We are going to move into writing practice now,
So make sure you have a notebook and pen.
Writing practice is the fulcrum of my growth and spiritual evolution.
I really don't know where I would be had I not developed a daily practice of journaling.
It continues to help me understand myself,
Teaching me compassion and humility and healing.
Each day I write,
I learn something new and enlivening and honest and raw about myself.
I look,
I feel,
I admit,
I curse,
I struggle,
I surrender,
And I wake up.
I wake up to the moment in front of me and the world inside of me.
I wake up to my life and never has this practice left me in lack,
But rather it strengthens and revitalizes me.
So this is my most cherished part of my routine.
It's a non-negotiable in my life.
So I'd like you to grab a pen and a stack of paper or a spiral notebook.
Make sure that it's nothing too precious or too beautiful because you want to be free in this moment to write maybe the worst thing you've ever written.
We're not aiming for perfection or even understanding or coherent thoughts,
Feelings,
And words.
There's absolutely no goals.
So we're aiming to just let the mind go wild.
And we're aiming to let ourselves be led by whatever arises and asked to be expressed without censor.
One of the most important things is do not let your pen stop moving.
We remove the censor,
The critic,
The rational part of ourselves by doing this.
So if you are getting stuck and you feel like you want to stop your pen,
Just write blah,
Blah,
Blah until a new thought comes up.
Just keep the pen moving.
This is keeping the energy moving and we want to do this for the whole 10 minutes no matter what.
I've been doing daily writing for over 12 years.
So letting your thoughts and mind go wild does get easier and more liberating as you practice.
So start today with little expectation and a lot of curiosity.
And we're going to begin with my favorite writing prompt and it is what I really want to say.
So at the top of your page,
I want you to write what I really want to say is,
And then I want you to go for 10 minutes without stopping.
Remember,
Now begin.
So finishing up your last thought now if you're still writing.
Great job.
I just want you to tune in and ask yourself,
How did that feel?
Did it feel freeing or hard?
Were you surprised by anything that maybe came up or was revealed?
Do you feel more connected with yourself?
I'd like you now just to write one sentence of intention for your day,
Something you can easily remember as you go about your daily life.
We're going to be using it as an anchor throughout your day if you're ever feeling kind of lost in frenetic energy again.
And on most days is simply,
May I be kind toward myself and others or may I embody love?
So just write something,
A sentence right now.
Good job.
My favorite author and poet Mary Oliver once said,
Attention is the beginning of devotion.
So whenever you can remember today,
Maybe when you have a moment at lunch or when you're waiting to pick your kids up from school or you have a break between calls,
Just touch your heart and bow your head and repeat your mantra.
Whatever it was,
May I embody love.
May I be kind toward myself and others.
This is just a nice way to remind ourselves throughout our waking moments to shift our attention to what we really want.
I guarantee this practice will start to change your world and I believe you will begin to change under the light of your own loving attention.
Great work with writing practice.
We are coming to the end now and I'm just going to send you off with a little blessing next.
