Daily Inspire with Tanya Moushi

Your body has this really awesome way to get you to rest: it’s called “by force” 😐 and happens when you’ve been ignoring its signals to you. Let’s all take more than a second to listen to what our bodies need. And instead of talking ourselves out of it, arguing, negotiating, ignoring, how about we just give in? If you don’t let it lead, it will drag you. And that’s less fun.

I was recently introduced to the work of Esther Perel, a renowned psychologist. She says, "There's a difference between not being dead and being alive." While one is living, the other is thriving; and to thrive, properly defined, is: to flourish, to grow vigorously and develop in a healthy way. So don't be merely not dead. It's your job to put yourself in positions where thriving is possible.

Something to pay attention to is your relationship with truth. Do you let it in? Do you ignore it? Do you confuse it? Do you bend it? "The truth doesn't change with your ability to stomach it"--that's one of my favorite quotes. The truth is your friend. It's a rumble--but it's your friend.

Resilience is the fifth try after 4 knock outs. It's the willingness to let go of what's heavy so you can hold on to what's light. It's not at all about how much you and take but about how flexible you can be when life takes you. Resilience refers to elasticity. If you're getting stretched thin, it's only because you're getting ready to get propelled forward. Fly like a rubberband, friend. 

Decide who you want to be and be it. How you might ask? Do the things that the person you want to be, does. Give yourself grace when you slip up--which you will, and be determined to try again. Like anything, your best habits (saving money, eating well, practicing boundaries, whatever you want really), will become second nature.