This week, I learned about top-line behaviors, which are ways of being true, one’s best, and/or embracing the everyday. As I continue to explore open-hearted living as it is my word for the year, I have a ton of top-line eeee behaviors on my heart and mind:
- Exercising at least every other day. This is my moving meditation and inspired the very words you’re reading now. Spring is so good for my soul/soles.
- Seeing the endgame. Lately, I have been reverse-engineering my goals, starting with the deadline at the top of a chart. Then, I go from future-present, with smaller objectives along the way.
- Considering making transitions easier, especially when understanding new roles. For example, my master’s degree is culminating with a research assistantship. From home. So, I am chunking the day and bringing back “lung breaks” (instead of lunch, I work as I eat, and then I later go for a run!)
- Noticing the energy I bring to something – calm, excitement, democratic, and even removed are all valid. Exiting is not as easy as entering. It’s okay to let go.
- Embodying who I want to be or wish to see in the world. I’m striving to be present, graceful and gracious, and authentically me.
Just a few examples of how my word for 2025, open-hearted, is shaping up my days! How about you, how are you embracing this season of life?