Posts in Consciousness
Drop Your Labels, They’re Ruining Your Life

It’s rare that an “inspiring” music video actually, well, inspires me. “I’m jaded and skeptical. I’m not a fan of this type of music.” Those are some of my labels. And if I allowed myself to believe in them too strongly I would have turned off this video after the first minute (ok, honestly probably after 10 seconds). But I didn’t, and I did feel inspired. Can you take 4 minutes to let go of your labels and get some joy out of people playing?

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How to Choose the Life You Want and Let Go of Pain

What’s your history? What’s your body story? If I were to meet you right now and ask about your body, what would you say? Do you have bad knees? Do you have a bad back? Are you weak? Are you strong? What’s the body story you tell yourself? What’s your emotional story? Do you have anxiety? Do you have depression? Are you a powerful person? A sad person? What’s your narrative?

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The Emotion of the Future, the Freedom of the Present (How do you know the rain is wet when you’re inside?)

How quickly and how often we get pulled into the future, into what we believe will happen. Our belief in the future is so strong and fundamental, we might not even realize it or think to question it. When we’re stuck in our belief of the future we’re no longer experiencing the present moment as it is; we’re affecting the moment with our belief of what will happen later.

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