Praying for Health Over a Candy Bar: Making Real Change Happen

Calm it Down

Chad Lawson

Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.8 • 678 Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Have you ever found yourself caught in the gap between what you intend to do and what you actually end up doing? I know I have, and it's a pretty universal human experience. In this episode, we'll get real about what's really driving our choices and start taking small, consistent steps towards our goals. We explore this gap with curiosity and kindness, and discover what awesome things could happen when we start matching our actions with our dreams, one tiny choice at a time. Join me as we dive in to find that bridge between intention and action as we Calm it Down in 3...2...1. Episode Sponsors: Honeylove has created incredibly comfortable bras with supportive bonding that eliminates pokey underwires and soft, stretchy fabric that feels like a second skin. For a limited time, get 20% off your entire order with the exclusive link: honeylove.com/CALM. Miracle Made offers temperature-regulating bedding with silver-infused fabrics inspired by NASA technology, allowing you to sleep at the perfect temperature all night long. Their sheets also prevent up to 99.7% of bacterial growth. Save over 40% on your order, get 3 free towels, and an extra 20% off with the promo code CALM at TryMiracle.com/CALM.

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0:01.0	I heard a story the other day where a dad was telling the kid,
0:04.0	Wish in one hand, spit in the other, and see which one fills up first.
0:09.0	I remember staring at my hands when I heard this and was like,
0:13.0	Wait, what? Say that again?
0:16.0	Your dad said, what?
0:18.0	Wish in one hand, spit in the other. See which one fills up first.
0:24.6	I mean, wasn't wishing supposed to be powerful, I mean, magical even? I mean, if I squeeze my eyes
0:31.7	shut and hoped hard enough, wouldn't my dreams materialize? Obviously, this person wasn't on the manifesting train
0:39.3	like everybody else was on Instagram.
0:42.3	But after some thought, I started to grasp what the dad was getting at.
0:47.3	Wishing, as delightful as it feels, doesn't necessarily move the needle.
0:53.3	It's our actions. It's our day-end, day-out choices
0:58.0	that ultimately shape our realities. I think about this a lot when it comes to personal growth.
1:05.1	How many times have I declared with great gusto that I'm ready to make a change, right? I'm going to start journaling every day and I'll stop procrastinating on that passion project
1:15.9	or I'm cutting out sugar for good this time.
1:19.1	No, really, I really am.
1:21.2	And then mere hours later, I find myself slouched on the couch,
1:25.5	scrolling through memes as I plow through a sleeve of Oreos.
1:29.6	It's like I'm trying to pray for health over a candy bar, whispering affirmations with cookie
1:36.2	crumbs stumbling out of my mouth. If you can relate, which I hope you can, you are in good
1:43.3	company. There's this interesting gap
1:46.5	between what we say we want and what we actually do. And it's pretty universal human experience.
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