Don't fear humiliation

I wanted to share one my favorite quotes, from one of my favorite poets, David Whyte:

"There is a lovely root to the word humiliation - from the Latin word humus, meaning soil or ground. When we are humiliated, we are in effect returning to the ground of our being."

We need to stop being so afraid of being embarrassed or...god forbid...humiliated.  Allow yourself to celebrate your successes as well as to celebrate the times you return to your soil.

Let humiliation be less about your ego being embarrassed and more about your soul being grounded.

Live a little bigger today and, worst case scenario, you'll have an opportunity to get grounded.

Everything is as it should be...really

I've been listening to what I tell myself and thinking, "what if I believed that?...really?"

Today I hear myself thinking, "Everything is as it should be." When I really, really say and actually believe this, I relax. I feel open to giving my best and caring as much as I do.

If I let this moment actually be this moment, if I let it be what it is, I feel energized rather than depleted, frustrated or exhausted.  If I don't have to make this moment something different, then I can use that energy elsewhere.

Everything is as it should be.  Really.