If there was one central "theme word" of my life that I had to choose, it would be "Presence". I feel as if it is a recurring theme in a lot of my writing and speaking, too. I am constantly making a concerted effort to live in the moment - to take in and experience…
I am currently in the latter-half of a book called "Wherever You Go There You Are" which teaches how to maintain presence, meditation, and focus throughout daily life. One of the chapters I read this morning talked about mountains and how we can view our day as we are the mountain - everything moves around…
The weather recently in Kansas City has been beautiful. As I go from place to place, whether it be work, my girlfriend's place, my home, the golf course, my friend's house, etc., I have made it a note to appreciate the weather - spend time outside, go for walks, roll the windows down on the…
What do you do when your mind is spinning its wheels? I catch myself overthinking, over-analyzing, and being stressed out often. It's easy for our mind to put itself in a place that is beyond what's going on. Whether it's because we feel things should be different, because we want things to be different, or…
I sometimes find myself in a place of "what if?" It's okay to prepare for a scenario, but not for it to become your reality before reality happens. I've had to learn that planning for every single thing that could possibly happen makes me feel anxious 24/7. I don't want to feel anxious…
I am tired. Not super exhausted, but I know I need to regroup and give myself a little time to recharge. There's no shame in that - being tired can come from 5 days of work in a row or it can come from an hour-long activity. Everyone has their own pace. …
When I have an idea of what I want to express, especially when it's more of an abstract feeling, I put so much pressure on myself to portray it exactly how it feels. It's funny that I do that, because I don't even know how to describe it when I tell myself I need to know…
As I sat at lunch today with my dad, I was reminded of the beauty of speaking your thoughts. My dad and I tend to have many "life talks" - just discussing our thoughts on what's going on with our lives and understanding the emotions we feel as our lives are constantly moving/changing. A…
Continue reading ➞ The importance of talking with yourself and others.
I was discussing with my friend this evening how we both sometimes struggle with being able to tell a story, focus in a conversation, or even say a sentence at times. It can be frustrating to not be able to get your point across, especially when you know what you want to say and for…
I've been thinking a lot about my goals lately. I have new goals every day and oftentimes, they change based on what is going on around me/in my life. We should always be motivated to reach our goals, but sometimes I find myself just "hoping" that my goals are achieved. It's not that I don't…
Nelson Searcy's Thought Sharing 