There’s a lot of power in just showing up, of going all the way with something.
No excuses, no judgments, no trying. Just the brave and simple act of completing the thing, choosing to get it done, time and time again.
Whether you’re sure of something, or lacking confidence. Whether you love how you’re showing up, or are plagued with doubt.
Showing up has a lot to do with integrity — do we do the things we say we are going to do? Do we complete them? With what quality?
What energy are we really bringing to the table?
Choosing to really be there. To finish what you told yourself you were going to do. To totally, wholeheartedly complete the task or duty at hand.
To be the person you want to be, holding steady to your commitments even when it is deeply foreign or uncomfortable.
Meeting our edge
The funny thing is that there’s always a reason not to show up. There’s always a way out, a little edge.
As we practice in life, as we get to know ourselves, we begin to learn these edges. We see they are our exit points, the closed places within that limit us from going further, deeper. From breaking through.
We all have our familiar edges - that point in the climb where we forget to look up, where we are too caught in our suffering or our doubt or confusion to remember that we are almost there. To remember that in fact, we do know.
And just like that, with one foot in front of the other, we’ll get to the top. We’ll reach our Everest.
The warrior within
When we want to open to the warrior within, we can take a deep breath to access our power. To remember who we really are.
We don’t skip over our weak spots - we acknowledge them, for they are also part of us. And then we rise, choosing sacred discipline to become a warrior of life, in the highest meaning of the title.
You learn who you are to your core. You’re not afraid, because you are not hiding from yourself. You’re not running from the dirty dishes, from the things that never get done, from all the places you’ve failed before.
You just keep showing up.
“Warriorship is a continual journey. To be a warrior is to learn to be genuine in every moment of your life.”
― Chögyam Trungpa, Shambhala: The Sacred Path of the Warrior
To become a warrior means you take yourself and your commitments seriously (not too seriously of course, just enough to know your heart intimately). You give yourself the exquisite gift of respect. You don’t skip your feelings or concerns, but you’re there anyway.
You learn how to trust yourself, no matter what. You show up for the climb, every time.
As my friend
aptly describes, you become a pro. The real deal.
The warrior’s path is not easy, but it is beautiful and immensely rewarding. May you know it well.
Here’s to our rising,
Maya