15 Minutes

All,

As you know by now, our exploration here at Lighten Up thrives on a steady heartbeat of purpose, as is demonstrated by our strategic flow of monthly topics sequenced deliberately to create rhythm.

“Where do we go from here?” is a question I always sit with as one month ends and another begins in order to determine our next logical focus.

And after a month of dissecting the various self-imposed roadblocks to personal freedom, my brain kept whispering one word as the strategic subsequent step:

Discipline.

Yes, the time has come to get very clear – and real – about what is required to fully walk in our potential, and to hold ourselves accountable to realizing our deepest desires.

But there’s a problem with this.

August is not a month synonymous with discipline.

Quite the contrary, it’s a time of year when structure is meant to slip away.

So in accordance with all things Lighten Up, we are going to honor this natural cadence. We will not force, nor will we buckle down when our biology says we’re meant to simply be living.

And we’ll do so with trust that this reprieve will not disrupt our momentum and a heap of faith that the pause will create the space required to inspire action.

Translation: You will hear from me next on September 7th – post Labor Day – when we’re all likely to be craving the fuel provided by pattern and progression.

Until then, however, you have one assignment:

Ditch what you think you “should” be doing and just be.

Here’s to you,

Thanks for reading Lighten Up!