#94: No Speed. No Struggle.

08/05/18 • 19 min

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[rebroadcast] Speed creates struggle. Slow down and stop moving so fast. Let's talk about stress and struggle and how we race around town. There's the obvious physical speed but there's also mental and emotional speed. Learn to notice speed and how running too fast causes accidents and mistakes. Discover how to pause and slow your life down. How to slow down? Try these tips. Sticky notes - Put simple messages around your home, office (and car) to slow down. Bells - Use dings and boings to remind you to pause Thresholds - Notice your state of being when transitioning from one room to another Red lights - Watch your breath during the stop Arrive early - Try being ten minutes early for appointments to avoid stress What are some of the benefits of moving slowly? Experience more mental space and clarity Sense life more fully, i.e. your cup of coffee, your lunch, the conversation You become more efficient and effective At the end of the day, people who move more slowly and speak mindfully are simply easier to be around. Be one of those easy people and slow down today. Mentions and More Slow Danceby David Weatherford Related episodes: #2: We Keep Missing Moments ----------- For more on my teachings read On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up and Shine Also check out the No Speed. No Struggle Primer Practice on the free On The Verge mobile app oniTunesand Google Play

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#93: Solitude: Are You Getting Yours?

Being alone is not time wasted. Solitude is time well spent. Do you spend time alone? Where do you find solitude? Also, what do you do when by yourself? In this episode I pose these questions and more and encourage you to meet yourself in the quiet spaces of your mind. More importantly I share how it's precisely in those quiet spaces in which you unlock your true yearning and wisdom. How do you find solitude away from outside influence, in your own inner whispering, in your own radiant brilliance? Is it in the early morning or late at night? Furthermore, when do you meet yourself in unscheduled, unstructured, unrushed time and what do you do discover? If you’re not spending time in solitude, I encourage you to ask why? What are you avoiding? If you're intrigued, I encourage you to start simple in some of the following ways: Get up 15 minutes earlier Write 2-3 pages in your journal every day Get outside and look at the sky for 5-10 minutes Take a walk without extra entertainment Solitude is unmatched. Quiet can be deafening. Time alone is time well spent. Mentions and More Movie: The movie I spoke about was not called Inception but rather Interstellar. I apologize for the confusion. From the Poem: The Invitation by Oriah Mountain Dreamer It doesn’t interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away. I want to know if you can be alone with yourself and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments. Related episodes: #90: Morning Dread ----------- For more on my teachings read On The Verge: Wake Up, Show Up and Shine Get my free app – On The Verge - App Store

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#95: The Power Of Pause

Power pause. Discover how to up your game and perform your best. We are starving for stillness and silence in our culture. Doesn’t it seem like there is noise and chaos everywhere? The truth is that the world is not going to slow down and get less noisy simply because you want it to. You have to commit to taking time to pause. I’ve grown to appreciate that pausing truly is golden. Taking breaks settle me in a matter of minutes.