As Pari recommended, I did the Guided Meditation by Quartz Crystal for a week. It was a good experience and helped me relax and get into silence. Although depending on how the day is going, the thoughts kept coming.

As part of our Mastermind learning sessions, we work on weekly focus sheets where we set our daily and weekly priorities. While working on mine, I realized how difficult it can be to focus on one task when everything feels like a priority. This exercise also helped me identify my energy leaks. I realized that certain unfinished tasks and constantly switching between tasks were draining my energy. Prioritizing these tasks and completing them made me feel as though some blocks had cleared, and I feel motivated to work on more such tasks. Thank you Pari Madam for creating such a wonderful, structured program and guiding us through this journey! 😊

You are not the drop. You are not the ocean. You are the water itself, dreaming it is both. Every wave of joy and grief is your own surface moving. Beneath it, you are still, infinite, and untouched. Stop choosing a form. You are what forms appear in.

While on a video call during one of my children’s meditation sessions, before starting the meditation, I asked one particular girl—around 8 or 9 years old—to turn on her camera so I could see her. She came on for a second and then went offline again. I gently asked her once more to come online so I could see her. This time, she came back and shared that she has a skin condition around her lips, similar to dark circles around the eyes, and that she doesn’t feel comfortable being on camera during the calls. I then spoke to her about the importance of self-love—that we must first respect and accept ourselves, including our flaws. Only then can we truly love others unconditionally. I encouraged her to accept herself with grace and to be strong and confident in facing any challenges that may come her way. I told her that respect and acceptance begin within us, and that she still looked very beautiful to me. I explained that true power lies in how we carry ourselves—with grace in our thoughts, words, and actions. No matter where we are or what we do, we can choose to sit, stand, walk, and speak with dignity. I then shared my own experiences—about the flaws I once felt I had and the bullying I faced as a child. I told her how none of that defines me today, because I chose to embrace myself completely. Even as a child, deep within, I always felt I was perfect just the way I am. As I spoke, I realized how proud I felt of that journey—of embracing myself without fear or judgment. I found myself speaking openly, without worrying about what others might think. There was a sense of joy and lightness within me—almost like happiness was flowing from my heart as I spoke, and even after I finished. In that moment, I understood why I had gone through those experiences in my childhood. It was so that one day, I could share them with a child who needed to hear them. Being able to support her in that moment brought me deep happiness. I feel immense gratitude for this experience, and to that little girl for bringing out this grace within me—to share, to guide, and to remind her to always follow her heart, no matter where life takes her… and to embrace herself completely.

I choose creation over competition