“It’s important that we become aware of our beliefs around who we are, how life works for us, & how we expect people to treat us.” — Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
Press play to listen to today’s podcast. FYI I cuss so wait ’til the kids and elders aren’t around. Blessings!
Today is day 2 in my new series #IMAYBE. Why “I May Be?” Well… for starters, because it’s May. Last year, my daily podcast began with a series I called the #IMAYCHALLENGE, where I challenged myself to post daily for the entire month of May.
The idea behind the “I may” part was that I was making a declaration that I was giving myself permission to do _____ (“I may”), rather than asking for external permission (“May I”).
So as a nod to how this whole daily podcasting thing began, I am remixing the “I may” by adding this month’s concept of shifting who “I am,” (shifting from who I was to who I am allowing myself to be) which leads us to “I may be….”
Sooooo… on today’s podcast I began talking about how who we are impacts so much in our lives. Who we are (being how we carry ourselves, what we believe about ourselves, about what’s possible for us, about how life works for us, etc.) is something that we have just come to accept. But in this month we’ll be working on being aware of our B.A.E. (beliefs, affirmations, and expectations) regarding who we are.
We make “I am” statements all the time, often without even noticing them. We say them aloud and to ourselves in our thoughts. Whether it’s “I am broke,” or “I am fat,” “I am living my best life,” or “I am such a disappointment,” these “I am” statements are present and they are running our lives.
For this month’s podcast series, we’ll be working on being more aware of our “I am” statements and start shifting toward what we’d rather believe, affirm, and expect for ourselves.
Check out today’s episode!
Blessings!
Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
Listen to today’s podcast (above or via the links below) Day 2 “Who Are You?” #IMAYBE Share & Let’s Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
I cannot be more proud of myself. I found something I love to do, it lights me up, and allows me to inspire uplift support and empower others.
Press play to listen to today’s podcast. FYI I cuss so wait ’til the kids and elders aren’t around. Blessings!
I’m proud of myself for choosing daily to remain committed no matter what. I have grown so much as a result of podcasting, by taking a few minutes every day to process the lessons that I’m learning and the meanings behind the moments. I’ve become more authentic, I’ve learned to be myself publicly and let that be okay, I’m owning my experiences and my stories, and honoring my truths… Every. Single. Day.
This is a huge accomplishment for me. One whole year of podcasting every single day no matter what was going on. About to give myself a big hug 🤗 and a round of applause. 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 If you’d like to help me celebrate, please visit my website’s support page. 🥰
On today’s podcast, I did a little celebrating, did a little teaching, and shared about what to expect from next month’s podcast series #IMAYBE! Check it out. mdillondesigns.com/blog
BTW I cuss so wait ’til the kids and elders aren’t around. Blessings!
TODAY IS MY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!! AND YOU CAN HELP ME CELEBRATE!!!!
May 1, 2024 marks one year of podcasting daily on Share & Let’s Live! with Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist! Thank you for being here!
Show me some love! Here are some great ways to help me celebrate.
Visit one of my podcast links below AND listen to an episode or 10. It makes me feel good about the work I’m doing when I see people are listening. It matters to me.
Like and repost/share podcast episodes that speak to you. When I see reposts, I know that what I shared touched you and that you were actively moved to create a ripple effect. That is my ideal goal. More empowered people. So thank you.
Send me a tip. You can give a monetary gift via platforms you are already familiar with, including CashApp ($proud2bnaturalme), PayPal, Venmo, Buymeacoffee.com/marlenedillon and more. Thank you in advance! Visit my support page here.
You can comment with positive feedback on my posts, on my podcast episodes in the various apps, and/or down below. I love positive feedback. I am a “words of affirmation” person. So your comments matter. Thank you.
Please use the links above to listen to my podcast on the various platforms. If you want to go all the way back and listen to episodes prior to April 2024, you can find them all on my SoundCloud. (BTW remember I cuss so don’t listen around the kids & elders, unless you’re cool with that. I don’t judge. lol)
Press play to listen to today’s podcast. FYI I cuss so wait ’til the kids and elders aren’t around. Blessings!
Today, I found myself feeling really stressed and “off,” so I decided to follow intuition and seek higher guidance. The way I do this is by having a journal conversation between myself and… myself. lol Within us dwells a knowing, a higher self and periodically (not as often as I could), I tap into this knowing and ask for guidance.
The paragraphs below is an excerpt from my actual journal conversation. There may be typos and grammatical errors. Actually, I’m certain of it. And I wanted to maintain the integrity of the experience so I’m leaving it as is. Well, enjoy. I hope you gain something from it.
Releasing Panic: Stay in today.
And what does that mean?
It means that I don’t have to go into a panic and imagine everything going wrong, because I’m not going to do this right, or have this, or know that. I can choose to relax today and see the future as less than doom, dread, and things destined to go wrong and choose to release it for today and set a positive intention that I am fully supported to achieve. I don’t have to have a pleasant idea and immediately tear it down with all that can go wrong. I can savor it and picture it as I want it and stay calm about it, knowing that with my calmness comes clarity. I’ll know what to do and what my next steps are if I just breathe and enjoy the idea of it for a while. And that’s okay to do. I don’t have to go into immediate “how” mode. I can stay for a while and savor the moment. I can calm down and imagine it going exactly right and the pleasure of that.
And maybe if that feels hard, I can start to process what began the process of panicking when a new fun idea comes up. Could it be that in childhood whenever a new fun idea came up I only had so much time to figure out how I would get my parents to say, “Yes,” and how I needed to quickly discover every one of their possible objections and find solutions for them all BEFORE asking. And could it be that with all that groundwork, I still more often than not still heard, “No.” Could it be that I am in adulthood reacting to the repeated trauma of not getting what I wanted, even though I did everything right? Could it be that my heart is racing and my breathing is shallow because I realize how important this thing is to someone and I don’t want to disappoint them so I’m doing all I can to make sure it works out by preparing from now to make it happen?
Is that possible? Does that help you breathe better? Does understanding make it make more sense? Okay, good. Now, breathe. Remember you’re an adult with no one to answer to. AND before you go seeking out the details, rest. Just savor the idea of things working out, today. Let it go for today. Calm yourself. Breathe. Everything is going to be okay. Okay?
So this is what it looks like to talk myself down from a panic moment. This is not a staged panic to give you an example. This is my actual work to calm myself about something my daughter wants that I went into immediate single mom panic about being able to afford. But today, I decided to follow higher guidance and journal it out rather than let all that anxiety sit in my body. And I’m glad I did.
Blessings!
Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
GUESS WHAT!!! TOMORROW IS MY 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!! AND YOU CAN HELP ME CELEBRATE!!!!
May 1, 2024 marks one year of podcasting daily on Share & Let’s Live! with Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist! Thank you for being here!
Show me some love! Here are some great ways to help me celebrate.
Visit one of my podcast links below AND listen to an episode or 10. It makes me feel good about the work I’m doing when I see people are listening. It matters to me.
Like and repost/share podcast episodes that speak to you. When I see reposts, I know that what I shared touched you and that you were actively moved to create a ripple effect. That is my ideal goal. More empowered people. So thank you.
Send me a tip. You can give a monetary gift via platforms you are already familiar with, including CashApp ($proud2bnaturalme), PayPal, Venmo, Buymeacoffee.com/marlenedillon and more. Thank you in advance! Visit my support page here.
You can comment with positive feedback on my posts, on my podcast episodes in the various apps, and/or down below. I love positive feedback. I am a “words of affirmation” person. So your comments matter. Thank you.
Some stuff came up for me while I was driving today. It was wild and I just need you to press play. I don’t think I can explain it again. You just gotta listen.
Press play to listen to today’s podcast. FYI I cuss so wait ’til the kids and elders aren’t around. Blessings!
I share some great tools and information regarding inner child healing. If this post calls to you, listen to today’s podcast. It’s a good one and can get you started on your inner healing journey.
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