The Moment

The Moment

Have you ever watched a dog or any animal for that matter? They are forever living in the moment. They are not worried about the past nor their future. They are only focused on the here and now. What's right in front of them and what they need in that moment is the only thing that exists at that current time. They do not sit and contemplate if they should look for food or sleep or play. They do what they feel they need to in the moment because they understand something we have seem to have forgotten - that the only time that truly matters is right now. 

We allow ourselves to get so weighted down with what we should have done or what we need to do. We create lists in our head and put timelines to them and if we don't meet them, well then we end up feeling anxious, upset, made or maybe all of these emotions at once.  We then are constantly living in the past of what we should have done and thinking about the future of what we need to do all of the time. When we do this we miss all of the in between - the now.

What would happen to us if we just tried to live in the moment for a few minutes ... a few hours ... or just maybe even most of our day? Maybe, just maybe, you would find peace.

True Strength

 

True Strength

We like to think of ourselves as pillars of strength. We can do it all, be it all, and accomplish it all without anyone else's assistance. Somewhere we started to believe this - that we do not need anyone else, that we shouldn't rely on anyone else, that somehow leaning on others is a sign of weakness. Well what if the opposite were true? What if in the allowing others to help us, we build connections, we foster shared strength, and our burdens seem to get lighter when another person comes alongside to help us carry them? We were never meant to go through life slaying and grinding all of the time. We are meant to assist each other, connect to one another, and above all, be in a community together. Nobody can do it all and no one should. Allowing others that you trust into your world to care, help, and love on you is a true gift for them as well as for you. The connections get stronger, the weight becomes less of a burden to carry, and being able to lean on those around you makes it easier to breathe.

Let others help you. Let the love you put out there for all this time come back to you tenfold. That is how you show true strength.