Love in the New Year

As the holidays fast approach, here’s a simple thank you: Thank you for opening your heart to the words I write each week. I feel so fortunate and humbled to have stumbled upon the subject of these articles, the inside-out paradigm, many years ago. If this paradigm interests you, too, we share an unbreakable bond. Just considering the fact that our feelings are connected to the spiritual principle of thought, and not to the circumstances of our lives, is the ultimate answer to improved performance on and off the field. But that’s only because the inside-out paradigm is the answer to everything.

You see, in this basic truth we hold the key to peace, to being of service, to resilience, to leadership, to gratitude, to passion, to care and to kindness. And, more important, since you and I have caught a glimpse of this truth, it’s up to us to set the example. Understanding that we work inside-out will not exempt us from the compulsion to look outside for causes and cures. That’s why we must hold as steadfast as possible when we feel insecure, angry, or arrogant, carry on and not lash out at the world. As I’ve said before, an off-gut feeling (a struggle) is a gentle nudge from above to stop taking life personally. To turn inward. To self-correct and reconnect. So simply listen.

My hope for 2016, then, is that each of us will see this powerful truth just a little more clearly. That we’ll understand just a little more deeply that answers are never found in looking outside. Rather, let us never forget that answers are only found in the one thing in life that does not come from the human ability to think. In the one thing in life that prevents us from putting our personal needs before the needs of others. In the one thing that guides us to oneness, brotherhood, and strength. Answers are found in Love.

Happy Holidays everyone. Love,

Garret