Day 8 - Success

Success and feeling that you are on the right path for achieving it are crucial to becoming calmer and more grounded. Going from despair and anxiety straight into calm is extremely difficult to do.  The confidence one earns through achievement makes calm more achievable.

Fortunately our success does not come in the eyes of others. Self mastery occurs when we are not slaves to our emotions. The ability to act even when one does not want to is key for self mastery. This is not to say we should bully ourselves. Acting with kindness in mind is essential. A healthy, lifetime relationship with genius is not inspired by cruelty. 

I break my day into three sections, morning, afternoon and evening. In each part of the day I do  grounding practice  as well as an intentional step to touch my own edge. This consists of what I am worrying about or avoiding. It could mean doing something that scares me, (like this!), or even a mundane task like cleaning the bathroom. Even cleaning your bathroom is a step toward helping the whole world.

Do not worry about depression or anxiety. Do the work. Calming practice, caring for yourself, moving toward what scares you all add up to success. Acting in this way connects you to your deepest self. Success is not in what you do. It is in who you are. When you are authentic you are the genius!