You get what you ARE

This life has always been, and always will be, an Inside Job.

To set one's state before allowing the world to set it for you, is Yoga.

This is the ultimate way of existing.

To make yourself so aligned, that nothing outside of yourself can harm you, alter you, use you, affect you, or stress you.

It's like painting the ultimate masterpiece. Except this one is painted inside of you.

People can't “see” it; not in the way we view physical art. But they can FEEL it and they experience it when they interact with you.

Outside circumstances will always be in flux.

The world within is what you can control. And you can make it a work of art; a paradise on Earth.

All it takes is intentionality and showing up for yourself.

For the still, small voice that whispers in your ear “Go this way, NOT there.”

It's an Inside Job. Let your inner world be your playground. Discover, play, learn, grow. Clean it. Keep it as tidy as you can.

There are vast techniques you can use to make this place a sanctuary from the outside world. But you just need one. One that speaks to your soul and lights you up.

Your reminder. Your touchstone. Your practice.

Go within. Shine a torch on all the shadowy parts inside you. They are just parts of you that you neglected or were not safe to integrate and feel at one time.

Set your state. In the morning. At lunch. A million times a day if you need to.

Be what you are seeking.

If you want freedom, become free within. If you want love, cultivate love like a gardener with a hoe cultivates the ground. If you want companionship, BE your own best friend.

The Universe has no choice but to answer you with a match. You don't get what you want, you get what you ARE.

You have three operating modes to choose from.

Most people operate from the first one:

Life is Happening TO me.

A seeker successfully on the path operates from the second one:

Life is Happening FOR me.

This one is such a happy relief from the constant battle lifestyle of the first operating mode.

A master attains the third one:

Life is happening THROUGH me.

This is where you step into your rightful role as co-creator of your own reality. It might takes years of work or happen in the blink of an eye.

Either way, it's time to understand that this life is an Inside Job.

The world will rise up to meet you, as you are.

Make sure you decide what that is before it decides for you.

Go within.

And make it the most beautiful landscape this world has ever seen.