maybe the reason nature is so peaceful is because nothing is trying to be anything other than what it is.
maybe the reason you’ve been stressed and anxious is because you are operating from a state of performance. the things you say and do are out of an attempt to protect your image. you worry if you say the wrong thing, people will view you differently. you worry if you do the wrong thing, people will think you are stupid. and you can’t stop feeling horrible about that awful joke you made to the stranger at the coffee shop a few days ago.
what if, for just a moment, you let that go. stop second guessing the words you say and the decisions you make. because right now, the way you say something, is exactly how YOU would say something. you feel that regret because you think you should’ve done it another way. i want you to feel full confidence in knowing you did exactly what you would’ve done. right now, you are exactly as you are. and you don’t have to be anything other than you. next time you feel that slight pit in your stomach for making a choice, observe it, sit with it. those moments where you start to tell yourself “i should”. sit with the reality that no matter what you do, people will always have their own perception of you.
and remember, life is not a performance, it is an experience. true peace comes when you stop forcing what isn't meant.
this is day 3/30: live with intention, follow me along the journey.
love, nate