Have you ever looked in the mirror and been disappointed with who’s looking back, or even worse, horrified by who you’ve become? After awakening in his bathtub, practically dead and not sure how to face another day, Jesse decided he didn’t want to die - he wanted to live differently. From that moment on, he decided to figure out how to do just that, live differently, and to become the person who didn't waste his potential.
In 2017, after two decades of battling addiction, Jesse embarked on a life-altering path toward long-term addiction recovery. This podcast delves into the nuances distinguishing sobriety from long-term recovery and how to handle those pesky emotions active addiction helped keep at bay. Jesse shares his personal experience, transitioning from the depths of addiction to a proactive journey of recovery.
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Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Tuesday Jul 23, 2019
Whatever happens around you, don’t take it personally. Nothing other people do is because of you, it's because of them. When we take something personally, we make the assumption they know what's in our world, and we try to impose our world on theirs.
Why is not taking anything personally important?
- Because you are in control of your world, not theirs, so you have no idea why they just behaved that way toward you.
- Reacting emotionally is your old way of thinking and this new, better you, is more grounded and centered in your life and sobriety joureny.
What is not taking things personally look like.
- You shrug off insults
- You understand that people can still CHOOSE to believe in the old you, to see the old you, to think that nobody ever changes and you will always be who you were.
- That is their limiting mindset about themselves and not for you to take on as fact. Their poison is for them to take alone.
How to not take things personally
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Remember what someone say to you, about you, or around you is their own opinion of the world as they see it - it is their projection of their belief system upon you and not yours, so don't pay it any mind.
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Breathe deep and think about what it would do to you to take on their insult as fact and why you know that's not helpful to your sobriety.
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Laugh it off, walk away, continue doing what ever it is you were doing are acceptable responses to thier indignity toward you.
Remember - reacting is with emotion, responding is with thought.
What if you find yourself taking things personally.
- Breathe into the moment and ask yourself if it is worth your energy to take their poison as your own.
- Look at their actions as their own pain and suffering that they have to look forward to evolving from and then see if you can be of service to them.
- Be introspective of your actions and see where you can be a better role model for how to act in stressful situations.
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6 years ago
I loved this Podcast!
6 years ago
I follow your Podcast and this one really spoke to me! Thank you for more clarification on the matter if taking things personally! Your awesome! I'm going to continue to listen, take heed and apply this to my journey to sobriety! Thanks!