Ok, ok....to be fair, spring is in the air HERE in sunny Los Angeles. I should probably apologize to anyone who lives basically anywhere else in the United States because while I sit here basking in the warm breeze writing my blog from the comfort of a lawn chair in 83 degrees of sunshine there may be a few million of you who are still wearing socks, pants and sweaters.
None the less! We have all known it's about time for spring cleaning to commence and while most of us go through our homes cleaning out the winter cobwebs and get stuck into our gardens pulling weeds making way for new bulbs to bloom, it takes a little extra effort and insight to look into ourselves and begin the process of spring cleaning the soul.
It doesn't seem so long ago, on a brisk November day, that I had an incredible moment with a friend where my eyes were opened to the idea that the cobwebs and weeds that are blocking my own personal growth are almost as tangible as real weeds in a garden. Sometimes we tend to think of our psychological cobwebs as something that really there is no answer for - you just keep "moving forward" hoping that those issues will just disappear with time. The incredible thing is that when I put into my minds eye an actual image of my "inner warrior" who is trapped behind my old beliefs... a "self" that creeps in the corners of my souls rooms or strangles the tendrils of a new self that want's to sprout up and grow.... it wasn't until I personified those ideas that I realized that my battle to free the "inner warrior" is almost as tangible and easy to grasp as pulling a weed from the garden or sweeping away a cobweb.
Ok - sure sure! I'm sounding all hocus pocus... you are probably imagining me in a tie dye shirt with incense burning, sitting on a yoga mat with dolphin stickers & green peace magnets on my fridge but I swear I'm a really average gal just trying to figure out how to be the best me I can be.
You see, until we actually take the time out of our busy days and crazy lives to ask ourselves a few questions (or in my case infinite questions), our inner warrior is tied up unable to break free. What paths could you open up if you really delved into a few basic questions every morning, what would change about your life if instead of ignoring the dust from the old season we broke out our souls swiffer's and mopped the shit out of the place??
Let's start easy... no incense or yoga mats required to get your inner feather duster out... I'm not asking anyone to start a vegan diet or tie themselves to the gates of seaworld - we are talking some inner dialogue...that's all!!
Simply wake up, grab your skinny vanilla latte with whipped cream (I know it totally cancels out the "skinny" part but screw it my inner warrior needs the cream!) find a quiet spot and say to yourself:
"what have I been doing to hold myself back?" "what old beliefs do I have that are totally not true anymore?" "what record from long ago is still playing in the back of my mind?" "what have I been ignoring that is stopping me from being the best me I can be?"
Whatever your inner warrior looks like to you - give him or her a wink and let them know it's time to let loose and be brave. Life's ongoing messes won't clean themselves up - you have to be BRAVE enough to let that warrior out and forge a new path - every day there is a new battle but we can totally do it - swiffer, fluffy duster, pruners and all!!
None the less! We have all known it's about time for spring cleaning to commence and while most of us go through our homes cleaning out the winter cobwebs and get stuck into our gardens pulling weeds making way for new bulbs to bloom, it takes a little extra effort and insight to look into ourselves and begin the process of spring cleaning the soul. It doesn't seem so long ago, on a brisk November day, that I had an incredible moment with a friend where my eyes were opened to the idea that the cobwebs and weeds that are blocking my own personal growth are almost as tangible as real weeds in a garden. Sometimes we tend to think of our psychological cobwebs as something that really there is no answer for - you just keep "moving forward" hoping that those issues will just disappear with time. The incredible thing is that when I put into my minds eye an actual image of my "inner warrior" who is trapped behind my old beliefs... a "self" that creeps in the corners of my souls rooms or strangles the tendrils of a new self that want's to sprout up and grow.... it wasn't until I personified those ideas that I realized that my battle to free the "inner warrior" is almost as tangible and easy to grasp as pulling a weed from the garden or sweeping away a cobweb.
Ok - sure sure! I'm sounding all hocus pocus... you are probably imagining me in a tie dye shirt with incense burning, sitting on a yoga mat with dolphin stickers & green peace magnets on my fridge but I swear I'm a really average gal just trying to figure out how to be the best me I can be.
You see, until we actually take the time out of our busy days and crazy lives to ask ourselves a few questions (or in my case infinite questions), our inner warrior is tied up unable to break free. What paths could you open up if you really delved into a few basic questions every morning, what would change about your life if instead of ignoring the dust from the old season we broke out our souls swiffer's and mopped the shit out of the place??
Let's start easy... no incense or yoga mats required to get your inner feather duster out... I'm not asking anyone to start a vegan diet or tie themselves to the gates of seaworld - we are talking some inner dialogue...that's all!!
Simply wake up, grab your skinny vanilla latte with whipped cream (I know it totally cancels out the "skinny" part but screw it my inner warrior needs the cream!) find a quiet spot and say to yourself:
"what have I been doing to hold myself back?" "what old beliefs do I have that are totally not true anymore?" "what record from long ago is still playing in the back of my mind?" "what have I been ignoring that is stopping me from being the best me I can be?"
Whatever your inner warrior looks like to you - give him or her a wink and let them know it's time to let loose and be brave. Life's ongoing messes won't clean themselves up - you have to be BRAVE enough to let that warrior out and forge a new path - every day there is a new battle but we can totally do it - swiffer, fluffy duster, pruners and all!!
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