Join me for a 3-week Journaling Adventure
Hi Friends,
A lot of people have shared with me that they keep Enough as You Are on their coffee table or nightstand and will open to a random page — like choosing an oracle card — and reflect on the message shared within. This is precisely one of the ways in which I hoped people would interact with the book, and it delights me to know it’s happening.
So, before I tell you about my newest offering, intimately connected to Enough as You Are, I thought I’d close my eyes and turn to three different pages in the book to see what wants to be shared with us all right now. Here goes…
(p. 138)
I will not set myself up for a future I don’t want by convincing myself it’s the future I’m going to get. Neither will I continue to believe that the traumatic events of my past irrevocably determine what’s ahead. I will no longer pretend to know what the future holds and won’t give energy to predictions of doom when all things are possible.
(p, 22)
What you behold as beautiful
is a reflection of the beauty within you. You cannot see
what you are not.
To lose yourself
in the radiance
of a golden sunset
is to find inside yourself
a light no less luminous
than any miraculous sky,
no less incandescent
than a thousand blazing fires.
(p. 168)
Children need to experience more in their lives than adults who love them. They need adults who love themselves too. Kids need self-love modeled for them. They need to understand the critical importance of self- love and be encouraged to develop a relationship with themselves rooted in kindness, compassion, and acceptance. How different, more beautiful, and saner our world would be if children learned that to love themselves, without exception, was the single greatest gift they could give to their lives, their loved ones, and our entire world. And then grew into adults who understood and lived in alignment with this truth.
Did any of these resonate with you right now? If so, how? Do you have a favorite page in the book? What is it and why? I’d love to know.
This leads us into my next live-online offering, Enough as You Are: A 3-Week Journaling Adventure. We’re going to gather live via Zoom for one hour each day, Monday through Friday, from Sept. 30th to October 18th. All sessions will be recorded and sent out each day if you can’t make it live.
I will be sharing a different piece of writing from Enough as You Are to use as our daily journal prompt. The prompts I’ll be sharing throughout our time together will inspire us to go on a self-reflective journey, always with the intention of creating a more honest, peaceful and loving relationship with ourselves, which naturally translates into a more compassionate and loving relationship with others.
If there’s a writing project you’re working on, or you have your own journal prompts you’d like to explore, you’re welcome to write about whatever you choose. It just feels so good to gather with other open-hearted souls and write together. And many studies have confirmed what those who keep a journal already know: a consistent writing practice can improve our physical, mental and emotional health.
I’ve been off my journal game for a bit now, and look forward to the opportunity of recharging a regular journaling practice. I look forward even more to spending an hour a day in community with some of you beautiful people.
Go HERE for registration details. As usual, there’s a significant discount for paid subscribers to this newsletter — just $95 for 15 hours of live online gatherings (versus a still very reasonable $125 for general registration).
Join me if you feel the call. I am so ready for this.
Sending you all so much love, and deep gratitude for being here.
Scott
My favorite page from the book is page 219, the last page of your messages. That final message has been a guiding light that keeps me grounded in love during these challenging times.
"When in doubt, just love."
I have TWO!
Page 15:
Some people will judge you, no matter what you do. Whether you choose to live in the box of societal conditioning or in the freest expression of your authenticity, you will be judged. Knowing this, why continue to choose the box? If people are going to judge you anyway, let them judge you for your truth. (My written comment across the page: Fuck, yeah!)
Page 51:
It's 100 percent okay not to have a clue what you want to do with your life. There's so much pressure to find your passion and know your destiny and realize your calling....”and please leave me alone I can't even figure out what I want for breakfast”. It’s okay to not know what you want to do. Or who you want to be. Or where you want to love, or with whom. So much of life is not knowing. Discovering. Playing. It’s okay to want to know too. Curiosity is a great placer to start. Follow it and see where it takes you. Ask yourself deeper questions. Instead of “What should I do with my life?” try “What things add meaning to my life?” or “what feels good and makes me smile?” When you ask more specific questions, you get more specific answers, clearer stepping stones on the path to who knows what. But don’t beat yourself up for not knowing. It’s not a race. And it’s not like you can miss your destiny. You’re living it every moment of every day. It’s yours, only yours, ever unfolding. The boredom, the pressure, each moment of joy, and everything else, all play a part in your becoming.
(** I used quotation marks to emphasize italicized sentences.)
Love this book!! Love you!! xxoo ❤❤❤