Rewire Your Marriage

03/01/2024

My wish is that everyone gets to die living!

"Most people tiptoe their way through life hoping to make it safely to death."
Earl Nightingale

Several days ago I was speaking with a friend of mine and the topic of "what is the meaning of life" came up.

I've spent a lot of waking hours alone, either sitting in the middle of, or working for, a critter. To some, this is one of the most profound places to connect with not only the earth but also whatever is higher than us.

I've chewed on the idea of the meaning of life many many times. My meaning has changed a few times but one of the meanings that I held for quite a long time is that life is about pursuing what makes you happy.

The pursuit of happiness! A movie or an idea? Whatever it is I believe it has inspired hope in many. To me though this is not the meaning of life.

Happiness is a choice, it's not something we get as a reward for toil. To me life is the pursuit of life. Choosing to be and find happiness, and then going after a life in a way that aligns us, with us.

Carl Jung developed the modern idea of our "Shadow." Which are the things we try to hide and disown within ourselves. Shadow work has a lot to do with removing the ego (death of the ego) so that the spirit might integrate, and become the highest version of itself.

What is spirit though? The best way I've heard it described is to imagine all the water in the ocean and then a cup of that water. All of the water is all of everything. The cup itself is our body. The cup and the water together form our soul, our unique character and personality. The water inside the cup is our spirit which even inside of the cup is still one with the ocean.

The Lakota teachings believe that anything with a shadow has a spirit... Now, that comes as an exert from a deeper idea and I'll leave you to decide your own meaning... But all life comes from the light!.. And it comes from the darkness.

Many many people go through life trying to fill their cup with things that are not them. We do jobs that we hate to support our families. We pour energy and intention into things that steal away from our happiness. Doing and owning just enough of ourselves to keep us living just enough to make it to death. Living to die.

When we start filling our cup up with ourselves again, that ocean water. When we start "Becoming" authentic to who we are, we find this alignment with self cleans the water again and we align with everyone. The displacement of what is not us, displaces the ideas that we should not be seen, that we can't all succeed.

This displacement is created by and replaced with... the idea we're all uniquely the same. For any of us to live we all get to (maybe even MUST) live.

I spent years living to die. After my body all but died from the way I wasn't living. I then chose to have the ability to allow who I wasn't to die so that I can now truly live. Only as myself can I truly serve.

Our biggest fear in life should not be the loss of things or even others. Our biggest fear in life should be the loss of ourselves.

If you've made it this far... I trust this has given you at least a little permission to own more of who you truly are and what you want so you may serve others by serving yourself. So that you might die living!

09/14/2023

Are you nourishing your growth or living in comfort?

Choose the tribe that challenges, supports, and accepts you for who you are. Rise with those who push your boundaries while still embracing you.🔥

09/12/2023

Reflecting in the silence.

I'm not quiet because I lack words, it's the opposite. I'm busy learning, growing, collecting thoughts to express in ways words cannot do justice to yet.

We have more power in quiet growth than hurried noise. 🌱🤫

09/07/2023

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The journey within! 🌟

It's easy to search for happiness around us, in wealth, fame, or other people, but the true spring of joy resides within your own heart. 😇 Let's cherish every moment and remember that our inner wisdom is the source of sustainable happiness. 🌿

09/06/2023

Hello all,

As we search for the path of success, there are bound to be obstacles and challenges that present themselves in different ways. Often, we find ourselves falling short or feeling like we've hit a wall that we simply can't overcome. However, have you ever stopped for a moment to reflect and ask the critical question... "What is holding me back from achieving success?"

Is it fear? Fear of failure? Fear of judgement? Or fear of success itself? Perhaps it's self-doubt, a gnawing feeling that we're not good enough or capable enough? Or is procrastination the unseen enemy, subtly compelling us to postpone our dreams in exchange for temporary comfort?

Maybe the ties that bind you are external, rooted in societal expectations, family obligations, or financial constraints?

Is the true problem our definition of 'success'? Are we chasing after an ideal that has been dictated by societal norms, rather than following our own unique dreams and aspirations?

Regardless of the form it takes, our barriers are often self-erected, built on foundations of belief and circumstance. The key to overcoming them lies within us, in our will to identify them, confront them, and deconstruct them, piece by piece.

What do you believe is holding you back from achieving the levels of success you aspire to? Let's create a safe space for open dialogue, self-reflection, and mutual growth. None of us are alone in this journey, and together, we can elevate one another to overcome the barriers that stand in our way.

09/06/2023

The growth of your mind and your results are directly proportional. Invest in one, harvest from the other.