The Art of Letting Yourself Be

“Let yourself just be” was whispered in my ear yesterday morning in meditation and as I've learned to never resist the random thoughts or insights that come to me in that space, I let this one unravel….

There are highs and lows all throughout life.

Times of energy & times of exhaustion.

Times of creative bursts & times of uninspired ruts.

Times when you feel healthy and strong & times when you feel sick and in pain.

Times when you feel happy and times when you feel sad.

The list of these opposite states are truly endless because life is ruthlessly all about ebbs & flows.

Nature is the number 1 example of how life is about ebbing and flowing. Think how flowers bloom in the Spring and die in the Winter. It’s natural, it’s nature. We don’t freak out when this happens and we don’t try to pry open every flower bud to make the flowers bloom early right?

Now, if only we could give ourselves that undoubtably trust, patience, and grace. For some reason we love to hate “lows” and “down times” we beat ourselves up endlessly when they’re happening and the voices in our head get very very very loud when we’re in these states of “low.”

If we just knew they weren’t permanent we would have no reason to ever freak out, resist, or beat ourselves up for being in a “low.”

My favorite teacher is my past. I'm always looking to it for wisdom, insight, and advice.

And when I look back at a time where I was in a low point I always can see how it catapulted me to something beautiful. The example I always use is when I was mysteriously ill, feeling horrible, depressed, had painful acne all over my face, and sad, so sad. I remember thinking at that time- "ok God what now? what good is going to come from this, because it better be f*cking good because I feel like sh*t." (yes those are what my pep talks with God sound like). I didn't know what it would be, but now looking back I'm able to see that if it wasn't for that low point, I wouldn't be where I am today. I would've never gone to acting school where I met Eli, I would've never had the passion to help people feel more inspired to be themselves, and I sure as hell wouldn't be writing this post.

Lesson: Beauty comes from the lows, compassion grows from the lows, grace is made from the lows….

So this month, as I'm leading up to a wedding and have more or less have felt in an ebb, I wanted to focus on “letting yourself be.” My hope for Breathwork this month is to create a space to breathe - to anchor in the moment, release the gripping to be someplace else or have something differently, and to feel grace in your bones.

Let yourself be where ever you are. Don't resist it, don't taunt it, don't beat yourself up about it, and please don't compare yourself to others when you're in it.

Instead find faith, know trust, and embody grace.

Let yourself be exactly where you are.