Episode 58: It Takes Courage to Change
about having the courage to leap and make the change. It's not about taking massive leaps, it's about making small changes so that we can stop living from the pain and start living from our truth. We are not the pain we wrap ourselves up in. We are so much more than that.
Be Grateful for The Journey
Today the challenge is to focus on what has changed instead of what hasn't. It's easy to focus on what hasn't changed yet. That's the human way, focus on the trouble and hang out in that space. But it doesn't help a whole lot and it definitely won't get us to where we want to go. So, I want to use this blog to talk about what has changed that isn't necessarily visible to everybody.
Episode 37: My Story of Courage
Today, it's personal. Normally I write this description in the third person, today I'm not. I'm talking about myself, my story, and my journey. It stemmed from a post I put on Facebook on the weekend that has gained far more attention than I ever thought it would. Whether you saw that post or not, have a listen and if you're willing, share your story, so that it too can help others.
Episode 29: Your Dreams Take Courage
If you want it bad enough you will have to stick with it even when it gets hard, even when life happens around you, even when you're scared to death.
Years of Depression
I didn't feel like I had a place in the world and to try to help, the people around me kept trying to put me in the proverbial box they thought I should be in. The more they tried to push me in a certain direction, the more depressed I became.
Confidence Building Exercises
. I'm semi-arguing with my confidence and trying to understand how this all works. I'm working through it in stages. Stage one was on Friday. I posted this big long thing on social media about my sheer lack of confidence and asked for help. I did have a few people respond to my request and I sincerely thank you for that.
Who Am I and How The Hell Did I Get Here?
The insecure side of me wants to ask for your opinion, but we're not going to go there. Clearly, that option is open on any blog, not just this one. But you see, that's the need to fit in, to make sure you're comfortable with what I'm putting out in the world. If you're not comfortable, then who reads this? Well, somebody else of course. But the mind likes to make up excuses about how if one person leaves, then everybody leaves and nobody will ever read another blog of mine again. Dramatic isn't it?
What If You Honored Who You Are?
The thing with fitting in is it creates co-dependency. It's the need for approval from other people. We try to make ourselves fit into their definitions of what or who people should be. When we do that, we disempower ourselves. We become something we're not and we do things that go against who we are.
Lack of Motivation
f avoidance is based on fear that shows up as a lack of motivation, then it's up to me and my awareness to catch myself. In the past, it's been easy to pawn it off as a bad day, or just not being interested anymore, or deciding it's not working, but generally, those things aren't true. It's just me putting up my own roadblocks and stopping myself from doing what I want. I successfully jumped the hurdle yesterday, but that may not happen every time and that's okay. As long as I can catch it the majority of the time, I can keep going until the behavior stops happening.
I’m Human!
happens instead is, you're shown what you believe the majority of the time, but then every once in a while, something different will sneak through to show you that something different is possible. It happens that way so you don't think you're crazy
