“Who you are is really quite enough!”
-Iyanla Vanzant
How do the words above resonate with you?
Pause here for a moment and free yourself from distractions:
Take a deep breath in... exhale slowly... deep breath in... exhale slowly... deep breath in... exhale slowly... calm your mind and be present...
How do you know you are enough? Sit right here until you can articulate an answer...
Not an easy question. We want to believe it. Vanzant statement below helps clarify:
If you would simply show up, with your smile, your way of doing things and your way of being exactly who you are, you would recognize that who you are is just fine!
How are you showing up?
being /noun/:
that which has actuality either materially or in idea. · absolute existence in a complete or perfect state, lacking no essential characteristic; essence.
Affirm out loud:
I am devoted to realizing that being myself is enough to make me valuable!
Be yourself! Start being... the Huffington Post shares these tools to get you started.
7 Ways to Stop Doing and Start Being: (huffpost.com)
1. Decide what is most important to you: Do you live life according to the plans or expectations of others? In order to truly live your being-ness, you need to decide what is most important to you in life and take steps to honor those things.
2. Choose to be happy in each moment: Happiness is a choice that comes from within. It is a decision you can make from moment to moment. This is living truly from a sense of Being. What can you find in this moment to be happy about?
3. Honor your strengths: When you are living your life focusing on your strengths, you are living in being. What you are good at -- your strengths -- comes naturally to you. Stop telling yourself that you need to be good at everything and focus instead on what lights you up.
4. Reside in the present with an open heart: When you are present to each moment in your waking life with an open heart, you notice the colors, smells, textures and other nuances of life that you would otherwise miss if you were busy worrying about the future. When you move your focus from your head to your heart, you open up a whole new way of Being that is centered in love, enjoyment, forgiveness and understanding.
5. Stop beating yourself up over past mistakes: Acknowledge that whatever happened is over. If you believe your best times were in the past, you need to let that belief go. Give yourself permission to create new adventures and achievements from a sense of Being vital and alive.
6. Let the being be the doing: When you come from a place of being and you bring your awareness to every possible moment, then whatever activity you are engaged in will be infused with presence and will not be resisted. Really practice being present to whatever you're doing.
7. Take inspired action: Inspired action is when your intuition sends you a message to act. You'll start to notice what feels right and be naturally drawn to take those actions. When you learn to trust yourself and take inspired actions that naturally feel good, you will experience more success than you ever have before, and it will also feel better. It's a win-win.
Today’s Challenge: Stop doing and start being...
Accept your goodness right where you are.
Create forty-one I AM statements to describe your most desired state of being.
What are you willing to do to stop doing and start being?
Don’t miss your opportunity. Be intentional. Encourage others to do the same and watch what happens.
You got this!
Coach Tavia
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References:
7 Ways to Stop Doing and Start Being
*Vanzant, Iyanla; Acts of Faith: Daily Meditations for People of Color. Atria, New York, NY 2020.
**Vanzant, Iyanla; Until Today: Daily Devotions for Spiritual Growth and Peace of Mind. Atria, New York, NY 2020.
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