Every moment is an opportunity to experience bliss
Feeling exhausted? Like you’re in a rut and things aren’t going anywhere? Confused about your direction and purpose? Unmotivated? Isolating from the world? It’s not you, it’s not the world, it’s not the planets. It’s your nervous system. It’s the tricky way that fear, anxiety, and present-moment hijacking take its toll on your well-being.
When you’re tuned into yourSELF and are optimistic about your goals and the future, the opposite happens. You feel energized, happy, excited about long-term plans, connected to your gifts, connected to other humans, present in your body. I have read a lot of books, and trust me, there has never been a moment in history where it didn’t feel like the world was ending. It’s just that now we are bombarded with the information constantly through multiple channels, and from businesses that profit from our addiction to fear. So what is a modern human to do?
Tune into your own channel. Your higher mind is a universe in itself that is constantly broadcasting information and guidance 24/7. But most of us are too distracted and stimulated to listen. The information comes barreling in at 3 a.m. when we’re finally quiet. 😂 But if you take time in the internal space to listen during the day — free from distraction — you’ll find an infinite supply of ideas, hopeful messages, support, and love.
Connect to what’s real: nature, community, motivating content, other humans. It might not seem like people are accessible via social media, but in *real* life people are still loving, supportive, and want the best for you. Even in our online yoga sanghas, we can see each other’s faces and send our love. I have started to notice that almost everyone in yoga class leaves their Zoom cameras on now. 😍
Nature, the real breathing biome that supports our existence, only wants us to thrive. When we thrive, nature thrives. When you go outside and hug a tree, that tree has nothing but love. Its energy is directed towards feeding the planet. The earth benefits from our health and well-being, so when you align your energy with nature, you are aligning with LIFE.
Daily routines, daily habits, daily sadhana: Sadhana is one powerful way I show the universe that my well-being is a priority. (And when you show the universe that YOU are your priority, it matches that vibration and gives you more of it.) My daily and weekly spiritual practices are non-negotiable. Connecting with my body is a must. Sadhana is your devotion to YOU. This is your anchor to love. For me, yoga is how I connect. For you, it might be something different. But the key is that it’s FOR YOU.
LOVE YOUR BODY. Move, embrace yourself, thank your body, appreciate its incredible work. Even when you’re not feeling well. Even when your nervous system is firing on all cylinders. Even when your muscles are sore. This is just your body doing its job. It’s amazing. I wonder what would happen if we set an alarm and just said “thank you” to our bodies once per day. How would the body respond? How would things shift? Our physical vessel (the body) is a reflection of our mental and emotional state.
Remember that you are the creator of your experience. My favorite books are about remote locations, survival, and overcoming perceived odds. It expands my field of possibility to read about people thriving with nothing but the natural world. It’s a reminder that even when you think you have nothing, you may actually have your ideal life all around you. You can also have it all and be unhappy. Everything is perspective. Everything is a reflection of what you create. And every moment is an opportunity to experience bliss.