Ketchup
Add Ketchup to your Cereal (AKA: Obliterate Supposed-to in your life)
“Daddy, can I add ketchup to my cereal”?
That’s the question I was confronted with when my little boy had his breakfast today.
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I was going to reply with “no, we are not supposed to add ketchup to our cereal, that’s a yucky combination”.
And then I paused. Who the fuck decided that ketchup should not be added to cereal?
With a smile I replied “sure, go ahead”.
He then finished his entire bowl of ketchup-cereal with great joy.
We are limited by a set of behaviors that, in our mind, we are supposed to follow. One essential ingredient in your growth journey is breaking that pattern while finding new ways to express yourself.
What ketchup can you add to your life’s cereal today?
With an invitation to let go of “supposed to”, Itai.
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Dr. Itai Ivtzan is a Positive Psychologist, and founder of the School of Positive Transformation. He has been a Professor at Naropa University and UCL. With over 20 years of experience combining Eastern wisdom with Western psychology, Dr. Ivtzan has published six books and more than 50 journal papers in mindfulness, positive psychology, and personal growth, with his Psychology Today articles garnering over 500,000 total reads. As a sought-after keynote speaker, he’s passionate about helping individuals become “super-heroes” with enhanced awareness, courage, resilience, and compassion. He invites his students and readers to explore the intersection of psychology and spirituality through his accredited programs, which have transformed the lives of over 15,000 students worldwide.
