November 03, 2024 | Read Online

Sunday Thinking

"Trust the timing that people enter your life, but also trust the timing in which people leave."

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The weekly Sunday Thinking newsletter is quick-hit content that aims to provide a booster shot to your thought process as you end and start your week.

"And here you are, unlearning self-abandonment and relearning self-love, returning back home to your self day by day, step by step, healing from the heaviness of old wounds that used to weigh you down. It was never too late to learn the lesson; you have always been right on time."

― Billy Chapata, Flowers on the Moon

I. Lead with Curiosity and Compassion

Shifting from a focus on opposition to one of shared humanity is transformative but requires intentional effort.

Too often, we’re quick to voice what we oppose, overlooking the deeper understanding that comes from truly listening.
When we skip the step of recognizing the humanity in others, we miss out on the stories, perspectives, and experiences that connect us.

Embracing this shift demands patience, curiosity, empathy, and compassion—taking the time to listen before reacting and seeing the person before the opinion.

Source: The Scatter Joy Project

II. The Reset You Didn’t Know You Needed

Before you go through anything or before you think about anything, like intently and intensely when you're struggling, ask yourself a few simple questions.

Have you slept?
Have you eaten well, like, have you eaten good food?
Have you moved your body?
And have you spent a little time breathing?

If you answer yes to all of those questions, you can continue to pontificate about the meaning of life and everything thatyou're going through.

If you have not, just fulfill all of them and then see if you're still feeling the same on the other side and you'll be shocked how oftentimes you aren't.

Source: Trevor Noah, The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

III. Before You Close Your Eyes Forever

Then one day, just like that, we shut our eyes for the last time, and that would be it. Game over. And there’s a pretty good chance that nothing would be after that. No do overs, no second chances… just nothing. You cease to be.

Now imagine you knew that was coming and you had a couple minutes before you closed your eyes. Do you think you’d look back happy, knowing you spent years doing a job you hate, or that you stayed in an environment that wasn’t right for you?
Or that you didn’t travel to that country you always wanted to visit, because saving a few hundred dollars was the sensible thing to do?
Do you think you’d be proud that you held a grudge for so long, and now you can’t make it right? Or proud that you were always too busy to answer the phone to your parents?
Or that you never told the person how you truly feel? Do you think you’d look back happy knowing that you never chased your dreams because you were too scared?

We have one shot in this life and yet we’re still scared to truly live… but the odds of you being born are 1 in 400 trillion, and the odds of death? Certain! Yet we treat life like the certainty.

Tomorrow always comes, right?

Source: Mooji, An Invitation to Freedom

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V. Question

If the connection is not reminding me of my magic and it’s not reminding you of yours, why are we even wasting our time?

VI. This Week, I Will

Nourish myself.
Empower others.
Elevate my mindset.
Reflect on my growth.
Manage my time and energy.

The Last Words…

"Because what I know for sure is that behind the life you are trying to hold together, on the other side of the life you are forcing to work... is the life that is waiting. The life that finds you when you let go of everything that's standing in its way. The life that's been there all along. The life that sustains itself, the life where things come together, and stay. The life that you know, deep down, is meant to be yours. The life that's always just one decision away."

― Brianna Wiest, The Life That’s Waiting

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