Rich’s Weekly Inspiration
You cannot live a real life until you get real with yourself. Walking the river-bottom trail this week, surrounded by autumn’s quiet wisdom, I found myself reflecting on an uncomfortable truth: most of us spend our lives wrestling with parts of ourselves we don’t dare acknowledge.
Here’s a superpower secret to connection — especially with children. Ready for it? Take a knee.
Most people today move through life like caffeinated chimpanzees—tossed hither and thither like napkins in a windstorm, reacting to every whim of media and every manipulative pulse of distraction.
Time and time again, it has been proven that the number one indicator of success in life is this: Who your mentor is.
My invitation to you is to consider the privilege and responsibility that comes with living your life fierce with reality. “This means living your whole life journey open and fully embraced—yes, with its shadows, failures, and mistakes, but also with its successes and moments of light. Living in this manner allows you to experience life in meaningful, grounded, and sacred ways.“ – Parker Palmer
Surprisingly, over the past two weeks, I’ve had a flood of conversations with single women asking the same question:“How do I find a solid, good man?”
Richisms
“Laugh more, cry less, and dance naked in the rain!”
“Clarity comes in the pauses.”
“Run towards that which scares you the most.”
“Living your life fiercely with reality allows you to live your life in flow and move out of force.”
“We each must navigate the intricate mazes of our own lives.”
“Entrepreneurship numb completely your true self. What do you use to cover and cope and numb your true self out?”
“Our egos are loud obnoxious insecure bullies.”
“Take your five-year-old on a date.”
Rich’s Musings
“Where do you find sanctuary from the relentless assaults on your soul and your mind?”
“A profound paradox of human existence is that our deepest fears revolve around the prospect of being seen and discovered by others. Simultaneously, our most significant terror is also not being seen and discovered by those around us.”
Guilt and shame are the lowest frequency modes of living - increase your vibration by moving towards courage.”
“We need to use the AND's and stop with the OR's in life. This allows more inclusion and more depth of learning.”
“As a father or grandfather, how do you want your little girl to view men? Do you want them accepting the paradigm our culture is offering them? What lens are you going to provide them to understand what divine masculine looks like?”
