"Enlightenment is when a wave realises it is the ocean"

(Thich Nhat Hanh)

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They say before entering the sea, a river trembles with fear.  She looks back at the way she has travelled, from the peaks, the mountains, the long winding road which crosses forests and villages, and sees in front of her such a vast ocean, and entering it doesn't seem anything else than having to disappear forever.  But there's no other way.  The river can't go back.  No-one can go back.  Going back is impossible in existence.  The river needs to take the risk and to enter the ocean.  It's only when entering the ocean that fear will disappear, because it's only then that the river will know it's not about to disappear into the ocean, but to become ocean.

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~Khalil Gibran
~ Flamingos by Phillip Chang

 

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From Surviving to Thriving!

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"To flourish is to find fulfillment in our lives, accomplishing meaningful and worthwhile tasks, and connecting with others at a deeper level—in essence, living the “good life”

(Seligman, 2011).

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Many of us live in survival mode, which keeps us trapped in the busyness of doing.

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It is time for each and every one of us to take "radical ownership" (borrowed from Anita Craig, Future Leaders of the World - FLOW) of our own lives, story, future, well-being and growth. To wake up, and come to our senses. To move from surviving to thriving, and living purposeful and purpose-driven lives.

We need to be awakened by a desire to open our minds, hear a different perspective, take risks, reach beyond our limits, learn and try something new.  We should be driven to achieve our full potential, create more moments that surprise and delight, find happiness, peace and contentment, and live “the good life”.

To achieve this requires each of us to rejoice in our uniqueness and celebrate the fact that we are all different. We learn differently, have different triggers from our past experiences, different levers and obstacles that impact our success.  We need to embrace everything that we are as we embark on the next part of our journey. It may not be a comfortable ride, but it will be a fulfilling adventure. It will take courage, dedication, conviction, open-mindedness and a willingness and desire to learn and grow.

Explore your wildly audacious hopes, dreams and desires in a safe space in which you can challenge your existing paradigms, interrogate your self-limiting belief and blow whatever is holding you back, out of the water! Together, we will embrace, celebrate and cultivate what is best within you, defining your unique gifts, strengths, virtues and talents, and how you wish to offer these to the world.

The ultimate goal for you is to thrive in the pursuit of joy, by living a meaningful and fulfilling life. You will leave with clarity. Certain of who you are, the gifts you bring, and how you choose to define and achieve success. And through our collaboration, we will both be left the richer for it.

 

"We are all social beings, horses as well as humans. We thrive on being seen, being heard, feeling felt and getting gotten."

(Warrick Schiller)