182: Choosing Joy: What You See is What You Get

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🗓️ 1 August 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Are you facing a really big challenge in life right now? If you are (and the chances are pretty high that you are, because most people are!) then today’s episode might be just for you. We're talking about choosing joy and having a positive perspective no matter your circumstances, a few of the ways to do that, and how it will impact your life.

Time Stamps:

[00:28] - Flip the script from sadness to joy.

[02:43] - Corrine shares her pregnancy journey over the past months. What has she felt lately?

[05:04] - Corrine talks about going to Disneyland during her pregnancy.

[06:58] - Bonus: A reservation tip for your next Disneyland trip.

[08:56] - What made Corrine nervous that she was experiencing a miscarriage?

[11:25] - Corrine talks about an ultrasound that took an unusually long time. What was going on?

[13:37] - Placenta previa is why Corrine was directed to be on bed rest.

[16:36] - Joy is less about circumstances and more about what you focus on in life.

[18:47] - Neil shares how he feels about this recent pregnancy journey and how he takes one day at a time.

[20:30] - Corrine says that thinking of her “why” empowers her to see a bright future.

[23:02] - Trust that what’s happening now is adding up to something greater.

[26:00] - Challenging times can turn into blessings.

[27:38] - How often do you remind yourself of the eternal perspective? It can make everything clear and remove the distractions.

[29:49] - Corrine encourages you to see the micro and macro purpose of your current journey.

[31:28] - Neil discusses decision-making based on an eternal perspective. What actually matters?

[34:23] - Allow yourself to be happier. Your purpose is to have joy.

[36:26] - Here are five things that keep life in the eternal perspective.

Supporting Resources:

“The Adventure of Mortality” Talk by Dieter F. Uchtdorf

The Home Edit post on breast cancer

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0:00.0	Are you facing a really big challenge in your life right now?
0:03.6	If you are, and the chances are pretty high that you are because most people are,
0:07.8	then today's episode might be just for you.
0:10.8	We're talking about choosing joy and having a positive perspective,
0:14.4	no matter your circumstances,
0:16.5	a few of the ways to do that and how it will impact your life.
0:28.0	Thank you. a few of the ways to do that and how it will impact your life. So a couple months ago, I saw a post on Instagram that I thought was so inspiring,
0:33.4	and it was by Clea from The Home Edit.
0:41.6	And I have lots of things home edited in my house because of the Home Edit girls, like my pantry and our one supply closet, and now my snack drawer in my
0:48.4	bedroom, which we'll get to Y in a minute. But I saw this post by Clea on April 7th and just thought it was very inspiring.
0:57.4	So she starts off and says, I have breast cancer. It's a hard thing to say, but it's easier than
1:02.3	keeping it to myself. I'm having a double mastectomy tomorrow, and I wanted to say a few words
1:07.7	before I do. So she tells the whole story of how she found the slump
1:13.2	and really had to advocate for herself, like her OB said, oh, sorry, we can't get you in. We don't
1:18.2	have availability. So she requested a mammogram herself from her general doctor. And then that
1:24.2	led to an ultrasound, an emergency triple biopsy, and they found two tumors.
1:29.5	And so anyway, she goes on to say, I have to admit for the first few days, I endured the
1:35.2	why me feelings. But quickly, I started to think, honestly, why not me? I have all the support,
1:41.2	resources, and a platform to help other people through this.
1:44.3	So if anyone has to have breast cancer, I'll gladly let it be me.
1:49.3	And this really stuck out to me because I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone respond to
1:54.7	cancer or a major trial like this in this way, where she says, why not me? And if it's going to be someone, I have so many
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