Day 31 “Letting Go of #Anxiety” #MARCH4WARD Share & Let’s Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon
Press play to listen to today’s podcast episode that goes with this blog post and meme! BTW, I cuss, so listen when the kids aren’t around.
Today, I came to a realization about myself. Although, I am fully aware that I struggle with anxiety, I discovered during the podcast that I am wired to be anxious no matter what state I’m in. (It’s kinda hard to fully explain. I tell it all on the podcast.)
Today’s revelation led me to consider my new challenge for next month. I believe I will use April to help me get a little bit better control of my tendency toward worry.
Worry is a habit of thought. And habits don’t have to be permanent. We can be intentional and create new habits to help release the unsupportive ones. That’s what I’m planning for next month.
Check out today’s episode to hear the story that brought me to this discovery.
On today’s episode of Share & Let’s Live! with Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist, I discovered that although fear is present, that’s not what’s been holding me back.
Press play to listen to today’s podcast episode that goes with this blog post and meme! BTW, I cuss, so listen when the kids aren’t around.
What I discovered is that there is another sneaky thing that gets in and undermines our intentions. I caught it in the act while recording today’s podcast episode. I believe this one could be life-changing for you. I know it will be for me. Check it out.
I plan to upload a video version to my YouTube. You can subscribe at youtube.com/@marlenedillonempowerment so you’ll be notified when I post it. Of course you can listen on SoundCloud and above (right below the meme image).
Anywho…. I hope you gain a lot and if you do, don’t keep it to yourself. Share it. That’s the whole point of Share and Let’s Live!
If you’ve been following me for the last few weeks… months… lol… you know that life’s been lifin’. Before I could recover from one blow, I’d get hit with another. Sometimes WHILE I was actively dealing with one problem, another came….
Press play to listen to today’s podcast episode that goes with this blog post and meme! BTW, I cuss, so listen when the kids aren’t around.
Anywho… I had been navigating through the life’s cesspool for a while, trying to keep it positive, but honestly a few days ago, I had reached my limit.
I talk about what happened (and honestly tell more of this story than I feel comfortable sharing in writing) on today’s podcast. If you care to hear the rest, check out “The Gift of Giving Up” above or on SoundCloud below.
Today, I realized how much I put my life on hold…. how I am merely existing because of fear.
Press play to listen to today’s podcast episode that goes with this blog post and meme! BTW, I cuss, so listen when the kids aren’t around.
The amazing thing that I realized as I was recording today’s podcast is that the main fear that gets in my way is the fear of interrupting my flow.
I am a creative person. My primary purposes on this earth are centered around creating and being in a flow state. One of the hardest things on earth for me is to get in a flow state when I know I’ll be interrupted.
This is a HUGE realization for me. I now see that when it comes to being creative, I’m not stuck or stagnant. I am in need of planning uninterrupted time for creating.
And maybe you feel stuck in your life and your ideas seem to have dried up. Maybe it’s not that you’re stuck. Maybe your mind is waiting for you to provide the right environment and atmosphere for your ideas to flow.
Where do you feel most alive? What do you see, hear, smell, experience that causes your creative juices to flow? In what small or large way can you access/plan for that this week?
If you listen to my podcast you know that I often have rain and water sounds playing in the background. Being by water inspires me. However, sitting by water or walking along the beach is not always readily accessible. So I go on YouTube and search for videos of rivers, streams, beaches, etc. And I stare at the water and listen to the waves.
Sometimes the mind isn’t as picky as we think. We feel we need to GO on vacation (and trust me I get that because I haven’t been away since July of 2020). But the mind may get calm from watching beach videos on your flat screen, while you put your feet up and enjoy a virgin cocktail at home.
We may have to set new boundaries and put ourselves on our schedules. Especially if you work from home, boundary setting is so important. I know for myself, I need to feel less guilty (not at all is ideal… but baby steps) about not being available. I do not like saying, “No,” to people.
It upsets me when I see a disappointed reaction on someone’s face because I didn’t say, or do, what they hoped. AND I am learning to be more okay with that every day. I have to. Because if I don’t master this, I’m never going to have time to enjoy my life. And that’s no longer acceptable.
You may need to decide what you need in order to be more you. This awareness today is a big one for me. So now my work is to put ME on MY schedule.
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