optimism

Reality isn't fixed -- you just think it is

I’ve been experimenting with something that feels like bending reality lately.



So obviously, I HAD to tell you about it.



Quantum physics says particles exist in every possible state until we observe them. That blows my brain! Multiple realities are out there in front of us at once, but we only ever experience the one we’re tuned into. Attention, focus, even the energy you put into your day is the dial that matches you to one version of life over another.

I’ve started testing this in small, ridiculously specific ways. When I slow down a hip hinge and feel my glutes firing totally differently, it changes how my whole workout feels. When I really notice my posture at my desk, soften my face, lower my shoulders, open my chest, the next hour flows ... differently!



My sleep feels more restorative when I honor the body’s rhythm instead of racing past it. If I pay attention to how my first sip of coffee actually tastes, it changes the way the morning lands. Every little nudge in my own awareness is tuning me to a different reality -- one that apparently already exists and is just waiting for me to match it.


I’ve also been experimenting with applying this to business opportunities. When I tune my focus and energy toward a specific project or connection, I start noticing doors I didn’t see before — emails that get answered, calls that click differently, ideas that fit better, offers coming through — all aligning with the version of success I’m matching to that day.

I've also been deep-diving on optimism and loving the interaction between these two. Most people think optimism is smiles and denial of stress. But, it's really this stubborn, disciplined act of training attention and energy toward a version of our life that feels alive, strong, and awake. I do love the woo, but biology backs this up too ... the Reticular Activating System, our brain’s filter for what we notice and focus on, is actually shaping what we see, feel, and experience. It's the reason we buy a bright blue Jeep and then start seeing bright blue Jeeps EVERYwhere. Or, we decide so-and-so must hate us and now everything they say and do seems to back that up.




I’m obsessed with tracking these tiny shifts because they are reshaping everything — energy levels, excitement, boldness, mindset, how I feel in my own skin. It's this glorious experiment that's spiritual, physics, biology, and human focus all mixing together in ways I can see, feel, and measure. It's free, always around, and ours for the taking.



There could be a placebo effect overlapping here as well, but hey, I'm ok with that!


Wanna join me? Start with one minute today ... notice a thought that drags your energy down and reframe it, just for that minute. Watch how it ripples. Because your reality is always listening and adjusting.




Stay wild + well,
Tara