As I reflected on last week's episode and took a Wise Walk with myself, I realized that at this moment in time, I feel seen and understood by most people in my life, but I've worked really hard for this moment in time. I've had to make some tough decisions along the way to stay aligned with feeling seen, heard, and understood.
As we Stride together, the questions on our minds are: Where do you take pride in being visible to yourself, for yourself, without needing anyone else to praise or recognize you? Is there a way to increase your visibility to stay motivated, accountable, or get encouragement? Where in your life do you want to take a quality that already exists inside you and make it more visible?
Those conversations where you feel invisible or realize whoever you are talking to or hanging out with are too consumed by their reality to understand what you are trying to accomplish can be very disappointing. But it would be more disappointing if you gave into their limited thinking of what was possible and what was visible in our hearts. For me, it's about observing and appreciating my internal visibility for myself first and foremost.
My good friend Katie is a fellow Strider, and she posts these great Instagram stories about her daily runs. Her simple and consistent posts are a way that she shows up for herself to be visible for herself and others that matter, like her three amazing boys. Katie’s act of self-care and willingness to share motivates others to get their stride on too. I've learned that it is so important to tie your need for visibility back to your feeling goals and what lights you up.
As this podcast airs, my Aunt Teeny and I will be in a massive white truck hauling a six-horse trailer from Oklahoma to northern Florida. We are relocating my Aunt Teeny's three horses and donkey from California to Florida. My Aunt made the brave choice to relocate herself and her animals to St. Augustine, Florida, to be closer to family, and I agreed to help her because I know it will be an adventure. I am thankful to my sister Heather, who is taking care of Trooper and Cali, so that I am free to support my Aunt.
I am very excited to have this topic of what is visible to me front and center as I make the drive across the country. I want to see the countryside complete with the horse accommodations with fresh eyes. I'm going to be present with my feelings that influence my choices and my actions, and I'm going to look forward to telling you about it.
In this episode:
[00:23] Welcome to the show!
[02:01] Where do you take pride in being visible to yourself, for yourself, without needing anyone else to praise or recognize you?
[02:19] Is there a way to increase your visibility to stay motivated, accountable, or get encouragement?
[02:35] Where in your life do you want to take a quality that already exists inside you and make it more visible?
[02:59] I dated a guy who thought writing my book was a hobby, and his thoughts came out in many ways.
[04:43] I am so proud of myself for not letting his undermining comments change my course.
[06:36] Being an author is way hard, but I feel led to do it.
[07:40] You can recognize and be visible for yourself.
[08:03] Where in your life are you doing something people don't get, but it doesn't matter?
[09:53] What I've learned is that it is so important to tie your need for visibility back to your goals and what lights you up.
[10:44] Honor what is visible to you, and don't worry about what others think.
[12:01] As this podcast airs, I will be in a big white truck hauling horses and a donkey from Oklahoma to Florida.
[14:10] As you observe and appreciate your visibility, where are you infusing external visibility to support you?
[15:37] Thank you for listening!
Memorable Quotes:
“Honor what is visible to you and don’t worry about what others think.” “Tie your need for visibility back to your feeling goals and what lights you up.” “It was visible to myself and that was enough.” “I don’t let negative nitwits who don’t get me or take an interest in my dreams derail my progress.” “Your energy is too valuable to waste on trying to persuade anyone of what you already know to be true for you.”
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