Day 7 - YOUR HE(ART)BEAT!
You are your own unique you.
Take a second and reflect on how far you’ve come in this process. Look at how much you have learned about yourself and what you’ve accomplished. Reminder: Today would be a great opportunity to add to your SelfStudy after how far you have come in this journey! It's amazing how a little thought and a little exploration can make a huge difference. Having found these new parts of ourselves, I would like to say the following...
There is no one else like you in this world. You have a unique he(art)beat to share with the world! What we need to do as individuals is accept this information and use it. Own our originality!
Having spent this time working on ourselves, it's now time to take up space. Stop apologizing for our voices. Stop apologizing for our bodies. Stop apologizing for being. You belong right where you are. Right here, right now.
Whenever I used to audition for things, I would try to get in and out of those rooms as fast as possible. Subconsciously apologizing for wasting their time, feeling I didn’t deserve to be there. Now I know I am worthy to take up space. I have a voice that can add value. So I take my time. I walk in, say hello, and I DO NOT RUSH. I am right here, right now saying “This is my heart. Thank you for seeing it today”. The difference this has made in me is so incredible. I feel powerful and seen in ways I never had before. Not apologizing for who I am has opened doors I never thought it could.
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Exercises & Journal Prompts
Exercise:
Today I want you to focus on cutting “I’m sorry” from your vocabulary in instances that could acknowledge gratitude instead. Refocus the energy that you put into feeling like you need to constantly apologize for being yourself and put it into better things. Start saying thank you. To yourself, to others, to the world.
The list below are a few suggestions to get you started. Try and exercise changing “I’m sorry” to “Thank you” when you realize you are apologizing for being you.
I’m sorry for being needy.
Adjust: Thank you for accepting me.
I’m sorry for being too emotional.
Adjust: Thank you for allowing me to feel this way.
I’m sorry for running late.
Adjust: Thank you for giving me time and being patient.
I’m sorry for saying (singing, sharing) the wrong thing.
Adjust: Thank you for giving me a voice.
Journal:
Write 3 experiences in which you apologized in the past that do not include genuine remorse for wrongdoing -- meaning a circumstance when you said you were sorry but it probably wasn’t warranted.
How would you handle those situations with this new awareness?
Express how you might rephrase what was said or take different actions to make it about acceptance.
It’s not about changing the past. It’s about allowing yourself to understand how much power you have in seeing an opportunity to speak your truth. By revisiting these experiences you are allowing yourself to see new ways of approaching similar situations in the future.
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