How disrupting your week could help your mind find order-

This week, I deviated from the norm. And it has made all the difference.

Energetically, it’s been a charged few days (anyone else feeling frustration, anger, defensiveness?). I haven't felt much like myself, and I knew that forcing my usual routine would only deepen the resistance.

Over the years, I’ve learned that pushing too hard may get things done—but at what cost? The quality suffers. The experience suffers. I suffer. There is a fine line between making an effort and allowing the effortless to unfold.

I’ve been listening to Ram Dass talk about the dance between Being and Doing. Even on my best days, my mind wrestles with surrendering fully into Being. The part of me that craves control wants to Do.

But I think there’s an art to moving between the two—a rhythm we spend years, maybe lifetimes, learning to trust.

On Tuesday, I sat in Rosslyn Chapel, channeling and meditating on the year ahead. Two questions came throu...