So I have been on the road the last 3ish weeks, through 2 provinces and 6 states. I have seen and done a lot of wicked stuff and learned some really important things.
As a society in general we are driven by consumerism, we always feel the need to buy and do things so we can be a better person or maybe to feel more complete. I will admit I do this as well....Every year I take off somewhere for about a month to try to learn something about my self, to make myself a better person, always searching outside of myself. I have never regretted any of my travels as I do always have great experiences and learn a lot, but this time I think I learned the most important thing yet.
Everything you ever need is inside of yourself.
I know this may sound really simple and you have probably heard it before. I know I have heard it a lot, especially being in the yoga business. But it never really landed. I still keep going externally to find peace, to get "un-stuck" from my life. Sometimes finding stillness can be very difficult, even the thought of sitting still can be overwhelming. I had the opportunity to sit with a great meditation teacher named Molly while I was at Wanderlust in Squaw Valley. She made meditation accessible. Everyone has busy lives and places to be, things to do, so take the time when your stopped in traffic to find stillness, or just 5 minutes before bed or right when you wake up. When you just start to take the time you do have to sit in stillness and breath you realize YOU ARE ENOUGH. You understand that you don't need all these external substances, possessions, or experiences to fill you up. When you begin to realize that, you can start to enjoy the experiences or your possessions for what they really are. Not trying desperately to draw something out of them to fill the spaces you think you have inside of you.
So when you start to get that "stuck" feeling in your life, instead of running away, or buying something for yourself take 5 mins to sit, breath, and tell yourself YOU ARE ENOUGH. If you don't believe it at first keep trying eventually you will feel it's true in your soul. I wrote down a line from Molly that really stuck with me...
"In that stillness we find who we really are....."
I am still going to travel and consume and keep creating myself as I grow and learn. But I am going to practice filling what ever empty space I think I have with stillness, with breath, I AM ENOUGH.
Sending Peace & Love
xoxo
