Discipline is a mindset Dear One, an attitude, an approach, a guide, a commitment.
It is not a contract, a commandment, an order, a doctrine, or a law that must be followed.

Discipline is flexible, malleable, adaptable,and strong.
It is not hard, rigid, tough, and unforgiving.

Discipline is the boat on water Dear One, not the rope tethering you to the dock.
It is the compass pointing your way, not the points plotted out on a map
It is the sail, and not the anchor.

Practicing discipline should strengthen you, empower you, guide you, help you to feel stronger, freer, more connected and in-synch with the world around you. Not frustrate you, weaken you, and leave you feeling depleted and restricted.

If what you are practicing is not not serving you in all of these positive ways Dear One, there is a very good chance that what you are practicing is not discipline at all, but that you are just being hard on yourself, and that is not the same thing.

Celebrate, embrace, and take full advantage of the contrasts in your life Dear One.  Don’t curse them. They are a gift.

Without them you would have absolutely no way of knowing just how far you’ve come or in which direction you want to be heading.

Taking care of yourself does not mean pushing yourself to extremes Dear One.  And it does not mean giving up, quitting, or walking away when things get tough either.

It means remembering to love yourself enough to choose balance, to choose the kinder,  gentler option that is always available to you.

Clinging to fear when you are in uncertain or unfamiliar circumstances Dear One, will serve you in much the same way that turning off the faucet will when you are most in need of a drink.

Fear cuts you off, from your source, from well-being, from the support, guidance, energy and wisdom that you need, just when you need it the most.

Trust in a universe that exists to support you, opens you up and connects you to your source, connects you to the unlimited support, guidance, energy and wisdom that is available to you at all times.

Fear cuts you off, and holds you in darkness. Trust opens you up and lets in the light.

The more you allow yourself to trust in the face of fear Dear One, the more you will be opening up the faucet. The more open your faucet is, the less you will have to be fearful of.

You are not meant to do this alone Dear One.

Needing, asking for, and accepting help is not a sign of weakness. It is not an indicator of dependence, failure, stupidity, or lack in any way, shape or form either.

It is actually a sign of great wisdom.

The more you allow yourself to rely on others, the more you allow yourself to rely on the strength of the whole to heal, create, inspire, and connect, the more in alignment with your source you will be.

And the more in alignment with your source that you are, the more powerful we all will be as a result.

So the next time an opportunity arises Dear One, for you to reach out and ask someone for help, know that it will be of a great benefit to us all for you to take it.

The day does not require you to be brilliant, funny, witty, charming, or thin Dear One.

It does not require you be as good as, or better than anyone else.

It does not even require that you be as good as or better than you were yesterday.

The only thing that it requires Dear One, is that you be you, and do the best that you can do, today.

Do you feel good about the decisions that you made for yourself yesterday Dear One?

Are you satisfied with your choices?

• Did you choose to spend time with people that you love?
• Did you choose to do things that you enjoyed, that made you happy?
• Did you choose to care for, honor and respect yourself?

We hope so. They were your choices to make.  No one else did or could have made them for you.

If don’t feel good about the choices that you made yesterday Dear One, then we ask you, what do you plan on doing about it today?

Will you decide to choose differently?

Your response will determine how you will be able to answer this question tomorrow.

You can’t force change Dear One, upon yourself or anyone else.

You (they) will change only when you (they) are inspired to do so. When you (they) believe that doing so will be to your (their) greatest advantage, to your (their) greatest benefit.

That is why people can and do endure the pain, discomfort and effort that can sometimes accompany change.

Not because they like it, not because they enjoy it, not because it is easy for them, not because they believe that they should or have something to prove.

They do it Dear One, because they know that doing so is going to serve them.

Enduring pain and discomfort on an inspired path to change is an empowering and joyful experience. It builds strength, endurance, and confidence.

Enduring pain and discomfort in the name of change when it is forced upon you, by yourself or by someone else, without a solid belief or knowing that it is for your greatest good, is a depleting experience . It only serves to weaken you, frustrate you, discourage you, and contribute to greater imbalance in your life.

That Dear One, is why change can’t be forced.

You are worthy of great, big, unconditional, uncompromising, all encompassing, forgiving, limitless, boundless, joyful, love Dear One.

And absolutely nothing less.

If you don’t already love yourself this way, we can think of no better time for you to start than right now.

There is nothing that you can or will ever do that will ever make you any more worthy than you are right now.  The simple fact that you exist makes it so.

So, why wait?

Nothing happens in your life without your consent, without your permission, without you either consciously or unconsciously agreeing to it, allowing it, inviting it in. Nothing.

You want to have a different experience Dear One?

Stop consenting to this one.