On Monday I wrote about the importance of resilience and relating to the challenges of life with tenderness vs. toughness. Today I’d like to dive a little deeper into how you do this. You can actually keep it quite simple.
When you wake up, smile upon awakening, before feet hit the floor.
Make the bed, closing that chapter of your day.
Adopt an attitude of gratitude.
Tender connections start with compassion for yourself.
Compassion for self, skillful means with others.
What is compassion? com·pas·sion /kəmˈpaSHən/
Compassion ordinary definition: sympathetic pity or concern for the suffering or misfortunes of others
Compassion extraordinary definition: connecting with the tender heart of sadness buried in the layers of life
Dwell in the Realm of C.O.R.E. Compassion.
Set your intentions to:
clear your mind
open your heart
rekindle your spirit
energize your life
With much Aloha,
Amy Elizabeth Gordon MA
Relational Health Coach & Compassion Activist
p.s. Hereʻs a panel interview I had (Dec. 2019) with 3 powerful beings to discuss compassion. Joining energy from California, Hawaii, and Vienna, we declare our Moonshots and invite some Magic. The message holds relevancy today in pandemic times.
This is the SOS of our times. Tune in now.
We do the deep dive into the Realm of Compassion. Explore the concepts of Clarity, Openness, Reactivation, Energy with these powerfully kind souls. 45 minutes of thoughtful consideration to your media diet, we discuss the collective unconscious, and the necessity for compassion of Self, Other, Society.
Please take good care. you matter, your relationships matter.
Do you know that the story I tell myself about my life carries just as much weight as the vision I have for my life?
Life can feel heavy and burdensome, almost smothering, or supportive and steady like gravity.
I can choose the later, I choose aloha (love & compassion) over pilikia (trouble of any kind).
Today I align my story and my vision. And I regularly take the steps of commitment, compassion, and communication to optimize wellness in all my relationships.
No more woe is me, though there are still hard times.
No more I can’t do it, though at times I feel alone (and I can’t do this gig called life alone).
No more blaming or shaming others, cause when i do it, it doesn’t get me where I want to be.
This is incredibly liberating and terrifying all at the same time! Given the hard times I’ve been through (and as Brené Brown says, we all come from hard times) I could spin a story of woe or tale of empowerment.
In case you hadn’t noticed yet, I choose Empowerment. Transparency. Authenticity.
Breaking free from negativity has been (and continues to be) the transformational journey of a lifetime. For example…
Addictive behaviors robbed my soul of the beauty of the present moment, I’m now nearly 25 years sober, knowing my recovery is a gift.
My husband was married to another woman (GASP, I know!) when we first met in graduate school 22 years ago. We’re now nearly 17 years happily married, knowing we have transformed many challenges into opportunities for deep connection.
In the past, I was a crazy, anxious, uptight woman, suffering a nervous breakdown in my early 20s. Now nearly 30 years as a practicing meditator, yogini, and lover of earth, I know that tenderness, power, and generosity are the fruits of my labor.
My point in sharing all of this with you is to connect the dots.
Me to you. My past to my present. Ordinary to extraordinary.
That’s what’s possible with relationship coaching:
Moving from ordinary to extraordinary. From negativity to connection.
Extraordinary relationships require commitment, compassion, & communication and my coaching program explores these 3 steps to extraordinary living.
Good news, I’m prepared to bring decades of experience to guide you on this journey and to offer aloha, accountability, and inspiration. See details below.
Jump in to surrender to the success of the moment, gain inspiration, learn skills to communicate more clearly and cultivate a compassionate heart.
P.S. It really is true that relationships matter most. Think about it. Nothing really works in your life if your relationship has a negative charge. Take a stand for what matters most today.
With warm Aloha ~ Amy
You Matter. Your Relationships Matter.
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Extraordinary relationships require these 3 steps: commitment, compassion & communication:
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Name negative behavior patterns to tame them
Learn conflict is growth trying to happen
Commitment:
Declarations of desires and ways of being: what vision, by when
Key distinctions of extraordinary lives: starting with Trust, Focus, Repair, Faith
Compassion:
Contemplative exercises of yoga & meditation to cultivate awareness, acceptance, and compassion
Creative exercises to spark joy and energy in your life
Clear Communication:
Look at your styles of verbal and non-verbal communication.
Refresh skills around assertive, non-violent, and intentional dialogue
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We all live in a relational world and these tools will up-level the quality of your life and leave you resourced to live an extraordinary life.
Have you ever considered that how you do one thing is how you do everything?
This program will benefit all your relationships. You’re going to get the best of me.
