Yesses

Posted to Facebook December 29th, 2021

LOP, or living on the upward spiral, is recognizing and having faith in the momentum of my yesses.  These are not the yesses we may automatically think of, and have become accustomed to, that feel more like obligations, 'have-tos', or 'shoulds'.  The yesses I am referring to are honest, exciting, fun, life-giving, tickling, joyous, and sometimes what might appear to be silly or illogical inspirations that fill our hearts.  They are the yesses that are perfect for right now in this moment.

LOP yesses are what we are inspired to from the upward spiral, not the downward spiral.  So, the first step is to get on the upward spiral.  If I want to confirm that a yes is inspired from the upward spiral I can ask myself, "is the payoff for this yes in the future (chasing a condition) or in the now (pure joy of the yes)?"

Once I am on the upward spiral there are a million and one ways to practice yessing my way through my day.  Just remember to take a second and ask yourself . . . 

What's my yes right now?
What's my yes in this situation?
What's my yes to this question?
What's my yes on this menu?

What's my yes about where to park?

What's my yes about responding to this text or email?
What's my yes about where I live?
What's my yes about what I like to wear?
What's my yes about what I want to drive?
What's my yes just for the sake that it makes my heart sing?
What's the yes that I cannot not do?
What's my yes around this situation that has just shown up, that I now have new clarity, and a new more specific yes?
What's my yes for what I want to watch on T.V.?
What's my yes for who I associate with?
What's the best feeling yes in this instant?  

As ideas of possible yesses start to pop into my mind (and I promise you that from the upward spiral there will be an untapped stream of them), I can use some questions as a kind of litmus test to distinguish between yesses that are being WIRA, and what might just be my habitual/routine yesses.
1.  Am I wanting to do this to somehow justify myself/my worthiness?
2.  Am I doing this because I am concerned about how someone else may view me?
3.  Am I choosing this from a place of trying to push/force/control/be right about a certain outcome?

When my answer to any of these is yes I personally get suspicious of myself that this particular yes, at this particular time, has an ulterior motive other than being WIRA.  Which just means taking a step back and ensuring I am solidly on the upward spiral.  

LOP is recognizing and trusting my yesses on the upward spiral and seeing where WIRA is ready to take me.

Happy New Year!  I wish you tons of fun following the yesses of 2022!