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Daily Question, August 14

How can I show up as my best self exactly where I am now and with what I already have?

  • Judith

    As Katrina says, I am trying to listen more than I talk. In that spirit, I just have to say that every single one of your words today has been the balm of Gilead, soothing my soul. Love and prayers to you all! Thank you!

  • Antoinette

    Show up with whatever is present and be open

  • Malag

    I will avoid judging the quality of the self that shows up. To show up as my true self is enough and seldom easy to achieve. As someone who tends towards perfectionism, “best” is an unhelpful term. That said, much can be achieved by my being aware of the moments when I go into disguise (with others or indeed me) and pondering that experience without trying to force the costume off. Brute force is no solution.

  • Dusty Su
    Today is a tough one. It’s my step-two of a three-step tango of THE SACRED DANCE. Two months ago, COVID-19 restrictions made it impossible to return to Thailand, my home of 30 years, after a three-month stay in the USA. I lost my long-term visa, my support system, my life as I knew it, and had to go to Australia, a very foreign and difficult to navigate, home country. Two weeks ago, step-one of my new life, saw my friend and I in Thailand, sorting through my belongings and deciding what to ...

    Today is a tough one. It’s my step-two of a three-step tango of THE SACRED DANCE.

    Two months ago, COVID-19 restrictions made it impossible to return to Thailand, my home of 30 years, after a three-month stay in the USA. I lost my long-term visa, my support system, my life as I knew it, and had to go to Australia, a very foreign and difficult to navigate, home country.

    Two weeks ago, step-one of my new life, saw my friend and I in Thailand, sorting through my belongings and deciding what to keep. We also entrusted my musical and educational gear to a good cause. It was an awkward dance via Facetime in two languages without the usual visual/auditory cues. Today, hopefully, being more practiced, we will list, pack, and send the few things I get to keep. Step three can then be conducted boldly on center stage with the opening of my “Dream Caught” apartment doors and give away EVERY PIECE of furniture, clothing, books, food, equipment, and decoration to charity. My Thai-life sanctuaries of many incarnations took considerable effort and time to accrue. For decades, these platforms filled with beautiful memories and gifts enriched and supported my dreams, ideals, and lifestyle. This afternoon, I bless and offer them up with gratitude for all that they have afforded me! May each act of painful paring down and letting go, bring relief, and the freedom to engage in the sacred dance to follow, unencumbered!

    I have little control over anything much in my life in stage three shutdown in Melbourne and my fifth month of isolation except for my attitude. The best I can do is show up and bless my past, believe with hope for a better future, and be in the moment with gratitude.

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    • Keatongirl

      Dear Dusty- I wish you all the best in your situation and admire your attitude-things will get better

      • Dusty Su

        Thank you, dear heart. Very kind!

        They are already getting better, and at times, they will get worse, no doubt. It’s all part of the dance.

        • Keatongirl

          I can relate to your story as I too have lived in SEAsia for a long time and all my future plans have changed due to Covid19- you are inspirational and made me realize how other expats have have had to cope with the new normal-my thoughts and prayers are with you and others in this transitional time

          • Dusty Su
            I personally know a large number of people around the world who are stuck. Lost work, stability, can't see their family, or like me, lost their possessions too. We've all lost much, but I keep looking for the gains, and there are many so far. Not to put a rah-rah spirit on the pain, but there really have been some amazing things I would have never dared do if it had not been for this disruption. A life and game-changer for sure. I wish you well with your new normal and thank you for your prayers...

            I personally know a large number of people around the world who are stuck. Lost work, stability, can’t see their family, or like me, lost their possessions too. We’ve all lost much, but I keep looking for the gains, and there are many so far. Not to put a rah-rah spirit on the pain, but there really have been some amazing things I would have never dared do if it had not been for this disruption. A life and game-changer for sure. I wish you well with your new normal and thank you for your prayers. You have mine too.

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  • Don Jones

    By dropping all the stories and accumulated nonsense and let the ‘Divine Me’ shine.

  • Mica

    I’ll be difficult today.. If I’m where I am now and with what I already have, am I showing up as my best self? But I suppose I could ‘move’ to a different place and show up as a better or worse ‘self.’

  • Vicki

    Being more confident in who I am and appreciating what I have in the present and not always living in my past.
    By experiencing the pleasures of life alone and with others.
    By smiling at the little things in life and not rushing through the little daily gifts <3

  • pkr

    Today is my Birthday and I plan to show up to today, August 14th, full of gratitude, love, kindness and joy. I plan to sow good seeds today. I plan to keep my “vibes high” today. As Trish said “shut up and take it all in”. Have a beautiful day All. ❤️????❤️

  • Butterfly

    By trying to always see life from a heart full of love and compassion.

  • Michele

    I can show up as my best self by continuing to practice gratefulness and positivity. I can maintain living in the present, letting go of the past, learning from mistakes, forgiving, and always having an awesome sense of humor:)

  • Zenith

    Just be here and do my level best.

  • Katrina

    The first part is to actually “show up”. Quit hiding, making excuses, or expecting more from myself or others/a situation than is necessary or helpful. Then just listen more than I talk, observe what needs to be done or tended to, and do the parts I know how to do.

    • Mica

      I like that, Katrina – the ‘goal’ is to ‘show up.’ That’s a good point. It’s easy to just be ‘out to lunch.’ Thanks –

  • Howie Geib
    This is one of the themes of the book I am working on. How much time we waste trying to force the direction of our becoming, when it is being formed and has been foretold by forces beyond our control. No matter how much we strive to drive the narrative we can only get so far as to thwart progress and disfigure our own magnificence. My attraction to what I cannot be, or have, or attain is so often sourced in a hunger that is imagined. This inadequacy and dissatisfaction the shadow side of my blis...

    This is one of the themes of the book I am working on. How much time we waste trying to force the direction of our becoming, when it is being formed and has been foretold by forces beyond our control. No matter how much we strive to drive the narrative we can only get so far as to thwart progress and disfigure our own magnificence. My attraction to what I cannot be, or have, or attain is so often sourced in a hunger that is imagined. This inadequacy and dissatisfaction the shadow side of my bliss in being alive and the individual within my frontiers already secured and in no need of defense as my soul is impregnable.

    Unless, of course, I wander off and pilfer my time in pursuits of illusion.

    The invaluable gift is bestowing that awareness of essential completeness for another. We are enough, and equally important, we belong. We belong where we are as that is where the road begins. And yet, it is a road. Using the gifts, friends and tools we find along the way, by paying attention to what we consume (on every level) we come closer to the true north as someone the other day said here. Right direction is pinned to an awareness of who and where we truly are.

    The very best news is that it is never, ever, too late as our friends on this thread who work with end-of-life issues eloquently remind us.

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    • Zenith

      The need for a certain level of financial health is very much a need to live in this world. That is not imagined. But yes I agree that we are fooled into thinking we need more than is really necessary. Gratefulness really impacts that. Detaches us from so much.

  • Trish

    Let go of preconceived notions & expectations. That’s usually what gets me “in trouble.” Just show up, shut up & take it all in. Enhance the world by recognizing its beauty & building on it.
    Super simple?

    • pkr

      Trish, love your “super simple”, well said. I too, get in trouble with expectations. Have a blessed day. ❤️

  • sunnypatti

    By trusting and believing that I *am* my best self. By being fully present with others and being compassionate and loving to all beings.

  • Sunflower

    I can only be present as I am and to what is in front of me, kind and open minded, offering and serving with possible goods, money, talents, some work I have done, if this is in tune with the universal loving energy. Love to all.

  • Jess

    Mindfulness and committing myself to the present moment. Being thankful for where I am right now while still honoring the pursuit of my long-term goals.

  • devy
    I am always my best self. I am awesome! For years I’ve been judging, self critizing and comparing myself. I have finally realized that this thinking is destructive . Certain things happen that trigger my inner child to start this negative process. I am realizing now that I am responsible and that no one can trigger me. My reactions are from my inner child reacting. I am learning to console and relearn my inner child with my true self. I try to be grateful for what I have and be grateful for wh...

    I am always my best self. I am awesome! For years I’ve been judging, self critizing and comparing myself. I have finally realized that this thinking is destructive . Certain things happen that trigger my inner child to start this negative process. I am realizing now that I am responsible and that no one can trigger me. My reactions are from my inner child reacting. I am learning to console and relearn my inner child with my true self. I try to be grateful for what I have and be grateful for whom I am. No one is perfect. This thinking was a revelation about 6 months ago and Imam still working on the healing.

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  • Kevin

    What else do I have other than who I am and what I am right now?

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