“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:
How does it feel to be you? The quality of our whole life could be summed up in the answer to this one question. This isn’t just philosophical pondering – it’s the foundation of genuine well-being and personal transformation.
From childhood, we’re conditioned to dismiss our feelings for countless reasons, some well-intentioned but ultimately, limiting. We learn to prioritize external expectations over internal wisdom, to seek validation from everywhere except within ourselves. Yet at the end of our lives, we’re left with one undeniable truth: “How did it feel to be you?”
“Think thoughts that make you happy. Do things that make you feel good. Be with people who make you feel good. Eat things that make your body feel good. Go at a pace that makes you feel good.” – Louise Hay
“To me, true prosperity begins with feeling good about yourself; it is a state of mind. Prosperity or lack of it is an outer expression of the ideas in your head.” – Louise Hay
“Find thoughts that make you feel good, and then think those thoughts a lot.” – Louise Hay
“Stop giving your precious energy to things that make you feel bad.” – Louise Hay
How do we get to this place of feeling good while spending a lifetime in this body?
The most reliable way that I know of, is to do the work that leads you to YOU. To work through all of the thoughts and feelings about yourself that scare you, until you can look in the mirror and actually like the person you see.
“One of the bonuses about loving yourself is that you get to feel good.” – Louise Hay
Today’s meditation is called “Come to your senses”. It is not meant to specifically make you feel good, but we need a practice that enables us to create some space to take a step back and look at the thoughts that we think, to observe the feelings we feel.
It is only once we become the witness to our thinking and feeling, that we start creating the ability to place our attention on better feeling thoughts.
It may be helpful to note, though, that the goal isn’t to never feel bad. It’s to cultivate a deep appreciation and acceptance for all the different parts of yourself – your joy, your sadness, everything in between. Because nothing feels quite as good as when every part of you feels like home.
A few ideas to cultivate a more beautiful sense of being:
- Pay attention to thoughts that make you feel good, and become conscious about thinking them more often.
- Pay attention to things you do that add to your sense of wellbeing, and put those actions on repeat.
- Pay attention to the people that add to your sense of wellbeing, and surround yourself with more of them.
- Pay attention to what you eat and drink. Some things may taste and feel good for a moment, but leave your body feeling low and unwell long after.
The quality of the life you live is summarized in the answer to this question, “What does it feel like to be you?” Join us for today’s journey and put yourself in the ideal position to find the thoughts that make you feel good, and then choose to think those thoughts a lot!
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: Come to your senses.
Today’s LIVE meditation
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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
Today is not really affirmations, but a request to pay attention to the things that cultivate a deep sense of wellbeing. Which of these do you need to re-commit to?
- Pay attention to thoughts that make you feel good, and become conscious about thinking them more often.
- Pay attention to things you do that add to your sense of wellbeing, and put those actions on repeat.
- Pay attention to the people that add to your sense of wellbeing, and surround yourself with more of them.
- Pay attention to what you eat and drink. Some things may taste and feel good for a moment, but leave your body feeling low and unwell long after.
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.
Excavating Your Feel-Good Thoughts: Louise Hay advised us to “find thoughts that make you feel good, and then think those thoughts a lot.” Reflect on specific thoughts, beliefs, or perspectives that naturally lift your spirits and energy. What are these thoughts? When do they arise most naturally? How might you cultivate them more intentionally? Also explore what makes it challenging to maintain these positive thought patterns in your daily life.
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: Why is “What does it feel like to be you?” such an important question?
This question cuts to the heart of your lived experience and overall life satisfaction. While we often focus on external achievements and circumstances, the quality of our internal experience – how it actually feels to inhabit our body, mind, and life – is what ultimately determines our well-being. This question helps you assess whether you’re truly thriving or merely surviving.
Q2: Isn’t focusing on feeling good just being selfish or self-indulgent?
Not at all. Feeling good isn’t about indulgence – it’s actually a signal from your nervous system, a real-time readout of whether you’re in a state of safety and regulation or one of stress and contraction. And feeling good doesn’t mean avoiding hard things; plenty of what’s worth doing in life is hard. It’s about learning how to stay regulated, present, and even at ease while you’re in the middle of doing those hard things – rather than waiting for the difficulty to pass before you let yourself feel okay. That’s a very different skill than self-indulgence, and it’s one that makes you more capable, not less, of facing what’s actually in front of you.
Q3: How can I “think thoughts that make me happy” when I’m dealing with real problems?
Trying to force positive thoughts rarely works – it’s hard to trick your body into believing something that you have resistance to, and forced positivity often just adds another layer of self-judgement on top of the real problem. But here’s what helps: in any given situation, you actually have a whole spectrum of thoughts available to you, not just the first one that shows up. You don’t have to double down on that initial thought, especially if it’s a spiral of worst-case scenarios or self-blame. Instead, you can develop the skill of reaching for the next thought that feels just a little bit better, and then the next, until you land on one that feels genuinely true and more workable. It’s less about jumping straight to happy and more about climbing, one better-feeling thought at a time, toward a perspective you can actually stand in. You can become really good at finding the next “better feeling thought.”
Q4: What does it mean to “come to your senses” in terms of self-awareness?
“Coming to your senses” starts as a very simple exercise: bringing your attention to what your body is experiencing right now, and just observing the feedback your physical senses are giving you – name what you see, hear, feel against your skin, the weight of your body in the chair. The real magic happens when you realize you can apply that same practice to your inner senses too. Your thoughts and feelings, even the really big emotions, don’t actually need you to jump in and do something about them the moment they arise. You can learn to be the observer of your inner world in exactly the same way you observe the outer one – noticing a thought or a wave of emotion without immediately reacting to it or getting swept into it, which is where your real power to choose begins.
Q5: How do I know if something truly makes me feel good or if it’s just a temporary distraction?
Pay attention to how you feel both during and after an experience. Genuine well-being activities leave you feeling energized, aligned, and more like yourself. Temporary distractions might feel good in the moment but often leave you feeling depleted, disconnected, or needing more of the same thing. Ask yourself: “Does this move me closer to or further from my authentic self?”
Q6: What if I don’t know what makes me feel good anymore?
This is more common than you might think, especially if you’ve spent years prioritizing others’ needs or external expectations. Start small by paying attention to simple moments throughout your day – which activities, conversations, or environments naturally lift your energy? Notice what makes you feel more present and alive. The practice of conscious attention will gradually reveal your authentic preferences and values.