This week I talk about the need for boundaries and how we people please so much it hurts us and really doesn't help the people we are trying to please. I talk about my own personal experiences when I betrayed others and myself to make people happy and not have people dislike me more than they already did. I talk about finding yourself and pleasing yourself and saving that giving to the ones who truly deserve it. MUSIC ON THIS EPISODE WHAT ABOUT YOUR FRIENDS - TLC PLEASE DON'T GO - K.W.S. I WENT TOO FAR - Aurora (MK remix) I CANT GO FOR THAT (NO CAN DO) - Daryl Hall and John Oates I STAND ALONE - Godsmack GLAD I FOUND YOU - Elderbrook
Life can be the most frustrating thing in the world. We make plans, and they almost always fall apart. We want things to arrive early, and they show up late—or vice versa. So many elements are completely out of our control, and because of that, staying mindful and happy can feel almost impossible. But no matter what chaos we encounter, we always have a choice: we get to choose how we perceive the situation. Take last Monday. I had jury duty for the first time, and it was an excruciatingly annoying experience. I didn't even make it into a courtroom; I just had to sit in a room for hours watching HGTV. Then there’s this week—I had a new dishwasher being delivered with a window of 8:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Naturally, the window closed, and they were nowhere to be found. It’s frustrating because we ordered furniture a few weeks ago, and that guy showed up early . Then he got mad at us and chastised us for not being home yet! It’s like the situation with doctors: they can make ...