"RAW TRUTH"

To be truly receptive requires listening inside to ALL of your feelings…
and opening to your RAW TRUTH.

So many people are searching for the blissful, happy, ecstatic experiences... I am not.

I am continually diving deeper inside to my RAW TRUTH.
The truth of how I feel... which leads me to know what is here for me to do next.

I am not trying to fit into some pretty picture that someone else laid out for me.
Have a perfect looking face and body, have a perfect partner, marriage, family or having the perfect job, the perfect house and a perfect amount of money. I am not trying to live a perfect lifestyle... of being an artist, or being able to do whatever I want, whenever I want, or live in the woods away from civilization... or anything else that someone has tried to convince me would be the “ideal” lifestyle.

I have not bought that picture.
I am not fooled by that image that is being advertised night and day everywhere from the conventional lifestyle to the new-age lifestyle... esoteric… artistic... or spiritual lifestyles.
They are all traps, prisons that confine people.

I am living and breathing MOVEMENT night and day for the rest of my life.

My intention leads my life and I am aligned with my intention.
I do not let my feelings run my life.
I always have multiple feelings and I value all of them!
I need them ALL! They are my information... so I know what to do and how to navigate.

My intention sets my direction and my feelings are like the water under the ship I am steering.
I’m on course and feel the movement of the ocean beneath me, I have my sights in the direction of my destination and keep course correcting along the way.

This is true receptivity...
I listen to my truth and I take action… my next step.
It’s not a big step. It’s my next step... and that’s how I begin the next cycle.

First I appreciate what I have, what I’ve created, what I’ve invested in...
I drop my roots deeper into the earth...the earth where I already live...
and EXPERIENCE my fulfillment and all I have become and done so far.

I just turned 65 years old this year. I am heading into the next cycle of my life.
I’ve lived and breathed movement every day of my life.
I’ve been married for 38 years, raised 3 kids, and now have 2 daughter in laws, a grandson, some very close family and a wonderful business with dedicated students.
I live near the edge of the Pacific Ocean, and I love where I live.
I love the gardens that my wonderful husband tends to… beautiful flowers and ferns
I walk by every day….

My next step is to receive more deeply.
To receive all that is being given to me daily… more deeply.
Receive… Receive… Receive….
And out of this receiving I am inspired to spread my wings and expand even more.

I am here to share with you how I operate, how I live, and how I keep navigating my ship.

Tell your TRUTH to yourself.
It pays off always.
Don’t try and live a dream life.
Live YOUR LIFE the way is.

Embrace commitment.
It’s the only way to Travel.

Raw Truth is only the beginning.
If you aren’t honest with yourself, you will never find out what you can and can’t do.

Don’t look for comfort, creativity, or freedom in anything.
Be willing to be uncomfortable, repeat the same actions, and feel the firmness of true discipline.
This is how you get more comfort. More creativity and more freedom.

Everything I have in my life, I have EARNED.
It’s not just about what you DO... It’s about HOW you DO what you DO.
That is how you EARN the next level of Creativity and Freedom.

I will show you how I do this.

I TRANSFORM EVERY FEELING INTO BALANCED, COMMITTED ACTION…
and I follow the wave ALL THE WAY THROUGH.

I am continuing to practice movement my whole life.
I invite YOU... to Ride the Waves... and make commitments... and show up
even when you don’t feel like it.
Then you can count on yourself.
And everyone else can count on you too.

Following through is Power.
Following through is how you Earn.

To be continued... as movement is a spiral that is infinite...

~Mariane Karou