S2 E7 Being Thankful Is A Good Start

Welcome to another episode of Beautifully Broken with DawnRanae!

Today I talk about how we all have many facets to who we are. How others see us is often not because of who we are, but the role we play in those people's lives.

Children see us as a parent, so when they see us laughing and interacting with friends it may seem to them that we are being someone else, someone they do not know.

The same can be said for co-workers. In a professional setting we act in a professional way, but in a relaxed and social setting, we may seem like an entirely different person.

And the truth is, we are all of those people. We have many sides to our personalities and how we act is often dependent upon where we are and who we are with. 

And the other truth is, that very often we hide our true self and feelings behind the laughter and smiles, the professionalism and politeness, so that others do not see our pain, our struggles, cannot judge us.

The first step to being able to be myself, if not all the time, then as much of the time as possible... was a daily Thankful list. 

It started off with just a couple things, but as time went on the list grew and grew until I was finding myself being thankful through out each day for the smallest of things- a break in the traffic, a bluebird on the mailbox, the clouds in the shape of a heart, the scent of flowers in the air...

And as my list grew, my awareness of how I felt every day increased, as did my awareness of the world and the people around me.

My struggles and trials seemed less difficult as I opened myself to the challenges others were facing and reached out to help them through their struggles... and after a time I realized that I was living my Beautifully Broken mantra- I was a beacon of light to others in the darkness that brought them to me so that TOGETHER we can help each other through the storm.

And believe it or not, it all started with being thankful for just one more day.

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Link to UCLA Health free meditations- It's the one I started with before I began creating my own to share

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