Darius Bashar

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BE CRINGEY. There are three things most creators struggle with. But if you can learn to embrace all three, you will become UNSTOPPABLE. 1. CRINGE. Give yourself permission to make things that embarrass you. Experiment. Take risks. Push your creative edges. 2. SILENCE. Sometimes you'll pour your heart into something and nobody will notice. No applause. No validation. Can you keep creating anyway? Can you find your inspiration from within? 3. FAILURE. Learn to metabolize it. Extract the gems, the lessons, the nutrients your creative soul needs to grow. Every time you make something cringey, hear nothing but silence, or experience failure, remind yourself: THIS IS THE COST OF ADMISSION. I'm not falling behind. I'm not wasting my time. I AM MOVING FORWARD TOWARD MY DREAMS. These aren't signs that you're doing something wrong. They're part of the journey. Which of these three is hardest for you? #Creativity #CreativeCourage #MambaHour #ArtistMorning

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I have a confession. I've been meditating for 20 years. I teach meditation. And almost every single time I sit down to practice, there's a voice in my head telling me it won't work. "This is dumb." "I can't relax." "Did I turn off the stove?" "WHAT WAS THAT NOISE UPSTAIRS?!" Twenty years later, and these voices still visit me. I wonder how many of you have walked away from meditation believing you weren't good at it. How many have mistaken a busy mind for a broken practice? Here's something I've learned after two decades of meditation. Sometimes the voices telling me to quit are loudest right before something really beautiful is about to happen. Thank God I didn't quit. You don't have to silence your mind to meditate. You don't have to fight your thoughts or force yourself into stillness. You can notice the noise. Meet it with tenderness. And gently return to your breath. Again and again and again. The wandering isn't the failure. The returning is the practice. The breath will always take you home. #Meditation #Mindfulness #MeditationForBeginners #MambaHour

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The next time you feel triggered, remember: not every alarm is an emergency. We lose so much momentum, joy, creativity, and connection when we allow our immediate emotional reactions to take us off course. You can't avoid every trigger. But even becoming 10% less reactive could make an enormous difference in your life. Take one conscious breath. Remind yourself: I am the pilot of my life. #Mindfulness #EmotionalRegulation #PersonalGrowth