As I see it, we can live life in two ways, asleep or awake.
Asleep means we distract ourselves by eating too much, drinking too much, working too much, and sleeping around. We numb ourselves and do what it takes to get relief so we don’t have to see things as they are.
Asleep means we hold back and hide our true selves in fear that if we shine too brightly we’ll freak people out.
In mindfulness practice, self-compassion is a critical part of awakening.
Often times we feel grief from what we may have missed. Self-compassion helps us to accept where we are at this moment in time. And trust we can create something new.
If you had a blank canvas, what would you paint?
No matter what has or hasn’t happened in life so far, with this breath and in this moment we can begin again.
Awake means we consciously choose to live with greater authenticity. We do this one choice at a time. We make tiny changes at a pace that’s comfortable.
This is what it means to live a fully engaged life. This is what it means to be awake.
