We are one blink of an eye away from being fully awake

By the way that we think and by the way that we believe in things, in that way our world is created.

Let difficulty transform you. And it will. In my experience, we just need help in learning how not to run away.

Affirmations are like screaming that you're okay in order to overcome this whisper that you're not. That's a big contrast to actually uncovering the whisper, realizing that it's a passing memory, and moving closer to all those fears and all those edgy feelings that maybe you're not okay. Well, no big deal. None of us is okay and all of us are fine. It's not just one way. We are walking, talking paradoxes.

Each time you stay present with fear and uncertainty, you're letting go of a habitual way of finding security and comfort.

Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we're telling ourselves and question their validity?

When we start out on a spiritual path we often have ideals we think we're supposed to live up to. We feel we're supposed to be better than we are in some way. But with this practice you take yourself completely as you are. Then ironically, taking in pain - breathing it in for yourself and all others in the same boat as you are heightens your awareness of exactly where you're stuck.