The lotus flower starts its day in bud……

On a physical level we are taught to keep ourselves clean and well nourished. But what about our minds - how do we foster a clean and well-functioning mind?

To a wonderful week ahead, letting go of what no longer serves you… and trusting you will be provided for.

Brahmacharya - right use of energy, often translated as non-excess or moderation.

Not stealing, but rather being grateful with what you have and generous in your giving to others.

⁣’What unhelpful thought or thought pattern have I been assuming or accepting to be true? Can I turn it around? Considering for a moment its opposite.'⁣

Who in my life do I need to seek to understand, and consider how to be a little kinder? Acknowledging they have a story, a struggle, and suffer, just like I do.

Accepting ourselves and all the different parts of us is much more helpful than pushing away or denying the parts we don’t like. To live with inner harmony involves accepting our whole selves with compassion and kindness.

Patience (noun): the capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious.

Did you set a new year’s resolution? Did it come from a place of already being good enough just the way you are? From your heart’s deepest desire for you?

 ‘Each and every moment of existence, no matter how stressful or how fleeting, contains the potential for spaciousness.’ Anne Bogart.

Wishing you all a week ahead filled with kindness and compassion to yourselves and others.

What are you grateful for today? Get specific and take a moment to acknowledge why. Think of 3 new things each day and notice contentment build within you….

Is there an aspect of myself or my life I need to accept, and be kind to myself, this week?

How do you stay connected with your inner guidance and able to live more consciously? Do you live aligned with your inner self and your inner wisdom?