Brianna W

I let go of needing to see how all of the dots were going to connect in the future, and instead I made a commitment to what had me feel more strong and expansive in the present. Instead of waiting to be inspired, I got disciplined. If I wanted to learn a certain skill, I put in the time and energy to learn that skill.

It is erroneous, and even unhelpful, to compare one person’s journey with another’s—all are different, and one is not more profound or important than another. The most momentous situation—the loss of a child, a serious illness, a national tragedy—has the power to transform one’s life, but so do less traumatic events. It’s all in the way we approach

So any idea of what an awakened life should look like is just an idea, just an imagination, and as long as we’re trying to make our lives look like anything other than what they are, then we’re lost. We’re just spinning in our own imagination. The true significance of any of our lives is something that’s very, very close. It’s in each breath you ta