[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-53px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row disabled_on=”off|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”1640px” custom_padding=”0px|||0px||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” custom_padding=”|125px||123px||” inline_fonts=”Nunito” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
It\u2019s the beginning of another new year. And even though we have entered a whole new cycle, nothing has changed.<\/span><\/p>\n You and me, we are just the same as we were last week, in December of 2021. Without the calendar that humans invented to mark time, there would be no beginning or ending points – only the steady flow of the earth circling around the sun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The earth moves and everything in nature follows its rhythms – circadian rhythm, tidal and lunar, seasonal, and celestial – and humans, in our curiosity and ability to wonder, give everything its name. We love to explore, explain, and attach meaning to everything – like \u201ca new year means a new beginning.”<\/span><\/p>\n Yes, \u2018a new year means a new beginning\u2019 is a motivating, inspiring story we can use to tell ourselves that it\u2019s the perfect time to make the changes that we desire. We can use it to give ourselves permission to hit that \u2018reset\u2019 button, release what didn\u2019t work last year, and start over\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s wonderful. And it works because our brains are wired for stories.<\/span><\/p>\n Unless it doesn’t work…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Sometimes this same story of ‘new year, new beginning\u2019 can trigger memories of previous years when things didn\u2019t go the way we envisioned. Then, instead of feeling bliss and desiring change, we feel stressed out and anxious under the pressure and the fear of failing. We might experience a sense of overwhelm and notice a different story surfacing:\u00a0I am just not good (insert your word: strong, young, skilled, disciplined, etc) enough to make anything happen.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” min_height=”721px” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” inline_fonts=”Nunito” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s the beginning of another new year. And even though we have entered a whole new cycle, nothing has changed.<\/span><\/p>\n You and me, we are just the same as we were last week, in December of 2021. Without the calendar that humans invented to mark time, there would be no beginning or ending points – only the steady flow of the earth circling around the sun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The earth moves and everything in nature follows its rhythms – circadian rhythm, tidal and lunar, seasonal, and celestial – and humans, in our curiosity and ability to wonder, give everything its name. We love to explore, explain, and attach meaning to everything – like \u201ca new year means a new beginning.”<\/span><\/p>\n Yes, \u2018a new year means a new beginning\u2019 is a motivating, inspiring story we can use to tell ourselves that it\u2019s the perfect time to make the changes that we desire. We can use it to give ourselves permission to hit that \u2018reset\u2019 button, release what didn\u2019t work last year, and start over\u2026\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n It\u2019s wonderful. And it works because our brains are wired for stories.<\/span><\/p>\n Unless it doesn’t work…<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Sometimes this same story of ‘new year, new beginning\u2019 can trigger memories of previous years when things didn\u2019t go the way we envisioned. Then, instead of feeling bliss and desiring change, we feel stressed out and anxious under the pressure and the fear of failing. We might experience a sense of overwhelm and notice a different story surfacing: I am just not good (insert your word: strong, young, skilled, disciplined, etc) enough to make anything happen.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/FINAL_Blog-Banner-TC.com-4.png” title_text=”FINAL_Blog Banner TC.com (4)” align=”center” _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”100%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” custom_padding=”|122px||123px||” inline_fonts=”Nunito,Numans” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This is how powerful the stories we tell ourselves and the meaning we attach to events, people, and places can be. But in the end, it\u2019s just that – a story we can either embrace and believe in, or release.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n (Many of my entrepreneur and artist friends are choosing to skip the \u2018new year, new beginning\u2019 thing after the uncertainties of the past two years.)<\/span><\/p>\n So what other stories are you telling yourself that no longer serve you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Meaning-making is a fascinating area of exploring our mindsets and limiting beliefs.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve been learning about how to coach around meaning-making and it\u2019s so cool to experience these shifts in my clients. I watch them identify the meaning they made around a particular challenge, and then\u00a0create new stories that shift their mindset and handle the challenge in a new way.<\/strong>\u00a0After all, repeating the same pattern over and over again and expecting a different outcome is unproductive, right?<\/span><\/p>\n Personally, I worked for years to change some of my thought processes and mindsets that were causing me emotional pain. And I honestly wish I had these tools earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n So, what stories are you telling yourself that might cause you stress, overwhelm, emotional pain, struggle, even suffering?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t do anything else this year, I invite you to dig into meaning-making and limiting beliefs.\u00a0Because nothing can change in our lives if we don\u2019t change the story we are telling ourselves.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It starts with awareness, so the first thing you can do is observe what you tell yourself when you feel stuck in something unpleasant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” inline_fonts=”Nunito” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n This is how powerful the stories we tell ourselves and the meaning we attach to events, people, and places can be. But in the end, it\u2019s just that – a story we can either embrace and believe in, or release.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n (Many of my entrepreneur and artist friends are choosing to skip the \u2018new year, new beginning\u2019 thing after the uncertainties of the past two years.)<\/span><\/p>\n So what other stories are you telling yourself that no longer serve you?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Meaning-making is a fascinating area of exploring our mindsets and limiting beliefs.<\/span><\/p>\n I\u2019ve been learning about how to coach around meaning-making and it\u2019s so cool to experience these shifts in my clients. I watch them identify the meaning they made around a particular challenge, and then\u00a0create new stories that shift their mindset and handle the challenge in a new way.<\/strong>\u00a0After all, repeating the same pattern over and over again and expecting a different outcome is unproductive, right?<\/span><\/p>\n Personally, I worked for years to change some of my thought processes and mindsets that were causing me emotional pain. And I honestly wish I had these tools earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n So, what stories are you telling yourself that might cause you stress, overwhelm, emotional pain, struggle, even suffering?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n If you don\u2019t do anything else this year, I invite you to dig into meaning-making and limiting beliefs.\u00a0Because nothing can change in our lives if we don\u2019t change the story we are telling ourselves.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It starts with awareness, so the first thing you can do is observe what you tell yourself when you feel stuck in something unpleasant.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”rgba(224,193,255,0.27)” divider_position=”center” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”46px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n “Remember”<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” custom_padding=”|122px||123px||” inline_fonts=”Nunito” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Here is a poem is about shifting limiting beliefs. Since I made this as a gift for my son’s high school graduation, my intention was to encourage him to always keep his growth mindset and to keep finding new, expanded perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n Can you identify some of those shifts?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For the \u2018serious\u2019 meaning seekers:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is a good example of \u2018creative meaning making\u2019 where I took my sons\u2019 sketch book and created a whole story based on a meaning I attached to his drawings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I also used some sayings and situations that have meaning to us because they are actual things that happened – like the \u2018useless plastic toy that\u2019s proved to not be so useless after all.\u2019 This created another layer of meaning, even though it won\u2019t have the same meaning for the reader.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally, more meaning was attached to this piece through the contribution by his two brothers. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I hope the poem is inspiring to you as you too keep growing and expanding (your mind, your heart, and your spirit).<\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” custom_padding=”||4px|||” inline_fonts=”Nunito” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Here is a poem is about shifting limiting beliefs. Since I made this as a gift for my son’s high school graduation, my intention was to encourage him to always keep his growth mindset and to keep finding new, expanded perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n Can you identify some of those shifts?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n For the \u2018serious\u2019 meaning seekers:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is a good example of \u2018creative meaning making\u2019 where I took my sons\u2019 sketch book and created a whole story based on a meaning I attached to his drawings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n I also used some sayings and situations that have meaning to us because they are actual things that happened – like the \u2018useless plastic toy that\u2019s proved to not be so useless after all.\u2019 This created another layer of meaning, even though it won\u2019t have the same meaning for the reader.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Finally, more meaning was attached to this piece through the contribution by his two brothers. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I hope the poem is inspiring to you as you too keep growing and expanding (your mind, your heart, and your spirit).<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Sc9vbRSnyk” disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_video src=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Sc9vbRSnyk” disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.14.2″ _module_preset=”default” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_video][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” custom_padding=”|122px||123px||” inline_fonts=”Nunito” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n REMEMBER<\/strong> By Tajci Cameron<\/span><\/p>\n Inspired by Evan Amadeus\u2019 sketch book \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Remember the day the old man untied\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n the ties that held his house down?\u00a0**<\/em> What if he had done it<\/span><\/p>\n when he was, like you, young?<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n From up high in the sky,<\/span><\/p>\n the lines of busy people running like ants<\/span><\/p>\n look a lot like cracks<\/span><\/p>\n in the ground.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Cracks that, to those who look with their heart-eyes,<\/span><\/p>\n reveal new ways, roads and paths.<\/span><\/p>\n Leading to a place where time sits still…<\/span><\/p>\n or at least it doesn\u2019t feel as fast as a blink.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMama, mama, mama\u201d calls the child<\/span><\/p>\n on a day of play that gets a bit tough.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhat?\u201d his mother asks, not looking up,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n busy with work and love-things and stuff.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And a child pokes her gently<\/span><\/p>\n with a useless plastic toy.<\/span><\/p>\n Once, twice, until she responds.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI guess this toy is not useless after all.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Go run and play, my sweet little child.<\/span><\/p>\n If you sit on a couch sure, you\u2019ll be safe and sound<\/span><\/p>\n And if you run and fall and play hard\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n you might get scratches but you\u2019ll be living life.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Because from way up high<\/span><\/p>\n swimming in circles doesn\u2019t look like fun.<\/span><\/p>\n And up on the surf the world is open wide.<\/span><\/p>\n Just listen to the wise who\u2019ll help you catch the (right) tide.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And if after a while your balloon takes you a bit too far<\/span><\/p>\n to a place where no one remembers how to smile,<\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019ll know that it\u2019s not their fault…\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n they\u2019ve probably been through a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Your balloon will gently bring you down\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n So you can offer a knowing hug…<\/span><\/p>\n And breathe…(you know how to do that) …\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n it will always help you remember who you are.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s easy! I am me!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Of course! Who else would you be?<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n And when you get tired\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n of doing great things<\/span><\/p>\n sharing your heart,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n soaring up high<\/span><\/p>\n you’ll know where there is a place for you<\/span><\/p>\n to lay your head down.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n **A reference to the animated movie \u201cUp\u201d, which we loved to watch together.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” text_line_height=”2.5em” custom_padding=”||4px|||” inline_fonts=”Nunito” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n REMEMBER<\/strong> By Tajci Cameron<\/span><\/p>\n\n
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