Start From Where You Are

Start From Where You Are

Kelly Woods Kelly Woods

Kelly Woods

Advocate for Nuclear Power | Guide for Gen X Women | Grateful Catholic

发布日期: 2023年2月7日
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I have had the tendency to want to fix a bunch and stuff in my life before I started on the path I want to be on.

It looked like this: I need to lose weight, clean my house, finish this project, pay off my car...before I can go for what I want. I often felt as if I were behind, late, or defective in some way.

I wanted to "measure up" so I could feel worthy of what I wanted. It was a circular, self-defeating, demotivating way to live. And I did it for years.

No problem can be solved from the same level of consciousness that created it.
ALBERT EINSTEIN

And then I realized - and I mean REALLY realized - that the only place I can start from is from right here, right now...just as I am. Being present is an elevation of consciousness, and it opens up a world of possibilities.

Elevating our consciousness is as easy as getting curious. Curiosity is pure, like a child's mind, and new worlds open up to us.

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Gayle Goodman Lynch, MBA, ABC

I help other business owners make more money while achieving greater peace.

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Well said. I had a recent conversation with a friend about letting go of the idea that we are somehow broken, and in need of fixing. This applies to how we approach others as much as how we approach ourselves.

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