154 | The Question That Helps You Interrupt the Pattern
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Choose Happy with Marie | Overthinking, Self-Doubt & Self-Trust
17 min
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4 chapters
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Why do we often miss the small moments that shape our day?
There's something that happens in everyday life that most people don't really notice. It's not a big decision. It's not a crisis. It's the small moment where something is asked of you and before you've even really checked in with yourself, you've already answered. Perhaps it was saying yes when you didn't really mean it. Perhaps that is your go-to response. But what if instead of automatically saying yes, you interrupted the pattern? You paused and asked yourself, do I really want this? When you do this, you start to change your life because with every yes you agree to, you are creating your life. Our life is being created with every minute of our day. We don't see it because we're often busy living on autopilot just to get through the day.
But not anymore. It's time to interrupt the pattern and start choosing you and what you want for your life. Your happy life. Come on in. It's time to choose happy. Wherever you are, whatever kind of day you're having, this is your reminder, you have a choice. If you're ready to break free from self-doubt and negative thinking, you're in the right place. Hi, I'm Marie and this is the Choose Happy with Marie podcast. Welcome. Hello, how are you? I hope you're doing well. I'm good. I'm enjoying the weather, the nice weather as it comes along, although we've been getting a lot of rain where we are, so I'm enjoying every sunny day when it does come up. I want to talk about something that's kind of ordinary today because self-trust, which is what I've been talking about on the show lately, doesn't usually show up in big breakthrough moments where everything suddenly makes sense.
It actually shows up in the middle of an ordinary day. When you're just living your life, you're working, responding to emails, you know, moving from one task to the next. And most of us don't realize how many micro decisions we make that is inside this rhythm of our everyday life.
How can pausing before saying “yes” interrupt the automatic pattern?
They're not big life decisions. Everyday decisions. You know, the way you answer someone. The way you say yes before you've even had a second to feel your own energy. The way you keep things smooth without really checking in with yourself. And over time, those moments start shaping something you can feel, but not always name. It's a bit of a kind of a distance. And it's happening between you and yourself. Let me share an everyday example. For example, you're working, you're focused, you know, trying to get something done. And someone walks over and asks if you can take something on. It's quick, casual, won't take you too long, nothing dramatic. And before you've even really checked in on the capacity that you have to do this, you hear yourself say yes.
Or another example, you're getting ready in the morning, already thinking about everything you need to do that day, and someone in your family suggests adding one more thing, and you agree almost automatically. Sound familiar? Maybe you're on a call and someone asks what works for you. That's the best, right? What works for you? And instead of checking in with yourself for a second, because you know, you're busy, your mind's all over the place. You just choose the option that keeps things easy. Easy perhaps for them, but not for you. And then there's another one that's so common, it almost doesn't register in the moment. You take your lunch break. If you take your lunch break. I know many of you are working very hard.
Let's say you take your lunch break. You actually need a break. Not just from work, but, you know, from input, from people, from thinking. You know, and it's good to take our lunch breaks. As I've gotten older, I take them every day. And you're about to take that time for yourself. You know, you're thinking, oh, I'm going to go for a walk, maybe listen to this podcast, maybe just sit quietly, you know, just to reset and enjoy the moment and be with yourself. And someone says, are you coming with us? Or can I come with you? And you hesitate for like half a second because part of you knows what you need. But it's easier to just say yes.
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Chapters
4 chapters
1
Why do we often miss the small moments that shape our day?
0:00–2:36
2
How can pausing before saying “yes” interrupt the automatic pattern?
2:36–6:02
3
What everyday examples illustrate micro‑decisions that affect us?
6:02–13:31
4
How does becoming aware of those micro‑decisions create a shift?
13:31–16:52
Speakers
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