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don’t make goals to do. make them to learn - it takes away some of the anxiety and stress (be a better writer, over write a book). your essence has been with you since birth, but your dharma / the way express it is FLUID, and can change - it is not permanent.

take action and let the feeling of courage follow

give and focus less on getting, pronoia - thinking everything is working for you, and in your favor

forget yourself (literally yourself, the credit, the reward) and focus on the people

have high-quality habits! We draw the lines between work and play. It’s really about perspective and the habits that you have during work and during play.

Be ambitious, but do not set expectations. Expectations set yourself up for disappointment!

forgive me if I am misspelling it, but léela is making your work, your play, and your play your work. So taking out the stress and anxiety that associated with work and simply enjoying the role itself. Exotec is when you are more focused on the outcome. Autotelic is when you’re more focused on the work or the tole - don’t hold on so tightly to things !

Keep a wedge between your anger and your heart. When you feel angry, take a moment to place your hand on your heart. If not, be curious over furious. Often, being curious leads you to understand the other POV.

Something like routine renewal so that you don’t burn out and run out of energy. So every 55 minutes, take a five minute break and it needs to be something that’s related to your dharma. So for me, it would be read a chapter of a book, coloring pages, listen to a good song, or talk to someone important to me. Also, address your worries because what you resist persists. Meditate and visualize for 5 minutes n

dharma - your passion, what you would do for free
bhakti - limitless devotion
pranna - energy that fuels your dharma