EPISODE 1762: Meditating In The Rain…

10/24/22 • 13 min

SHE SPEAKS SHE HEALS Podcast with Doctor Shannon

What’s it going to take for YOU to stand FOR you? How about THIS?!...

Today’s S.O.L. Story is inspired by my morning meditation in the rain.

As I was heading out to my tree — while doing walking lunges — I felt the rain, but kept moving ahead.

When I sat down in the wet grass, I smiled and had a moment of incredible gratitude that I was doing what I do regardless of what the weather was doing.

And in fact, I kinda liked the misty rain on the face.

Regardless of what’s happening outside of you...your body does what YOU tell it to do. Or what your brain tells it to do.

That’s the natural, healthy order of things.

However, if your body begins to dictate how things are going to go, you will NOT end up where you desire to go.

So what’s it going to take?

Think about THIS...

STAND.

S.T.A.N.D.

Sit.

Sit for a moment.

Sit WITH you.

Sit WITH it.

Like meditation in the rain.

Trust.

Trust God.

Trust yourself.

Trust the process.

Trust what you STAND for.

Trust that your life is FOR you.

Acknowledge.

Acknowledge truth, and U in the middle of it.

Stand in FREEDOM.

No.

Saying NO to what you need to say NO to in order for you to say YES and STAND.

What are you saying yes to?

What are you saying no to?

Decide.

Declare. SET A DATE.

Do. DATE YOURSELF.

Done.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Where in your life do you need to take a STAND?

What do you STAND FOR?

For whom do you STAND?

Fill in the blank...

I ___ (state your name) ____ STAND FOR ______________.

Thanks for tuning in today, and every day...and allowing me to SIP ON LIFE with you.

If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning in your life, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

YOU ARE NOT ALONE... Request a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well — The Best-Selling 12 Engagements Of Becoming The Great Lover Of Your Life (all you'll pay for is shipping.) www.dateyourselfwell.com

If you've received value from the podcast, please let me know. I'd LOVE to hear from you — please email me at: [email protected]

AND PLEASE TELL YOUR BESTIES AND INVITE THEM TO SIP ON LIFE WITH US.

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there...

Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/

By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my rap song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version.

Visit WomenSippingOnLife.com for more free resources, including my CHECKLIST FOR CHANGE, Engagement Checklist + Evaluation Rating, Six Sacred S.O.L. DATE Secrets...and a FREE copy of my best-selling book, Date Yourself Well. You can also check out my Dr. Shannon Facebook Pagefor more daily S.O.L. TRAINING.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast...

Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

What’s it going to take for YOU to stand FOR you? How about THIS?!...

Today’s S.O.L. Story is inspired by my morning meditation in the rain.

As I was heading out to my tree — while doing walking lunges — I felt the rain, but kept moving ahead.

When I sat down in the wet grass, I smiled and had a moment of incredible gratitude that I was doing what I do regardless of what the weather was doing.

And in fact, I kinda liked the misty rain on the face.

Regardless of what’s happening outside of you...your body does what YOU tell it to do. Or what your brain tells it to do.

That’s the natural, healthy order of things.

However, if your body begins to dictate how things are going to go, you will NOT end up where you desire to go.

So what’s it going to take?

Think about THIS...

STAND.

S.T.A.N.D.

Sit.

Sit for a moment.

Sit WITH you.

Sit WITH it.

Like meditation in the rain.

Trust.

Trust God.

Trust yourself.

Trust the process.

Trust what you STAND for.

Trust that your life is FOR you.

Acknowledge.

Acknowledge truth, and U in the middle of it.

Stand in FREEDOM.

No.

Saying NO to what you need to say NO to in order for you to say YES and STAND.

What are you saying yes to?

What are you saying no to?

Decide.

Declare. SET A DATE.

Do. DATE YOURSELF.

Done.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Where in your life do you need to take a STAND?

What do you STAND FOR?

For whom do you STAND?

Fill in the blank...

I ___ (state your name) ____ STAND FOR ______________.

Thanks for tuning in today, and every day...and allowing me to SIP ON LIFE with you.

If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning in your life, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

If you've received value from the podcast, please let me know. I'd LOVE to hear from you — please email me at: [email protected]

AND PLEASE TELL YOUR BESTIES AND INVITE THEM TO SIP ON LIFE WITH US.

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there...

Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/

By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my rap song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast...

Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Previous Episode

EPISODE 1761: Your Growth Is Memorable

It’s time to get addicted to your growth, and this is why...

Today’s S.O.L. Story is inspired by the beginning of my two newest addictions.

1. Bouldering — AKA wall climbing.

And...

2. Letter writing with my new fountain pen, Rosie.

And this is what they have in common.

The desire to IMPROVE. The want to see progress. The need to grow.

Yes, I believe it’s a NEED. Seriously, a basic requirement for life.

Growth is memorable, because we’re geared for it.

It’s when we’re growing that we’re most focused, but also it feels the most unfamiliar.

When I look at the word, IMPROVE...

I think of the desire to PROVE ourselves.

OR to prove something to ourselves.

Let’s face it...this drives a lot of behaviors.

However, if you truly believe in yourself, do you really need to PROVE “it” to anyone else or prove yourself to anyone else — including yourself?

I see “IMPROVED” as I M PROVED.

OR, I am proven or I am proof.

What is the evidence that you’re seeing each day that proves you’re growing?

Truly, it’s addicting...because it’s required for LIFE.

That is, if you desire a happy, healthy life.

If you desire a memorable life, then you must have a life full of growth.

It’ll not only be more memorable, but also more fun.

Especially when you change and grow by choice.

Growth by desire, decision, and dedication create DOING that goes beyond “HAVE TOS” into a LIFE OF BEING and HAVING.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Where in your life do you feel a strong desire to IMPROVE?

How are you measuring your progress — where you are and where you’re going?

You must locate where you are.

You must clearly define and declare where you’re going.

This is KNOWING.

Then get doing and flowing.

THIS IS GROWING.

Remember, you cannot expect what you’re not willing to inspect.

Thanks for tuning in today, and every day...and allowing me to SIP ON LIFE with you.

If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning in your life, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

If you've received value from the podcast, please let me know. I'd LOVE to hear from you — please email me at: [email protected]

AND PLEASE TELL YOUR BESTIES AND INVITE THEM TO SIP ON LIFE WITH US.

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there...

Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/

By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my rap song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast...

Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Next Episode

EPISODE 1763: Own Your Happiness!

The illusion of happiness is overrated, over priced, over promised, and under delivered. But YOU can OWN it free of charge, and here's how...

When you take responsibility for your own happiness, and don’t expect anyone else to do it for you, you can own your happiness.

Once. And. For. All.

AND...for life.

For yourself.

We chase the illusion, or promise, of happiness, while running from the very thing that creates it.

YOU, my dear, create it. Period.

Once you create it, then you must choose to OWN IT by BEING IT.

How?

Stop borrowing it, renting it, paying for it, chasing it or running from it.

OR...trying to be it for someone else.

O.W.N. YOUR HAPPINESS.

1. Occupy it. And allow it to fully occupy you.

You create what you desire, by taking responsibility and caring for it.

AND BEING IT FOR YOURSELF.

2. Why? Yes, ask yourself why...

If you’re happy, ask yourself “WHY?”

If you’re not happy, ask yourself “WHY?”

Not who or what?

3. Never expect someone else to make you happy.

However, if you choose to be in a situation, or with someone who is constantly making you unhappy then repeat Step #1 and #2...O.W.

O.W... (You know how much I love a great acronym.)

Yes, it may feel uncomfortable, but it’ll be worth it once you discover the truth and create the “happy” that you desire.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage yourself.)

TODAY’S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

What makes you feel happy? Create it.

How do you show happiness? Choose it.

When you take responsibility for your own happiness, you can own your own happiness.

Thanks for tuning in today, and every day...and allowing me to SIP ON LIFE with you.

If you’ve been feeling like you’re stuck, overwhelmed, or perhaps you still feel like you’re drowning in your life, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

If you've received value from the podcast, please let me know. I'd LOVE to hear from you — please email me at: [email protected]

AND PLEASE TELL YOUR BESTIES AND INVITE THEM TO SIP ON LIFE WITH US.

FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM @doctorshannon! See you there...

Come over to the WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE S.O.L. MOVEMENT Closed FB Group and Join the MOVEMENT: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WSOLMovement/

By the way, if you haven't already listened/downloaded my rap song (EPISODE 291), you can also listen to it here: letsnottalkaboutex.com, and cast your vote for your favorite version.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please invite your best girlfriends to come and join our S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life’s work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast...

Intro/Outro done by UNI V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)