I find that I often over-analyze my life and try to think my way into understanding… when the most effective life changers seem to be a simple phrase that just hits you & let’s you go. Your phrase and the one above just made me feel like a weight was lifted off of me. I try to come back to this place of lightness, but my mind and the rambling often takes over. Thank you for this, this morning… to take me back to that open place where I can find the Truth.

Good on you for not just having your epiphany, but putting it to use in your lifestyle. Insight by itself isn’t going to do it.

The subtitle on my blog is Real Raw Naked and Free. Like you, naked and dripping in the shower is where my realizations get heated until they come out!

Lastly, I’m in a yoga teacher training right now and the quote from my teacher that has stuck with me is this: “How we are is less important than how we are with how we are.” It’s now the how or the what we are or happens, it’s our conscious relationship to those things that makes the difference.

SO happy to find you via Joy Holland!
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Re: cold and showers. Urban wisdom has it that you should step into a warm shower but out of a cold one. Honestly, just try it. I am not talking all the way cold, just say….swimming pool cold. Try cranking it down little by little and you’ll be surprised at how refreshing it is and it doesn’t hurt if you take it down slow.

Me and my kids love it and they can go waaay lower than me, coz I am still a little chicken sometimes……(its minus 12 here at the moment!!)

Stay well

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As for the point of the story. That’s a great insight! Endure it, then look inside yourself to make it better. I try the enduring part sometimes, with cold (I tell myself: “It’s not cold” and have myself stop shivering, and you know what? Most of the time, it really isn’t that cold), and with pain (I just try to endure it. I cannot say, however that I’ve known that much of it, so I’m not sure how I can really do this).
About looking to the inside and not letting the outside get to you too much: I was reminded yesterday that most of the time, it doesn’t matter. No, really. All the things from the outside, and the way you relate to them (with fear, sadness or difficulty), they don’t matter. I’m trying out right now whether that can help me to be more human and to enjoy life as it comes.

Thanks for sharing!