The purpose of our Wise Walks is to create a self-reflection for the purposes of awareness not judgment. If you graded yourself on our last Wise Walk around Energetic Hygiene and were surprised by your answers and low scores in an area, give yourself some grace. Let’s make a pact right here and now and say that this True Stride podcast is a judgment-free zone.
On today’s Wise Walk, we discuss what we can do to create more awareness in our life and dismiss that judgment. As we stride together, the questions on our minds are: In what ways can grading systems support or harm your mindset? When you have a judgmental thought about yourself or others, what choices can you make to shift that perspective? And if you feel your energetic self-care practices are not where you want them to be, what’s one action or step you’re going to take to move forward in the direction you want to go?
Let’s talk about dreadful grading systems that create judgment instead of awareness. I am personally not a fan of something that makes you or I feel bad about ourselves. I am sorry if the last episode caused any unnecessary negative self chatter in yourself; that was sincerely not my intention. I only used a grading system with you to illustrate that recently I had not been focused on daily practices that energize me, and I momentarily lost sight of that awareness.
When I think back to where I needed more awareness, not judgment, I recall a conversation with one of my medical doctors Dr. Patel. At that time in my life, my clean eating regimen had gotten a little too hardcore, and Dr. Patel told me that a plateful of frank and beans served with love is much healthier than an organic salad served with stress and anxiety. Frank and beans, in terms of clean eating, are like a major no-no, but I had to learn to move my mindset from judgment to awareness. Judgment creates stress, which is worse for us than clean eating.
So as you think about our conversation for this episode, how you feel about the choices and actions you’re making, it is going to affect your whole body and energy, so where in your life can you be kind to yourself as you evaluate any recent experience and then how can you take them all in stride?
In this episode:
[00:23] Welcome to the show!
[03:14] After my last episode on Energetic Hygiene, I heard from some Striders that could relate, and their scores weren’t that great either.
[04:50] In what ways can grading systems support or harm your mindset?
[04:58] When you have a judgmental thought about yourself or others, what choices can you make to shift that perspective?
[05:08] If you feel your energetic self-care practices are not where you want them to be, what’s one action or step you will take to move forward in the direction you want to go?
[05:56] I have learned the practice of focusing on awareness, not judgment, over time.
[08:31] I realized I couldn’t view my doctor’s visits as a test or a grade.
[10:02] Stress is not good for any of us, and judgment usually leads to stress.
[12:03] Our thoughts and mindsets are very powerful.
[14:18] What’s one step you are going to take to keep a positive mindset?
[15:09] I look forward to next week’s conversation.
Memorable Quotes:
- “Negative self talk or chatter is a choice.”
- “Stress is not good for any of us, and judgment usually leads to stress.”
- “Frank and beans served with love is much healthier than an organic salad served with stress and anxiety.”
- “The purpose of our Wise Walks is to create awareness not judgment.”
- “Grading systems create judgment instead of awareness.”
- “I take really good care of myself 80% of the time, so I have to give myself grace for the 20% of the time I don’t.”
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