"Calm down, just be calm” are common things we either tell ourselves or have been told.
But have you ever noticed how when someone says “just calm down!” it never really works? It actually just makes you more anxious / agitated 😅
Read MoreLast week I was watching Street Food USA on Netflix, and the episode on Chef Thuy's story made me cry!
My eyes watered with deep resonance at how powerful it can be shift our personal stories and become our own heroes.
Read MoreYou are not lacking courage, confidence or wisdom.
You don't need to go out there and find it under a tree.
It's inside of you.
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I stopped REACTING.
Instead, I slowed down and tuned inward.
I used all of my tools and knowledge to connect and understand myself more deeply.
This foundation gave me opportunities for clarity.
Ideas, not from external sources, but from within me started to come.
Wisdom presented itself when I let myself listen.
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In case no one's ever told you… It's okay to feel.
It’s okay to let yourself feel.
It’s okay to acknowledge your emotions.
Let's normalize the experience of feeling our emotions instead of running, hiding and distracting ourselves.
Letting yourself feel is necessary in the journey of growth and healing.
Read MoreOver the weekend, as I was sitting in my home office, when my partner came in and said…
“You're my best good friend.”
I thought it was sweet and laughed (it's a line out of Forrest Gump). And my immediate reaction was to say the same thing back to him.
As I started to say it out loud, I actually stopped myself and said this instead…