Dr. Wendy Suzuki
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The food or the fruits were so amazing, just the flavor of the fruits. And those are the things that revivification of the what, where, why, when, the taste, the smells, the sounds, that's what strengthens the memory. I am strengthening this joyous memory. And I do that consciously. And I invite everybody to do this, to kind of counteract all those negative memories that are hard to get rid of.
The food or the fruits were so amazing, just the flavor of the fruits. And those are the things that revivification of the what, where, why, when, the taste, the smells, the sounds, that's what strengthens the memory. I am strengthening this joyous memory. And I do that consciously. And I invite everybody to do this, to kind of counteract all those negative memories that are hard to get rid of.
Let's fill our brains with all the most joyous, funny, fun memories of our lives.
Let's fill our brains with all the most joyous, funny, fun memories of our lives.
Wow.
Wow.
I think it depends on how you talk about your anxiety. And I think Again, going back to this learning process, can you talk about your anxiety as... what it brings you, what you learned from either the fantastic way you handled your anxiety or the non-optimal way. And then think about, well, how will I do that differently the next time? That is the classic growth mindset.
I think it depends on how you talk about your anxiety. And I think Again, going back to this learning process, can you talk about your anxiety as... what it brings you, what you learned from either the fantastic way you handled your anxiety or the non-optimal way. And then think about, well, how will I do that differently the next time? That is the classic growth mindset.
And if we can learn how to talk about our fear, our anxiety that way, that is beautiful. In my meditation this morning, actually, it was an auditory, you know, I was listening to a guided meditation. They asked me to think about four things, and I just loved it. I didn't know this was coming up. It was, what do you fear? What scares you? What brings you joy? And what brings you hope?
And if we can learn how to talk about our fear, our anxiety that way, that is beautiful. In my meditation this morning, actually, it was an auditory, you know, I was listening to a guided meditation. They asked me to think about four things, and I just loved it. I didn't know this was coming up. It was, what do you fear? What scares you? What brings you joy? And what brings you hope?
And I thought, wow, what great things to ponder. And it really kind of brought things into focus for me. The first thing that came to mind, what do I fear? Who do I fear losing more people? What am I scared of? And there it was, you know... I get scared of people's opinions about myself. What brings me joy? All the friends that bring me joy.
And I thought, wow, what great things to ponder. And it really kind of brought things into focus for me. The first thing that came to mind, what do I fear? Who do I fear losing more people? What am I scared of? And there it was, you know... I get scared of people's opinions about myself. What brings me joy? All the friends that bring me joy.
And what do I hope for when I want to build in this world? So it's about approaching. And there's anxiety in that list that everybody will do if they choose to do those four things. But again, anxiety is pointing you towards what you hold dear. And all of those questions point out what you hold dear and what your aspirations are.
And what do I hope for when I want to build in this world? So it's about approaching. And there's anxiety in that list that everybody will do if they choose to do those four things. But again, anxiety is pointing you towards what you hold dear. And all of those questions point out what you hold dear and what your aspirations are.
So to summarize, mindset is so critical as we are living, even as we're talking about our bad day, our bad parking experience or driving experience. Is it to learn Or is it to commiserate or just to, you know, or you're not realizing you are focusing too much on a negative thing? Mindset and awareness.
So to summarize, mindset is so critical as we are living, even as we're talking about our bad day, our bad parking experience or driving experience. Is it to learn Or is it to commiserate or just to, you know, or you're not realizing you are focusing too much on a negative thing? Mindset and awareness.
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Yeah. So I think that something that has really helped me is to pay attention to who you are talking to. Who is... feeding you information in your life. And if it's too negative and if it, you know, you know this person is the best complainer
Yeah. So I think that something that has really helped me is to pay attention to who you are talking to. Who is... feeding you information in your life. And if it's too negative and if it, you know, you know this person is the best complainer