TM3: Raise your words not your voice; Obey vs Resist vs Accept; My daughters shout “Let’s boogie!”

Hi there,

Happy Monday!

Here’s your weekly dose of The Monday 3: a quote, an insight and an action I’m taking.

With love,

Toby

A quote I’m pondering

Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.

Rumi

An insight

You have three paths you can take with difficult thoughts:

Obey – You can obey them, take them as truth and follow their orders.

Resist – You can resist them, struggle against them, try to make sure they won’t show up in the hope they will never return.

Accept – You can learn to see them as they are, accept that the thoughts are simply thoughts and then make a choice about how you’ll act next.

An action I’m taking

I love surfing. But catching waves on a boogie board in exploding whitewater while my daughters shout: “Let’s boogie!” is definitely up there.

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Is there one of these that really stood out for you? I’d love to hear your thoughts or suggestions whether that’s a favourite quote or something else.

I hope you have a great week ahead.