Sweet ,
I've been thinking a lot about what it means to live an awakened life.
And no, I'm not talking about being enlightened, following a guru (or being one for that matter) - nor am I talking about eliminating problems from life, since that is a universal impossibility. I'm simply talking about
living with a personal sense of awareness of living my truth, focusing on what really matters and letting go of what doesn't.
The False Invitation
Not sure about you, but it feels like almost everyone I see around me: on Facebook, Pinterest, blogs, Twitter, TV - is attempting to convince me that they have a deeply held secret that is a proprietary discovery and if I come into contact with it (usually through a purchase of some sort), my life will become quite "awesome".
I see a
lot of people who frankly don't resonate with my inner radar of being truthful, express ideas and opinions as thought these were universal laws that I should embrace and uphold if I want to live an "empowered" life like they do.
I see so many folks who go through painstaking efforts to share very "casual" moments of an entrepreneurial and
fulfilling life, that despite their attempt to appear "spontaneous", are incredibly fabricated and the opposite of natural.
Your Life is Good
The reason I'm sharing this with you, my lovely friend, is because it's so F%%ing easy to fall pray to these "masters of life" and feel like you're inadequate and that you're living a limited version of your life.
The reality of the
whole thing is - we're all here to learn and we're all so darn clueless in so many areas of life, regardless of how much of an expert we claim ourselves to be.
So if you want to live a life where the predominant feelings are freedom, truth, joy and fulfillment: simply take more time to listen to your own heart, have more moments of silence,
be more humble, offer more love and the rest will take care of itself.
Am I saying you can't learn from others? Of course not, that is an amazing way to learn. What I'm saying is that you might want to run away from anyone who shows himself to
be a fearless master of anything. Stay away from people who are unwilling to share vulnerability and want you to see them as experts more than as humans.
On a lighter subject, today I decided to share
a very quick video on how to help a guy commit more to you. Sounds interesting? Watch my 4 min video below:
