Can you change the way you feel about change? ✨ Wednesday Wisdom

[00:00:27] If you are loving the show, it really helps when you share a review about it so more folks can find us. Do you ever feel like the way you're living now is the way things will always be? While we all know logically that we will grow and change and our lives will too, I often find it's easy to lose sight of that.

[00:00:48] I am a creature of habit and routine and sometimes I just feel fixed in place, not stuck exactly, just like I'm living the same life more or less, day in and day out. Which is not a bad thing. I generally like my life quite a lot and I also feel like I derive a sense of safety and security out of a predictable routine.

[00:01:12] That said, I know intellectually that being open to adventure and change, having a flexible outlook on my day and life in general, is actually healthier for my brain. My feet want to walk the same old path day to day, but when I switch it up, my brain actually becomes more engaged with what's around me. I become almost effortlessly present.

[00:01:37] You know that feeling of excitement or of being refreshed that you get when you're on vacation somewhere new? I love discovering a delicious cafe or seeing incredible architecture or strolling in a park or museum I've never visited before. It's so easy to be present and open on vacation because we expect the newness. We are not in our day to day habits of going to work or school, getting the house chores done or taking care of the kids.

[00:02:06] We are pushing pause on regular life to explore and just be. But adding some of that into your regular everyday life can be deeply nourishing for your soul. It's a practice I'm trying to put into place precisely because of my inherent resistance to it. It's tough for me to allow myself permission to go outside of my normal routine from day to day, but when I do, I often feel enlivened and uplifted.

[00:02:35] It also helps me to remember that life is ever-changing, which opens me up to presence and gratitude for all this moment has to offer. And when you are open to that, you are open to new ideas. You give yourself space to evolve. Maybe there is something you want to do or create or become in your life. Giving yourself this space could allow it the breathing room to begin to manifest.

[00:03:02] Or it could just bring a little more joy into your life, which is always worth it. Tonight we are going to meditate on the fixed and the fluid parts of ourselves, honoring both and allowing more flow to be present. If you love this show, start a free trial of Sleepwave Premium tonight.

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