You cannot live fully if you are living in your head. Put the phone down. Look your child in the eye. Taste your coffee. When you are present, you are wealthy beyond measure.
That is why I wrote Living Fully . Not because I have it all figured out—heavens, no. But because I finally figured out the question . The question isn’t “How do I do more?” The question is “How do I feel more?” living fully with mallory ervin
There was a night in Nashville—I was on tour, my schedule was insane, and I had a panic attack so severe I couldn't breathe. I remember lying on the floor of a green room, thinking, “You have everything you ever wanted. Why do you feel like you’re dying?” You cannot live fully if you are living in your head
Your breakthrough is often found in your breaking point. You don’t need a retreat in Bali to start living fully (though that sounds amazing, right?). You need 15 minutes. Taste your coffee
You don’t numb it with wine, or scroll, or shopping. You breathe through it. And you remember that this moment, right here, is your life. Not the rehearsal. The main show.
Living fully is a radical act of rebellion against someday. It is looking around at your messy living room, your tired eyes, your imperfect body, your chaotic Tuesday afternoon, and whispering, “This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Living fully doesn’t mean you feel happy every second. It means you feel everything —the hard, the sad, the glorious, the boring—and you stay in the room for it.