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Ask Better Questions

May 22, 2018
by Karen

What should I do?
How do I decide?
Which step should I take?

Caught up.
Tangled in the ‘figuring it all out’.
Running around in circles in the mind.

Remember there is more of you. There is a deeper, wider well of wisdom that is far more elegant than what you can MacGyver and stitch together alone in your brain… a grace that comes from the infinite resource already within you but not yet fully seen. You have a body and soul that desire to feel good, to feel joy. You have an ever-evolving expression that desires to create that which has never been before. There is a part of you that already knows the nourishing choice.

Ask. Better. Questions.
What makes you feel alive?
What feels good at-depth?
What feeds you at every level – body, mind, and spirit?
What ignites your soul?

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From Bracing to Embracing

May 15, 2018
by Karen

How often do we find ourselves feeling unsupported? This feeling that we’re all on our own — and vulnerable to the hardness and wounding of life. Feeling like there’s no escape from the fear and potential for (or expression of) harm. It’s the ultimate constriction of Life.

So we brace… we brace for pain and hardship. We brace for loneliness and devastation. We brace to carry a load of responsibility and wounding that we were never meant to carry.

It is the bracing that hardens us and shuts us down, until we remember that softness and opening are required. Required to breathe… Required to heal… Required to receive. And when we courageously dare to soften and open, what we find is that we are not alone.

We are infinitely connected – to ourselves, to one another, and to Life itself. We find in this presence of connection that we belong. We belong in the container of our own loving kindness. We belong in the presence of Love within and around us. We belong in the expression of our dreams and values. We belong in the fabric of Creation.

And we know that the softening will not shield us from pain, but it can alleviate the suffering. Instead of hardening in the presence of pain and heaping that wounding on our shoulders, we allow ourselves to be opened and shaped in the process. And in that choice, we come to know deeper parts of ourselves and come to a greater depth of understanding of Life that is both heartbreakingly beautiful and necessary. We learn there is a purpose in the pain. And, we learn that pain is not all there is.

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In the Thick of It

May 10, 2018May 15, 2018
by Karen

When you’re IN IT…
Deep in the intensity…
Feeling the chaos and heaviness…
Caught up in the anxiety and challenge…
Paralyzed by the fear…
Unsure of where to go or how to resolve…
What do you do?

For the last week and then some, I have been drowning in a sea of stress to the point of inducing panic attacks (which are not my norm). The stressors were old and deep – things I have worked on and transformed; things I thought were sorted and resolved. And yet here they were in all their tangled mess of glory. So familiar that I immediately received them as somehow indicative of my current moment of life — that I was doing something or being something VERY wrong. The fear and weight of it all felt so real.

But my response to this experience was something new – an affirmation of who I truly am and how far I have come. Rather than resorting to my old and very well-worn survival patterns (e.g. stuffing, numbing, denial, withdrawing, disconnecting); I chose to be present with myself and the discomfort. I chose to see what potential it might offer me. I chose to not identify with the old limiting beliefs and identities, but to acknowledge and honor their presence. I chose to let go of any places I was still tethered to them. In the roaring face of shadow, I chose to double-down on my deepest Truth.

No matter the circumstances, I choose who I am and what is possible for me. And I can choose again in every moment, in every breath of Life. I choose to be all of me. I choose to know and embody my value and brilliance. I choose to allow and receive the support that surrounds and infills me. I choose to co-create my wildest dreams and deepest desires. I choose to serve the world from the inside-out, knowing that my very heartbeat is necessary.

When you’re in the thick of it… Remember who you are. Remember that you have the opportunity to choose – to choose meaning; to choose your own capacity and possibility; to choose again. Remember that you are already whole and complete, just as you are (even when you feel the mess of our humanity.)

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Dear Self-Love February – Day 28

February 28, 2018March 1, 2018
by Karen

Dear Self… You are a wild and wondrous thing. Start before you’re ready. Dance in the unknown. Allow yourself to bloom from your heart and be refined by the experience beyond its boundaries. Fail brilliantly and then begin again. Embrace the opportunity in each breath. Be generous with yourself, for you are more than enough just as you are. Remember: you are here for no other reason than to be yourself – fully, radiantly, with an untamable grace.

Our final day of Dear Self-Love February! Let this month be an affirmation of the complete and total genius of being you. Fall in love with yourself. Laugh with yourself. Feel and come to know every part of you. Take a moment to receive yourself through the eyes and heart of Love. I’ll be sharing a new Dear Self-Love note every day. Join me in any way that feels best for you – be sure to tag any posts with #RGLDearSelfLove. #RealGeniusLife #andsoitis #untameyourself

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Dear Self-Love February – Day 27

February 27, 2018March 1, 2018
by Karen

Dear Self… I got you, boo! From the depths of your soul to the lightness in your laugh, I am with you. I am here for you, for your very breath. I’ve got your back — and all the rest of you, too. You are never alone. I see you. I hear you. I stand for your value.

Day 27 of Dear Self-Love February! Let this month be an affirmation of the complete and total genius of being you. Fall in love with yourself. Laugh with yourself. Feel and come to know every part of you. Take a moment to receive yourself through the eyes and heart of Love. I’ll be sharing a new Dear Self-Love note every day. Join me in any way that feels best for you – be sure to tag any posts with #RGLDearSelfLove. #RealGeniusLife #andsoitis #igotyouboo

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Dear Self-Love February – Day 26

February 26, 2018March 1, 2018
by Karen

Dear Self… Let yourself receive every bit of life that wants to come through you. Let yourself receive the infinite resource of love around and within you in every breath – always and in all ways supporting. Trust the beat of your heart and the sacred ground beneath every footstep. Be moved by that spark of creation within you, illuminating your experience and inviting you forward. Let yourself receive all that you are and all that you are becoming — you are brilliant to witness.

Day 26 of Dear Self-Love February! Let this month be an affirmation of the complete and total genius of being you. Fall in love with yourself. Laugh with yourself. Feel and come to know every part of you. Take a moment to receive yourself through the eyes and heart of Love. I’ll be sharing a new Dear Self-Love note every day. Join me in any way that feels best for you – be sure to tag any posts with #RGLDearSelfLove. #RealGeniusLife #andsoitis #receive

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Dear Self-Love February – Day 25

February 25, 2018March 1, 2018
by Karen

Dear Self… Tell the truth, Love. Acknowledge the good, but also give voice to the challenge. You don’t owe anyone anything that requires you to compromise your ability and capacity to honor your own presence and care. You are not responsible for anyone else’s experience. You must let go of the tendency to put others’ needs before your own – you cannot serve anyone from an empty cup. Depletion is not a pathway to vitality or enlightened success… But you do have choice in the matter. You can choose to get curious about yourself and your expression. You can choose to serve your own needs first. You can choose to receive and allow yourself to be fully resourced. You can choose to give abundantly when your cup is filled to overflowing. You can choose the pathway of nourishment, soulful ease and divine enjoyment.

Day 25 of Dear Self-Love February! Let this month be an affirmation of the complete and total genius of being you. Fall in love with yourself. Laugh with yourself. Feel and come to know every part of you. Take a moment to receive yourself through the eyes and heart of Love. I’ll be sharing a new Dear Self-Love note every day. Join me in any way that feels best for you – be sure to tag any posts with #RGLDearSelfLove. #RealGeniusLife #andsoitis #letgo

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Dear Self-Love February – Day 24

February 24, 2018March 1, 2018
by Karen

Dear Self… Love is spoken here. Love is the inspiration, the intention, and the response. Love is the source and the substance. Every time. Remember that most precious of truths when you find yourself bogged down in the details or caught in the thick of things – when you find yourself off-center. Remember… re-member that Love is present and unfolding with you in every breath and every heartbeat.

Day 24 of Dear Self-Love February! Let this month be an affirmation of the complete and total genius of being you. Fall in love with yourself. Laugh with yourself. Feel and come to know every part of you. Take a moment to receive yourself through the eyes and heart of Love. I’ll be sharing a new Dear Self-Love note every day. Join me in any way that feels best for you – be sure to tag any posts with #RGLDearSelfLove. #RealGeniusLife #andsoitis #loveislove

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Dear Self-Love February – Day 23

February 23, 2018March 1, 2018
by Karen

Dear Self… Be big and small, expansive and intimate. Be full and hungry. Be declarative and open. Be light and shadow. Be known and unknown… You are the Universe – full heart, full spectrum. Allow yourself to experience your infinite paradox, at once fragmented and integrated. Be your complexity of truth.

Day 23 of Dear Self-Love February! Let this month be an affirmation of the complete and total genius of being you. Fall in love with yourself. Laugh with yourself. Feel and come to know every part of you. Take a moment to receive yourself through the eyes and heart of Love. I’ll be sharing a new Dear Self-Love note every day. Join me in any way that feels best for you – be sure to tag any posts with #RGLDearSelfLove. #RealGeniusLife #andsoitis #enigmawrappedinaparadox

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Dear Self-Love February – Day 22

February 22, 2018March 1, 2018
by Karen

Dear Self… Maybe just for today, your life becomes a devotion to you. Rest as you need it. Nourish your body and soul in a way that deeply supports. Tell the truth that is within you. Meet yourself with total caring and nonjudgment. Soften. Receive. Breathe. Be.

Magical Day 22 of Dear Self-Love February! Let this month be an affirmation of the complete and total genius of being you. Fall in love with yourself. Laugh with yourself. Feel and come to know every part of you. Take a moment to receive yourself through the eyes and heart of Love. I’ll be sharing a new Dear Self-Love note every day. Join me in any way that feels best for you – be sure to tag any posts with #RGLDearSelfLove. #RealGeniusLife #andsoitis #devotion

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