, we create lasting and meaningful relationships and we can share the very best we have to offer with the world!  When we are happy and fulfilled we bring that to everything we touch ... it's a beautiful thing!

I have often counselled clients on the benefits of self care, which is really only possible from a place of self awareness; that they need to fill their cup - you can not pour from an empty cup!  Recently I watched a talk that took that one step further, you need to pour from the saucer; take your self awareness and self love to such a level that you cup isn't just full, its overflowing and you can serve from the saucer!

From my place of stillness, in allowing myself to 'just be' new programs have been drafted and I am so excited to share it with everyone!  My B-School journey has given me the tools I needed to clarify my business plans; I look forward to opening my doors to online courses in the next couple of months!  When we learn, we should then teach!  Stay Tuned ... the best is yet to come!