This week on Honestly, Dear Listener, we’re talking about living a centered life that is rooted in the present. Carrie shares how she feels she is constantly being pushed forward by the past (or the left side) of the frame AKA time of an autoscroll Mario video game, and Emily feels she is ever pushing forward wanting to go faster into the future (or the right side) of the frame.
Both the past and future mindsets make us feel like we’re lazy, and this brings our self confidence and self concepts down. We talk about tips and tricks to help us live in the center—in the NOW.
References:
Listen to Part 1 and Part 2 of “How Fundamentalism STILL Affects How We Create” (episodes 21 and 22) of the Honestly, Dear Listener podcast
“Sleeping My Life Away or Mario on Autoscroll” - Substack essay by Carrie Schaeffer (Carrie’s Substack account here —>carrieschaeffer.substack.com)
Next Level: Your Guide to Kicking Ass, Feeling Great, and Crushing Goals Through Menopause and Beyond - book by Stacy T. Sims
The War of Art - book by Steven Pressfield
The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity, book by Julia Cameron
Order your copy of The Artist’s Way for our class starting September 1!
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - “You’re not terrible” - why it’s not a good idea to get your self-esteem from your kids
5:19 - I don’t want to be a pretty girl.
9:22 - Nuance over binary
10:34 - Mario on Autoscroll
15:30 - Goal: center screen
20:02 - Everything is a cycle
22:35 - A bad day doesn’t mean you’re a bad person.
24:21 - Self talk matters
27:49 - How to live a centered life if you’re a future-oriented person.
30:25 - How to live a centered life if you’re a past-oriented person.
38:48 - The Artist’s Way class info