Setting limits, establishing healthy habits, and doing things that are good for us can be super uncomfortable. It can feel reassuring to practice embracing the discomfort related to behaviors we don’t regret.

Get curious about what you feel instead of forcing a prescribed emotional response.

Try focusing on what’s noticeably changing from moment to moment.

Asking different questions leads to different responses.

Being more curious about body sensations might pleasantly surprise you sometimes.

I'm not a snob about contemplative practice. I see zero shame in scrolling through Instagram during moments like these. I'm not trying to maintain monastic levels of composure throughout the day.

I just decided to explore what would happen if I fell back on what has proved paradoxically comforting in the past when waiting for potentially terrible news.

“When a difficult situation or memory arises, it is essential that you be able to self-soothe in order to respond skillfully.”

Phillip Moffitt

“Happiness is not a large enough word for the deeper satisfactions that human beings are searching for and will search for and have searched for through recorded time.”

David Whyte