This week we explore what it means to exceed ourselves in order to find our exceeding self which is the 4th principle of the Eight Universal Principles for Stepping up to the Edge by Baron Baptiste taken from his book -“Journey into Power”.)
The learning here is to be ok with the decision not to step over the edge, and instead stay with whatever is coming up and surrender with easefulness.
And if you do step off the edge, can you move forward without brute force but with kind determination.
When we have no happiness within, we have no happiness to give others
- Ajahn brahm
This post was inspired by a conversation I had with a friend of mine. We were talking about why people have an opinion on everything and then it came down to us discovering a simple truth of why people can be so unkind and mean - you know who they are. Could be the people that you hang out with. Could be your colleagues, your family.
You wonder why they do the things they do, why they say what they say.
The truth is they are not nice because they are not happy.
And the reality is we can't make them change unless they are willing and ready to change. But we can change the words we say to ourselves because our words make our world. Kindness starts with You.
Where in your Life are you staying in your comfort zone?
The thing is what's wrong with staying in the comfort zone?
Nothing!
It's safe. It's safer than not knowing what will happen beyond the comfort zone. What's beyond the comfort zone is scary! Because there is uncertainty and you're scared of what you don't know.
But what's possible beyond the comfort zone? Beyond your Edge?
Growth.
And the opportunity to test your secret super power of Courage.
The 3rd principle of Baron's Baptiste's "8 Universal Principles of Stepping up to the Edge" is about acknowledging that Growth is the Most important there is and that in order to grow, you need to accept your Fears as it is. Your fears are stopping from what you want to make happen in your life.
Stumbled upon this quote by Charles Budowski via Thrive Global
Reposted on on my personal IG but I think it deserves more attention and more thought.
When did we forget to play? When did we start caring what the world things of us?
In Baptiste Yoga, we are given access to discover the Lie we tell ourselves since young, which we believed was the Truth of ourselves.⠀
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My lie was I’m a bad girl and I’m not good enough.⠀
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And i’ve been working on discovering the ME - before the Lie took over - the ME that is whole and complete. The ME that is full of courage and loving kindness.
The ME before I gave a DAMN about what other people think of me.
Are you with me or are you not with me?
I’m committed to living and breathing the 8 Principles for Stepping up to the Edge from Baron’s book - “Journey into Power"; one Principle at a time.
Are you willing to Step up to Your Edge?
The 1st principle ask that you be NOW HERE in the present moment and to let go of the stories in your head, which brings you to NOWHERE.
And this post delves the 2nd principle which gives you access to answering the HOW - if you are NOW HERE, and then HOW?
Let me ask you -
Is there someone in your life that for some reason or another, you have difficulty saying "I love you" to them? And you want to. But the words just refuse to come out of your lips.
The situation has gone unchecked and the unhappiness has festered for so long, you just don't know how to change it. If it's possible to change? That it won't change? Actions don't work anymore.
This week I want to share with you my deepest darkest secret.
I... used to have difficulty saying these 3 words.
I can throw them out with the best of them - to my husband, to my close friends. But the one person, or group of persons that I really want to say it to - were my sisters.
It won't mean much if I can't even say it or show my love to my flesh and blood.
What has it this got to do with Baptiste Yoga? Well I stumbled upon this gem of a Ted talk video after my Level 1, and that changed my life.
Not over night. But I see it for the better good today.
And I want to give it back.
It's simple.
It starts with a ……………….
