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Good morning, good morning, good morning, good afternoon, good evening. For whatever time it may be, where you are in your beautiful corner of this earth, man, I've been. I've been drinking tea this morning. But not just a cup, man. I've been having a whole tea ceremony. I think. I think I just had a two hour tea ceremony by myself, just centering myself, collecting myself, all layers and parts of myself. And there was a question I asked myself to initiate that ceremony. And it's a question I want to ask you too. Where's your heart and where is your mind? Where is your mind and where is your heart? That's a simple question, ain't it? But in reality, it's very, very revealing. This question will reveal to us whether we have been present or we have been pretending. Whether we've been ready or we have been restless. You know, many of us, you know, we might be feeling anxious or not grounded in our energy. And anytime you experience those unearthing energies, just ask this question. It will give you the clarity that you need to succeed. You might come to the realization that maybe the mind has traveled so far into the distance, it's not even here. Wrestling with the worries, dwelling in the doubts, man, you know, sometimes we dwell on our doubts a little bit too much, you know, when you experience a doubt, what you're supposed to do, use it as an opportunity. The mind says you can't, and then you say, I can. It's like resistance training for your mind, for your spirit, giving you the opportunity to affirm who you are, you know? But we dwell in these doubts sometimes. And then you may be questioning, will it ever happen for me? And then the heart, oh, man, where's the heart? You know, the heart might still be swimming in regrets, regrets of the past, those mistakes that you made, been struggling to give yourself forgiveness. Or maybe it's still sinking in, that heartbreak, feeling the pain of yesterday. Although today is a new day. Let's loosen our grip on that story. You know, the mind and the heart, you may realize when you ask this question, it is everywhere but here. And that is a rough place to be divided within ourselves. But this question, this question, we don't ask it to judge ourselves. Nah, never. It's simply just a calling, a call back to ourselves. I remember when I was a kid, I was outside all day, every day. I grew up in a place called Burnaby Mountain. So literally in the mountains, full of forest and greens, like we were the kids at a grove, like we were out there. No iPads, no phones, you know, like the good old days. I sound mad old right now. This was actually even like before. Like I had a computer in the home. Like before I even really knew what the Internet was. Wow. A world without the Internet. It's hard to remember. But I do remember. I would be so far gone into those woods and when it was time to come home, all I would hear is my mom yelling my name at the top of her lungs, my name being called, and I would just come back home. That simple. No judgment, no resistance. Just a call back home to return. Where is your mind? Where is your heart? Bring it back home. Bring it back home. Back to the sweet spot. That is where we were meant to live. That is where we want to live. That is where we have chemistry and compatibility within our spirit with all elements and layers of ourselves. Mind, body, spirit and heart in unison. Isn't that beautiful? Oh, that's a. That's a powerful place to be when we're placing our energy into the thing that matters most. The present moment. This is when we activate our power and recognize how truly beautiful and powerful we are. And then we know anything is possible. We do not dwell in the doubts because we know, ah, all is possible. If we can see it, we can achieve it. If we can believe it, we can receive it. Where's your mind? Where is your heart? This is such a beautiful question. Where is your mind and where is your heart? Think about that today. Take a moment, really meditate on that. How often are you living in this sweet spot? I'm gonna just take a wild guess. And for many of us, I would say not enough. Not enough. Let me ask you another question. Let's say you strolling down the street, you have like a nice little green matcha latte you enjoy and the sun is out. And then you see like a random man in a suit on the street walking by. Would you just pull out your wallet or your purse and give them $500, your hard earned money? Probably not, no. Nobody's doing that. Do you lock your door at night? Yeah. What's with these questions? H. Get to the point. Do you lock your car up when you go to the shopping mall? Right. Do you have a passcode on your phone? Of course. We protect our most valuable belongings, don't we? Don't we? The things we can touch and see. But for some reason, we aren't so good at protecting our mind and our heart. At times we give it away so freely, so loose with it. Why? Why? Does your ex still have your heart? Nah, take that back. They don't deserve you. Why is your mind consumed with the possibility of rejection? Do you know who you are? You only want to be in the rooms you belong in anyways. The ones that you created as well for yourself. You know, the mind and the heart are most valuable assets. Yes. These are powerful, powerful tools. And sometimes they are everywhere but right here. So where is your mind, my friend? Where's your heart? And let's be honest, let's be honest with ourselves, because that is the pathway back to the sweet spot. Sometimes they are everywhere by here. Because our present moment isn't pretty. Let's be honest. Sometimes our present moment, our reality, just isn't peaceful. Simple truth. We may not be too fond of our current reality. We've been there. I've had seasons in life where I'm just, like, loving life. Like, so intimate. The chemistry is booming. I'm just waking up, like, ah. And then I've had moments. I'm like, damn, bro. Like, I'm really on this planet right now. Like, I'm. You know, sometimes you tired of life. Sometimes you don't want to be in the present moment. And that's why we numb ourselves. We distract ourselves. We do anything sometimes just to escape ourselves. And to be honest, that's okay. Sometimes a little numbing, a little distraction. Sometimes it's needed, right? Listen, we ain't judging ourselves too hard, but we must recognize it is a crutch. I remember one time I broke my hip. Very rare injury. Like the doctors told me, only one other person in the country has ever had this injury. So they didn't even fully know how they could heal me. They're like, you're just gonna have to let it do its thing on its own. Let the body heal itself. And the body did. But I broke my hip. I was in track and field, and I was running in the provincial finals. And I was quick, I was fast. I was in first place. And then, Bo, my muscles literally pulled, like, my hip right out of the socket, out of place. I don't know what it was, but I was out of the game. I was out of the race. And I literally had to be carried away on a stretcher all the way to the hospital, just laying there, no mobility, like I could not move. And I walked out of that hospital with a pair of crutches to support me. It was just a crutch. I needed it. Sometimes we need a little crutch. No problem. Just for a little while. Just a while. But if we lean on our crutches for too long, what happens? We forget how to walk. Don't be gone for so long, you forget who you were all along. Don't numb yourself for so long so deep that you forget how you truly feel. Don't escape where you forget how to get back home, because it might be time for you to throw away the crutches, whatever you have been doing to numb yourself, distract yourself, escape yourself. I remember one time, a long, long time ago, I knew this one girl and we had chemistry. We for sure had chemistry. And I remember she said straight up to me, she was like, hey, will you be my distraction? I was like, what? Will you be my distraction? I guess she was going through a little rough period in life and she just wanted a distraction. And I appreciated the honesty, actually. You know, it was like a lot of self awareness, like in that question right there, like she knew, like, hey, I'm in no position to go deep anywhere at the moment. I just need a distraction with myself. And I was like, wow, I respect the honesty. Sometimes we will distract ourselves. Sometimes we will try to escape ourselves. But we have to be aware of when it is time to clear it away from the mind and the heart, to return back home where they belong. Make the presence a beautiful place again. Come back to that sweet spot and protect it. Protect your presence like you protect your belongings. Let me say that again. Protect your presence like you protect your belongings and stop giving it away. Be mindful. Many of us give away our attention online as well too. That may be one of the biggest battles these days, the things that pulls us away from the sweet spot. We often forget how sacred it is. You know, just your attention, that energy, how powerful it can truly be because we've been gone for too long. And then that's when the opportunists come in and the people who do not have the best intentions for you and just try to rob you of your energy and everything that you got and your vulnerability. It's like when you're on vacation in a city known for pickpocketers. And if you're walking around with your wallet in your back pocket or your purse wide open, you're making yourself an easy target. They don't take away what's locked away. They take away what you're not protecting. Where is your mind? Where's your heart? Protected out of love. Not through fear, but love. Because you see how precious. Precious and beautiful it is. You know, it's the same online. If your attention is just sitting there exposed and unguarded, someone will grab it. Not always with your Permission, they will hook you, right? That's the whole thing on Instagram. Hook them, hook them. I hate that. It's not with your permission, but it is with your participation. You know, that's what like the rage entrepreneurs come in. I call them rage entrepreneurs. The people who like to rage bait. Because that's exactly what they are. Individuals that build businesses off of our dysregulation, off the outrage, off the attention. You know, I see these individuals online like the same way I see drug dealers. People who are willing to poison their own community as long as it pays, as long as they profit for themselves. Because they know how powerful your attention is and that they can hijack your focus. They can hijack your heart and your mind too, and turn it into a profit. They don't want you calm, they don't want you still. Because a regulated soul does not click on a present mind, doesn't really argue online. So what do they do? They lower you, they seduce you, they inflame you with rage, with the politics, with the gender wars, whatever it may be, the stuff that keeps us divided, but really cause division within ourselves. And then they turn that inner turmoil again into. Into their own profit because why your attention is so powerful. And guess what? We can't blame them. No, we can only blame ourselves for letting our minds drift without direction. Where's your mind? Where is your mind these days? Let me ask you that question again. Where's your heart? Where is your heart these days? You won't feel whole if your spirit is being outsourced. Let me say that again. You will not feel whole if your spirit is being outsourced. If your mind is somewhere and your heart is somewhere else. Bring it home. Bring it back home. I remember I asked this question to myself because this is a. Something I do to rectify my intention and you know, know, bring myself back to my center. Cuz it's so easy, it's so easy to get ahead of ourselves, isn't it? Slide into fears, into comparison, Rush into the future, maybe revisit the past. And I realized my heart was still reliving stories that were behind me. Narratives that deeply hurt me, that had a. That had an effect on my present reality. And my mind was constantly fixated on trying to create certainty and security for myself and my daughter. I'm like, I be. Sometimes I'd be thinking about 10 years from now, I'm like, what about 10 years from now when like economies crash? I'm like, well, like, I gotta make sure my daughter is always straight, that she Always has this invisible pillow beneath there. Like, she's always guarded and guided and gifted, regardless, you know, it's just the love of a father, you know, and there's nothing wrong with that. But sometimes I gotta bring back myself to the present moment. Be like, listen, you have all that you need to succeed. You are guided and gifted. Look what you've already done thus far. You are good. She is good. You come back to that present moment and you recognize the magic in it. You recognize that when you get too far ahead of yourself and travel too far behind yourself, that it's almost as if you forget who you even are for a moment. It's interesting how we try to cling on to things that have happened or have yet to happen. You know, like, really the only thing that we have is the present moment. And I know people, I know people feel like it's cliche, like, be present, be present, be present. But it's true. All you have in the moment is this right here, right now. We go for a walk, and it's like we're reliving things we don't even want to be thinking about. Sometimes you could be in conversation with somebody but be somewhere else. You know, There's a parable in the Gospel of Thomas that I love. And if you've never heard of the Gospel of Thomas, it's like a book outside of the Bible, the biblical canon. It was basically rejected by, like, fundamentalists, but like the mystics, like myself, because I'm a mystic. Oh, we love these books because of the parables, you understand? It's like that inner wisdom. It's like often the wisdom that Jesus shared with his homies, you know, for his, like, inside crew, not for the whole crowd, because, you know, it was for the. His homies who wanted to lean into the deeper understanding. And the parable goes, the kingdom of God is like the woman who was walking home carrying a bag of flour, yet the flower is leaking through a hole onto the floor, leaving a trail of flour behind her. But she does not notice. She has no worries because she is going home. That is it. That is it. And I love this wisdom because in the pursuit of more in our life, more money, more status, more recognition, more security, we often forget that it's all slipping away anyway. We measure gain by what we accumulate. But the truest loss is invisible. It is our presence, and it is our time. We think we're getting richer, but we're also getting older. And nothing wrong with getting older, but with every step forward, we're actually Stepping closer to the moment, we leave all of this behind. Think about that. Everything you're accumulating, everything you think about to attain and achieve and gain, every step you take, you're also taking a step closer to leaving it all behind. Because we will pass one day and we will go home. So let's be like the woman with the bag of flour. Even though it was spilling with every step, she did not panic. She did not look back. She had no worries because she was present and her mind and her heart were at home. And all that was left was a flower trailing behind her. And you know what that is? That's her legacy. That's our impact. The that is our mark on this planet. And the more present you are, the more you recognize your purpose, the more your impact on this planet will be felt. But even that one day will also drift away into the soil. So why should we allow our mind to be obsessed over things we can't hold forever? The people you love, you can't hold onto them forever. Not in the physical. The money you make, you can't hold on forever. Every single day, every day that goes by is another day closer to leaving it all behind. I just think it's like a beautiful paradox that every day we're trying to get more, we're trying to attain more, for more security. But every day we are one day closer to leaving it all behind and leaving this planet and going home. Why tie our hearts to things that will dissolve away anyway? And this doesn't mean detach from life. No. Make your money, experience, build your life. But do not forget, the richest thing you will ever possess is a moment where you're fully alive in the present. When you're in the sweet spot. And let's try to live there as often as we can. Make it a mission, make it a practice, make it an intention, make it your direction. Make it your home. It's not about how much you hold. It's truly about whether you are home or not. Within yourself, collected. Is your mind, home? Is your heart home? If not, bring it back. You know people who go out into the world and they cause division, they spread hatred. They're constantly in judgment, judging others, looking down, they ing them and posturing themselves. These individuals are in a rough spot. They are not in the sweet spot. You will know them by their fruits. That's the easiest way to know if someone is living in the sweet spot or not. The division we see in the world is often the division that's already in ourselves. That's why I Believe that we change the world by collecting and centering ourselves, by living in the sweet spot. And it doesn't mean you just dismiss everything that's happening in the world and ignore it. But no, it means you can approach it with clarity, with peace, with love, with grace. It means you cool down flames. You don't inflame them. Stronger. No, you become like peacemaker. On this planet. You make a home for millions and millions of others who have already disabandoned themselves. Because home isn't a location. Home is when you finally realize. It's that moment when all of you, your thoughts, your breath, your emotions are finally sitting together in the same room. The sweet spot. When your mind and your heart come back together. Chemistry and compatibility. Ooh. When you recognize how powerful you truly are and you place that power into your next step. Make it your daily ritual. Rectify your intention. Remind yourself of who you are. Affirm to yourself who you are. When you wake up in the morning and you look in the mirror, you look at yourself and you tell yourself who you are. You are strong, you are beautiful. And you are creative. You are compassionate. You are kind. You know, this world, it's like they just cherry pick certain traits of the spirit. You know, everybody loves, like, a strong, like, fearless leader, but often forget about how powerful grace and kindness is. Often it's even more powerful. Make it a daily ritual to remind yourself of who you are, of your love, your intuition, the way you see things, your individual perspective and mark that was kind of like coded into your DNA. It's beautiful. And treat your mind and heart like the treasure they are, because that's what it is. They are your treasures, your greatest tool. Often we forget about it. So we run away from our heart because our heart is feeling something we don't like. We run away from the mind. We numb ourselves because the mind is cycling through these negative thoughts, these negative narratives. But they're just waiting for you to call them home. Nurture them. Because they belong with you in that sweet spot. And that's where you deserve to live. So remember, ask yourself a little more often. Where's your mind? Where's your heart? Bring it home. And then you don't know. In hindsight, everything is going to be more than all right. Thank you.