Posted this in another group too but figured I'd share here too for some little Saturday inspiration! Saw this earlier and even though it's just a little clip, I thought that it was inspiring. Performance is a mindset. We don't lose gains because we're getting older but rather because we've decided to no longer make this part of our lives. There are some exceptions of course (e.g. long standing injuries) but I appreciated this reminder. Sometimes it really is mind over matter!! Though they go hand in hand. We're more capable than we think! https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPJISOgkaly/?igsh=bnVlMnBkZDN2eWsy

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Changing your habits, your priorities, or your mind isn’t flaky—it’s growth. What’s one way you’ve changed in the past year?

"A bird in a cage is safe, but God didn't create birds for that" - Paulo Coelho Sometimes we get used to the cages that we've built around ourselves. Thinking that there's security in them. Avoiding any risk at all costs because there's a level of comfort in the known. The unknown can be terrifying. Sometimes comfort doesn't mean safetyor security though and it can actually be detrimental. Growth often comes from either 1)challenges that have come upon us without our permission and how we decide to engage those challenges or 2) challenges that we decide to take on ourselves. Question to ponder: What is a recent risk that you took that ended up paying off?

To love your neighbor as yourself. And if someone slaps you on one cheek, turn the other cheek also. Love and forgiveness. That is, the two principles that Jesus Christ brought into the New Law, to fulfill the old law (contained in the 10 commandments). But how to love? And how to forgive? To love and forgive sounds vague. It sounds good in theory and we are delighted, especially by us, when we listen to the words of the priest at the church service. But in practice? How do we do it? And, especially, how to love our enemies? It works in church, especially when you listen to this exhortation. But after you leave? How do you do it? That you see someone and the feeling of hatred, doubled by fear, is instantly aroused... About seven years ago I found the answer in a book by Daniel Siegel, an author known especially for his works dedicated to the concept of mindfulness. I took from him an idea of ​​working with love and forgiveness, an idea that he also took from the Buddhists. I introduced love and forgiveness into a therapeutic program and, apparently, this program is one with the best results. All you have to do is reserve 10-12 minutes daily (at least two months, minimum 21 days) just for yourself. To work with yourself, in a ritual for your improvement (pretentiously said, for your transformation). Find a quiet place. Sit comfortably. Allow your eyes to close. Place your palm on your chest and imagine that you are holding your heart in your hand or touching it with your fingers. Whatever you want. Breathe calmly and peacefully. Let your body breathe as it knows how. Do not force anything. Imagine that you are holding a baby in your arms (maybe even your own child). Let yourself be enveloped by the feeling that arises (I have noticed that this happens to both women and men, even if they do not have children). Let this feeling grow. Then, think of a benevolent person in your life. Give this person love, using the following formulas (each formula is repeated three times, out loud or in your mind):