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Being Aloud
Hello! My name is Bee Bishay-- an Egyptian writer who is desperately trying to carve out room for more authentic, off-scripted conversations. Despite a society that places a subtle (though very heavy) expectation on all of us to follow the same path, life has shown me--the very hard way--that things don't always go as planned. In fact, I've learned that though we may spend days and nights clearly mapping out the details of our futures, our lives *rarely ever* unfold as expected. And as harsh of a smack on our human pride as it is, the fact is that we don't really have very much control at all.So why do we insist on shaming ourselves when life doesn't go as we'd expected? Why is it so hard for us to embrace the stickiness of our frail humanity? These are the questions I attempt to explore throughout the Being Aloud podcast--a place where we're not afraid to be our messy, imperfect, un-linear human selves, out loud!
Being Aloud
Callus Your Mind: Do Hard Things!
Our natural human instinct is to run away from things that could potentially cause us any degree of pain or discomfort. But what if i told you that this instinct actually ill-prepares us for the inevitable reality of painful experiences in our lives? And what if i told you that there is a way to daily train our minds to build effective stamina for when the difficulties of this life do arrive?
Today's episode centers around the idea of the callus mind. Just like painful cuts and blisters form on the palms of our hands as we begin training at the gym, regularly doing hard things (walking towards discomfort as opposed to running away from it) is sure to sting and burn in the beginning. But over time the cuts and blisters turn into dead skin, creating a barrier between us and the thing that makes us stronger.
Listen to today's episode to learn more. Why should we, and how can we work towards callusing our minds?
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