#320 Conscious Creating

Beware! If you focus intently on what you want, you may get it! Say you’re climbing a hill. It’s a stony hill, and steep. But you’re determined to reach the top, and even though it’s a difficult climb, there’s little doubt that you will reach it. But wait. I have a...

#321 360 Degrees of Gratitude

When you practice gratitude, be sure you practice 360 degrees of gratitude. By definition, that must include you! So when you get into your car and notice three things you’re grateful for before you put it in gear, and when you feel that gratitude and direct it, and...

#322 Who Are You?

What stories have you constructed about yourself and your relationship to the world? Who are you? How do you describe yourself to yourself? One person says, “My mother didn’t love me enough, so I cannot feel satisfied.” Another proudly describes himself as “a...

#323 Your Last Day

It’s the last day of your life. Who will you choose to be? How will you choose to feel? What quality of energy are you accustomed to running in your life? Fear? Anxiety? Regret? Resentment? Poor me? Judging? Frustration? Self-abnegation? Comparing? Envy? Blame? Shame?...

#324 My Work

I like this poem by Joy Harjo. It’s how I think of the work I do — serving as guide on the journey the poet describes. For Calling the Spirit Back from Wandering the Earth in Its Human Feet Put down that bag of potato chips, that white bread, that bottle of pop. Turn...

#325 Practice

A reader sent me this note and this quote. I like then both! “Dear Jett, knowing you has changed my life. You have taught me so much. I’m happy to say that 14 years later I’m still practicing Breath and Water! Thank you.”   ~A subscriber “Remember that...

#325 Awesome

You don’t have to PROVE that you’re awesome, you only have to ACCEPT that you’re awesome.

Eschew Expectations #326

Eschew expectations! “If you tell someone that you are about to stick their hand into a bucket of scalding water, but instead you plunge the hand into ice water, most people will cry out as if the water was hot.” ~Deepak Chopra Expectations can mess you up! Think of a...

#327 Stalk Expectations, Stalk Beliefs

If you’re stalking expectations, here’s a clue — should. Whenever you catch yourself saying or thinking “should,” it’s likely you’ve encountered an expectation. He should, she should have, they should, it should, I should have. When you come across a should,...

#328 Definition of Love

A definition of love, by Brené Brown. “We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known; and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness, and affection....