Life is an Opportunity, Not an Obligation

Not All Sunshine and Rainbows

It’s that time of year for me where getting up and completing life is freaking difficult.

My to-do list is a mile long. It’s dark when I wake up and dark when I want to be outside.

I would honestly prefer to be sitting home binge-watching The Office, ya feel me?

Every time I sit to meditate, my mind races on things that I have yet to do, shopping items I have yet to buy, meals I have yet to prep.
My calendar is filled with meetings, classes, coffees, and trips.

It all feels soul-crushingly overwhelming. Things I love build-up to become too much.

Snap Out of IT!

As I sit, like I do many mornings, I ask for guidance.
”Where would you have me go? What would you have me do? What would you have me say? And to whom?”- A Course In Miracles

This week my plea was as I was speeding to teach a yoga class. The moment I repeated the prayer, I softened and asked again… “Where would you have me go? What would you have me do? What would you have me say? And to whom?” - ACIM.

I created space for grace, turned off my podcast and listened for an answer.

Devine Guidance

It hit me like a ton of bricks…. Life is an opportunity, not an obligation….

A quote that I have heard many a time, yet I forget so easily….. This day is an opportunity… This breath is an opportunity…. This moment is an opportunity… Stop treating it like an obligation.

So then I look for further ways to remember and I keep coming back to these three tips.

Ask Yourself:

1.) Can I remove the word “should” from my vocabulary and change it to “want to”?

2.) What daily tasks do I actually love? Can I rekindle love for those daily, mundane tasks? Can I be more present in them?

3.) What is actually important to me right now?

May this season bring you an opportunity to slow down and actually remember what is important to you right now.

To end, pause.

Take a moment to sit up straighter….

Soften shoulders.

Take a deep, slow breath in…… Hold.

And now a sigh out….

All the love,

Kylie