Sunday Thinking

"Fall in love with taking care of yourself. Fall in love with the path of deep healing. Fall in love with becoming the best version of yourself but with patience, with compassion and respect to your own journey."

The weekly Sunday Thinking newsletter is quick-hit content that aims to provide a booster shot to your thought process as you end and start your week.

"The kindest people are not born that way, they are made. They are the souls that have experienced so much at the hands of life, they are the ones who have dug themselves out of the dark, who have fought to turn every loss into a lesson. The kindest people do not just exist - they choose to soften where circumstance has tried to harden them, they choose to believe in goodness, because they have seen firsthand why compassion is so necessary. They have seen firsthand why tenderness is so important in this world."

― Bianca Sparacino, A Gentle Reminder

I. Where Leadership Begins

Leadership begins with your behavior.

  • What’s more powerful? A manager or coach or teacher who tells you the right thing to do? 

  • Or one who shows you how to live and work by example?

People gravitate toward the standard you set, not the standard you request.

Source: James Clear, The 3-2-1 Newsletter

II. 7 Rules of Life

  1. Let it Go: Never ruin a good day by thinking about a bad yesterday.

  2. Ignore Them: Don't listen to what other people think of you. Live a life that is empowering to you. 

  3. Give it Time: Time has a beautiful way of healing.

  4. Don’t Compare: The only person you should try to beat is the person you were yesterday. 

  5. Stay Calm: It's okay to not have everything figured out. You'll get there.

  6. It’s on You: You are in charge of your happiness and life design.

  7. Smile: Life is short. Enjoy it while you have it. 

III. Finding Present Clarity

Be mindful of the story you are writing in your mind. Is it factual or is it driven by temporarily tumultuous emotions? Ego loves tension and wisdom loves peace.

6 things can only be found in the present moment:

  • healing

  • wisdom

  • freedom

  • letting go

  • connection

  • inner peace

If you want to connect with wisdom and the beauty of the moment, you need to move slowly. Rushing will make you miss so much and it is actually just a reflection of your inner agitation.

Source: Yung Pueblo, Lighter

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V. Question

Every person, situation, and experience is an opportunity to see ourselves more clearly. Get into the habit of asking yourself: What is this trying to teach me?

VI. This Week, I Will

  1. Make moves in silence.

  2. Express genuine gratitude.

  3. Believe and trust this too shall pass.

  4. Have compassion for previous selves.

  5. Remember at any moment, I can decide to start over.

The Last Words…

"Who are you really? In your heart. At your core. Visualize a life of pure freedom. Freedom from limits and constraints. From worry and fear. From the thing that makes you feel stuck and unable to move forward. Imagine yourself in the place where you feel most alive: walking through the wildflowers, standing on top of a mountain, lost in the ocean waves. See yourself as you really are. The truest, most authentic you. The unbroken you. The uncaged you. The abundant you. Now, your brain might start to protest. It may say, "But I can't be that person because . . ." And that's okay. Show yourself grace. But what if just for today, you consciously turned that story around? What if today, instead of listing all the reasons why you can't be that person, you sought out the reasons why you can? What if instead of looking for limits, you searched for possibilities? What if just for today, you remained open? Open to new opportunities. To unimagined possibilities. To once-in-a-lifetime chances and beautiful beginnings. And what if today, you told yourself a different story? A story of promise. Of hope. A story that begins with, Actually, I can ."

― Zanna Keithley, Writer

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