New Soundtracks

“Fierce trust demands that you put forth the work anyhow, because fierce trust knows that the outcome does not matter. The outcome cannot matter.”

Elizabeth Gilbert

Song: When It Feels Right by Vana Liya

Article: How to Finally Let Things Go Podcast

Thought: Last year I did a whole series of posts based on my soundtracks. Aka the things I tell myself to replace the crazy thoughts in my head with more useful ones. I’ve found two new ones to share.

Stop shoulding all over yourself and others. I heard this one from Abby Wambach but it has several attributions according to the internet. The word “should” contains its own category of thought distortion in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). Should means black and white thinking. Should implies there are no options. A simple change to “could” changes the entire picture. Shoulding myself or others into an action isn’t helpful for anatomy, responsibility and creativity. I try very hard to catch myself using should except when it comes to getting sleep or brushing my teeth.

Everything sucks, some of the time. This line is from Mark Manson of the infamous Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck. I like this reminder because it means the suck has an end. Things rarely/never suck all of the time but it’s okay that they do sometimes. Even the happiest events/activities/thoughts have some suck but that passes. This soundtrack has been my mantra for exercise – it does suck, some of the time especially when I don’t feel like going or working hard. I love working in water but it sucks some of the time too.

Any other new soundtracks out there?