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Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

1610: Lessons on Coping With Limitations From an Old Dog and a Wild Cat by Vironika Tugaleva on Self Awareness

Optimal Living Daily - Personal Development and Self-Improvement

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🗓️ 8 May 2020

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Vironika Tugaleva shares lessons on coping with limitations from an old dog and a wild cat. Episode 1610: Lessons on Coping With Limitations From an Old Dog and a Wild Cat by Vironika Tugaleva on Self Awareness Vironika Tugaleva was born in Donetsk, Ukraine in 1988. Her early years as a misfit began her painful struggle with mental health. As she struggled with self-acceptance, anxiety, and identity, Vironika found solace in words and music. Her first book, The Love Mindset, won the Readers' Favorite silver medal for Best Self-Help book of 2013. Driven by an urge to spread light in the world, Vironika began to do life coaching, speaking, and writing in the personal growth field. In 2014, Vironika sold her things, left Toronto, and became a digital nomad. She launched her 2nd book in 2017, The Art of Talking to Yourself. Currently, Vironika is working on a poetry book, writing and performing spoken word, and planning arts-related events. The original post is located here: https://www.vironika.org/lessons-on-coping-with-limitations-from-an-old-dog-and-a-wild-cat/ Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is Optimal Living Daily episode 1610, lessons on coping with limitations from an old dog and a wild cat

0:08.1

by Veronica Tugileva of Veronica.org, and a moderator just a malloc reading you blogs every single day of

0:14.2

the year to help you live a more meaningful life that's with permission from the authors,

0:18.8

and we'll keep this intro nice and short so let's get right to it as we optimize your life.

0:22.9

Lessons on coping with limitations from an old dog and a wild cat by Veronica Tugileva of

0:33.8

Veronica.org. Many personal and spiritual development gurus will tell you that there are no limitations

0:41.4

except those in your mind. Sometimes these words sound inspiring and other times they simply sound

0:47.1

like lies. Anyone who's at a mental, physical, or emotional issue setting them back in every aspect

0:52.9

of life knows saying like nothing is impossible and the only limits are in your mind only tend to

0:59.8

fuel irritation and self-judgment. So what is really going on? Should we ignore our limitations or accept

1:06.4

them? Should we practice positive thinking when we recognize something that's holding us back?

1:11.3

Or should we accept our obstacles and work around them? Tell us with this conversation I've instilled

1:16.8

the completely unintentional and unwilling help of two new friends. Meet Cachino and Farofa,

1:23.6

the pet cat and dog of Laura and Tammy, wellness coaches from Toronto, for whom we are

1:28.7

house and pet sitting for a few weeks. I should mention before I get into the relationship between

1:33.2

these little furries and limitations, that house sitting is the most amazing way to travel.

1:38.2

We've gotten to experience a new neighborhood in Toronto, meet up with old friends, bond with

1:42.9

well-loved animals, and meet like-minded people who understand our new intimate,

1:47.1

barter-based economy. I'd recommend house sitting to fellow nomads and pet lovers,

1:51.9

and a big thank you to Susan Dix, a reader of this blog and follower of my Facebook page who suggested

1:56.7

this. So what can we learn from these animals about how to deal with our own limitations?

2:01.6

Let's start with Farofa, the dog. She is 14 years old. She's blind in one eye and has cataracts in

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