Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. - Arthur Ashe
This quote really resonates with me and I have applied it in different areas of my life.
One area where it was really beneficial was in my meditation practice.
Does this sound familiar to you -
Having ideas of what meditation should be like there is an expectation on entering meditation, then you find it's just not there.
This is time when I step back to check in and see where I'm really at.
At times this can be very humbling. Often, for myself, I may have been accustomed to presenting a certain image and if I'm being honest with myself this is not really who I am, it's not my not my whole self/true self.
Only when I tap into that true essence can any real growth and development occur. I can evolve instead of being stuck in delusion.
There is some sage advice:
to know thyself
And I want to add to that to strive to your greatest potential.
That being said, if the goal is to grow to your greatest potential it is also important, for happiness sake, to enjoy the process along the way and not just look to the outcome. If we are more in the present moment I believe we are experiencing more of life.
This is covering the second part of this saying:
Use what you have
This brings to mind something an old mentor use to say -
Put all your assets into play
When I am able to do this I find it gives more purpose to these assets.
I'm not talking just about physical assets but your abilities/gifts, what you have available mentally, physically, emotionally and striving to see how you can tap in and have more available, seeing what you are truly capable of.
Working with young children, I came to realized that they were far more capable than I had originally thought (this is my conditioned thinking), I began to see more potential in them and on top of that when having someone believe in you (or you believe in yourself) that this also attributes to growing to your fullest potential.
When we rise up to meet challenges we may find that we too are far more capable than we thought and that giving it your all can lead to a fuller life.
So here's to rising up to challenges, being more fulfilled and living a life full of love and happiness!
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That's a great quote, it's so important to connect with yourself and really see yourself for who you are. This is so empowering and a wonderful way to begin any meditation xxx
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