lara simmons

"We...attract into our lives whatever we think about most, believe in most strongly, expect on the deepest level, and imagine most vividly." -- Shakti Gawain

"If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want and all that is left is compromise." -- Robert Fritz At first glance, this quote may seem to contradict the one from yesterday, but I hope you will spend some time meditating on them as a pair and find the part of each of them that is true for you. 

"The key to happiness...is in figuring out  exactly your place in reality,  and occupying that.  Attempting to full bigger shoes than yours,  or cram yourself into tinier ones,  is just setting yourself up for misery.  Look at who you really are,  and be realistic about how much space  you actually need.  From the outside it may look rather small  (or oversized),  but I guarantee that once you're inside it,  it'll fit perfectly."   -- Rob Brezsny

"If you can see yourself as an artist  and you can see that your life  is your own creation,  why not create the most beautiful story  for yourself?" -- Don Miguel Ruiz

"We have to rewrite ourselves again and draw all new maps." --Mary-Louise Parker This quote is from Mary-Louise Parker's book entitled, " Dear Mister You ," in which she writes letters to a number of men who have been significant in her life. I read it while finishing up, " Write Your Life! " and it fit perfectly for the introduction to the penultimate - and perhaps most important - chapter called, naturally, "Write Your Life!" There is too much going on in that chapter to cover it in one blog post, so I am going to share a different exercise today, one that hopefully will give you a roadmap for where you want to go next. For this exercise you will need a few sheets of paper (or your journal if you prefer), a pen, and two sessions of about forty-five minutes each of uninterrupted time, maybe a bit less. Start by taking three deep breaths. Set your meditation timer for five minutes and allow yourself to just BE for a few minutes...