EP72: Remembering to Focus on What Lights You Up
When you view life with a lens of self-awareness, you discover a fully expressed version of yourself. With each aha, it becomes easier to embrace discomfort and look at situations from a growth perspective. How can you use moments of resistance to pivot and adjust to what lights you up? This episode talks about looking at life through a self-reflection lens and being able to laugh when transition falls upon us.
I recently went through a time of having one of my routines disrupted. I personally like having a ceiling fan in my room to keep the space slightly chilly and cool enough to fall asleep under some blankets. A few months ago my ceiling fan wasn\u2019t quite working, and the reason why is hilarious. Get ready to listen to what happened with my ceiling fan and a light switch as I share what the experience taught me about life views.
I\u2019m here to spend quality solo time with you for EP72\u2019s Wise Walk as we discover our True Stride. Moving so fast in life, we may skip or ignore details. It\u2019s that we aren\u2019t fully paying attention to the moment. From my experience, that\u2019s how we sometimes add unnecessary resistance in our lives. It\u2019s an important chance to give our attention to life. We can take those instances where we can\u2019t seem to break through resistance to ground ourselves in what lights us up.\xa0
On our Wise Walk, I talk about the times we don\u2019t fully pay attention to life and viewing resistance as a moment to adjust ourselves. Rather than being consumed by disruptions in life, I suggest you stay connected to your heart center. Notice the gift that exists inside of the disruption. To embrace the gift adjusting to what lights you up, come with me to reflect on these Wise Walk questions:
- Are you grounded in what lights you up?
- Is there a metaphorical light switch in your life that you enjoyed throughout your life?
- Where in your life have you tried to flip a switch and you didn\u2019t get the outcome that you wanted, but maybe a different life lesson came your way?
- What was that life lesson, and what did you learn about yourself through every detour?
- Are you staying fully present in this growth mindset and not getting frazzled, but adjusting to the present moment?
- Are you staying present in the troubleshooting as you pivot?
Looking back, I think there are many times in our life where we think we\u2019re flipping ON a metaphorical switch, only to realize we didn\u2019t show up fully to complete the task. An absent mind means we need to find what to focus on for us to realize what will really light us up, and light the path of moving forward.
Through all this, I find myself coming back to the power of humor. Laughing at the little disruptions and detours can get us past discomfort. Not the nervous kind of laughter, but the laughter where we appreciate life lessons as they come our way. Explore a growth mindset to take a look at your life\u2019s metaphorical light switch with these Wise Walk questions:
- What in your life are you able to flip the switch and turn ON in yourself to fully express and appreciate yourself?
- What in your life is currently in the OFF position, and not because you don\u2019t want it, but because you\u2019re not fully present with that thing?
- Where in your life can you really laugh at yourself, or at the situation, when you find yourself not fully expressing what lights you up?
Join this inspiring community to uncover a new sense of freedom, and be sure to follow and review the True Stride podcast as we continue to exchange our light and Heart Value with each other.
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In this episode:
[00:23] - Welcome to the show!
[02:23] - How often are we not fully present?
[04:08] - Times of discomfort are moments to ground yourself in what lights you up.
[06:37] - Mary Tess considers questions for reflecting on the metaphorical light switch in life.
[08:28] - The power of humor.
[09:54] - What are Mary Tess\u2019 two big takeaways from dealing with discomfort?
[11:36] - Mary Tess reminds you to stay present with what lights you up.
[13:24] - Thank you for listening!
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Memorable Quotes:
- \u201cI think the more we stay present, and really can honor what lights us up, and what doesn\u2019t and release it, and what turns us ON or turns us OFF, then the more we are going to energetically vibrate at this really high frequency.\u201d - Mary Tess
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