You can pick more flowers with an open hand than a closed fist.
When we close ourselves off we are letting our ego take over. Having humility and being open to challenge the story we build up around our lives gives us the opportunity to grow.
I like today’s post. The post with the most! Have a great day, Rich😊
Got a few to share this morning that I haven’t posted over the last few days. I can’t remember exactly what she said so my thoughts are probably mixed in to the comments below.
This was about practising meditation, how you need to put the work in to get the benefits. It applies pretty well to sobriety too. It can be difficult committing to something when the results aren’t immediate. That maybe you don’t even know what will happen as a result of the work you put in. But putting the work in is the thing that matters. If that becomes the goal then that is what you measure your success with. Any results you get from it are a wonderful bonus.
This was about conversations at work but I think it could well be applied to other situations, e.g. this forum! When we listen to understand what someone is trying to tell us, rather than using what they’re saying as a reason to say what we want to say (or waiting for our turn to speak) we don’t get the best out of people. We can end up making them feel undermined, undervalued and push them away.
Good afternoon. I got distracted this morning with the kids so I’m a little late with the post. Hope everyone is doing well.
Thankyou to everyone that posts on here. This is my favorite thread.
Kotsu kotsu means ‘step by step’ in Japanese - taking things one step at a time and being present for each one, focusing on what is happening now rather than on the end result.
Thank you for this. I needed a reminder 
Being enough. There’s nothing wrong with being ambitious, just as there’s nothing wrong with being unambitious. What’s important is that our ambitions, whatever they are, align with what we need to live a meaningful and fulfilled life. Having time to breathe, find space and cherish relationships are measures of success. Sacrificing those things in the short term for long term material gain may not be the best thing for our wellbeing.
