Messy On The Outside

Messy On the Outside

 

Episode Introduction: 

My philosophy is that happiness and sadness can coexist. When you create non-judgmental spaces for broken hearts to be seen, heard, and validated, you feel lighter and better. What I want you to feel today is this- that all the messiness that surrounds your life is normal; take your time with it.

I give credit to this episode to my daughter. Why? She drew me a picture a while ago. I want you to picture the drawing with me so that the learning is etched in your mind. She drew a red heart with a blue star in the center of the heart. She added light blue coloring, messy zigzag lines all around the heart. Then, in a black marker, she wrote- Messy on the outside, cute on the inside. How sweet and wise could that sound?

Wisdom is a magical word. It grows with experiences and adds to our judgment. We are all grievers looking at other’s pain from a different lens. 

Listen in to the episode today as I guide you through my experience, welcome wisdom into your life, and embrace the beautiful mess you are in.

 

Episode Quotes

• “Grief is a normal and natural reaction to any loss or change in normalcy. It is my philosophy that happiness and sadness can coexist.” - Herdyne [01:23]

• “It is only when we learn the power of embracing both emotions that living a life full of emotional abundance, and balance can be attainable.” - Herdyne [01:34]

• “When I say wisdom is my favorite word, it is my favorite word because there's so much to gain when you take time to understand or add knowledge or, or insight about a particular situation.” - Herdyne [10:21]

• “Grief is being experienced in regards to the loss of your safety, or normalcy.”- Herdyne [12:36]

• “Peace comes when you tell the truth about how you feel. Peace comes when you anchor down about your heartache. Peace comes when you anchor down with the connections with your community in your people, and truly see you that see you they hear you they understand you. Peace calms my wisdom circle.” -  Herdyne [16:54]

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