Marcus Aurelius said “it is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live. Death stands at your elbow. Be good for something while you live and it is in your power.”

Ram Dass said “during life, keep death on your shoulder and identify with your soul.”

Meaning: Engage fully in your life but never ever ever forget this thing the gospel song says: 

This world is not your home. 

You are eternal soul and spirit in this meat-covered skeleton for a season. 

A long, lavish, luxurious season… a wild and precious season (to paraphrase the poet Mary Oliver) but just for a season nonetheless.

So, knowing just how singular, wild and precious this life is… ask yourself these questions: 

What are you ready to stop participating in?

What are you ready to prune and release so fresh and new can grow and flow in? 

Are you ready to see that you have the capacity to take in the fullness of life… now? 

What would that full-capacity, maximum awake, maximum alive life look like in your wildest dreams, if someone was making a magical movie about your life? 

DO NOT justify or explain why it’s unrealistic or could never really happen. I’m trying to train you to overrule and override your Inner Critic instead of overruling and overriding the desires of your heart. 

How would it feel to be all in on your life? 

What would be possible for you if you could get there? 

What would it take for you to feel all in on your life? 

What’s the natural next step? 

Head up + heart out,

P.S.: One more question: What step would you take if you knew for sure that everything was always working out for you? 

Tara-Nicholle Kirke, MA, Esq.
The Inner Critic Coach
Founder + CEO of SoulTour

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