Camille 🍀

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[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

I would like to say I have the same practice each morning but it changes day-to-day.

However, I try to do at least 1 of these 3 practices each morning:

1. guided meditation
2. journaling
3. outdoor walk

[Dickie Bush @dickiebush]

Another brutal truth that changed my life:

The people you look up to are nothing special, they’ve just been doing it longer.

Said another way:

Remove all the "hacks" and focus on mastering the boring fundamentals.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

YES to all of this.

Make room for those who encourage, push, and celebrate you.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

PSA: You don’t “owe” anyone a place in your life.

We all have a few of these people in our lives:

- They throw the subtle digs
- They make the little comments
- They tell you to be realistic
- They laugh at your ambitions

If someone isn’t supporting the future you are trying to build, remove them from your headspace or energy.

Replace them with people who encourage you to think even bigger.

Your entire life will change.

[MATT GRAY @matt_gray_]

The most addictive drug is momentum.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

@arjunknanda Only way to eat.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

@lina_laurel1 I have a luck page in Notion! I jot down notes around eventful moments as a reminder of what ‘led to it’ or provided such a great ‘outcome’. I’ve found most of these moments were a result of taking a risk, speaking what I want out loud and a positive (abundance) mindset.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

3 Hacks to Boost Your Luck and Attract What You Want- Even if You Don't Know Where to Start
#ship30for30

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

@AmandaMGoetz @jappleby 🐣!!

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

Happy to be back on board. 🚢
#ship30for30

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

@SahilBloom #10 is fantastic. Needed to hear that today.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

The three best tools for enhancing luck (that won't cost you a cent)

1. Meditation: quiet the mind and increase self-awareness
2. Journaling: clarify your thoughts and concerns
3. Decision-making frameworks: make better-informed choices

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

The biggest growth hack out there:

Speak your aspirations out loud.

When you start expressing your ideas, it can open up new doors and unexpected possibilities.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

I've been consuming a lot of abundance content lately.

It's my goal for the rest of the year to master this mindset.

Attracting what you want, in the end, falls on the belief system you hold about yourself, money, relationships, failure, success, etc.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

Nothing beats a week in the 🏔️

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

Still one of my favorite Bollywood films, 22 yrs later.

[Netflix India @NetflixIndia]

Happy anniversary to the first successful Goa trip in the history of Goa trips 🏝️❤️

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

Loving well is a skill.

Beautifully said, David. This whole tweet is 💯

[David Morris @wdmorrisjr]

This week my wife and I celebrated 25 years of marriage.

We’re happy with each other and deeply in love.

But it hasn’t always felt that way.

These are the five battle-tested truths that have gotten us this far:

Love starts a marriage. Commitment sustains it.
Commitment isn’t sexy, but it’s powerful.

In 25 years, there have been seasons of struggle. Some of them lasted for months.

We’ve had many opportunities to call it quits.

Neither of us did.

Romance, passion, adventure, joy, and fulfillment wither and fade at times.

But if you’re willing to let commitment bind you, everything blooms again in its season.

Beauty is in the choice of the beholder.
I meet with plenty of men who gripe about how their wife isn’t the woman they married.

We got married at 22. Of course she’s not the same woman. It would be weird if she was.

Her body has carried and nursed 4 children. She’s matured, changed her view on things, seen some hard times, and even developed a few quirks.

I could choose to fixate on every wrinkle, sag, and smirk.

Instead, I’ve chosen to see the beautiful story they tell.

Our story.

Add “right now” to whatever you’re feeling.
We get enamored with our emotions.

But they shift and change with time.

Adding the words “right now” to whatever you’re feeling acknowledges that feelings can - and probably will - change later.

That simple practice has anchored me to reality when I’ve found myself swept away by negative feelings toward my wife.

Try it.

Loving well is a skill.
We get frustrated in marriage because we think loving someone should be an innate trait.

It’s not. It’s a skill.

My world totally changed when I made this connection.

I’m not incapable of loving my wife well.

I’m incompetent. There’s a difference.

Incapable means it’s impossible.

Incompetent means it’s possible…if I’m willing to be humble and put in the work.

Ask for help. Try something. Collect feedback. Make adjustments. Try again.

Mow your own grass.
We were in a particularly rough patch (around year 10) and sought some marriage counseling.

In one of the sessions, the therapist asked me an odd question:

“How often do you mow your neighbor’s yard?”

Never, I replied.

“Then stay out of your wife’s yard. Mow your own grass.”

His point was simple - stop trying to fix my wife.

Start putting my energy into fixing me.

When both people in the marriage do that, it shifts everything.

After 25 years, I can proudly say that our marriage isn’t perfect.

And I’m perfectly happy with that.

By God’s grace, we’ll get another 25 years to keep working at it.

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I'm David and I write about being more thoughtful as a spouse, parent, and business leader.

Follow me @wdmorrisjr for more content like this.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

Listening to the SmartLess pod, Ryan Reynolds delivers a great line:

You can't be great at something unless you're willing to be bad at it.

Nobody is amazing off the bat.
Mistakes are part of the game.
But stay persistent.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

One thing I’ve realized about lucky people:

They are incredibly optimistic

They are determined to find the upside in situations, people and setbacks.

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

Happy place

[Camille 🍀 @decentraldesi]

@monicalimco Planning for the week, listening to podcasts, & exploring a new foodie spot in town