The truth is not always sexy or exciting. It’s simple. It may even be so simple that we can’t speak it with language; we can only feel it.

What if you made your life about feeling the simplicity of truth? What would you need to stop doing?

Of course, we are addicted to complicated because simplicity comes with the responsibility to respond and be accountable rather than react. The fantastic news about simplicity, however, is that it brings freedom.

What if you didn’t have to be right, know for sure, or maintain agreement with others?

What if you could instead be more curious and more comfortable with non-closure? What conversations might you be willing to engage in or begin if there were no outcome to force?

Try permitting yourself to be less certain. You might feel more confident.

Especially if the important thing feels hard (a.k.a. new), it is probably going to be even more impactful once you do it. You are creative enough and resourceful enough to make it happen.

Just remember that not every thing that feels hard is important. It’s only essential if it’s useful for what you’re personally up to.

So if it’s a missing piece for your whole, make it happen. No one else can do it for you.

Why are you fighting for it if it has not been serving you?

It is probably because it keeps the status quo in place and things predictable, which we subconsciously equate with safety. However, there are better ways to maintain a sense of security and groundedness than grip to limiting patterns.

Instead of focusing on why things cannot change, ask yourself what would be possible if they did. Allow the possibility of your freedom to triumph over the discomfort of the unknown.

You likely have the attention of more than enough people to start something that matters.

Start with one, three, fifty, or one hundred; whatever small feels like to you. Then, focus on creating the best possible value for these folks, and you will help move us all in the direction we are meant to go; the direction of better.

It’s likely that you, like the rest of us, were misdirected and told that “more” is the direction you are meant to travel. But, unfortunately, these poor directions have led you to believe that 1 million or 1 billion is where meaning lives.

Start with the valuable attention you already have. Go for better. If more happens, let it, not at the expense of better.

As more opportunities and choices become available to us due to the faster, better, more internet culture, our list of things we “should” do consciously or unconsciously grows and grows, with our stress level expanding in correlation.

As this endless list of to-dos continues to lengthen, remember that there will never be enough time to do all the things you don’t need to do. Instead of attempting to win an unwinnable game, prioritize the things that give you life while you are still alive.

What would bring you joy, happiness, fun, and aliveness? Make time for that, no matter what is unfinished. That’s your job.

Choosing to stop investing your energy into something that is no longer supporting you is not accepting defeat. On the contrary, it is claiming your victory.

Having the choice to stop is equally important, if not even more important, than having the option to keep going. If you can’t quit when appropriate, your perseverance is not power.

Remember to call it a loss when it helps you win at what’s important.

To follow up on yesterday’s post, in addition to using what annoys you to direct you to your commitments, it is essential to be willing to be annoying to others.

Your message, energy, enthusiasm, delivery, persistence, or commitment might annoy people. But don’t let those who don’t understand you stop you.

Find your balance between meeting people where they are and being who you are meant to be. And remember, balance constantly changes.

Noticing what annoys you can be invaluable as it can help point you toward what you are committed to.

Staying annoyed isn’t helpful, as it traps us in a state of resistance. However, leveraging irritation to understand what is important to you can be a portal to passion and purpose.

Pay attention to what annoys you so you can reflect on who you want to be.

Decide you will live a life that feels good, so you do the uncomfortable things that are yours to do.

Nothing feels worse to our souls than leaving something important unresolved. Resolutions and revolutions take courage and commitment, and freedom lives on the other side.

Half of contentment is embracing the discomfort of doing what we resist.

You probably brush your teeth whether you need to or not.

You exercise your body so that it can be strong and adaptable when you need it to be.

You do your spiritual work to have the depth you need when life gets challenging.

You don’t have to do anything of these things, and you will be grateful that you did when you need them.

There will be days when it doesn’t feel like you need to do the things you know support you, and those are the most important days to do them, whether you need to or not. Your future self will thank you.

To redirect the energy towards wholeness, practice having the courage to ask a question that won’t likely be asked without your commitment.

Complaining, gossiping, pretending, or arguing won’t certainly elevate us to where we’re meant to go. Instead, what could help is your thoughtful, brave question that reintroduces curiosity and humanness to the conversation.

The purpose of a good question is to change the quality of the energy from fear to love. Sometimes excellent questions lead to more questions, not answers.

When you find yourself spiraling, dwelling, and obsessing, a break is vital to shift your state.

Distract yourself with something helpful, like exercise, fresh air, a good laugh, cuddling, some rest, creativity, or anything else that restores you to your steady, unrestricted, worthy self.

You know what your harmful distractions are; eliminate them ruthlessly. Leverage the useful ones.

The problem might not be that you don’t have enough space, time, or resources; it could be that you are attempting to have too much.

Too many emails, too many knickknacks, too many shoulds, or too many of anything will lead to the experience of “not enough” to manage it.

As you create more space in your life, look to eliminate the things you not only don’t need but are keeping you from having what you want.

Rather than allowing your to-dos to drain your energy and create you to be something you aren’t, what might it look like to practice infusing your essence into your work and actions?

What if you could make your day about breathing life into things rather than letting them drain the life from you?

Of your Self; different than your negative ego.

Your Self with a capital “S” is the divine part of you where your wisdom, clarity, peace, unconditional love and connection to universal truth live. Your most important job is to cultivate your practice of listening to this Self as your guide, rather than allowing yourself to be pulled around by the tempting yet draining distractions of the world, media, and your lower personality thoughts.

The chatter and buzz of the distractions and the voices of confusion never go away, which is why your job is simply practice focusing your listening.

Be a disciple of your Self to get over yourself and back to your essence and contribution.

When you’re feeling stuck, stumped, thwarted, frustrated, or disconnected and you don’t know what the answer is, there is probably a question to ask. That question is:

How can I learn to give more grace?

To serve at your highest level, be clear about your weaknesses and the things you do not enjoy. This is not so you can fix and focus on them, but so you can allow yourself to be supported in your strengths, therefore supporting others in theirs.

When you focus on your strengths and what brings you joy, you elevate your frequency, making an elevated contribution to the people around you and the world. Additionally, when you stop wasting effort trying to force yourself to do something that someone else is excellent at, you open up space for someone else to step into their strengths and joy.

Collaboration, community, and positive change that actually make us happy are only available when you focus on your gifts and support others in doing the same.

We often judge what we envy, when really it might benefit us to appreciating it.

Envy is poisonous as it blocks us and others from the benefits of appreciation, celebration, and connection.

When you inevitably notice envy or judgment creep in, consider what might be triggering it, and see if there is a way you can use the moment as an opportunity to reconnect to abundance through appreciation.

What if you become enthusiastic about sharing why you were doing what you were doing with all the folks in your life? Not just the ones close to you.

Support and inspiration are byproducts of expressing our highest intentions. When people know why you are up to what you are up to, not only will they likely be more supportive, but they might also even be inspired to live more from their own hearts.

Also, sharing your intention allows you to cross-check your motivations. Are you proud to share your why?