The Gift of Ordinary: Becoming Extraordinary Without the Ego
What is Precious?
I woke up today, as I often do in my 60s, with a familiar, poignant question: What am I going to do with this one precious life? The question doesn't come from urgency or lack—it comes from depth. From living. From having released the "more" mentality and embracing something else entirely: presence.
We live in a world intoxicated by "extraordinary." It’s on every screen, in every pitch. But what if the true gift is in being ordinary—with extraordinary awareness?
Once, my desires mirrored the collective hum of more—more countries, more experiences, more credentials. My "bucket list" was long and outward-facing. I mistook doing for becoming. But yoga, my lifelong teacher, taught me otherwise.
Already Enough - You are Already Enough
Today, my list isn’t about places; it’s about presence. My yoga is not the curated aesthetic of stretch and sweat—it is the invisible medicine passed breath by breath. It is the chant that quiets the noise, the practice that expands awareness, the moment I realize I am already enough. I have become a vessel of this wisdom, and the real transformation happens when I share it.
I believe the future of healing doesn’t lie in gurus or grandeur but in ordinary humans—awake, aware, and living their truth. To be extraordinary is not to stand out, but to stand in—in truth, in compassion, in the medicine we are called to share. And that calling? It whispers, not shouts.
You Don’t Need To Become More
You don’t need to become more. You already are. Ask not how to be extraordinary, but how to be fully you—clear, kind, open, and ready. Because when you show up with your gift, the world is already changed.
If you are considering a new path forward, let's chat so I can help you vision what you want for your precious life.
Jennifer Degen
July 2, 2025
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