Two recent articles made me reflect on the subjective nature of our experiences. Yet we believe they are the universal wisdom. And the we try to impose our views on others, or fail to listen when they share their experiences that may be different from ours. This episode is a gentle reminder for all of us that just because we know its true, its not true fro everyone else.
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When you allow your mind to pick the station, it will play whatever it likes. It will take you down memory lanes and before you know it, you’re in a bad mood, frustrated, depressed or even angry.
Our mind is powerful because it can determine how we feel and act. Therefore, it needs to be controlled. Don’t allow it to seek whatever it wishes. You decide where you want it to go.
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How do we know who to listen to in critical moment – the brain or the heart? Often we dismiss the heart as irrational. But yet, we all at times go by our intuition. Science supports the notion that our heart should be included in our decisions and I share a few tips on how we can balance heart and brain better.
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You don’t have to start anything. You can wait until the circumstances are perfect, until you feel ready and everything falls into place. Or you can start. Somewhere. Anywhere. With a terrible first effort. But its an effort. And it will get better as you keep refining it.
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We argue, we fight, we get all fired up in our often difficult interactions with other human beings. We want to be right and we want to control the outcome somehow. I have found that a simple apology is the best ending to a challenging interaction. While it sound like you are giving in or giving up, an apology allows you to let go of managing the outcome.
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When walking on a lonely beach, many of us turn around and admire our footprints in the sand. We admire the path we created. Its the unbeaten path – the one we have not walked before. Thats the one we create because we don’t follow someone else’s footsteps – we forge our own way.
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Making ourselves uncomfortable on purpose? Its not the first thing that comes to mind. But what if its exactly what we need to do in order to get started with the thing we have been wanting to do for so long? What if we purposely go out of our way to take the longer, more difficult route home? On this episode I challenge you to go for something uncomfortable in the upcoming days and then look back to see how it feels. It may prompt you to do more of it.
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A to-do list can help us focus and get stuff don’t. But it can also grow to an extend where we are unable to accomplish everything on that list. That is where a to-don’t list can come in handy. It contains those things that hold us back from getting our priorities done. These are the things we agree to not do – like always helping others before doing our own work.
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True growth comes from discomfort. And while it may be a painful in the beginning, in the end is always rewarding because of everything we have learned from the experience. Without some discomfort, life is easy and predictable. Risk and uncertainty make my days more interesting and exciting.
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Sometimes we get stuck. We don’t know where to go from here. I have three elements in my life that help me get unstuck every time. In this episode, I share specific activities with you around each one that can hep you too. When we need direction, we need to seek connection. Its often the distraction with mindless matters that creates distance from our goals, so we need to reconnect.That connection can be with nature, with other people, or with ourselves.
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