When Scattered or Overwhelmed, Remember, Today Could Be Our Last
My intention with these writings is to share the most connected parts of me, for your benefit. Yet right now, it’s harder for me to access that. I’m tired and scattered, as I emerge from a couple of months of intense professional challenges. (Please see the Fund Announcements for exciting progress.) In such times, I’m more easily aggravated by challenging moments, my mind is busier, and my sleep is less restful. And so I share how I do my work during these times.
How are you feeling in this middle part of the year? Centered, well rested, with a full tank and heart, and able to be giving to others? Or are you also feeling depleted, frustrated, overwhelmed maybe?
While we’re in the imbalance, what can we do?
One powerful thing I do is to remind myself, a couple of times per day, that today can very well be our last day here on Earth. Can we tune in to the passing nature of life - reminding ourselves that by design, we are going to pass from this world, and it could be sooner than we think?
And if today was your last, HOW would you go about it? You probably can’t change much about the WHAT. Maybe a little. But mostly, it’s the how.
The effect on me is my heart opens a little more, I place more value on every single human interaction. I find myself inspired to say, “Have a beautiful day” to the barista and to share a smile with the person next to me on the yoga mat. And importantly, I focus on extra kindness and compassion with whoever is involved in causing the intensity. If someone is triggering us, we can see that they are just doing their best, and send them well wishes of ease, health, and happiness, while they are still here on Earth with us.
Just that simple practice resets me in times of intensity. Remembering and choosing to lean into this when things are tough is the hardest part. May we all have the awareness and fortitude to keep doing this work.
Here at Manifestations Capital, we invest in and help entrepreneurs and businesses that turn people inwards and accelerate their healing journeys and do the type of work that I write about here. Please see the below fund announcements for some exciting news.
We are very excited to announce that we have closed another deal and partnered with Neil Markey of Beckley Retreats. http://beckleyretreats.com/
We love the work they are doing, providing exquisite retreat experiences, using psychedelics in the context of a longer integration program. As part of the Beckley family, Neil and team are building on the great work of Amanda Fielding, and staying close to the science in their approach.
I add here a link to their current leadership development offering. Please let me know if you have any interest in discussing further with the company. They just put on a great exploration workshop for Google leadership and would be happy to discuss with other management teams.
Beckley Leadership Development Program:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IxclnMWcX8l-i24kKSJ4Fla-F54zPOuZ/view
Simultaneous with this deal funding, we did the first official closing of the fund. I am very grateful for our early limited partners who made this happen. I also want to thank Brent Zettel on my team who has been instrumental in working hand in hand with me in getting the fund to this stage.
Also, I’m offering a guided meditation series in the first two weeks of June, starting on June 5th. We will meditate together on Zoom, 3 times per week, for 2 weeks, on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday mornings, from 7:30 am EST to 8:00 am EST. Please let me know if you’re interested in joining. Charbel@manifestationscapital.com