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Today’s Miracle Moment Is About The Shift From Burden to Devotion…
How often do you feel like you’re holding it all together — for everyone? You show up. You keep your promises. You check off your daily list, your tasks. And somewhere along the way, ‘responsibility’ started feeling like a prison sentence.
But what if we’ve misunderstood what responsibility really is?
What if it’s not a burden to bear — but a devotion to offer?
This one shift changes everything.
Responsibility says: ‘I have to.’ Devotion says: ‘I get to.’
Responsibility drains when it’s rooted in obligation. But devotion uplifts when it’s rooted in love. When you show up from devotion — not duty — you reconnect with purpose. Instead of running yourself dry, giving comes from a deeper well within – a well of contribution, service and love.
Another way to reframe responsibility is to think of it as our ability to respond, and that’s where our power lies. We get to choose how we show up and how we share our gifts.
And the tasks that once felt heavy become sacred. Even holy.
Here are 3 ways to make the life-changing shift from burden to devotion…
This first shift is Moving from Obligation to Offering.
Instead of asking “What do I have to do today?” you can start your day by asking yourself the first three questions, which are adapted from A Course in Miracles:
- What would Spirit have me do?
- Where would Spirit have me go?
- What would Spirit have me say, and to whom?
The answers that you receive are the offering that you give to Life.
The practice of connecting with these questions softens the heart and centers your energy. You’re not just performing roles — you’re making a sacred offering of your time, your care, your presence.
For me, this shift gave me one of the greatest gifts of my life – and that was to be in devotion while caretaking for my parents as they got older.
I ended up moving closer to my parents at the time when they needed more care, and because I was the closest sibling, I became the primary person to be there daily and to take them to appointments and check in on them. At first, it felt like a lot of responsibility, but it really shifted to feel like such a blessing that I was able to give them care and give back to them. I did my best to bring joy to their lives and those times with them were some of the richest experiences of my life.
The second shift is to Anchor into Purpose, Not Pressure.
Pressure says: ‘Get it all done.’ Purpose says: ‘Do what matters most.’
I know it’s really easy to get busy doing a lot of things. I call it the addiction to doing. But if you aren’t doing the right things, it won’t serve you. You’ll have put all this effort out just to end up on the wrong mountain. You want to make sure that you’re climbing the mountain that’s right for you.
What will serve you the most is living in accordance with your priorities. And you’ll have different priorities at different times. There is a time for every season under heaven. When you know what it is the time for you to do, you can connect to the deeper purpose behind what you’re doing and disengage from the pressure.
For example, years ago, writing my book was my focus, and for 3 or 4 months, and I had to let my partner know I couldn’t be as available in our relationship. But I knew it was the time to do that and the reward would be worth the sacrifice. At another point, my partner and I wanted to focus on strengthening our relationship, so we both made it more of a priority in our lives – by having dinner together, playing pickleball, and going on trips with each other.
You don’t have to do more to be more. The quality of your presence often outweighs the quantity of your output.
When you connect with your why — your deep reason for showing up — the to-do list becomes a devotion list.
The third shift is to Let Leadership Become a Living Prayer.
Have you ever thought of yourself as a leader? You don’t need a stage or a title to lead. You lead in how you love. In how you listen. In how you hold space.
When you share your gifts in the world from a place of devotion rather than burden, you become a leader in your life and that expands into each person whose life you touch. Every interaction becomes meaningful.
True leadership is sacred. It’s an act of service. By recognizing yourself as the leader you are, you can embody greater self-confidence, deeper inner power, and more love.
Whether you’re parenting, mentoring, working, or caregiving — you are offering light into the world. That’s not burden. That’s purpose in motion.
Responsibility doesn’t have to weigh you down. It can lift you up — when it flows from devotion.
This week, choose one thing you’ve been carrying as a burden and ask: ‘How can I hold this with love instead of pressure?’
You’re not here to carry it all. You’re here to live on purpose. And when you lead from love, even the ordinary becomes sacred. Sending you so much love!
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