The importance of Fear...

Fear serves as resistance, as a challenge, as a barrier... Without fear we can't build courage... If there's no fear to begin with... then there is nothing to overcome...

The most important thing...

I still believe it to be love... But it must be acted upon for its presence to be felt...

Endure...

When exercising I have to remind myself to Endure... When things get uncomfortable and I wanna stop... I must keep moving... For the way to strength is sustained effort and perseverance...

Endure, endure, endure... keep going... stop if you must... but begin again over and over again... Endure... strength... perseverance...

Universal Nourishment for the Soul...

I was watching episodes of the travel show "Departures." And despite language barriers there was no shortage of universal language... Lots of smiles, lots of laughs... And tons of kindness displayed by the places visited... From Libya, Cuba, Vietnam, Brazil... anywhere they went there were plenty of smiling and loving people...

Love, laughter, and kindness... To me these are the universals... Universal nourishment for our souls... The things that break down barriers bring us closer... helping us to connect...

It's so refreshing to see so much kindness in the world...

Laugh, Cry, Love

Laughing... an audible expression of connecting...
Crying... a visual and tactile expression of feeling connected or disconnected...
Loving... the universal nourishment of the soul.

Often we laugh and cry with those we love...

Deep sighs... The moments that take our breaths away...

For me the act of Deep Sighing is like temporarily melting... In that very moment... whether from seeing a piece of art, hearing a piece of music, or feeling a deep sense of love for another...

Experiencing things that move us deeply in a single moment in time... We swell up inside, a temporary expansion of our souls...

Stirred so deeply we can no longer contain what's inside our hearts...

Seized by that moment we have to let it out...

If completely stirred we'll sometimes experience tears of joy or tears of sorrow to go along with our sighs... As if part of our soul is leaking out, bursting from the seams from within... Breath by breath.... Tear by tear...

The deeply moving moments... Deep sighs... Deep sighs...

Going with the flow...

A lesson learned from the human body... Sometimes it's best to go with the flow rather than against it... I'm reminded of this while practicing Position Release therapy... Going with the position of most comfort helps the body heal... We're trusting the inherent healing powers of the body... Versus trying to knead out and stretch out a ball of muscle by force...

Carve out new paths instead of fighting against old ones...

11

Today marks the 11th anniversary of my Aunt's unexpected death... It also marks the anniversary of me committing to my veg lifestyle... That day spurred me into action... Action to do the things I felt were important in my life back then...

In the moment to moment I have to remember my deeply rooted passion... If I'm to follow my heart's deep desire for expression... I must keep fighting for what I believe in... That which I view as unnecessary suffering due to ignorance... I pray I'm able to be a beckoning light to others who wish to see a better way for their own health, and for the health, well-being and quality of life of those they influence...

For a long time I was discouraged... But I've come way too far to lay down and give up...

Keep on fighting... keep on fighting... It's my heart's desire...