dear dope chick:

what a convenience it is to have everything already mapped out for you + all you have to do is show up!

you already know what you’re gonna do, when you’re gonna do, + with whom you’ll do it.

however, i’m challenging you to forget all those elaborate plans you made for today + take a different approach.

today, choose to flow with the day.

yea, have your li’l schedule close by, but be flexible enough to toss that shit up in the air + let the day take you.

there are core activities that you want to complete today, no doubt —

you may want to eat, rest, work + get a li’l movement in before days end…

but hear me when i say this:

there is nothing more pressing than your presence in this moment.

you can plan your day down to the millisecond + there is still nothing more invigorating or life altering than experiencing the unexpected.

the moments you can’t prepare for are the moments that can change the course of your life — embrace this reality.

instead of being irked that someone in front of you is walking too slow today, take the moment to slow down, look around, + notice something you’ve overlooked while rushing — 

see that lost pet poster? i bet you had no clue someone was looking for a lost guinea pig, did you?

or that it takes approx 100 steps from your office door to your vehicle?

or that, in the summer time, the foliage on that one tree is as beautiful as it is?

instead of getting upset with your kids for wanting to hold a conversation with you when you’re “busy”, take a moment to perk up your ears + listen in on the request before being so dismissive — 

that may be the exact conversation you need to build rapport + a deeper connection.

you don’t have to abandon your schedule, only understand that two things can be true at once:

we can consider a plan for our lives while also acknowledging that there is power in the now; that experiencing the moments in the moments are what makes life worth living.

today, find your balance between your plans + being present.

be you, be dope!
Phylicia Sadsarin
Mindset Coach