Carrie and Danielle - Latest Comments in When are you your best self?

Re: When are you your best self?

Alison — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:23:52 -0000

Gorgeous. I'm with you on that one. My puppy is silly, and he brings out the best in me.

Re: When are you your best self?

Cindy — Sat, 31 May 2008 16:23:15 -0000

i am my best self with my puppy...unconditional love...unfettered joy

Re: When are you your best self?

Janet L — Wed, 28 May 2008 12:45:12 -0000

When my schedule is full of lots of interesting things to do. Busy-ness breeds action on my part and the other things in my life seem to fall into place easily. When I don't have much on the schedule and am staying home most nights, then the trouble starts. My mind goes to work on my with negative thoughts.

Re: When are you your best self?

Jennifer Sage — Wed, 28 May 2008 01:51:42 -0000

I strongly beleive in the statement by Parker Palmer "In our time we have forgotten the ancient wisdom that the self will wither if we seek it directly, and will flower only as we lose it in service of others"
This is a reminder to me that my personal fulfilment is gained through being generative and that personal growth is established through self giving not self seeking. As a palliative care nurse I know how important time out to recreate is.

The intense work with patients and their families is a healing gift to me and also when I most fully experience a sense of myself as gift to others. The beauty, courage and exquisite vulnerablity of our joint shared humanity. That is when true self is birthed most completely in the moment.

Re: When are you your best self?

Cameron — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:10:30 -0000

After a long week of challeging work to wake up at 5am
saturday morning and work on my weekend island property with my Dad.

Running in the trails with my dog, connecting with new people and asking my wife how her day went.

Re: When are you your best self?

Danielle LaPorte — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:04:44 -0000

ahhh...Gibran. A master.

Re: When are you your best self?

Denise LeCroy — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:58:39 -0000

I am at my best late at night, alone with my thoughts, dreams, imagination ... cup of tea at my side, relaxed. I've always been a night owl. Even when I was a little girl, I hated having to go to bed at night!

Re: When are you your best self?

Sara — Tue, 27 May 2008 23:15:49 -0000

I'm at my best self right after a great cardio workout, I feel blissed out, calm, in love with the world and generally at peace with everything. This lasts until I pick up my kids from the childcare at my gym.

Re: When are you your best self?

ElegantDiscovery — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:53:58 -0000

When I dare my soul to go beyond what my eyes can see. Helping people find their signature style that is reflective of who they truly are. "Beauty is eternity gazing at itself in a mirror. But you are eternity and you are the mirror." - Kahlil Gibran

Re: When are you your best self?

Scott — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:34:58 -0000

I like time with my family. I like winter camping, canoe trips and draught beer with a group of good friends. Good food. Cottage vacations. Travel.

Re: When are you your best self?

Beth C. — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:50:02 -0000

I am my best self after an hour and a half hot yoga class when I am laying in corpse pose with my mind cleared of all the clutter and noise that is normally there. I feel focused, clear and freed of the confines of my body and my mind.

Re: When are you your best self?

Lisa — Tue, 27 May 2008 21:19:10 -0000

When I'm home, amongst the flowers, the birds and the trees, the books and the old family furniture. When I'm in front of the fire, staring at it and thinking. When I'm listening to someone I care about. When I'm learning something new and then doing my "convergent thinking thing." When I'm rested and dining with friends, exploring ideas, making music and loving life.

Re: When are you your best self?

carla morales — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:50:41 -0000

walking through the streets of florence, italy...in motion during yoga...sharing what I feel to be true with good friends...closing my eyes while bathed in sunlight...

Re: When are you your best self?

Cindy — Tue, 27 May 2008 20:36:55 -0000

Well...I like myself best when I am laughing "It's like jogging on the inside!" (BTW...my laugh is ridiculous.) I do my best when I remember to share what worked before discussing what still needs work.

Re: When are you your best self?

Connie — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:54:07 -0000

I'm my best self when I'm with someone I care about a great deal and we are sharing ideas, a beautiful place, something funny. In love,surrounded by beauty inside and out and having fun--best for me, best of me!!

Re: When are you your best self?

Molly — Tue, 27 May 2008 19:04:05 -0000

I'm at my best when I'm laughing, invigorated by a group dynamic of connectedness and growth. We're creating, we're jiving -- it's authentic and I love it.

Re: When are you your best self?

leia — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:12:17 -0000

I am my true self when I look at my daughters and remember how I felt as a child, and how I want them to feel completely different- empowered and encouraged!!! My two girls are my blessings........

Re: When are you your best self?

Danielle LaPorte — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:59:10 -0000

you're back! love that.

Re: When are you your best self?

Danielle LaPorte — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:58:13 -0000

Abdool -- you're at your best when you're making me laugh my ass off.

Re: When are you your best self?

Danielle LaPorte — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:57:07 -0000

Rock on Virgo woman.
BTW everyone...Scooter is a wonderfully gifted astrologer--her science and wisdom has really helped me keep a clear head and open heart.
xo
Danielle
http://www.mceagle.com/

Re: When are you your best self?

GaileForce — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:45:33 -0000

I'm at my best between 5 and 9 am, when the day is fresh and the world occurs newly. It's a soft and lush time, some might say quiet, but I find rich with possibility. I use this time to charge up for the day ahead; to be grateful for my LIFE; and to feel my heart and soul aligning with what I'm up to for the day. I especially appreciate this time during the summer, when I get to watch the sun rise.

Re: When are you your best self?

rebecca bourgault — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:09:56 -0000

When I am in the studio and in the flow. When something happens that works beautifully and it was not even planned but i just know for sure that it works. That best self is not only me, it exceeds me, it happens 'beyond' or 'despite' me somehow. It happens when I step out of the way.

(I loved the image of the house with the drawbridge. That's when one wears sunglasses and sets the cell phone to "silent all").

Re: When are you your best self?

stuartswing — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:01:49 -0000

Im my best self after some quiet introspection: a morning walk by the ocean, an afternoon meditation in the dappled sunlight on my living room sofa, or as I fall asleep after time spent reflecting and journalling. I'm also a pretty good version of my best self when I'm giving by connecting others and making things happen for them. I get a thrilling surge of adrenaline when I am able to connect people who have something to offer (friendship, spaces to rent, superior professional services etc.) with those who are in need of the very things they have to offer.

Re: When are you your best self?

leila — Tue, 27 May 2008 16:00:26 -0000

I'm at my best when there is a crisis or I'm needed, or I think I'm needed. I'm at my best when I'm cooking for people and they are around me talking and laughing. I'm at my best when I'm laughing; with my husband, with my kids or with my treasured girls. I think too much so I'm at my best when I'm dancing. I'm at my best after sex.
Congratulations and love to you 2. xo.

Re: When are you your best self?

Benita Ha — Tue, 27 May 2008 15:53:32 -0000

I'm my best after meditating in silence, during complete presence, when I am awake-conscious, when I remember the truth of who I am, when I'm in my shavasana pose in yoga class, when I'm communing with nature, when I'm experiencing yumminess in food and in people, when I'm enveloped in cozy, warm, deliciousness. Thank you for a beautiful site that offers such inspiration and wisdom. I'll be visiting often...