24/06/2022
Day 4 of FYM was my favourite so far 🥳🥳🥳
We went on a coastal walk 😎
The route was unknown, with no planned end destination. We talked, stopped a bunch of times, took photos, saw the cutest goats (still not over it! 😍), ate some snacks at a popup van, and ended up at a beach just shy of Monaco.
Before we set off on route, we couldn't possibly know how the day would unfold. There was no limitation to what was possible. It was open, free and without a sense of time.
On the way back, there was an end point to get to. That end point created instant limitation. The way back felt so much quicker because we thought we've seen it all, so let's focus on getting back.
I often do this in life.
'I already know the outcome.'
'Been here, done that.'
And I don't slow down to the possibility that is always present for me. I take the path most travelled without realising there is always another path.
For a long time I took the well trodden path of anxiety. I convinced myself that worrying about 'insert problem,' was the quickest path to peace.
That's what I believed.
Until I realised that worrying can't create peace. It creates more worry.
Being at peace creates peace.
Going through conflict to get to peace is the greatest misunderstanding I've had.
I can be at peace now.
It doesn't have to be after I've worried some more 🤯🤯🤯
This is the path that is always available to me, that I couldn't see in the past.
After the walk, we returned home. I napped, and then we had a 2 hour conversation sharing our insights from the week so far. This conversation blew my little mind.
One thing I took from it was that I get to create my 'easy' because easy is a concept.
For example, I have made it easier for myself not to eat meat because I don't want to take part in the growth of the meat industry. That's easy for me because I decided it is.
I get to choose my easy.
This morning, I've been contemplating on what 'easy' I want to create for healthy eating and exercise.
What I'm deeply experiencing is that everything is a choice. We perceive and create our reality simultaneously.
Being aware of the creation part is a game-changer.
Rajni 💛💛💛