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Nearly two out of three people suffering from depression do not actively seek nor receive proper treatment, according to the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance. Oftentimes, I believe it’s due to many not realizing they’re in a state of depression. In the mildest of cases, life may feel like it’s closing in on you, you’re more sensitive to what never used to bother you, or you overthink about how much you overthink, etc.
These are all things I’ve experienced. And it’s a rollercoaster. I don’t write this because I’m fully out of it. I had to begin therapy and without that, I may not even be writing this article at all. Life is hard enough. But do you know what’s even harder on us? Our own mind. We can create the craziest scenario of torture and pain in our head and begin to believe it’s inevitable for our lives.
But I want to share with you something an awesome Pastor shared with me. He didn’t even need to meet me for this to resonate to my core. He simply said, “You don’t have to believe everything you think” I froze.
Since childhood, many of us love to dream, it's a way to escape reality, and our dreams can be so vivid that we just know it's bound to come true someday. I had so many occupations before I ended on entrepreneur! On the reverse side however, that means our nightmares can be vivid too.
Then we mix some reality with it while we grow up. We gain more experience of our world, realize kids can be mean (and it really never stops even into adulthood), feel our first heartbreak, and it proves to be the exact opposite of our little girl dreams.
It doesn’t matter how old we get, that little girl will always be inside of us. Likely still holding onto her unchecked wish-list. But as an adult, sometimes that unchecked list can fester into beliefs we are doing something wrong….when the reality is, it's okay to just dream. According to WebMD, we have 4-6 dreams every night depending on our sleep cycles and all the dream catchers in the world won't help you catch 'em all. So would you stress about those lost dreams if all it took was the one that really mattered?
I believe we can still honor the little girl in us while remaining tough and pliable with life’s twists and turns. We just have to reject impure thoughts that don’t serve our purpose or happiness. Facing reality is beneficial to course direction but reality should never make us believe we can’t live happily in it.
So I hope you take this secret to the little girl inside of you and tell her to keep dreaming (because dreams are ideas) while you live your life and face the obstacles that make you stronger. If you want to check out that sermon that inspired this article, look up “Thought Bubbles” from Pastor Steven Furtick.
]]>I saw this quote on social media somewhere, and usually I’d get offended because I love my girls of the world and I want to protect and smite all negativity associated with being a girl...but I started thinking deeper than usual. Thank God.
If you read my last article, I touched on how I’ve realized our upbringing had a lot to do with our behavior and how we carried it into adulthood.
As adults, we’ve been told this many times and even understand why we shouldn’t. But be honest (you don’t have to tell me), have you ever grumbled to yourself when another woman outshined you?
I have.
And it took some self-reflecting to understand it has nothing to do with who we are as a person. Subconsciously, I believe we’re taught there’s not enough for us all.
I can remember several aunts and cousins complaining there weren’t enough good men around. My father always lectured about securing a good job right out of college so I can sustain myself. Then there’s all this pressure to get things done on a time schedule and you can’t be early or late!
No wonder we find ourselves not as happy as we can be for other women...we think there’s one less spot for us!
To truly empower, take yourself out of it. Because empowerment is not about you, it’s in you. And when it’s in you, you can experience true happiness for others, because it benefits you too. Everyone has their own plan and when you compete with that, you’ll lose every time. So don’t overthink and jump to conclusions about your worth...it’s just not your timeline. There will always be room for you, opportunity is always circulating.
To be tangible, think about money. Someone with a “scarcity mindset” may believe there’s not enough currency for everyone to be wealthy, or that saving is better than risking money for more money. This is the furthest from the truth because money can be leveraged from other money, it can be used for shortcuts that lead to more revenue, and can be grouped with other money for a stronger impact and broader reach. Now read that sentence again and replace the word “money” with “women”. This blueprint can be applied to many areas of life which is why I truly believe in it.
When you believe nothing can jeopardize what’s for you, you can breathe. You start to notice more of the subtle things that bring you joy and more of the obvious you may have taken for granted. And you feel peace.
You feel inspired and even eager to continue on your mission, but without unnecessary urgency because you know God promised it to you in time. That’s where we need to be always. Our best work comes out of this place and when it’s time to shine a light on someone else, we will have the BIGGEST spotlight for our fellow ladies.
]]>The podcast highlighted how, as girls, we’re trained to behave a certain way and not do things outside of the normal guidelines of being a “girl”:
“Don’t be too loud”
“Don’t hang with too many boys”
“Chin up, like a lady”
“Legs crossed, like a lady”
“Don’t be weird”
Specifically the host said, “We were taught to suppress ourselves. To shrink. This turns into overthinking as adults.”
And we can debate over which woman overthinks the most right...
See, the issue is there’s many girls who like to be loud, don’t mind getting down with the boys because she’s just as tough, and don’t care about crossing legs, chinning up, or being like everyone else. And that’s okay! However, instead of embracing this, we’re consciously and subconsciously attacked.
Now as a woman, you think your assertiveness and nonconformity is a flaw.
Something I’ve grown to be so grateful for is knowing no matter how much you do try and alter your core...you’re still going to be who you were meant to be in some way. The true you will always be there, somewhere.
So if you’ve been shrinking, not expressing the full you, it’s time to start.
I’m just going to say it...they were wrong.
The definition of a woman is: you.
If you love business podcasts, check out “Don’t Keep Your Day Job”, that’s where this entry was inspired from and helps to keep me in good spirits.
What’s something about yourself you’re going to embrace more of?
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