The Thin Space

Well, hey, how's it going there, Cadre? How are we doing this morning? I get to ask that question a lot here. I'm always curious. It's one of those questions that we don't always feel is very fulfilling whenever we answer. And sometimes we think the right answer is to answer quickly or to answer positively. Other times we think the idea is to not answer at all. But I always do want to know how you are doing. So if you ever feel inclined, feel free to let me know. I'd love to know how you are doing.

And of course I hope you're doing great, everybody. But if you're not doing great, I am your squeaky wheel reminder that that is okay too. May not feel as great as feeling great, but you're still capable, you're still worthy, you're still everything that you are, whether you're great or less than. Good morning, Jules. Good morning, Speak Wonder. I hope y'all are well. On Sundays here in the Cadre sphere, you see a lot of live streams coming up, right? I just scrolled through the list. From now until late tonight, from coast to coast, you got Alex Muir coming to you from British Columbia.

You got Dr. Srise coming to you from South Carolina. You got people coming from all in between. So whenever it feels right too, whenever you get that urge or that craving or that curiosity, jump on in here for a little live stream action. So you can literally say howdy in real time or always bop into a little bit of pre recorded content. If you got something to say, raise your voice in the community feed. Speakwander says, feeling like I need a strong coffee followed by a primal scream in the forest.

Or you can bring that coffee right into the forest and scream together, because I'm sure the coffee would appreciate the company. So what do we talk about on Sundays? Quite often, this idea of taking care of yourself. It's really easy because we are very malleable, durable, multifaceted creatures. It's really easy to live a long life without actually taking care of yourself. You can drive yourself into the ground and not think about you. Or you could live in a world where taking care of yourself isn't very easy or possible.

Have you ever thought about that? It's easier for some people to take care of themselves than it is for other people because of stuff on the inside, stuff on the outside, the environment and the culture and society they live in, in the macro or the micro. All these things. Jules says, enjoying the warmth of my comforter bed, because I'm not ready to get up Bravo. I can wonderfully say I am jealous of you, Jules. Sooner or later we'll have a good conversation around jealousy. I think jealousy doesn't get its fair swing.

I'm a very jealous person and I think everybody else is too, in different ways. So we'll have that conversation sooner or later, Jules. I think it's a good Cadre one. But today and most Sundays, I talk about the idea of thin space. This concept of localizing yourself in between everything that has happened and everything that will happen. Maybe we think of that as being present or being mindful or living in the now, all these different kind of phrases or ideas that we've heard. But there's something powerful about being in the space that you are in.

And here's what that power is. It's the only space where you have any power or influence. You don't have any power influence in the past. You don't have any power or influence in the future, necessarily. Right. You can potentially influence the future, but Also, that's not 100% sure, but you can right now do something. Can I snap my fingers right now? Yes. Can I snap my fingers tomorrow? Maybe not. So I'll tell you about a time I had about a three and a half year period where my work, my job was to run around the United States opening up new markets for a yoga studio company.

I'd go to a new city, I get to know all the people. I would tweak the cultural lens and the brand of this, of this business. I'd open up the first couple of studios. I'd hire all the staff, I'd train all the teachers, I'd make all the community partnerships. And then off I'd go to the next studio in the next city. 33 studios in about three and a half years. There's lots of really great stories and learnings from that time. And also a lot of like, oh, my gosh, that was exhausting. And it was lonely and it was frenetic and pushed me to the edge and all the things.

But it was interesting as things picked up. There is many markets opening at the same time. So I would be flying all the time. Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Virginia, dc, Maryland, Pasadena, Seattle, Chicago, Minneapolis. Started putting the ticklings in for New York, like all over the place. Here's the interesting thing. I would land on the Runway, right? A flight would land, and the first thing my brain would do would go, okay, now three days from now you fly to and, okay, now four days from now, you will fly too.

Okay, in 13 days from now you'll fly too. Okay, tomorrow you fly too. I always was existing in the now. Where do you go next? And then I would get to work. That was the way that my brain got trained. And I think the hardest thing about that time was I was always where I was going next. I was always in the wind. Is the next studio open? Or when do I get to go home? Or when do I have to turn in the rental car to get to the airport to get to the next. Da da da da da da da. I share that story because I think most people a lot of the time live in that mindset.

We're always thinking. We are often thinking. I won't say always. We're often thinking, okay, now what? It's a really exhausting way to do the life. So I invite you today to check yourself, right? Are you going and say, okay, now, tomorrow's Monday. Yes, tomorrow is Monday. And even though tomorrow's Monday, today is Sunday. Today is a day that you can do what you can do today. That's the thought. I'm going to jump back into the Jules, Speak Wonder conversation here for a moment. So if you are late to the story, Jules is enjoying being in bed still.

Bravo on being where you are with what you got. Speak Wonder says, Jules. A bed is a warm, soft nest. A hug, a spa, a consolation. Yes, it is Speak Wonder. Always with the connections and the images and the analogies. I love it, Jules. Yes, it is Speak Wonder. Only if a hot cup of java would appear on my nightstand. Well, Jules, maybe Speak Wonder can run through the forest and bring you that cup of coffee and all three of y'all can scream together, y'all. This community is a special one and I'm grateful to be a part of it.

What's coming up next? You got a full day of live streams like I shared. But tomorrow morning, 8:00am Central Standard Time. Luke Wetland, founder of Cadre, and myself, we'll be chatting about the idea of values on Cadre Today interview. So we will see you then. Otherwise, have a great rest of your Sunday. My suggestion is to make it a good Sunday as opposed to. Okay, what's coming up tomorrow? Be where you are with what you got, everybody. Talk to you later. Peace.