“We need to seek those moments where we are so inspired we want to throw up” is one of my truths.

This truth always makes me smile when I read it. Maybe it’s because my four year old brain thinks puke is funny. Or maybe it’s because I am so inspired by the sentence itself that I feel nauseous.

You might want to know – why do we need to pursue inspired moments? Because what is life for if not to do things that light us up! (Or make us nauseous.) If we want meaning and purpose in our lives, we’ve got to follow inspiration.

Everything I have pursued that has been worthy of the pursuit has made me want to throw up. Things that truly inspire me cause my body to clench up, my throat to get a tickle, and my stomach to do flip flops.

The world needs more people lit up by life. When we are lit up, we wake up in all kinds of ways. We look for more inspiration. We want to make the planet better. We care about people beyond our circles. Seeking those inspired moments makes us better people, citizens, allies, mothers, friends and so on.

“We are all knowing, all empowering, all being” is one of my truths.

As I get older, I stand a bit more in my power. I can only do this because I have come to know myself more. And when we know ourselves, we become confident. Even in knowing I’m not the best in something gives me confidence in how I approach that thing.

We are all knowing. We know what is best for us. May Yeung shares this as her truth in my interview with her in All The Things (Season 1 Episode 10). Nothing is more valuable than knowing what is best for us.

We are all empowering. We have that power within us to take life by the reins. I truly believe it is within all of us though sometimes it takes a bit more work and digging.

We are all being. In more or less words, this means – I believe we are human. We have the ability to be present with ourselves. To express and witness our humanity. To be with each other.

Unlike some of my other truths which I wouldn’t universally apply onto others (they can make that decision), this truth, I would. The three parts of this truth are how I see potential in individuals and in humanity as a whole. Anyone who comes across my path has infinite potential. Our experiences may make us feel and believe otherwise but if we can shift our beliefs, we can stand in that power.

“Action is better than inaction” is one of my truths.

Perfection is the enemy of progress. In the pursuit of an inspired life, when we feel called to create, we’ve gotta get moving. We learn through creating, even if we don’t have the final version of it completely mapped out. The journey requires action.

This does not mean that we don’t have moments of contemplation or planning. But after we give it thought and the time comes to take that first step, we do it.

“The answers we seek lie within us” is one of my truths.

If I am just patient enough, the answers eventually appear. And for the biggest questions, the answers have always come from within after I finally get quiet enough to ponder what I am really asking and truly listen.

Developing the trust and a knowing that I personally can solve my problems has empowered me. This does not mean that the actual solution has to come from me but the ability to source and determine the right solution does.

No one else can decide whether something is the “right” answer except me. The answer of “Is this what I’m looking for?” always comes from within.

“We signed up for this life and its lessons” is one of my truths.

I think the first time I heard this concept was from Wayne Dyer. He spoke about the family he was born into, his challenges while being young and an orphan and how he came to this realization that he was meant to go through those trials in order for him to help others. That really made an impact on me.

After hearing him share this idea a few times, I tried it on as a lens for my life, as I often do with new ideas, to see if it fit. To see if, when I looked at it with a 360° mirror, it made sense in all situations. And after over a decade, I still very much believe that I signed up for this life and when I go through tougher times, I remind myself that this is something I can overcome as I signed up for it.

Now, I have not had horrible abuse inflicted upon me, and maybe if I did, this truth wouldn’t ring as true. This truth is mine alone and is not meant to overshadow the very real and truly awful situations others go through. This is important to note because one person’s truth or medicine can be another person’s poison.

After becoming a mother, this truth has provided solace to how some things are not within my control and how our lessons as parent and child are intertwined and independent of each other all at the same time. This truth has offered me comfort in my inability to help everyone (which often isn’t my role) and in my “failures.”

I guess I have adopted this truth because I see evidence that it is true and because I want it to be true – both cases have saved me.