Have you ever experienced moments in your life where you feel like you've lost control, as if it's all messed up, and there's no way for you to get back on track? In moments like these, some people tend to blame or hold it against others. However, you need to take responsibility for yourself so that you can live the life you desire on your terms.
In this episode of Returning Home: The Podcast, you will learn to understand the importance of trusting yourself and taking responsibility for your life and everything in between. If you're asking why you're stuck in certain circumstances or why you're feeling the way that you are, Elise will take you on a journey of learning the art of choosing for yourself.
Tune in to the episode and learn how you can take responsibility for your life and live in alignment,
Here are three reasons why you should listen to this episode:
- Understand what it means to take responsibility for your life.
- Discover the impact of trusting your intuition.
- Learn how trusting and taking responsibility can turn into giving.
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Episode Highlights
[03:55] Learning to Trust Yourself and Taking Responsibility for Your Life
- Taking responsibility is not about taking control of every aspect of your life.
- Instead, you are to take responsibility for what you make things mean in your life.
- Learning to trust yourself means giving yourself permission to think and listen to yourself.
- Get rooted for you to blossom.
[09:00] Looking at Yourself and Deciding
- Decide to love the person you see in the mirror.
- Choosing to love the version of yourself allows you to give that same love to others.
Elise: "We can only give from a place of overflowing."
- You get to decide the experiences and opportunities that you need to have to live the best life possible and, in turn, expand and invite this positivity to others.
[11:44] This Is a Process
- Unlearn the things you think you know and relearn them, such as trusting.
- It's a cycle of repetition, consistency, and faith.
- It's easy to get discouraged, but remember that showing up and trying is already a commitment.
- It takes practice, patience, and persistence.
[14:39] Deciding Is Easy, Doing It Takes Time
- You can decide to trust and take responsibility in just a second, but the process will take time.
- The day you plant your seed is not the same day you eat the fruit that it bears.
Elise: "Choosing to take the journey is the destination."
- When you make the choice to trust yourself or take responsibility, then you're already at your destination.
- It's the small decisions you make every day that determine whether you are taking responsibility.
[20:20] When Are You Going to Start?
- It's often other people who first see the potential you hold.
- It's hard to see your potential when it's right up in your face and you're in your own head.
- When you don't trust yourself enough to do it yet, search for people who are already doing it.
- However, discovering that someone is already doing the thing that you want to do doesn't mean you can't do it anymore.
[22:19] Take Up That Space
- Do what you aim to do if it's been in your heart and mind for the longest time.
- You are responsible for the space you take up in this world.
Elise: "By you denying yourself that, [...] it's taking away from the fullness that this world could have with your contribution. Your contribution is needed."
[24:30] Get in Touch with Your Inner Voice
- Set aside some alone time for yourself.
- Ask yourself, "What do I feel?" "Where do I see myself in 50 years?"
- Getting clear on what's going on in your mind is only yours to do.
[28:34] Commitment and Showing Up for Yourself
- People often fear commitment because they don't want to fail.
- Not taking the chance also means failing, so why not commit to doing it anyway?
- It doesn't matter where you are in life right now; you can always decide to commit. It's never too late to show up for yourself.
- Starting and then falling doesn't mean failing.
- The permission you're waiting for comes from you.
[34:11] It Comes from Within
- You are responsible for your own happiness.
- The happiness that you form within yourself transforms into a renewable source that others can receive.
- The love that you give yourself can resonate with the people you encounter and can go back to you.
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