"When I compete, it’s about more than just, “I can run fast and jump far.” That’s only half the story. The other half is how I got there, defying the gravity of people’s expectations. We can all use our best gifts to find ways to be seen and to be heard. When I run and jump, I’m speaking to the world with my body, telling them that I refuse to be held down." -- Lex Gillette
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You are allowed to feel.
You are allowed to feel.
Wisdom from Sharon Salzberg's Meditative Story: "How I found kindness as my compass".
Sharon Salzberg is a central figure in the field of meditation, a world-renowned teacher and NY Times bestselling author. An early realization of the power of meditation to overcome personal suffering determined her life direction.
Her teaching and writing now communicates that power to a worldwide audience of practitioners.
https://listen.meditativestory.com/SharonSalzbergMedStory
Take your time.
Wherever you are in your day, at the beginning, at the end or somewhere in between. There will be part of the mind thinking about what’s going to happen next, but take your time.
Breathe steady, breathe long. And let go of the need to worry about what’s next. Enjoying instead, just this.
This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, Meditative Story will be going back into the archives to share bits of some of our favorite episode moments and meditations with you.
We encourage you, as always, to breathe, relax, reach out, and talk.
It can be so easy for the mind to focus on what constrains us, but what if we took the time to reflect on the things that we are free to do now that our grandparents were never able to?
Courtney Martin (@courtwrites) digs into generational healing in this week's episode. Now live.
Cal Ripken Jr.: Showing up is never an end in itself