While a passing conversation at the time, this has stuck with me and shaped much of my perspective on how I choose to live my life.
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It is okay to be human. It is better to acknowledge your humanness. It is best to then DO something about it.
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One of the strongest tools that I used to get through 2020 is something called a gratitude anchor. In any moment of stress or frustration, you will take 3 simple steps.
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Thanks, Universe. You always know what to say!
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We have the opportunity to choose our hard. On the surface, one choice looks like it is the “right” or “easy” one.
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This type of acceptance allows us to address the difficult situation without adding an additional layer of creating pain for ourselves.
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Hope shows up as an unfailing belief that everything will work out, even when you can’t come up with any way that it will. It provides the belief in a solution that we cannot see and charge into battle anyway.
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Anyone can get caught up in “poor-me” self-talk from time to time, but it doesn't do us much good.
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In moments of frustration, I will throw my hands up and say "I can't do this, not in dees shoooes."
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The term dialectical comes from the idea of bringing together acceptance and change… that you can both accept challenges in your life and work to overcome them.
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Through reading this piece, and recognizing how these attitudes and behaviors show up in my current life, it reinforces that there are some pieces of myself that won't change.
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This practice encourages me to explore my emotion in a non-judgmental, open way. It helps me look deeper into what I feel without letting that feeling consume me.
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While I am not Merriam-Webster, I propose another interpretation. I like to use the word “whelmed” when I am on my way to feeling overwhelmed but I’m not yet there- it is a lesser version.
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Once we have this peace, a natural sense of kindness washes over us which helps release stress naturally.
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