417: Uncommon Gratitude
School of Self-Image
Tonya Leigh
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2024
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
Finding Joy in Life's Challenges: The Uncommon Gratitude Practice
In our daily lives, we often encounter individuals who trigger strong emotional responses in us—whether it’s frustration, anger, or discomfort. The common reaction is to distance ourselves from these people, believing that cutting them out will provide relief. However, as discussed in the podcast episode, this approach may lead to missed opportunities for profound personal growth.
In this episode of the School of Self-Image, host Tonya Leigh explores the profound lessons that can be learned from the things we often take for granted, complain about, or try to avoid in our daily lives. As Thanksgiving approaches, Tonya emphasizes the importance of gratitude and celebration, arguing that these practices should extend beyond just one day a year. She reflects on how embracing gratitude has been a transformative principle in her life, helping her navigate challenges and create a life she loves. Drawing from a recent workshop, she shares insights on staying connected to our celebrations, highlighting how they can foster personal growth and joy. Join Tonya as she invites listeners to recognize and appreciate the unexpected sources of wisdom in their lives.
Talking Points:
00:40 - Thanksgiving and Gratitude
02:06 - The Power of Celebration
03:11 - Practicing Gratitude in Hard Times
03:43 - People Who Trigger Us
07:04 - Learning from Triggers
10:06 - Embracing Failures
12:35 -Daily Annoyances
16:00 - Future Gratitude
22:34 - Showing Up for Your Dreams
Quotes:
"Gratitude has become a practice that I especially use during my hardest times."
"I have come to view these people as my biggest teachers. I like to call them my pets. They're my personal emotional trainers."
"I think the answer is to lean into it so we can learn from it and grow from it."
"A lot of the lessons that we need to learn are going to be learned in the mistakes, not in the successes."
"The next time you're annoyed, just ask yourself, is there anything in this that I could be grateful for?"
"I have found that the anticipation is even better than the arrival."
"If you come across just one podcast and you learn something that changes your life, I will feel like I have served my mission in life."
"Be a woman who shows up for her dreams."
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| 0:00.0 | What if the very things we take for granted complain about or try to avoid are actually |
| 0:07.0 | life's greatest teachers, from the people who trigger us to our daily annoyances, from our |
| 0:13.8 | failures to the uncertainty of tomorrow. |
| 0:17.6 | These might be the unexpected sources of our most profound growth and joy. |
| 0:23.8 | And that's what we're talking about in today's episode. |
| 0:26.6 | So let's dive in. |
| 0:29.7 | Welcome to the School of Self Image, where personal development meets style. |
| 0:34.9 | Here's your hostess, Master Life Coach, Tanya Lee. |
| 0:39.8 | Hello, my friends. Welcome, welcome to today's episode. This is coming out the day before Thanksgiving. |
| 0:48.7 | So happy Thanksgiving to all of you who celebrate here in the U.S. And for those who are not in the U.S., just so you know, |
| 0:58.2 | tomorrow the majority of us will be eating turkey that one time a year, probably some sweet |
| 1:04.2 | potato casserole, especially if you're in the South, green beans, and if you're in the South, |
| 1:09.5 | that is also turned into a casserole, some dressing, |
| 1:13.6 | some cranberries, pecan pie. I find that all of our thanksgivings are a little bit different, |
| 1:20.7 | but they share some commonalities. And one of them being, this is the day where we focus on |
| 1:26.9 | giving thanks, on being grateful. And with that |
| 1:31.6 | said, I don't think we do this enough. I don't think this should be a one-time deal once a year. But |
| 1:39.0 | gratitude or, as I like to call it, celebration has become a way of life for me. And it has carried me |
| 1:46.0 | through some of the hardest times. And I believe to this day that celebrating my life has been |
| 1:52.7 | one of the core principles that has allowed me to create a life I'm absolutely in love with. |
| 1:59.7 | We just came off the three-day workshop called Calm, |
| 2:03.8 | Cool, and Connected. And one of the principles that I taught during that workshop was |
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