“Your Daily Dose” is a quick two minute read packed with bite-sized wisdom from all the great teachers. But you could also choose to turn it into something more… a powerful daily practice for personal growth. Give it a try!
A message from today’s meditation:
Are you stuck in what you know? It may sound like a weird question at first, but it cuts to the heart of why so many of us find ourselves recreating the same patterns, relationships, and outcomes year after year. Iyanla Vanzant shines some light on the importance of this question –
“If you don’t have a vision, then you’re going to be stuck in what you know. And what you know is limited to the things that you’ve already seen.” – Iyanla Vanzant
Think about it this way… from when you were born until now, your brain has been building a recording of all of your past experiences, everything you’ve ever learned, and we can call this your “known”. Almost like a blueprint created by the life experiences you’ve had, that you will consult every time you have a decision to make.
What are you able to create from this blueprint? The truth is, from the known we can only create the old, recreate the past, creating from what we’ve already seen.
If we want to create “the new” we are going to have to consciously create a vision that is different from our past.
“A vision that grows inside of you, a vision that wakes with you, sleeps with you, moves with you, a vision that you can tap into even on your worst, worst, worst day, the vision will pull you forward.” – Iyanla Vanzant
This requires us to deliberately investigate the recording of the past, become absolutely clear about how we want the future to be different, and create a picture of our future so clear that we can access this vision even on our very worst days.
Now you have to make the choice to embrace and step into the unknown, because it is only from the places that you haven’t been before that you can create something new! You have to understand that your body will resist every attempt at stepping into something new simply because of how scary it feels.
“The only way to get what you really want, is to let go of what you don’t want.” – Iyanla Vanzant
Because of fear, you have kept holding on to what you no longer want for far, far too long.
Have you become stuck in what you know?
It might be time for you to let go of the edge which you’ve been so desperately clinging to, and come and swim in the unknown.
Don’t become trapped by the familiar past, open your arms to the unknown with these thoughts:
- Embrace the Unknown: Step outside of your comfort zone and explore new horizons.
- Trust the Process: Have faith in the power of a new story to change the trajectory of your life.
- Cultivate a Vision: A vision is a picture of the future that produces passion – keep working on yours.
- Let Go of the story from the Past: There’s an old narrative on repeat that keeps you recreating experiences from the past. It’s time to tell a new story.
By letting go of the old story, we create space for the new. We invite fresh perspectives, innovative ideas, and transformative experiences into our lives. It may be scary to step into the unknown, but the rewards are immeasurable. The future is yours to create.
Have a peaceful Sunday peeps!
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: Finding silence.
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Today’s LIVE meditation
Practice the “Daily Dose”
Let’s put it into practice! Choose what works for you – daily, once a week or whenever inspiration strikes. Putting pen to paper wires the neural pathways that will create your new habits.
1 – Affirmation
Not affirmations today, but some powerful principles to help you step out of the recording of the past. Write down your favourite one and place it somewhere that you’ll be able to see it the whole day.
- Embrace the Unknown: Step outside of your comfort zone and explore new horizons.
- Trust the Process: Have faith in the power of a new story to change the trajectory of your life.
- Cultivate a Vision: A vision is a picture of the future that produces passion – keep working on yours.
- Let Go of the story from the Past: There’s an old narrative on repeat that keeps you recreating experiences from the past. It’s time to tell a new story.
2 – A moment of reflection
Use today’s question as a journal prompt. If you don’t have the time to sit down and write, just take a moment to reflect on your response.
Create the Picture of Your Beautiful Life: A vision is a picture of the future that produces passion. Take the time today to capture in words what your beautiful life looks like, the life that you are passionate to live. Remember – this is an invitation to daydream, not a commitment or a plan. Give yourself permission to imagine without judgment or self-editing. There are no wrong answers here – only possibilities.
Close your eyes and imagine waking up in your beautiful life. For the moment, don’t worry about how you’ll get there or whether it’s “realistic.” Just play. What do you see when you open your eyes? What sounds do you hear? Walk yourself through this simple but beautiful day from morning to night. What are you wearing? Who are you with? What makes you smile? What are you creating or doing that fills you with energy? Write it all down like you’re describing a scene in a movie.
Write a letter to your present self from the version of you who is living your future beautiful life. This future you is happy, fulfilled and at peace even when “the world is not perfect”. What does future you want to tell the present version of you? What are they grateful for? What do they wish they could tell you about the journey? Let your future self paint the picture for you – sometimes it’s easier to envision when we pretend someone else is describing it.
3 – Quotes to share
Send a quote to someone who needs it, or share them all on social media to spread the good vibes!
4 – Q&A for deeper learning
Read through the questions and answers and write down at least one “aha moment” that clicked for you.
Q1. What does it mean to be “stuck in what you know”?
Being stuck in what you know means you are making your decisions from within the limits of your own history. From the day you were born until now, your brain has been building a recording of all your past experiences and everything you’ve ever learned, and we can call this your “known.” It works almost like a blueprint, created by the life experiences you’ve had, and you consult it every time you have a decision to make, often without even realizing you’re doing it. The challenge is that a blueprint can only show you what has already been built. So when you rely on it alone, you naturally choose what feels familiar, repeat patterns that feel safe, and recreate versions of the past, simply because that is all the blueprint contains. Being stuck doesn’t mean something is wrong with you; it means your brain is doing exactly what it was designed to do, keep you safe. But it does mean that to create something new, you have to look beyond the blueprint and begin imagining a future that you were never exposed to in the past.
Q2. Why can’t I create something new from my past experiences?
Your past experiences are a valuable record of everything you’ve seen and learned, and they have served you well, but that is also where the limitation lies. Because your experience is built from what you’ve already seen, what you can create from it is limited to what you’ve already seen. Think of trying to describe a colour you have never encountered: your mind has no reference for it, so it reaches for something familiar instead. In the same way, when you make choices based only on your past, you will quietly be steered toward outcomes that look a lot like the ones you’ve had before. If you want to create “the new,” you have to consciously create a vision that is different from your past, one that doesn’t rely on old evidence of what is possible. That means gently stepping beyond what your history has shown you, and allowing yourself to imagine a future that has never yet existed.
Q3. What exactly is a “vision” and how is it different from a goal?
A vision is a picture of the future that produces passion, and that spark of feeling is what sets it apart from a goal. A goal is usually a specific target to reach or a box to tick, something measurable that can be pursued with very little emotion at all. A vision is the bigger, living picture of the life you want to walk toward, one you can almost see, feel, and step into through your imagination. Because it stirs something deep within you, it gives you an energy that discipline alone can’t, and it pulls you forward on the days when your motivation is low. Goals can certainly grow out of a vision, acting as stepping stones along the way, but without the passion of the picture behind them, they can start to feel like empty tasks. A simple way to tell the difference is to notice how you feel when you think about it: if it makes you feel more alive, you’re looking at a vision.
Q4. Why does my body resist stepping into something new?
This is why the process can feel so hard, because your body is quietly working against it. We’ve already established how what you “know” from the past can keep you trapped, always making your decisions from within the limits of your own history. To your body, which survived all of those past experiences, repeating past behaviour is a guarantee of survival. In other words, the familiar feels safe not because it is serving you, but because it is proven: you made it through. Stepping into something new offers no such guarantee, so your body responds with fear, hesitation, or an urge to retreat, as though you were in real danger. This resistance doesn’t mean you’re on the wrong path or that something is wrong with you; it is your body’s loyal, protective attempt to keep you safe. Understanding this can help you meet the resistance with compassion rather than frustration, and keep gently moving toward the new anyway.
Q5. How do I know what I need to let go of?
You don’t have to figure it all out at once; you can begin with one simple question. Ask yourself, “What is one behaviour I keep repeating, that keeps repeating the past in my life?” Let the answer come honestly and without judgment, and then notice what it would look like to choose differently, even in a small way. Once you’ve begun to loosen the hold of that one behaviour, ask the question again, and then again. Each time you ask it and act on the answer, you slowly undo another one of the chains that keep you anchored to the past. Over time, these small, repeated choices add up to real change, and what once felt impossible to release begins to feel lighter. The process isn’t about overhauling your life overnight, but about steadily freeing yourself, one behaviour at a time.
Q6. What if I don’t know how to create a vision for my future?
If the thought of creating a picture of your future feels overwhelming, you’re not alone, and a gentle place to begin is with permission to daydream. It’s true that wishful thinking alone doesn’t achieve goals, but before we can give structure to our goals, we first have to allow ourselves to dream. So treat this as a daydream, not a commitment or a plan, and let yourself imagine without judgment or self-editing. Close your eyes and picture yourself waking up in your beautiful life, and don’t worry about how you got there or whether it’s “realistic.” Just play. What do you see when you open your eyes? What sounds do you hear? Walk yourself through this simple but beautiful day from morning to night: what are you wearing, who are you with, and what makes you smile? What are you creating or doing that fills you with energy? Then write it all down as though you’re describing a scene in a movie, and let that scene become the first draft of your vision.
Q7. Is it really possible to change the trajectory of my life with just a new story?
Yes, and it begins with the story, though the story alone isn’t the whole journey. Of course, you will need to take new action, and keep taking it, to permanently change the trajectory of your life. But every action you take is determined by the inner conversations you are having, which means the old narrative playing on repeat in your mind quietly steers you back toward the same choices and the same results. When you change that inner conversation, the actions that follow begin to change too, because you are now choosing from a different picture of who you are and what is possible. Think of the story as the starting point that makes lasting action possible: without a new story, taking new actions feel forced and tend to fade, but with the new story you’re telling, they become a natural expression of the future you are creating. Change the story, take the new action, and over time the direction of your life changes with it.