Choose 2 Think: Renew Your Mind. Live with Purpose.

Have you reached a point of fatigue, frustration, and forgetfulness in your life?  Are you at the end of your rope?

Let’s take a deep dive into how to REFRAME the toxic thought: I Can’t Do My Life.

Truly, the more we say we can’t do our lives, the more we can’t. Negative words and attitudes are extremely powerful. 

What can we do to pivot and replace toxicity with God’s eternal truth?

14 MUST-DO’S TO REFRAME THIS THOUGHT

Featured Scriptures:

Phl: 4:13: I can do all this through [Christ] who gives me strength.

Zec. 4:6: Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,' says the LORD Almighty.

Luk. 10:41-42:  “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed—or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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Single Sojourner: 5 Missions to Anchor a Woman’s Heart

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Tags: #clubhouse #overwhelm #discouragement #forgetfulness #exhaustion #disoriented #choose2thinkpodcast #reframe #toxicthoughts #dependonGod #innerstrength 

Journey with me to the Royal Palace in Spain. Let's think a bit about the privileges we have as sons and daughters to the King of KIngs and the Lord of Lords. 

Real life kings were amazing, spectacular, and awe inspiring. How much more so our heavenly Father.  

Does He sit on the throne of your heart? 

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What is a spiritual mindset?  Do you foster it?

Tune in to today’s show to take a deep dive into this life-giving mindset and walk away knowing when you live your life as God intends, your emotional health and wellness will follow suit!

Wanna go deeper?  Check out the Thought Questions below which make great journal prompts!

KEY TERMS:

Biblical worldview - the lens through which we view the world, our perspective

Morality - think right and wrong

Spiritual Mindset - permeates every moment of the day, every area of your life

THOUGHT QUESTIONS:

Beneficial Aspects of fostering a SPIRITUAL MINDSET:

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INSPIRED BY:

Dr. Caroline Leaf Think, Learn, Succeed*

SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22: 37 NIV - Jesus

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This conversation was so much more than simply chatting about Victoria's prolific career as a writer.  

We took a deep dive into the amazing privilege of being Christians. We don't shy away from some really hard questions regarding our faith and the practical application of walking it all out daily! 

Our chat took as many twists and turns as the plots in her novels. We unraveled so much more than her love for writing and her passion for Jesus. We discussed how she somewhat logically came to know God and we unpacked the importance of asking questions as you seek Him.

You’ll love every moment.  And be sure to catch the entire unedited video conversation or the HIGHLIGHT REEL on YouTube.

Give her some love and check out her books (links below) that are filled with Christian values and clean entertainment.

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BOOKS:

*Bartleby the Brave

*Tears for the Butterfly

*Awake in Elysian Fields: Book 3 of the Hearts Drawn Wyld Trilogy

*Running in the Mists

*In Death We Part

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Grateful Is My Heartbeat

Mis Amigos Are Amazing

I Choose Creativity Today

Made to Persevere

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Check out this blog post for the 12 benefits of fostering a community mindset as well as 12 action items you can take today to be a contributor and partaker in your community! 

Don't give way to the dangers of isolation, loneliness, premature mortality, or the temptation to escape into a fantasy world.  

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INSPIRED BY:

Dr. Caroline Leaf Think, Learn, Succeed

SCRIPTURE REFERENCES

Prov 19: 17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.

Acts 20:35  In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

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Grateful Is My Heartbeat

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Made to Persevere

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SPECIAL GUIESTS ON TODAY'S SHOW:

Monica Thelma:  Purpose Push 

Rebecca Wilcox:  Courageously Living

Candy Surrett America's #1 HOPE COACH

Imagine you’re in your 50's, single, your kids are leaving the house, getting married and graduating, you’ve invested 19 years home schooling, you have a job teaching on a college campuses full time buuuuuuuuuuuuuuut that’s kinda getting a bit old.

You’ve discovered the sport of pickleball and the great social engagement it offers AND you’ve always loved writing so you start submitting stuff for publication, you revamp your old blog, get a doggie and decide to start a podcast. Oh, and you also create a digital course and start tinkering with designing t-shirts and websites! 

Now what?

Fast forward to now, this 100th episode of the Choose 2 Think Podcast!  Can you believe it?!

On today's show, I'll chat about:

This episode is dedicated to every single dear listener and brain changer who pressed the play button on this show.  

T H A N K   Y O U !!!!!  You mean the world to me!

CORRECTIONS:

*Tim Ferris coined this paraphrased question:  "If this were easy, what would it look like?" (I heart Pat Flynn reference him.)

*The board I broke through at Abundance with Life on Fire (Nick &  Megan Unsworth) is actually 3/4" thick, not an inch thick but.....Yeah, I could've! xoxo LOL

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Grateful Is My Heartbeat

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I Choose Creativity Today

Made to Persevere

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In today’s organically evolving conversation, we chat about these topics:

Special Guests:

Marian Denise Young on Facebook

Bonnie Davis: EMAIL:  [email protected]

Special Resources *note as an Amazon Associate, I do receive a small commission for your purchase through Amazon 

Choose 2 Think: Live Your Best Thought Life Every Day (a devotional I am writing - coming soon!)

*Dr. Tim Keller:  Proverbs devotional

*Dr. Caroline Leaf Think, Learn, Succeed

SIGNATURE FREEBIE: Ultimate Gratitude Guide (37-page downloadable PDF comes with the Gratitude Wheel!)

*GRATEFUL IS MY HEARTBEAT inspirational t-shirt by Choose 2 Think Merch and More

SCRIPTURE THEME VERSE: 1 Thes. 5:16-18 Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus

We all need God's grace, mercy, and forgiveness--daily and in vastly different ways.

Have you done something that continues to plague you or rack your soul with guilt and sorrow? 

Are you wrapped up in addiction or do you find yourself tripping up over the same issue again and again? 

Or does your mouth get the best of you? Do you say things you regret later?

If not now, there will be a point where you bend the knee to God, your Creator and the Lover of your soul.  And He will flood  you with mercy and the sweetest degree of forgiveness you may have ever experienced. 

This episode discusses the two quick action items to lead you toward forgiveness:

1) Acknowledge your transgression

2) Confess it to God

Taking these two steps from your heart will help you pivot and walk toward sound emotional and spiritual health. 

The themed t-shirt for today’s episode is I CHOOSE FORGIVENESS (maybe this means the forgiveness and restoration you are choosing between yourself and God or maybe there is someone else in your life to whom you could extend forgiveness). In either case, choosing to forgive ourselves and others DAILY is a critical mindset -- why not feel empowered today and wear it like you mean it?! 

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FREEBIE: 5 R’s to taking thoughts captive (my signature process for mind renewal from Christian perspective)

Thank you for listening! 

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Our words are made up of our thoughts. Thoughts are chemicals and proteins in our brains and they take up space there. Words are the “fruit of your thoughts” (Dr. Caroline Leaf). Based on her book Think, Learn, Succeed we discuss the WORDS MINDSET.

According to Dr. Leaf, negative words release negative chemicals or negative quantum energy in the brain which not only allow your memories to become stronger and stronger but also puts your body into a toxic stress mode.

During this Clubhouse Mastermind, we discuss these topics and more:

SPECIAL GUESTS ON THE SHOW TODAY:

Rebecca C. Wilcox

KEY BIBLE VERSES about the words we speak INCLUDE:

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. (Proverbs 18:21 ESV)

There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (Proverbs 12:18 ESV)

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; (James 1:19 ESV)

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. (Proverbs 15:1-2 ESV)

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FREEBIE: 5 R’s to taking thoughts captive (my signature process for mind renewal from Christian perspective)

Nobody likes to make mistakes, trip up, fail, or miss a shot. Goofing up once is one thing, but goofing up repeatedly and driving your mind and thoughts into a pretty deep pit is quite another.

Today I share a story about my recent experience at the Bluegrass States Games Pickleball Tournament in Lexington, KY, and the five lessons I learned about having the proper mindset and thought patterns during play.

Before play, we must be physically ready, rested, and well-energized.

During play, we need to:

After play, we need to assess and learn, and then move on.

These same techniques help us in any area of life where we are aiming for success. 

Whatever obstacles you're facing, the very best place to start is to make sure that you are watching your thought life very carefully.  Proverbs 4:23 says:  Carefully guard your thoughts because they are the source of true life.

In this episode you’ll hear me share a list of about 7-8 toxic thoughts I kept repeating during tournament play that ultimately impacted my emotions and feelings and negatively affected the outcomes of the game for me. 

Plus I share with you portions of what I call my listening journal. If you’d like to have a copy of the prayer, you’ll find the link for the free download in the show notes. Also, the special t-shirt for this episode says MADE TO PERSEVERE. And if you'd like to watch this episode in video, the full-length, unedited video is available on my YouTube channel --Just search and subscribe to Victoria D. Walker. 

Please stay tuned!

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