Happy Wednesday! (And, Happy Cinco de Mayo for all those celebrating.)
I was texting with my sister-in-law Malissa the other day. She had just watched a conversation I had with Tara Brach about radical compassion over a year ago. She messaged me to tell me how good it was.
I told her, "Oh, I did that so long ago," when her response stopped me in my tracks. She replied: "Funny, how a person's truth is always of the moment." Bam.
There I had been deflecting her kind comments, while her response brought me to the truth of my own moment.
First, it reminded me how important it is to simply say "thank you" when someone says something kind about you. Instead of brushing it off or discounting it, just say "thank you."
Allow them their say and allow their words to land. That's lesson one.
Lesson two: your truth is always of the moment. It doesn’t matter if you said it a year ago or five years ago. If it was your truth it stands, it holds, it resonates. I’m grateful to her for reminding me of my truth, which I've worked so hard to uncover.
It makes me happy to be able to share the conversation below with Brandi Carlile here today. Why? Because her truth is always of the moment. Her new memoir, Broken Horses, shot to number one on the New York Times best-seller list. She is a truth-teller and her bravery inspires me. I hope it does the same for you.
We all need bravery to make it through this thing called life and we all need examples of others to light the way for us when we can't find our way.
So today, let Brandi and my sister-in-law remind you that your truth is always of the moment. The moment is all we have. That's right. This present moment is all we can be sure of, all we can manage. So getting clear on who we are and how we want to move forward in our lives... well, that is our truth.
Today, think about what you say. Will it still resonate a year from now? Will it still be your truth?
We'll meet you in The Open Field.
Love,
Maria + The Sunday Paper Team
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