Day 6 “When Life’s Hard Find Perspective” #IAMtheONE Share & Let’s Live! #Podcast
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“When life isn’t ideal, it can be easy to slip into sadness and depression. Getting out in nature and remembering what is still good can help.” — Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist
*Feeling super worn out. No blog today, but do check out today’s podcast, above or below. Blessings!
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We make time for everybody…. their emergencies, their emotions, their needs, wants, and priorities.
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Some of us will only slow down if illness takes us down. We secretly smile from our sick bed because we finally have a reason… the right to say, “No.”
Yeah, we know we’re supposed to take better care of ourselves. Yeah, we know that we need to set better boundaries. But you know what nobody tells you? It’s hard as hell to set and hold boundaries when you’re exhausted.
It’s easy when you’re refreshed and restored to say, “Hey, buddy. No. I’m not doing that.” But when you’re tired and you just don’t have the emotional or mental reserve to deal with the pushback or backlash or the unpleasant emotional response of another human, it’s sooo easy to slip back into that default setting… the people pleasing, the saying, “Yes,” when you want to say, “No,” the going along with plans you don’t agree with… The stuff you said you were going to stop doing. The stuff you actually did stop doing….
If this is resonating with you, you are possibly at a point where you need to muster up the extra energy to acknowledge it’s time to start saying, “No,” again. It’s time to get by yourself and regroup. It’s time to put yourself on your schedule, rest, recoop, or even create a plan for how you can just veg out for a few hours.
Don’t wait for illness or some other unfortunate circumstance to come and rescue you. You deserve the you that you offer to everyone else. Be your own your own advocate. Whether it’s 15 minutes or 15 days, pour back into yourself. It’s time.
I understand. I’m at that point right now. I share about it on today’s podcast, along with some helpful information and tips, and of course… storytelling. Hope this helps.
On my Share & Let’s Live! podcast, I share tips and tools that are transforming my life and mindset every single day. If you appreciate this FREE daily podcast (and are able), please send me a $5 matcha or purchase a membership to support. (If you’re unable, please know I understand.) Thank you so much for being here!
Does it have to be hard to be valuable? Does it have to be hard-earned to make a person worthy? If you work smarter, not harder, are you deserving?
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These are the questions that are swimming in my head. Lately, a lot of my “core beliefs” that became a part of me through observation, environment, and suggestion are becoming less valid. I’m starting to question what I’ve believed and wonder what really matters.
So much of who I’ve been, or not been, has had much to do with concerns about external perceptions. On today’s podcast I tackle the belief that doing things the hard way is what makes it valid.
Doing things the “hard way” in my mind is doing things in a conventional way. I am not built to do things conventionally. HOWEVER, for most of my life, I have seen being conventional as the goal, as the right way, as the box I’m supposed to fit in, although I abhor being in the box.
There are benefits in the box that I wanted to partake in. I wanted to be accepted and loved and celebrated. And I tried. Good gawd, I tried. And I’m finally accepting that I don’t actually want to be conventional. It’s so unnatural to me. And I’m ready to let go of that and fully accept that I’m unconventional, and that’s actually my superpower.
It’s like if you could fly or walk through walls and you’re hiding it because you don’t want people hating on you because they can’t do it. And what I’m realizing, right now, as I type this, that although pretending to not have those superpowers allows you to avoid some of the “hate,” it also means that you’re avoiding BEING ABLE TO FREAKING FLY!
I never thought about all I’ve lost, missed out on, and kept myself from by pretending I don’t have gifts, by ignoring the intuitive hints that guide me through and around situations to make my path easier. I’ve been doing it the hard way, and for what? Doing it the hard way is so freaking hard for me that I’m not able to keep up with the conventional people. So I’m isolated anyway. I don’t fit anyway. I’m missing out anyway.
I might as well put on my cape and lace up my boots and rock these superpowers so I can live my life more fully… because being on the ground sucks.
If you gained anything from this, please comment or share, and definitely check out the associated podcast episode.
On my Share & Let’s Live! podcast, I share tips and tools that are transforming my life and mindset every single day. If you appreciate this FREE daily podcast (and are able), please send me a $5 matcha or purchase a membership to support. (If you’re unable, please know I understand.) Thank you so much for being here!
Press play to listen to today’s podcast. FYI I cuss so wait ’til the kids and elders aren’t around. Blessings!
When we’re on this journey toward becoming more of our truest selves, we will have slip ups. It’s just part of it.
We need to be kinder to ourselves and recognize that many of our patterns of thinking and ways of being have been solidified over time. We’ve been thinking certain ways, responding certain ways, and expecting life to show up for us in certain ways for not just days, or months… sometimes for DECADES.
Why do we think a habit that took years to make, will be gone in days? It’s not realistic. We could do well for a week, or a month, but if life starts lifin’ (or we get hangry), it’s really easy to shift back to our old default setting. It’s familiar.
We need to realize that the fact that we even noticed that we are doing that thing again shows we’ve grown. There was a time when we didn’t notice. There was a time when it was our default setting. There was a time when it was so natural that we would just go on being and doing as normal.
The fact that we noticed is something we should celebrate. We’re growing. We’re shifting. We’re becoming aware. And that means we’re making progress. So let’s be kind to ourselves.
Let’s notice what’s going on that led to us slipping into that old pattern. Were you hungry? Were you around a certain person from your past? Were you feeling physically uncomfortable? Something as simple as the tag in your shirt rubbing against the back of your neck, or being too hot/cold, sleepy, or hungry could cause you to slip into that old default setting. Check in with yourself. And be kind to yourself.
Anywho…. check out today’s episode. I think it’ll be helpful, if this resonated with you.
On my Share & Let’s Live! podcast, I share tips and tools that are transforming my life and mindset every single day. If you appreciate this FREE daily podcast (and are able), please send me a $5 matcha or purchase a membership to support. (If you’re unable, please know I understand.) Thank you so much for being here!
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