Last night I had an amazing conversation with a great friend of mine, a phenomenal woman that has inspired many, Graciela Eleta. While she is usually extremely inspiring, last night she shared her notes from the Women’s conference she just attended in L.A., where Oprah and Michelle Obama addressed the audience, amongst many others. While most speakers where powerful, Graciela recalls Deepak Chopra’s speech to be the most moving and life-changing. She read her notes to us:
Stress is a perception of a threat”. Its the leading cause of illness.
Joy is the absence of fear.
Our sense of self determines our reality….we can consciously shift…Consciousness is a field and we can control it.
We are born w the seeds of joy inside of us and we can tap into them at any moment.
If we center ourselves and find daily moment(s) of mindfulness, we can tap into our inner joy.
We must tap into our wellspring of joy—consciously bringing up good memories and push out any bad thoughts…literally count your blessings every day. Start every day rethink your happy memories and being grateful for Good in your life.
We have the power to choose..choose to be optimistic
Happiness comes from deep humility, gratitude, compassion, equanimity and generosity towards others
If you ACT happy, you become happy. Change your actions and you will change your emotions.
Find peace—create peaceful moments…ask yourself, what or who is stealing my inner peace and robbing me of my personal intimacy (connection to soul)
Without relationships we don’t exist….cultivate your relationships
Move from Doing –>Thinking –> feeling –> Being
From worrying to creating
From Me to helping others
From fear, guilt or shame to peace and joy
From activity to mindfulness
Be Present
Move from collecting things to collecting experiences, memories, friendships
“Maturity does not come with age. It begins with the acceptance of responsibility”
“The tragedy of life is not that it ends so soon; but that we wait so long to begin it”
It is our decisions, not our conditions, that determine the quality of our lives.
Step out of uncertainty and tap into your inner voice to lead an authentic and meaningful life.
After listening to Graciela, my husband @inakiescudero and I brainstormed ideas on how to use all the resources and talent we have at our disposal. We are still in the process of finessing ours, and later in the day (I don’t believe in coincidences) Nate Poekert dropped me a note on Twitter sharing a link to a wonderful project he and other artists are doing. In Perú, out of all places.
It is important that we focus on the things that will impact the world, we must be grateful for what we have.
So, who is up to making something meaningful?
