Greatest Hits Vol. 8 - Tomorrow Isn't Guaranteed

<p>Hey hey, my friends! I just got back from a conference in Florida and had less than 36 hours to pack for Burning Man, where I’m going to be helping out the folks providing psychedelic support services at Zendo there …</p><p> </p><p>and I just couldn’t do a new episode and spend time with my kiddo and family during that short window at the same time.</p><p> </p><p>I was thinking how maybe like 5 years ago, I would have done the damn episode, thinking I had more of an obligation to crank one out that spend time with my kid, or to try and sleep, because it was “work” and I was the primary breadwinner, so no excuses in order to provide.</p><p> </p><p>I’m really grateful that now I have so much more clarity about how to prioritize my life, but whew…being raised by an immigrant Filipinx mama who sacrificed so much for me makes choosing self care and small precious moments hard to choose over work sometimes.</p><p> </p><p>Now one of the bonuses of having your own business is you get to make your own rules. And one of my rules is living by example, so I hope that by doing this and offering you this replay about reflecting on our impermanence, that it helps you remember to prioritize what really matters.</p><p> </p><p>You know, it took some serious universal 2x4s hitting me upside the head to remind me that I was going to die and didn’t know when - and that it’s true for all of us. Not just me when I had a serious form of cancer. Not just me when I got another cancer diagnosis. Not just  when we are given a heads up that we  might not have much time left.</p><p> </p><p>It’s after I was hit by a drunk driver. Or feeling a boulder whiz inches by my head on a climb. Or getting a message about my mom’s unexpected death while checking my messages in Morocco. </p><p> </p><p>Our impermanence is not a thing to pay attention to just when something really horrible happens. </p><p> </p><p>This sacred moment for us will happen in an ordinary moment, just. like. this one. Which is why I picked this Greatest Hits topic to replay for