On the Path with Andy Petranek

Courage To Be Your Best Self

I've been on a FB Live roll lately... and it's because I've been pushing myself outside of my comfort zone... to play it small, hide, be victimized by imposter syndrome, cave in to my fears of not being good enough.

And each time I do it, I remove one little brick from the wall that is my ego that has taken me 50 years to build.

So I'm going to keep doing it... one brick at a time. One piece of evidence a day that proves to myself that I AM enough, I CAN make a difference, I AM worthy.

Today, this is ONE action that I'm doing to build on my belief in ME.

👉 What's one thing YOU can do today?

On Overthinking

Ever have the experience that the answer you're looking for is right in front of your face, but you just can't see it?

For me, it's usually best to figure out how to lighten the fuck up... let my inner light shine rather than smothering it with a shit-ton of thoughts and complications.

KISS - Keep it simple, stupid

How uncertainty and change is Normal

Even when you think you're clear, others might not think so

Sometimes it takes attention, time, and a willingness to slow down

Seek to understand

and

S-L-O-W    D-O-W-N

vi·tal·ize /ˈvīdlˌīz/ (v.) give strength and energy to

Just started a new private group in Facebook. Actually it's not an entirely "new" group. It's my meditation group with a new "skin".

And for me, VITALIZE really speaks volumes. From it's definition "to give strength and energy to", to the way it sounds, and the feeling it creates inside when I hear it. It covers everything.

The meditation in the group has been wonderful... It's a big part of the whole picture, but a part, nonetheless.

So this is a place for a bigger, broader conversation - about life and all its challenges... and about rising... the journey... and moving through it together.

We'll still have live meditations on weekdays, but also in the group will be conversations about things like emotional fitness, relationships, clarity of mind, mental focus, mindset, morning routines, fasting, workouts, nutrition, etc.

👉 INTERESTED?? Join us there! [link in bio] www.Facebook.com/groups/vitalizeforfreedom

The future can't blame the present, just like the present can't blame the past.

"The future cannot blame the present, just as the present cannot blame the past."

Get out of your past... when you get stuck there, it's depressing. AND... get out of your future... when you're stuck there, it's worrying!

Guess what... NEITHER of these two places actually exist anywhere but in your mind. And that's good news... because that usually means you have the power to get yourself out of a depressed or anxious (worried) state... and that's called being empowered!

☄️ You relate?

☄️ I have a new group where we talk about stuff like this and lots more. Join us https://www.facebook.com/groups/vitalizeforfreedom

Don't let your fear get the best of you.

I’ve been seeing the pattern i have... of holding back, being stingy, afraid of the self-judgment I’d have for screwing it up or getting it wrong.

So I’m live today talking about it and outing myself... and I encourage you to do the same in your own way.

I don't know.

What if you were 5% less concerned about how you’re being perceived by others?

What would you do?

What's your ONE THING?

Will you give yourself permission to experiment… and perhaps get it wrong?

Will you give yourself the chance to get outside your comfort zone?

What area of self-care do you WANT to… are you WILLING to experiment on/with?

Might just be ONE thing… and THAT is okay!

🐢  🐇  What’s YOUR one thing?  Post in comments…