
I choose affection and freedom, I stop treating my focus like a prisoner and start treating it like a gift I’m giving my future self, sometimes quietly, but faithfully, on purpose,
I choose affection and freedom, I notice how I tight myself is when I’m scared, and how my tightness turns the work into a punishment instead of a practice,
I choose affection and freedom, I admit I’ve confused discipline with misery before, like if I’m not suffering then I must not be serious,
I choose affection and freedom, why do I make it harder than it needs to be when the task is already asking enough of me,
I choose affection and freedom, loosen what I’m holding too tightly, and continue the work with an open heart…
Give justice to the moment, I let the present be what it is instead of demanding it also carry my whole past and my whole future at the same time,
Give justice to the moment, I notice how often I botch what’s right in front of me because I’m chasing certainty somewhere else,
Give justice to the moment, I admit I’ve used overthinking as a way to feel safe, even though it never truly protects me, it only delays me,
Give justice to the moment, can I respect this hour enough to do it well without asking it to guarantee anything,
Give justice to the moment, I do the work that belongs to this slice of time…
Live with simple mastery, I learn that control isn’t drama, it’s steadiness, it’s choosing the next right action again and again even when my mood is unstable,
Live with simple mastery, I notice how abundance grows when I stop demanding more than what is required and start doing what is required with care,
Live with simple mastery, I admit I’ve wanted a big miracle while refusing the small habits that make miracles possible, which is hard to confess, but it’s true,
Live with simple mastery, am I willing to be consistent even when it feels boring, even when it feels like nobody will even notice,
Live with simple mastery, I keep showing up until “ordinary” becomes my strength…
Finish the day with integrity, I return to the task at hand as if this is the real altar of my life—where my attention goes is what I truly worship,
Finish the day with integrity, I notice how peace comes when I stop rehearsing speeches and start completing small honest actions that add up quietly,
Finish the day with integrity, I admit I’ve blamed time before, blamed life, blamed my mood, when the truth is I was afraid to commit fully,
Finish the day with integrity, will I choose again tomorrow to begin, to stay, to keep turning the wheel until it moves,
Finish the day with integrity, I close this day knowing I did my part, and I will do it again…
Watchwords:
Choose affection and freedom in the work
Give justice to the moment, do it well
Live with simple mastery, be consistent
Finish the day with integrity intact
Here is Tikatarot, who dares you to answer the question, “Who am I?”..
As and will always be reminding you to dream: