The dictionary defines fear as "a distressing emotion aroused by an impending pain, danger, evil, etc. or by the illusion of such." Whether your fears are of either a real or an imagined threat they have the power, if we let them, to keep us from fulfilling our destiny.
In today’s episode, we will be sharing our experience with fear and a few tips on how to move out of your comfort zone and expand your boundaries.
We all go through our daily lives engaging in many conversations with others. But most of the time, we don’t listen as well as we could or sometimes should. We’re often distracted, We think we’re listening to the other person, but we’re really not giving them our full attention.
What does it look like to listen to one another in a way that makes us feel heard and fully seen?
How many time have you felt overwhelmed because you have a too much on our plate? It could be because you’d said yes to too many things. Or you could be wasting your time, energy, or emotion on the wrong thing.
Knowing how and when to set boundaries can change all that. In today’s episode, we’ll talk about what boundaries are, why they’re important and the areas of your life they can tame when set in place.
You heard us say time and time again on the podcast that relationships thrive with intentionality. In previous episodes we’ve talked about making time for our friends, our spouse, now we're talking about how to make time for our kids. We're not talking about the kind of time where you drive your kids where have to be, or time spent watch their sporting events, or band concerts, or even volunteering at their school. We're talking about real relationship and connection.
Making time for friends is important! The most rewarding friendships are the ones we are intentional about nurturing. as we mentioned in Episode 32, we can do this by participating in a book club, collaborating on a project or volunteering together, or even connecting with each other with technology such as FaceTime, Skype, or Voxer. That’s great but don’t neglect celebrations! They are important too!
