I let go of my need to control and allow the Universe to do her thing.
Gabrielle BernsteinRead
One of the biggest ways we don't support ourselves is by not asking for support. Asking can take courage, but the reward is immense.
Interpretation
Not asking for help prevents us from receiving support, which can ultimately be beneficial.
This quote by Gabrielle Bernstein highlights the importance of reaching out for support when needed. It emphasizes that while it may require courage to ask for assistance, the potential benefits of doing so are significant, as support can lead to personal growth and emotional well-being.
In practice
During a team meeting, I reminded everyone that asking for support can lead to better outcomes.
I let go of my need to control and allow the Universe to do her thing.
If you're wondering what I mean by 'miracle,' it's simple: a miracle is a shift in perspective from fear to love. A miracle can be the moment you choose to forgive your ex-lover and let go of decades of resentment, or the moment you recognize that losing your job was not a tragedy but an opportunity to follow your true calling.
Our bodies hold so much tension and resentment and sadness, so if we don't move it out of the body, we stay stuck in those negative patterns.
Whenever I'm asked about the greatest lesson I've learned, my response is, 'Happiness is a choice I make.'
There's a fine line between helping others and being a people pleaser, and mistaking one for the other can be hugely detrimental. When we put others' needs before our own, we deplete our energy, which can lead to depression, physical illness, and overwhelm.
Whenever you notice your thoughts detour into attack mode, say out loud or to yourself: Happiness is a choice I make.
Kay was older and bigger than the Wart, so that he was bound to win in the end, but he was more nervous and imaginative. He could imagine the effect of each blow that was aimed at him, and this weakened his defense. Wart was only an infuriated hurricane.
I was taught to believe that the most dishonorable thing a Meredith could do was work in a white woman's kitchen and take care of a white man's child. I knew I would starve to death rather than do either.
They will not criminalise us, rob us of our true identity, steal our individualism, depoliticise us, churn us out as systemised, institutionalised, decent law-abiding robots. Never will they label our liberation struggle as criminal.
I think when I got enough pain and I was broken enough, and I got to my bottom, it enabled me enough to ask for help. But I needed a lot of pain.
The memory of oppressed people is one thing that cannot be taken away, and for such people, with such memories, revolt is always an inch below the surface.
Victory in defeat, there is none higher. She didn't give up, Ben; she's still trying to lift that stone after it has crushed her. She's a father working while cancer eats away his insides, to bring home one more pay check. She's a twelve-year-old trying to mother her brothers and sisters because mama had to go to Heaven. She's a switchboard operator sticking to her post while smoke chokes her and fire cuts off her escape. She's all the unsung heroes who couldn't make it but never quit.
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