Changemaker ED“U”

Key bullet points: Listening today is a courageous act as this is warrior work that most are not willing to do. You are going within your own heart to seek the truth. You are a warrior.  Observe where your energy goes in your life. Is this where you want it to be going?  What patterns are you running on autopilot that you aren’t aware of? Bring awareness to these patterns. For now, just notice them without judgment.  We have to challenge the belief that being busy is more important than slowing down and being present.  As you focus on meditation and mindfulness, you begin to change your default from fight or flight to ease and calm. It takes focus and commitment over time.  Take this week to find a meditative practice aside from sitting meditation to see what works best for you to move toward more inner peace in your life each day.    Summary  David starts with a short meditation and then shares his belief that this is warrior work you are doing. You are committing to looking within yourself and guiding your life in a different way than most people ever do. This is a courageous act to be honest with yourself and commit to growing. He asks you to contemplate asking yourself regularly: what am I feeling and what do I need, and what energy is driving me? Begin to notice your patterns and what you do when you are not aware but running on autopilot. He breaks down the belief that slowing down doesn’t actually help you or make you more productive and happy in life because we have been taught to go all the time and being busy is praised. He challenges you to take a few minutes each day to connect with stillness and get your mind quiet even if just for a short time. Ask yourself what are you prioritizing in your life? How does where you put your energy show you what is important in your life? Ask these questions with love. David shares a story of achievement being his drug and addiction until he realized this would never make him feel fulfilled and worthy. His experience with meditation and mindfulness showed him that life is a dance with contradictions and that life is just happening. Becoming aware of that life is a dance and there are ups and downs that you can’t control helps calm your mind. David spends time in nature to find the flow of life. He learned years ago that nature knows, flows, and goes without thinking or planning. It is the flow of life just happening. Meditation is a courageous act and it helps you get to know yourself and helps you change your default from constant fight or flight to a life of peace and calm as the norm. He now feels like he is in a meditative state regularly without trying. His challenge is for you to find at least one meditative practice that works for you that isn't sitting meditation. Play around with drawing, writing, walking, singing, listening to music, exercising, painting, or another creative pursuit that gets you in a calm observer mode. He asks you to inquire with curiosity: what activity keeps your mind still and helps you feel the peace of your soul’s knowing? He closes with a story of his mountaintop intuitive moment of clear knowing that led him to start his school.   David’s mission is to reach as many education changemakers as possible to help them be the changemaker they have always desired to be. If you feel moved by his mission, please go and rate and review the podcast or share with a friend.