Sep 30, 2020
I wrote the post below before I recorded today. After I had posted it, I realized that I needed to record more of what I was feeling about this podcast my husband and I listened to this morning. Tune in.
The episode featured Brene Brown on The Science of Success podcast episode. In my recording, I go off the rails here a bit talking about becoming the best versions of ourselves, and also my wellness program I am creating. I put it out there, it was scary, but I am all about changing my own narrative over here, and part of that is breaking down my fears. :) Hope you enjoy!
Original Post---I can’t say enough about Brene Brown. I got
introduced to her during my yoga training, and haven’t stopped
listening to her since.
She zooms in on the vulnerability and shame we all feel which are
two of some of the HARDEST subjects to face. I tell people over and
over, the strongest humans are the ones that will look within, find
a therapist, get help, and uncover patterns and habits that do not
serve you, or the people around you. Even in myself this was not an
easy lesson to swallow and accept.
In this episode she talks a good bit about the stories we tell
ourselves, which I believe right now will help a lot of people who
are divided in our country and across globe. ( Even though I am so
sick of talking about America... How’s the rest of the damn world
doing).
Ahem, anyways... The stories we tell ourselves have such power over
us. They are the way we digest information. Information about
others around us and ourselves.
We have a tendency as humans to make up a story about someone else
in any given situation, even if we don’t know that person. This is
especially important in people with differing views. The stories we
make up about them have the power to change HOW WE FEEL.
How we feel about ourselves and how we feel about others. It opens
up our eyes to judgement when you start to inspect the story you
have woven about a situation involving yourself or something you
are viewing from the sidelines.
Example of one story-“Teresa hasn’t returned my Facebook Message...
maybe I said something wrong in my text. Maybe she is offended or
mad.”
Another story- “Teresa is busy being a mom and working, she
probably just overlooked it” One of these stories serves us
and one doesn’t. Can you pick out which? Is there a time in your
life that you have made up this exact same thing? Of course there
is! Probably more often that you think! When you start to notice
your gut reaction story, you can start to change the narrative!
It
🏻is
🏻so
🏻important.
Understanding that simple fact that we tell ourselves a story, and
possibly opening the box to inspect that story, and why we
told it the way we did in our minds. Wow. It has the capability to
change our mindsets!
Your mindset is everything. Literally, everything you do, the
actions you take, and how you live your life comes from your
mindset.
The question is- How empathic, loving, kind, strong, courageous,
confident, and vulnerable do you want to be? In my mind, those are
the highest goals to achieve to be the best version of
yourself.
It takes WORK though, it is peeling back the layers of mental and
physical patterns. Habits you have collected over the years. It is
not for the faint of heart, but the rewards are a life you can look
back on and really embrace and love. Knowing you tried to be the
best person you can be.
In the end, that is ALL that it boils down to anyways.
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