[VIDEO] Give Yourself the Greatest Gift: Be Who YOU CHOOSE To Be!

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Listen to the Wisdom inside of you.

In the last 3 Videos, we focused on:

• How to honor your Highest Self;

• How to love & accept yourself; and,

• How to activate the Reticular Activating System (“RAS”) in our brains to discover who we truly are.

In today’s Video, we apply the 5-Star VICTUS Mindset & Meditation (M&M) practice to give ourselves the gift of time, to listen to our inner voice, to become who we CHOOSE to be.

How often do you ask yourself, “What’s truly right for me?”

Spring is the perfect time to ask ourselves this question.

It’s the season of new beginnings. Of fresh growth. Of nature renewing itself.

Why not take the time to renew our Self, as well?

To do our own Spring Cleaning?

To freshen our outlook, in every area of our lives?

Rather than repeat the old, dusty patterns of seasons’ past, why not look upon our lives with fresh, clear eyes?

I find myself doing this, bit by bit, every day.

It started when I decided to go through our clothes — my kids’ especially. They’re young, growing fast, and I wanted to go through all of their belongings, to see what we could donate.

The task reminded me of Marie Kondo’s advice for parting with old belongings. According to her “KonMari” Method, “your feelings are the standard for decision making — specifically, knowing what sparks joy. To determine this when tidying, the key is to pick up each object one at a time, and ask yourself quietly, ‘Does this spark joy?’ Pay attention to how your body responds. Joy is personal, so everyone will experience it differently.” Marie describes it as “…a little thrill, as if the cells in your body are slowly rising.”

I love this meditative method for parting with unnecessary stuff. It invites me to pause and forces me to ask if an object is still appropriate for us.

Does it spark joy? If not, Marie recommends we thank the object for the joy it’s given us, then let it go.

It’s a peaceful way to go about decluttering. I’ve let go of the physical objects that no longer serve my family, and I’ve donated them for, hopefully, another family’s benefit. It’s freed up so much space, as I go through our home, room by room, little by little, in short half-hour increments.

It’s made a practical difference.

But, I find it helpful emotionally. My mood’s lighter. And it’s motivated me to declutter much more than the physical objects that we’ve amassed over time.

As I go about my day, and I pause to do my M&M Practice, I find myself questioning my time, the way I am spending it, as if each task I’m doing is something I can hold in my hand. I examine it, with curiosity.

Of course, many things are on my to-do list. Some are required. Inescapable. Musts that I cannot get out of doing, no matter how much I might want to avoid them entirely.

But, so many things are on my to-do list that are voluntary. I’ve just forgotten that they are.

And, the more time I give myself to examine them, the more I question their need. If they don’t make me say, “Hell yes!” inside, they’re now making me wonder, “Why do it at all?”

Little by little, I’m questioning all the hours in my life. Doing a deep dive, to explore precisely how I am spending my time.

How often do you ask yourself, “Who do I CHOOSE to be?”

Join me. With this M&M, let’s give ourselves the time to declutter, emotionally.

To reflect on who we choose to be.

To stop living on auto-pilot.

To stop the never-ending list of often mindless tasks and to-do’s.

To pause and think.

To ask:

• Am I doing what brings me joy?

• Is the bulk of my time spent in Flow?

• Do I feel fulfilled — not just financially, but emotionally?

• Do I spend most days doing what I’m good at, because I want to? Or, am I caught in some sort of “Competence Trap,” where I do what I do well, but it doesn’t give me joy or a sense of Flow in my life?

• If not, can I thank it for the purpose it once served, and now let it go?

• Can I make room for something much better?

Let’s make space for our joy to grow.

Until next time…

The M&Mer in me honors and respects the M&Mer in each of you.

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