A motivational speaker celebrates March Madness, then guides you through a mindfulness exercise to identify what triggers your emotional reactions. The goal: observe your irritations and anxieties without judgment, understand the fears beneath them, and transform that madness into peace.
Good morning, everyone. Here is your moment of yes. Today is my favorite day of the year. Maybe that's sacrilegious to say, but today is the beginning of March Madness. It is and should be a national holiday. It's not yet, but it should be a national holiday. No school for the next 2 days. Everybody stay home, cuddle with your family, get out your brackets. And enjoy the madness that is March Madness. Now, I will be keeping my eye on the scores all day, hoping that my bracket doesn't bust too early. But thinking of madness, thinking of March Madness today, I got thinking about madness. So what does that have to do with the moment of yes? And so ask yourself, what one or two things in your life right now is causing you madness? What continues to drive you crazy? What's that one pet peeve Or that person that blood that gets your blood boiling, that just causes that anxiety. Take a look at that situation. Take a look at that madness, and just observe it without judgment, without getting emotionally attached to it, and just notice it and see if you can discover what is really attached to that madness. What beliefs do you have about that person or that situation? What Fear might be underlying that situation. Take a look at that madness without judgment. Just notice it. What can you learn from that madness today? And maybe you can take a step in a direction where there is actual peace on the other side of that madness. So enjoy the tournament, everyone. That's your moment of yes for today. Walk towards the madness. Embrace it. Much love.
