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When My Heart is Heavy
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When the world feels heavy and uncertain, what keeps you steady?
This episode is my own exploration of what it means to navigate challenging times with intention rather than fear.
As leaders, we must know what keeps us steady so that we can show up and support those around us.
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Introduction to staying steady
Speaker 1A deep change in the way that we live requires a deep change in the way that we think . I'm Karla Reeves and this is Differently . Hey friend , how's your heart today ? This last week has been heavy , honestly . I haven't talked to a single person who wasn't affected by all that's been happening . I have felt it too , and if you've felt quiet or paralyzed or had low motivation or felt aimless or gotten off track , you are not alone . I feel these things deeply , and I'm sure that you do too , and when the weight gets to be too much , I have to step back and be really , really mindful of what I take in . So today , I just want to share a little bit of what I see and what is keeping me steady , and I hope that this sparks something for you to remember . Just because you've always responded to heaviness or uncertainty in one way doesn't mean that you have
Questions for uncertain times
Speaker 1to keep doing it that way in one way doesn't mean that you have to keep doing it that way .
Speaker 1New terrain calls for new behavior and new tools and new approaches . I realized today that I've been sitting with a few questions How's my heart Really ? What's keeping me steady right now ? How are the people around me and how am I to serve ? And I took these questions into my mastermind yesterday and we we use these questions and we wrote with our non-dominant hand , a practice that can be really powerful to kind of bypass the noise in the mind and tap into even the child like parts
Staying present and connected
Speaker 1of ourselves . And the themes that came up were really simple but clear Stay present , stay connected to your people . We hear these things all the time and so we can kind of like they can just flip around and feel a little empty sometimes , and so I encourage you to really look at like , what do those really mean for you and for me ? Staying present is really what I'm having to do is work very hard to stay out of my head so that I can be fully available to what's in front of me , like whether it's work I'm doing or whether I'm with my husband talking , or at the studio connecting with somebody in my class , so that I can deeply see people , deeply hear people , deeply understand people and be available and hear for what's right here and now . And to stay connected . This week has meant to be really close with my husband . Week has meant to be really close with my husband . Talk through the things , share the things share my emotions so that we can process what's going on for ourselves , be physically close , hugging and snuggling and holding hands and comforting each other . It has been reaching out to our boys , friends , colleagues and clients just checking in , and I realized this week that there were times when I was hoping someone would reach out to me and I realized that that was the perfect moment to reach out to others and I've been asking God to put on my heart others that I need to reach out to .
Moving beyond fear
Speaker 1The truth is , fear shows up quickly in uncertain times . For me , how about you ? For much of my life I have lived kind of at the mercy of fear , bracing for the worst when things get uncomfortable , or always trying to anticipate and strategize my way out so that I don't get stuck or trapped . But this week I felt invited to walk a little differently and I just let the tears come . When they came , I rested , I prayed , I felt God say that when you are rested and relaxed I can move mountains . I talked things out with Quentin , I leaned into the things that steady me instead of letting fear take the lead , and every day I am committed to shaking off fear if I have to , because I don't believe that we were made to live in fear , and a reminder kept coming back to me of be awake and be aware .
Speaker 1In a world that is distracting us on all levels , we have to flex the muscle to stay awake and aware and step away when we need to get quiet and calm the waters , seek God , slay fear and get back in the game
Finding steadiness and closing thoughts
Speaker 1of life . This is a time to tend to our souls . I really believe this because only we can do that work for ourselves . As leaders , we need to know and do the things that keep us steady so we can be steady for the people we love and the people around us and the work we're here to do . If you don't know what keeps you steady , now is such a good time to figure that out . If you aren't in relationships where you can fall apart so that you can go out and lead , find them . What's keeping me steady is my faith , our marriage , our conversations , the tears , the getting quiet and remembering the truth of who we are and whose we are . Real conversations rest in being quiet so I can hear God . I'd love to know what's keeping you steady In closing , if you need to be in a conversation that fuels your life and stirs your heart and soul .
Speaker 1Book a strategy call with me . Let's make a plan for you to get in community and get connected and get in conversations that stir you and wake you up and help you slay fear and stay on track . A link to do that is in the show notes . Resist the urge to numb out my friend and do everything
Call to action and outro
Speaker 1you can to stay awake . These are important times and don't forget . If you felt the nudge book a strategy call , it's free and it might be all that you need . Thank you for tuning into this episode of Differently . Check out my coaching experiences . There's a 12 week experience for a big shift or there's a monthly writing and coaching partnership for ongoing clarity , creativity , alignment and momentum . You can find all the details at Carla Reevescom . And if you enjoyed this episode , please help me grow the podcast and leave a five-star review on Apple podcasts and share with someone you love . Until next time , stop surviving your life , start creating it .