Greetings and welcome to the Why Struggle Podcast.
I'm your host,
Barbara J.
Faison,
And my intention with this podcast is to offer ideas,
Insights,
And inspirations so you can live life better.
Greetings and welcome to 2024 Week 25,
What I Believe Replay.
This episode is a replay of Week 51 from 2023,
What I Believe.
Welcome to Week 51,
What I Believe.
Around this time,
I start to review my year and check in with what is important to me.
I'm thinking about how I've been spending my time and how I want to spend my time in the future.
Asking questions helps me stay focused.
Am I sharing my tags,
Talents,
Abilities,
Gifts,
Skills to the best of my abilities?
An important question is,
Have my beliefs and philosophies changed?
The excerpt that I'm sharing this week from my book,
E-book audiobook,
Why Struggle Life is Too Short to Wear Tight Shoes,
Is part of the About This Book section.
In this part of the book,
I share my life philosophies.
I hope you enjoy it.
About This Book It's been about 23 years since Why Struggle,
The book,
Was published.
The initial book was a very important part of my personal and spiritual growth,
Just as this new endeavor for the e-book and audiobook continues to allow me to learn,
Evolve,
And grow.
Leg My personal beliefs and life philosophies are the same,
And I've added a few more since I've lived a lot more life.
My beliefs and life philosophies are,
Be Loving Love is the most powerful,
Healing,
Transformative power.
Being loving is the answer to most situations.
Be Truthful I must find my personal truth and what brings me joy and peace.
Move Forward Everything happens for a reason.
Many times I will never know why specific things happen.
I must move forward anyway.
Be Forgiving Learn to forgive myself and others quickly.
There are no mistakes,
Only learning experiences.
Be Open I am a student and teacher in the school of life.
Teachers are everywhere,
And I must be an open and willing student at all times.
Usually when I am the teacher,
I learn way more than I could ever teach.
Order is a natural law.
Everything happens in divine order.
Be Calm Calm and chaos are both mental choices.
I can choose differently at any time.
Be Easy Life is about timing and flow.
Feeling loving,
Open,
Willing.
I am learning to get out of the way more.
Be One We are all interconnected because we are one.
Leg My main purpose is to learn,
Evolve,
And grow.
Leg as much as I can.
Everything else will fall into place.
Be Still Time in silence and having spiritual practices such as meditation,
Radical forgiveness,
Journaling,
And tapping emotional freedom technique are essential for my overall well-being.
Trust My PGS My personal guidance system,
PGS,
Will lead,
Guide,
And direct me when I relax and get still enough to hear its directions.
Who knew in 1999 I would be teaching meditation classes and be that lady that might say to you,
I have a message for you.
There is no way on earth I would have had that insight back then.
It all started with questions and wanting answers.
It all started with wanting to live a better life.
It all started with simply not wanting to struggle.
Struggling is a choice.
Life is what you decide it will be regardless of the emotions you experience.
I have learned that taking time to be still helps me get clear and make better choices.
I have learned to ask important questions to help me continue to move forward in life.
How do I feel right now?
Am I struggling right now?
If so,
Why?
If I am struggling,
I remember that struggle is a choice and I ask myself if I really want to take that emotional roller coaster ride that might be the next step.
I've learned to breathe deeply and often in order to come back to right now.
What can I do right now to feel better?
Breathe.
Maybe listening to a song or playlist or taking a walk can help me have a different feeling.
Do I really need to call someone or can I figure things out myself?
Why am I struggling in this moment?
Just breathing and saying to myself or out loud,
All is well and things are always working out for me calms me down.
If you're reading or listening to this book,
I want you to know that I appreciate you.
This journey we call life is truly what you decide it will be.
Allow yourself to be open to possibilities.
Feel and experience the emotions as they show up.
Smile and know that you have all you need in this world because you're here and all is in divine order.
And all is in divine order.
I hope you will find this book nourishing for your soul and your adventure through life.
For me,
The meaning of life is to live,
Love,
Learn,
Grow,
And share.
End of the excerpt.
Over the next few weeks,
I'll review and check in with how I feel about these beliefs and philosophies.
Do you review your beliefs and philosophies regularly?
I love questions so much.
I included question as a category in my card deck.
Relax,
Listen,
And trust your inner guidance.
Let me know a few of your beliefs by leaving a comment where you're listening to this podcast.
