Just Die Already!

As we sit here on the dawn of a beautiful new week, take a moment to reflect on the power you already have at your command:

The power to give life to what feels dead.
The power to offer happiness and compassion.
…and, just as importantly, the power to withhold them.

This week, you will be met with countless opportunities to respond to questions of scarcity, love, and connection. But you will only see those opportunities if you are truly aware. As long as you are caught in the economy of propping up this small self—this story of who you think you are, or how you think things should be—you will miss them.

That is why I often start meditation periods during retreat with: you should just die already!

Let that story go so you can really live.

You will never accumulate enough or exchange enough to make that version of yourself feel substantial. But when you drop it—when you stop trying to secure it—you discover something else. As you respond directly to the suffering you encounter around you, your true nature appears. And it appears as compassion.

So don’t waste time circling the problem.
Cut to the chase.
Die already. Die to that story so you can live.

And make a difference where you are!