Hello there. Welcome back to the Primal Potential Podcast and our consistency 365 series.

I am Elizabeth Benton. This is where we identify the things that get in the way of consistency.

When we know what to do and we really want to do it, how do we show up in those moments

where we're not in the mood or circumstances present challenges and obstacles? How do

we make sure that we are consistent no matter what is happening around us? A lot of you

guys know that my background, before I studied nutrition, I studied Latin and Greek. I took

Latin, I think, from eighth grade through my freshman year of college. That was when I made

the switch to Latin and I really love stoic philosophy. A lot of that stems from Latin

and Greek. Greek and there is a particular quote that I wanted to share with you today

because it's such a great one. It's from Epochitis and it says, don't let the force of an

impression when it first hits you. Knock you off your feet. Just say to it, hold on a moment.

Let me see who you are and what you represent. So often something happens and we just react.

We react with emotion. We react with assumption. We react with fear. But what a powerful practice,

especially as it relates to our ability to remain consistent and not feel so pulled and

pushed and torn by our circumstances and the things that happened around us. What a powerful

practice to do just this? Say to whatever happens. Hold on a moment. Let me see who you are

and what you represent. We can say that when our circumstances change. We can say that

when we feel an emotional reaction to something that happens. Hold on a moment. Before I just

rush to a pattern of response, before I just rush to fear or assumption, let me see who

you are and what you represent. Before you react to that text message, that email, that

change of plans, take a minute, slow down and consider it objectively. Take off the filter

of your nervousness or your overwhelm or your frustration or your anger and really say,

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