"If you were a dog, what breed would you be?" My coach asked.

I thought a moment and was shocked to discover my inner dog was a pit bull. I don't even like the breed. But it's true, once I have committed to a course of action, there are 242 pounds of jaw pressure holding that bone between my teeth. In other words, I don't let go easily

Which is why it took me 3 weeks to realize that my Friday Sufi meditation class was not happening. I kept looking for a solution -- a new service provider, turning off all the other apps, blurring my background. Even turning off my video could not keep me from dropping off the call.

Now I need to cancel this Friday's class as well. There is simply not enough time between the end of class and arriving at the airport.

I'm heading to Sufi camp in New Mexico for 2.5 weeks of deep spiritual immersion. I will return refreshed, reenergized and in time to teach the August 11th Sufi movement class -- Inshallah (God willing)

Sufi meditation teaches presence. When you are in the present, worries and fears disappear. You learn flexibility and adaptability to changing situations. A role model of this life approach, my teacher often revised his workshop and travel plans to meet the requirements of the moment.

This flexibility with life was also encouraged in his students. I can't count the number of times I extend my stay at the summer camp for weeks, even months at his insistence. One time I stayed all the way through Thanksgiving.

I learned about "warm snows"

-- when the temperature turns warm after a snowstorm.

These last-minute plan changes stretched my comfort zone and allowed me to immerse myself more deeply in the Sufi work. Just like physical exercise, the biggest shifts happen when you run another mile or do another repetition or stay another week.

I invite you to consider where you might be holding back or glued to an agenda not serving you. Would you like more flexibility in your life? Try pushing your comfort zone. Stay a few more minutes with your meditation or chanting before you stop or leave the class. What happens when you do?

Until next time -- be brilliant,

Dr. Michelle Peticolas

Life Transformation Coach

Empowering Women to Reinvent Their Life After Loss

Secrets of Life and Death

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