40. Wake Up! Your Life is Meant to Be Lived.

Stop chasing happiness - it is a trap. Stop living your life for the future - it is a bigger trap. If you treat your life like a means to an end, you will always be left with the same question: "An end -- to what?" The novelty of life is that it is both fleeting and the only thing we will ever know. & The relentless pursuit for the meaning of it will only lead you to eclipsing your right to live it. So live. Let this episode serve as your Wake Up Call to shift your perspective - from dreaming and reaching for a life of abundance to stepping into creation and experiencing the beautiful duality of every moment. We are here to feel!! To live!! To be! To create! The only pre-requisite is that you are alive and well. Stop letting your conditions control the narrative that you create. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - 6:38: Updates: The Wisdom of Aging, Turning 24, How Physical Sickness can Be Spiritual 6:38 - 9:38 - We're Not Getting Any Younger, & We Never Have Been: A Secret Gift. (A piece written by me <3) 9:38 - 20:00 - It can be Simple - Riding the Waves, Releasing Addiction to Negative Emotions + Critical Inner Voice 20:00 - 30:00 - Relationships, Other People, Illusory Expectations 30:00 - 38:07 - What is worth your Energy? Life Can be Magic, Finding Novelty in Simplicity. 38:08 - 43:52 - The Secret to Peace GUIDED MEDITATION BY ME JOIN <3 FIGURING SH!T OUT TOGETHER COMMUNITIES (meditation available to both communities!!) IF YOU LIKED THIS EPISODE, PLS RATE THE PODCAST ON YOUR PREFERRED STREAMING PLATFORM & TELL ME YOUR THOUGHTS <3 SOCIALS: Podcast Instagram: @figuringshiiitout Personal Instagram: @222vgf Spiritual & Self-Help Advice -> TikTok: butterflyfountain Youtube: Vanessa Fontana JOIN THE MAILING LIST HERE: FSO Website YOU ARE YOUR OWN HERO | E-BOOK & GUIDE BY ME <3 (free w/ community access!!)  FREE DOWNLOADABLE GUIDEBOOK ON INTUITION VS ANXIETY SEASON TWO TRAILER If you liked this episode, you'll like this one too! Episode 15 - Looking for answers? Let them Find You. Stop, Look Around, & Enjoy the Process. xx <3 Vanessa See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.