I had a major epiphany today and it was a painful one. I am grateful for the lesson, as I had no idea what was going on under the surface. Today, I share on Share and Let's Live! with Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist how I discovered people pleasing and anxiety are working together in my present life, off of an old script from my childhood! I believe the insights can be helpful for you on your own inner healing journey so check it out.

Hi! I'm Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist and I have a #podcast on #SoundCloud called Share and Let's Live! All month, I am sharing a FREE DAILY podcast episode with a focus on communication. At the end of each episode, I offer you a personal growth opportunity. Something doable to try. This is why I'm calling this month's challenge #LETSTRYJULY

Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 23 "People Pleasing Part 2" #LETSTRYJULY w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Effort or Ease?

Does it have to be hard to be valuable? Does it have to be hard-earned to make a person worthy? If you work smarter, not harder, are you deserving?

These are the questions that are swimming in my head. Lately, a lot of my “core beliefs” that became a part of me through observation, environment, and suggestion are becoming less valid. I’m starting to question what I’ve believed and wonder what really matters. 

So much of who I’ve been, or not been, has had much to do with concerns about external perceptions. On today’s podcast I tackle the belief that doing things the hard way is what makes it valid. 
I wrote a full #blog post for this episode. Check it out at mdillondesigns.com/blog


Blessings!

Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 4 "Effort or Ease?" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 5 "Burnout: Time to Prioritize YOU" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

We make time for everybody.... their emergencies, their emotions, their needs, wants, and priorities. 

Some of us will only slow down if illness takes us down. We secretly smile from our sick bed because we finally have a reason... the right to say, "No." 

Yeah, we know we're supposed to take better care of ourselves. Yeah, we know that we need to set better boundaries. But you know what nobody tells you? It's hard as hell to set and hold boundaries when you're exhausted. 

It's easy when you're refreshed and restored to say, "Hey, buddy. No. I'm not doing that." But when you're tired and you just don't have the emotional or mental reserve to deal with the pushback or backlash or the unpleasant emotional response of another human, it's sooo easy to slip back into that default setting... the people pleasing, the saying, "Yes," when you want to say, "No," the going along with plans you don't agree with... The stuff you said you were going to stop doing. The stuff you actually did stop doing....

If this is resonating with you, you are possibly at a point where you need to muster up the extra energy to acknowledge it's time to start saying, "No," again. It's time to get by yourself and regroup. It's time to put yourself on your schedule, rest, recoop, or even create a plan for how you can just veg out for a few hours. 

Don't wait for illness or some other unfortunate circumstance to come and rescue you. You deserve the you that you offer to everyone else. Be your own your own advocate. Whether it's 15 minutes or 15 days, pour back into yourself. It's time. 

I understand. I'm at that point right now. I share about it on today's podcast, along with some helpful information and tips, and of course... #storytelling. Enjoy.

Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 5 "Burnout: Time to Prioritize YOU" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 6 "When Life's Hard Find Perspective" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

“When life isn’t ideal, it can be easy to slip into sadness and depression. Getting out in nature and remembering what is still good can help.” —  Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 6 "When Life's Hard Find Perspective" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 7 "What About Our Choices?" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Woke up and had the weirdest experience, that allowed me to see something that I never noticed before. 

When you're an intelligent person and find yourself in a stupid situation, it's hard not to feel like an idiot. However, what I realized today, is that manipulative people are phenomenal at using various tools to work around a person's intelligence. They get crafty to get what they want.

I ended up coming across something I wrote many years ago that gave me insight into how I ended up in relationship with my narcissistic ex. After reading this, with my current awareness, I saw how I ended up in a "stupid" situation. 

I tell the story on today's podcast and in case you don't get a chance to listen, I'll just say, that when a person sees that we're smart, they may tap into our emotions instead to bypass our intelligence. 

Anywho, I'm so grateful I was up scrolling FB this morning because it led me on a journey that led to this discovery. This is a powerful episode. Definitely check it out. 

Thanks for being here. 

Blessings!

Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 7 "What About Our Choices?" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 8 "Sh*t, We Here, Now" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist 

Sometimes life throws sh*t at us that doesn't make sense, stuff that doesn't seem fair… Sometimes, it's far worse than we could've ever imagined... lightyears beyond our worst case scenario. 

In those moments, we can choose to make a bad moment worse by being miserable and thinking of all the ways and reasons it sucks, or we can choose to see it as it is and commit to remaining (and returning) to the present moment. 

We always have a choice. We can make it worse by being miserable on top of the misery, or we can throw up our hands and say, “Sh*t, we here, now.”

Today's podcast is empowering. I cuss a lot but it makes sense when you hear it. Blessings... Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 8 "Sh*t, We Here, Now" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 9 "Make It Tolerable" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

“Enjoy your lunch break at the beach, watch a movie while doing dishes, play trap music while you work. If you have to do things you don’t like, make them tolerable.” — Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

There are some things in life that we don't want to do, but may have to do. What I am learning is that I can find ways to make the heavy stuff bearable. 

I can listen to good music while I do that task I've been putting off. I can use my Pomodoro timer and reward myself for my focused time blocks by watching Bridgerton during my breaks. 

When I hated my job, I would leave the house early and go to the lake before work. I would grab my lunch and go back to the lake to decompress and return. 

When I grocery shop, or have to go to places notorious for having long lines, I put my headphones on and listen to fun music, or play a game on my phone. I listen to biographies and mysteries and sexy romance novels while I drive. I watch movies while I clean. I make delicious sauces to drizzle over vegetables so eating them is pleasurable. 

So much of life we try to muscle through it, when we could just find ways to make it more palatable. We feel like everything has to be hard and unpleasant. But why? 

If that's works for you, go for it. But I want to enjoy my life more. There are aspects of life I would gladly not do, but they're part of my experience. If I've gotta do 'em, I'm gonna find a way to enjoy myself before, after, or during. Maybe you can, too.

I talk about this on today's podcast. Check it out!


Blessings!

Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 9 "Make It Tolerable" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 11 "Hiding Our Best Parts" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

“So many of us are living inauthentically. We hide our truths, because we’re fearful of how ‘they’ will react. But often in doing so, we end up hiding our best parts.” —  Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

What if your destiny is tied to your honesty? What if it's part of your journey to be increasingly authentic? 

I know for me, it seems that's a huge part of my mission. Although, I've been fed tons of shame and have been conditioned to hide, I've reached a point in my life where being authentic matters so much more to me. 
As much as I hated it, various events that I wouldn't have chosen, and moments along the way, have pushed me to gradually peel back the layers of shame and continuously reveal my truth. 

Well, today, I bumped up against one of my truths, and I was really tempted to hide. The discomfort of being in that place between regressing by hiding and progressing by being authentic led me to record this podcast episode. 

If stepping into your authentic self is a challenge, check this out.

Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 11 "Hiding Our Best Parts" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 12 "A New Way to Breathe" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

We don't always have control over our lives or at least not as much control as we would like. Sometimes our family members will interrupt us, when we're trying to have our moments of peace  ("me time") and it can be infuriating. 

In the past, these interruptions would "blow my mood" and ruin my whole day. But today I didn't give in to that. I couldn't let them ruin my whole day.

I think that just setting that intention was enough for me to receive guidance on how to get back into alignment. And I am so grateful. 

This is the cool story I share on today's podcast. I also share a new (to me) mindfulness practice that came to me and help me get back into alignment. Check it out. 

Blessings! Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 12 "A New Way to Breathe" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 15 "Are Those Your Beliefs?" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast Series w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

“As we learn, grow, and experience life, it’s important that we evolve. Periodically, we need to check in with ourselves and see if our current beliefs belong to us or someone else. ” —  Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Check out today's podcast!

Day 15 "Are Those Your Beliefs?" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Day 16 "Obstacles or Opportunities?" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

It's natural to want life to go smoothly. What I'm learning, is that periodically we are faced with opportunities that may seem like obstacles. By facing these situations, rather than cowering in fear, we gain empowerment. We get to grow. We get to evolve. We get to see we have more in us than we thought.

Today (technically yesterday), I experienced one of these growth opportunities. I share about it on the #podcast. Check it out. 

Blessings!

Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

Day 16 "Obstacles or Opportunities?" #IAMtheONE Share & Let's Live! #Podcast

Marlene Dillon is a multi-talented single mom who's passionate about empowerment. Through her gifts of storytelling, songwriting, and her intuitive gifts, she shares insights on how to navigate life with more purpose. This podcast is called Share & Let's Live! because she believes that we all have gifts, passions, and interests that we came here to share. And as we release our reasons, beliefs, and hesitations, and begin to share them, we all get to expand. We are happier and we make our world a more beautiful place. So check out the podcast. Like, comment, and share. Oh, and a special thanks to Anno Domini Beats for the awesome track "Like That" which has become the signature sound for this podcast. Bless you for offering your music to creators like me. You're a blessing! 
BTW, I do cuss on this podcast, so you've been warned. These are my opinions and purely for entertainment and education. I speak freely. Share & Let's Live! with Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist's podcast and recordings are covered under the Privacy Policy, Terms, Etc. available on mdillondesigns.com. All rights reserved.

Day 23 "People Pleasing Part 2" #LETSTRYJULY w/ Marlene Dillon Empowerment Specialist

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