Did you know that DoTerra travels the globe to find the purest plants which produce the essential oils?  DoTerra  invests internationally to partner with many farmers, villages and communities in which poverty is the norm. 

I have been reading a book, “Let Them” by Mel Robbins.  The Let Them theory provides such a raw and real demonstration for boundaries.  How often we lead our life based on expectations of others and compare ourselves to those who look like what we want to be or things we want to have. 

One pattern I have been seeing more and more in my reflections is that of overthinking which often leads me to disconnect from others, set goals that are perfectionistic, and generate stress that is unnecessary.  Intentional living really provides an opportunity to accept the world just as it is. 

Part of my personal journey is learning to be present in the now.  I have lived with patterns of staying stuck in the past, or living for the future.  I have missed out in the present.  That is a pattern that has led to some dysregulation in my nervous system ~ insomnia, anxiety, depression and fear at the core of it all! 

It can challenge me to see the situations that are not going “my way” through a new lens of curiosity.  I realize that I do not know how to respond when a patient at the hospital is angry and screaming at me, or when my adolescent son is experimenting with vape, or when I cannot figure out how to implement my software for a small business. 

So, let's get to the heart of the matter… doing does not allow for self care, nor does it foster wellness.  It can produce high amounts of anxiety and stress - there is a deep rooted belief that if I am not completing tasks that I am not enough.