#316: The One About the Paddles

Struggle Well School

Emily Thomas

Education, Health & Fitness, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Self-improvement, Mental Health

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🗓️ 2 October 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, we're practicing the thought, "I highly regard my neighbor." The goal is to get us out of thinking of ourselves and to start thinking of others.

Proverbs 3:27 reminds us, "Do not withhold good from those who deserve it when it is in your power to act."

We all encounter situations where we could easily give our neighbor something that could bless them, but we either can’t be bothered or we keep it to ourselves out of spite. Often the "paddles" we're withholding cost us nothing - eye contact, a smile, kind words, our time. Our withholding isn't always intentional, it could be that we're just trying to get things done. But because of this, we view others as an obstacle, not a person who is loved by God.

God's second greatest commandment is to love others as we love ourselves. The good news is that it doesn’t take any preparation to begin handing out "paddles," it begins with shifting your thought to, "I highly regard my neighbor."

Action Steps:

Consider where in the past has someone kept a "paddle" from you. How did it feel?
Put the thought, "I highly regard my neighbor" somewhere that you will see it often, like the lock screen on your phone. (Head to my Instagram to get a free lock screen graphic.)
Start by highly regarding the neighbor(s) you live with.
Sign up for my mailing list at StruggleWellSchool.com and get the free download to help you determine what you’re thinking. Then follow the prompts to determine your thoughts, feelings, and actions on both the struggle and wellness cycle.

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0:00.4	Are you ready to get unstuck? Are you tired of living overwhelmed and overstretched?
0:05.7	Maybe there's a situation or a relationship that you can't seem to be at peace with no matter
0:10.3	what you try. I can help. I've experienced the power first hand of coaching in my own life.
0:16.5	It made such an impact on me that I've decided to become a coach as well so that I can take women
0:21.2	just like you, from struggling to struggling well. Jesus tells us that we will have trouble in
0:26.4	this world and he was not lying about that. But the Bible also tells us the abundant life
0:31.3	that we're called to involves taking our thoughts captive. But how? I will teach you.
0:37.0	I would be honored if you'd allow me to journey with you through 90 days of coaching on whatever
0:41.3	is causing you the most trouble. I can take a limited number of women through a one-on-one
0:45.5	coaching but there's also group coaching options available to you. A life that you love is possible
0:51.2	and it doesn't require a blessed thing outside of your thoughts to change. Turns out that God
0:56.1	knew what he was talking about when he said to renew our minds because our beautiful brains
1:00.3	are where the magic happens. If you're ready to discover a new way of being in the life you already
1:06.0	have, join me. Go to StruggleWellSchool.com-coaching and find out more. StruggleWellSchool.com-slash-coaching.
1:14.5	Welcome to the StruggleWellSchool podcast. I'm Emily Thomas and each week I bring you some
1:36.4	thoughts on, well, our thoughts. Our thoughts can lead to dark places or lovely ones but I've learned
1:42.1	the Struggling Well is an inside job. You have the power to take those squirrely thoughts captive
1:47.0	and replace them with truth but with about 70,000 thoughts a day we have our work cut out for us.
1:53.6	The good thing is we know the perfection is nonsense and peace is a perspective shift away.
1:58.9	School is in session. Let's get to shifting. Hi and welcome back. So today, this week we're going to
2:06.3	practice the concept or the thought, I highly regard my neighbor. You can say it however you want.
2:11.9	That's the way I like to say it. I highly regard my neighbor. I love them. I think they're great.
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