Lasso Your Thoughts
Updated: Jul 1, 2022
Written by: Juliette Marhofer-Dugger, Executive Contributor
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We all want answers to our problems, don’t we? At least some reprieve from the day-to-day angst to settle our soul a bit. Soul Care is not one-size, yet it is a universal antidote for the human condition called “life”. At some point, our behaviors within the human experience point to the condition of our soul.
Everything tucked away in our subconscious sneaks up when we least expect it. You could be a candidate for Soul Care if any of these apply to you:
I’m a human.
I’m a human.
I’m a human.
In a world filled with wonder and chaos, beauty and pain seem inevitable. In my latest episode on my podcast called Yellow Soul (on Apple and Spotify), I share why you and I are one decision away from inviting change into our lives! Little by little, through intention and action, we have the opportunity to pivot onto a path which leads us deeper into healing instead of remaining in a state of avoidance. Is it time to reinvent your life through powerful choices?
A few years ago when I began writing my first book, I quickly found myself in an uncomfortable season of discovering remnants in the rafters of my soul still holding me back. I felt like I had come so far in my journey of healing, but that wasn’t enough for me. I wanted to be whole. The next time you say, “I’m done, I’m desperate, I won’t do this anymore,” actually mean it! Then, pause, breathe, and know you have the power to take your next step! This is your life, it’s not an event! In the discovery process, with every remnant, never forget, only you can decide to deal with it, instead of just moving on from it. Remnants haunt us and hunt us down, and they can manifest and morph into unresolved issues personally and professionally, until we decide it’s time to eradicate the strongholds.
Let’s simplify our need for healing and begin with this question. If you could lasso every thought today that derails you from creating a future of endless possibilities, would you do it? Although it’s never all tackled in one-fell-swoop, on the other side of your answer, there is a catalytic rhythm awaiting to move you from dissonance to hope and creativity! Let every breakdown lead you to a brilliant breakthrough!
Is the power in your pen?
Let’s begin today by writing it out through journaling with 3 empowering steps:
1. I can begin by asking these three questions:
Who or what is holding the pen to my story?
How can I flip the script and rewrite my pain to power?
Who is a hope-giver in my story?
2. I can move away from an “all or nothing mindset” and begin today by clearly defining my responsibilities to create my new future:
What rhythms do I desire to create in 30 days?
What rhythms do I desire to create in 2 weeks?
What rhythms do I desire to create today?
3. I can love my life right where I am on my journey:
Who are 3 people I can reach out to today who are “my village” and share the positive changes I desire to create to reinforce support and accountability?
Who are 3 people I can reach out to today who are “my village” to join me in creating positive changes in their lives?
Who are 3 people in “my village” I can send one positive message of love and gratitude to each week to help shift my focus from my inner to my outer world? This reminds them they are seen and loved and reminds me I am not alone.
You are worth every ounce of time it takes to Lasso Your Thoughts on your journey to wholeness! I would love to hear your story of resilience and how this article has inspired you to invite change so please message me and follow me on Instagram @juliettemarhoferdugger
Until next time, friend, cheers!
Juliette Marhofer-Dugger, Executive Contributor Brainz Magazine
Juliette Marhofer Dugger, is a mother, coach, speaker, author, entrepreneur, thought leader, and philanthropist whose obsession with Soul Care points others to rewrite their story and not to relive history. After childhood and adulthood trauma caused a collision of abandonment and intimate belonging in her soul, she created dialogue to radically transform her narrative. Juliette has committed her life to help others unleash their creativity in the middle of the war in their soul not after it ends! She is the Founder of WildWell Company and the Master Coach and Creator of Detox Dialogue™, a movement of personal transformation through soul care for females whose private and professional lives have been impacted by systemic cycles and patterns, mental, emotional, and spiritual abuse, and betrayal trauma. She is a published author and host of YELLOWSOUL, an interview-based podcast holding rogue conversations for women to know “if it's defined you, it matters, let’s talk about it”. Juliette is passionate about reframing soul hygiene to disrupt the view of how we connect to faith, ourselves, and others to create a life of wonder!
