SHE SPEAKS SHE HEALS Podcast with Doctor Shannon

You and I are the solution. Today I'm going to share 3 ways in which you can be the solution in your life. When you become the solution, you'll find opportunities and possibilities that you haven't been able to see up until this point.

However, there's one caveat. You are NOT the ONLY solution. I'm not talking about taking on the weight of the world, or everyone's responsibilities. I'm talking about you, my dear. Your heart and soul…YOU…your life, and the story that you're telling.

OWN that, and watch what happens.

This is how you can BE the solution:

1. Story: Look at your story.

You must take a look at the story you're telling. Especially you're most SCARED story.

Start with the story where you have the most fear. Identify it. Uncover and discover it. You must be willing to have that naked…in the closet…experience where you're very vulnerable. That scared, open, unfamiliar space. Then take it outside the closet by sharing your story - exposed, unashamed, unapologetic, and unconditionally loved.

Identify your story.

Where are you feeling the most SCARED?

This is probably where you need the biggest SOLUTION.

Begin to look at your opportunities.

SCARED can become SACRED.

The way in which you and I become the SOLUTION is to become very sacred about that story. SACRED is YOUR story in its most vulnerable form.

Are you willing to address and acknowledge it in its most vulnerable, open, SACRED form?

There's nothing more sacred than the truth, especially seeing and telling the truth in LOVE.

In a very loving way, identify and acknowledge your very personal SCARED story.

2. Own it.

Own the responsibility of it, The ability to respond, and the opportunity to discover some things that you haven't been able to see until this point.

It's so simple. Please don't complicate or "complexicate" it with all the stories you're telling.

At the core, you have a life to live. You're feeling scared. Own it. Don't blame it on anyone. Take responsibility. It doesn't have to be the full, and only solution.

If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.

When I got this revelation, it was life-changing for me. I wrote about it in my first book, Dr. Shannon Knows...The 12 Steps For WELLTHY People: How To Make Healthy Your Habit.

Accept YOUR responsibility, and YOU can be part of the solution.

Be UNREASONABLE. Stop telling all the excuse stories or "reasons" why you can't.

Take responsibility for your own stories, your feelings of being scared, and make the necessary adjustments from SCARED to SACRED.

3. Live it.

Not only in your mind, with the ideal version of the vision, but in action.

I'm talking about doing the work that's necessary. Put your hands to the plow. Your hands on the wheel. Keep your eyes straight ahead.

You can co-create your life with God. And enjoy the journey.

If you despise the life you're living, why are you doing that? Ask yourself today. Why?

Is it possible that you're complicating your life? Are you making it hard?

If you make your responsibility everyone else's responsibility or others' responsibilities yours…that's HARD.

The way to have an incredible, valuable life, and give value to it is to actually OWN, and LIVE IT.

There's a difference between renting something and owning it. We tend to take better care of that which we own, because we value it more.

Are you "renting" your life, and getting by? Are you signing on the dotted line, and owning the story of your life, the problem, AND THE SOLUTION?

When you do, your journey will look so different.

To summarize...

S: Story. O: Own it. L: Live and love it.

Redefine S.O.L.!

Sip On Life with a sacred story. Own it. Live it, and love it. Be the S.O.L.UTION.

TODAY'S SACED S.O.L. STEP:

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. DATE JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage with yourself.)

1. Write down one problem where you need a SOLUTION. Write a new story for it...from SCARED to SACRED.

2. Write a declaration of how you're going to OWN IT.

3. Write a declaration of how you're going to live it. Write an action plan. Take one step today that will start executing your plan of Sipping On Life, owning and being the S.O.L.UTION.

Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com. Leave a comment and let me know how you are- and who you are. I'd love to speak with you. I'd also love to welcome you into our online community.

You're already part of the family by being here. Thanks for allowing me to be with you today, wherever you are. Thanks for allowing me to speak into your ear, heart, and soul.

Thanks for applying what you're learning. Sipping On Life one step at a time.

Please invite your best girlfriends to join us. I'd love to increase the number of women sipping on life around the world. Let's invite them over to the S.O.L. PARTY.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

What does being naked in my closet have to do with anything? It has everything to do with YOU and ME being the S.O.L.UTION to all the craziness that's happening in our world. Today I'm seeking and sharing much needed comfort.

When bad things happen…what can WE DO?

WE can be the S.O.L.UTION.

Please don't feel hopeless or helpless…don't allow this (or any other) senseless tragedy cause you to lose hope.

THIS IS TRUTH: As long as life's flowing through you, there's always hope for healing.

Hope for transformation, and a miracle.

There's no hope in fear, hate, blame, and the senseless battle with it.

Let's no longer engage ourselves in senseless battles.

Don't allow yourself to get caught up in senseless stuff that doesn't really matter.

What matters most is you, me…WE are all part of the S.O.L.UTION!

You may be asking yourself, "What can I do? How can I make a difference?"

Instead of pointing fingers, hating, being fearful, and losing hope…LET'S RISE UP!

You may not be able to change every situation or another's heart, but YOU and I can make a choice, and change our own hearts, situations, and lives.

Be encouraged. Be inspired. Stand up. Rise up. Don't shrink in times like this. Don't hold your head down. Don't stand in hatred or blame, or attempt to get revenge.

Ask yourself, "What can I do to be part of the S.O.L.UTION?"

You and I are part of the solution, or we're part of the problem.

Today's the day to do something in your world, your community, your home, and within your heart to acknowledge truth.

Love unites. A ray of hope can brighten a dark space.

Hope transforms. Love transforms. Whatever situation you're in - stand in hope and love.

The power of ONE PERSON can change lives for good or bad.

One person. One voice. One heart. One decision. One desire to make a change, and it all changes.

If it's not you, then who will it be?

Stop waiting for someone else to come and change your life. Don't wait any longer. YOU stand UP. You make choices today. You step into the desires of your heart.

You be the voice of TRUTH.

You be the voice of HOPE.

You be the voice of LOVE.

You have so much more power than you think you have.

Stop saying you can't.

Whatever it is in your life that you feel hopeless, or helpless about, stop saying you can't. Start focusing on what you can do.

What can WE do to bring comfort? Strength? Peace?

We can start in our own hearts.

Stop talking so much about the problem. Stop pointing fingers at everyone else. Look at your own heart, YOUR story, and the story you choose to tell.

What's the story you choose to LIVE?

if you desire to help people, start by helping ONE.

Speak to ONE.

Have the FIRST conversation…the one between your own heart and soul.

Ask God to show you YOUR PART.

Then be willing and courageous enough to stand up and speak to ONE.

1 + 1 becomes 11. And exponentially we start to have an effect.

Don't shrink, and think, "Who am I to say?"

Who are you NOT to say?

Today's the day. Whatever desire's in your heart…it's possible.

Transforming our world starts in a closet. Naked, Unafraid. Unashamed. Unapologetic. Unconditionally loving your life + life's work well.

It starts in a closet talking into a microphone.

It starts by talking to your neighbors. Reaching out. Simply smiling.

It starts by waking up, my dear. Stand UP. Awaken the HOPE that's within you.

Stand up and be a voice of truth by living your truth. It starts right here. Right now.

Do not wait. The world needs what only you can bring. The world needs the message in your soul.

You need to listen to it. Get in rhythm with the song of your soul. What makes your heart sing, my dear?

Open your mouth and let it out.

Open your heart and allow yourself to expand, grow, and become the S.O.L.UTION.

Time is limited.

Today. Take what you have at hand. Be present to it. Receive it. Give it with all of your might.

i love and appreciate you. Thanks for your messages, emails, and comments. Thank you so much for being willing to SIP ON YOUR LIFE, so you can share what's IN YOU with all your heart and soul, by loving and living the life you're in.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. DATE JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage with yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Write down how you see yourself as being the SOLUTION.

I look forward to hearing from you, and seeing you tomorrow. Thanks again for being here today.

WomenSippingOnLife.com

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Are you a positive person? You can be, and I'll show you how by EXPOSING POSITIVE TRUTH. Today's SACRED S.O.L. STORY is inspired by a question I was asked this week by one of my clients. She asked me, "Dr. Shannon, how do you personally stay so positive?"

I responded by telling her the honest answer, which is that I'm NOT ALWAYS positive...

But I AM ruthlessly committed to the TRUTH.

I am absolutely committed to uncovering, discovering, and living in TRUTH.

The truth is, YES, overall I am positive. My innate nature - my DNA - is to see things in a positive way. I'll naturally see all sides of the story (usually), and then I choose to see the positive side.

However, the truth is that I am NOT 100% positive all the time…24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and 365 days a year.

But even in the moments of feeling negative, I stop and ask myself:

1. What am I really feeling? 2. Where is it coming from? 3. What am I learning? 4. Is this the TRUTH? 5. Is there another way to see it?

Why? Because I'm ruthlessly committed to the truth.

This is how I stay so positive.

What about you?

Are you a positive person?

Or are you the Negative Nelly or Debbie Downer?

You have to be honest about this.

Being positive doesn't mean not talking about, and acknowledging the negative.

Positive thinking is really about POSITIVELY looking at the TRUTH.

The truth is, there's negativity in all our lives. The truth is, we can do something about it.

You can choose where you're going to put your focus.

I stay positive by being HONEST.

Stay in the truth, and be committed to it.

You must be able to see both sides of the TRUTH - both the positive (sunny) and negative (darkness.)

Look at everything with honesty. An open heart and open eyes.

Be willing to see the full 360 degrees, then decide what's right for you.

You'll find that it's more POWERFUL to tap into POSITIVE THINKING.

When you tap into the positive energy that's TRUTH - the side that's exposed - you'll find an infinite amount of possibility.

Do this, and you'll be UNSTOPPABLE.

Step out of the darkness and into the light of truth. It's not about good or bad, right or wrong. It's about what is. Then you get to decide what you're going to hold onto, and what you're going to let go of. As well as what you'll build with what you have.

I spoke about this yesterday in EPISODE 041: How To Start Over. It's okay to feel the negativity, but it's not okay to stay there.

Take a look at where you are, and how far you've come. Don't be so hard on yourself.

Each day is a new day. A new level. One that takes energy, focus, and commitment. A ruthless commitment to TRUTH. Living in the truth. Being honest with yourself, and loving yourself.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage With Yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

1. Write down the one area in your life that you've been feeling negative about. It may be a one word description, or you may need to write it all out in detail.

2. Ask yourself, "Is there another way to see this?" Turn the light on, and expose it with a positive light.

3. Write down what you plan to do today with your new perspective…then do it.

Thanks for being here. I so appreciate you SIPPING. ON. LIFE. with me, and I hope you're enjoying it.

Please come on over to WomenSippingOnLife.com, and leave a comment. Let me know how you're doing.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Today's episode will help you do something DIFFERENT this time. Whether you've ever been through a divorce, breakup, death of a loved on, the loss of a loved one, a natural disaster…hurricane, tornado, flood, earthquake...loss of a job, bankruptcy, you name it…LIFE HAPPENS. When life happens, it's what you do with what happens that makes all the difference in the world.

We can't control certain things or circumstances, but what we CAN do is to start where we ARE when things happen.

What prompted this podcast was something that happened on my show this morning…Speak Up Saturday. I do a Facebook Live at 11:11 am (central). (By the way, I'd love to have you come over to my Dr. Shannon Page and check it out. It's a live program, where you can call in - like an old-fashioned LIVE call in show.)

One of the questions I received this morning inspired today's podcast. A woman called in, and asked me, "What do you do when all of a sudden everything in your life is unfamiliar…with major changes…how do you come back from that?"

When you're surrounded by a lot of UNFAMILIAR, and it feels scary, and you feel out of control, the best thing to do is to START with what you KNOW.

Not the kind of KNOWING that's familiar, but lacks peace, power, or is simply NOT working. I'm talking about the kind of KNOWING where you feel so strong, certain, and powerful in that TRUTH.

Whatever that is for you, start there.

I remember a very difficult, unsteady, unstable time in my life before I got divorced. I cried out to God and asked, "Now what?" What I heard in my heart was, "Give thanks. Be grateful."

So I did, and everything began to shift in my life.

I focused on the ONE thing that I DID KNOW for sure. I knew I could give thanks for this one thing, and it's where I put all my attention. As I continued to increase my level of gratitude for that one thing, my life began to change.

1. Start with what you do KNOW. Then give thanks for it. Put your attention there.

This helped me even in the most horrible experience of my life…when both my parents were killed in a car accident.

I knew my life would NEVER be the same.

So I made some decisions.

I made the decision to NOT try to keep it (or make it) the same, but to be present with what was in the moment.

I made the decision to FEEL the pain I was feeling. To feel it, but NOT FEED it.

I made a commitment to receive the different life that I now have, and to be open to seeing things differently, and living in a way I've never lived before.

It's been HUGE for me!

If you're in the grieving process right now, this may sound like it's easier said than done. The truth is, it's harder to do it the other way. The longer we resist change, the longer we stay in that place of unfamiliar, pain- while suffering needlessly.

Yes, feel the pain you feel...for as long and as often as you need to feel it. But feel it, don't feed it.

If you're needing to start over, start with what you KNOW.

2. Take an inventory of what you KNOW…your desires, beliefs, and all that you KNOW in that moment. This will help you see where you are.

And even though your life's been turned upside down, and nothing feels comfortable, you can ask yourself what you desire in moving forward.

If you desire to start over, you have to START.

You have to start with you you HAVE in that moment. Taking an inventory will help you see the pieces that you have to work with.

3. Take an inventory of your RESOURCES. The people in your life, the relationships. Your tangible and intangible resources. Life. Go through the list and look at every resource that you find valuable. Write it down.

Begin to see what you have to work with, and you'll be able to start formulating a plan for yourself.

As you do this with gratitude and appreciation, you'll begin to see LIFE after LOSS.

This is how you start to START OVER.

Remember that just because you're starting over doesn't necessarily mean that you're starting at square one.

Why? Because you're starting over with knowledge and wisdom that you didn't have before. You're starting over with new perspective, and new power (even though you may feel powerless). You're starting with an opportunity to see things differently, and to build IT differently this time.

You must address your current beliefs, desires, trust, your truth, and who you trust in. If you don't, you'll end up building the same thing again.

Are YOU going to be trustworthy? Are you going to trust the trustworthy ones? Are you going to trust the process of life? Are you going to trust God?

In order to create something NEW, it's going to take some new beliefs, new desires, different and new resources, a new perspective, and a new level of trust.

When you begin there, and START…you can build something SO MUCH BIGGER.

Less is often MORE, and bigger isn't always bigger in size When I say bigger, I mean SO MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT to you in that moment.

This is called RESTORATION.

It's not simply trying to recover that which you've lost or trying to build it over again. It's when you make the decision to build something that's even MORE fantastic, incredible, deeper, wiser, sustainable, and with greater longevity and legacy than you've ever built before.

Often we pray for something DIFFERENT, but when DIFFERENT shows up we freak out, and think that God's left us.

He hasn't. YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

The big question is, when something different shows up, are you going to do something DIFFERENT? To build what you desire? Instead of creating the same thing over and over again.

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Take a look at your life, and identity where you're starting over or would desire to start over.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage with yourself.)

Start by writing out an inventory of your beliefs, desires, TRUTH, in what, and in whom, you trust…as well as your resources.

As you write these things down, choose a couple resources to start with TODAY.

Again, the biggest key to starting over is STARTING.

I would love to hear from you, and know what's happening in your life. Please come over to my Dr. Shannon Facebook Page. I'd love to see you there. Every day I do a LIVE video at 11:11 am (central), and on Saturdays I do a LIVE call in show - SPEAK UP SATURDAY. You can call in and ask a question, or I'll ask YOU a question.

If you desire different answers in your life, then you must ask different questions. I can help you do that.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

What does it mean to be a woman of purpose? This topic of purpose can stress people out, because they get so tripped up over the idea that they have to figure out or find their purpose. Today I'm going to show you your purpose...

SHOW NOTES.

I remember the day I heard my heart say, "Shannon, I want you to know your purpose as badly as you want to know it. In fact, I want you to know it more than you want to know it. So trust me. In the time that you are to know, you'll know what you need to know.

In the same way I was reminded of this truth, I'm going to remind you today as well.

Trust your heart. Trust God. Trust the process of life. When it's time to know your purpose, you will know. Then, will you trust yourself enough to do something with what you know?

If you feel as though you don't yet know your purpose, don't worry…you will KNOW when it's time for you to consciously know.

You may know your purpose, but for some reason you haven't listened.

Whether you're nervous about not being sure if you're going to discover your purpose, or you know it, but you're nervous because you're not really sure how to enter into it…this is for you.

I'll take all the guesswork out of it for you. No more running around trying, wondering and worrying if you're going to figure it out or be able to fully enter into your purpose.

There are 3 common purposes that we all have...

1. We're all here to LIVE.

Why? Because you have LIFE flowing through you.

God breathed the breath of life into the dirt, and created a human being.

We were designed to breathe…INSPIRATION.

What is your inspiration? What inspires you?

You have LIFE flowing through you.

You have inspiration in your soul that's been put in you for such a time as this. You're not here by accident. You have a purpose that's been breathed into you by God, and it's to LIVE.

You are ALIVE. Are you living in your INSPIRED state? Are you breathing in the inspiration from the Creator of all things?

You can be a co-creator in your own life, if you take action with inspiration.

Express the inspiration that IS you in the life you're living.

2. We're here to LOVE.

From the time you showed up on planet earth, there's been a whole lot of LOVE around you.

There's an attractive, magnetic energy that comes with new life. That little baby (new life) is still within you. All the LOVE that you came into, because of, and with, and have created since you've been here…that's LOVE, my dear.

You are designed to LOVE.

Love yourself, and YOUR LIFE.

Love yourself living your life.

Are you doing that?

Tap into the inspired place within your soul, knowing that you're here for a purpose, for such a time as this. This will allow you to love yourself and your life.

If you're not loving you and your life, then stop trying to find your PURPOSE, and start loving yourself right now.

Love the one you're with, which is YOU.

When you begin to do this, you'll start to uncover and discover TRUTH about yourself. Listen to your heart…the LIFE that's within you and is calling you…it will begin to make sense.

You could be trying so hard to discover your purpose that you're overlooking it.

First, you must live your life well…fully engaged and present to it.

Live the life you're in.

Live it with the inspired breath of your Creator and co-create the life that you love.

Second, are you receiving the love that you are, and giving the love that's within you?

Are you doing that? Are you being an active participant in your life, an active co-creator with God? With the energy, source, and LOVE that created you, my dear…for such a time as this!!

3. When you do #1 and #2…your life will WORK. And in the process of your LIFE WORKING…you'll discover your LIFE'S WORK.

Stop looking outside of yourself to discover your purpose. Look inside your own soul. What makes you absolutely feel so inspired, and so happy…that it makes your heart sing?

This is the key.

That is the path to purpose…LIVE. LOVE.

Make love with your life, and it will LOVE you back.

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

1. Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage with yourself.)

2. Write down the words LIVE and LOVE.

3. Then write down how you're doing both. How are you living on purpose? How are you loving on purpose?

See what happens as you begin to write.

I would love to hear from you, and know how you're doing in this process. WomenSippingOnLife.com.

If we're not living and loving on purpose, then we're doing it by accident. We're NOT going to do that! No way!!

A woman sipping on life is a woman that's presently ON PURPOSE in her life.

Thank you for being here!! Thanks for letting me share…as a reminder to you and me. I love you, and I appreciate you for being on this journey with me…our 40th episode.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

What a powerful statement, huh? Movement is...Motion. Life. Emotion. Forward movement. Revolution. Motion is life, and life is motion. But is this YOU today? Are you a woman of movement? Today I'm going to teach you how you can be.

SHOW NOTES...

Unfortunately when people first reach out to me, a lot of times they're NOT moving. They're moving and shaking…but not moving anywhere. They're shaking in fear, and not moving ahead in their lives.

They feel stuck. Oftentimes feeling like they're stuck, AND they suck. Not knowing what to do. If that's you, don't worry. I've got you covered. It's not the first time I've heard this.

Years ago, I was hearing this so often that I put together a Training C.A.M.P. to help people begin to move forward in the areas of:

Certainty. Abundance. Movement. Purpose.

That's why we're talking about this. We've talked about Woman of Certainty (EPISODE 037) and Women of Abundance (EPISODE 038.)

Movement is such a huge part of YOU being alive on planet earth.

MOTION is everything, my dear. Perhaps you find yourself sitting all day, everyday at your job, then you go home at night, and sit in front of the television. And all you do is sit. Sit. SIT...

Today's the day you have to take a STAND for yourself. Take a STAND for the motion. Take a STAND for the emotion that's evoking passion and power in your life.

Today I'd like to speak about three (3) areas of MOVEMENT.

1. Health - Physical Movement

If you're not doing daily physical movement, then I'm not going to "should" on you. You KNOW you "should" be moving. But IF you're not, then ask yourself, "Why…?"

- Have you scheduled it into your day?

- Are you scheduling movement that you love to do?

Not everyone is super excited about getting on a treadmill, elliptical machine, stair master, or whatever. I get it!

You don't have to.

Exercise is any movement more than you're doing right now.

If you are currently doing NO movement, and you start moving - even a little bit - it's like putting a little bit of money in your bank account each day. Before long you've got some kind of account!

When you begin to move a little each day, you start a fitness, health, and wellness account. Before long your account grows.

I had a woman come to one of my talks when I spoke about this topic. What she took away from my talk was this: "Do what you can."

So she did.

She knew she could walk for a minute. Then she decided she could run for a minute. So she started running for one minute, and each day she added another minute. In six weeks she was a runner…training for her first 5K!

She had lost weight, and so many amazing things happened because of her commitment to do what she could in the area of physical movement.

Make the commitment to do what you can. Do something MORE than you're doing right now.

The slightest little changes have an accumulative affect.

2. Head - Mental Movement.

Where are you in how you're THINKING? Are you seeing the future, yet strategizing and taking action in the present?

This is what it takes to be a Woman Of Movement. You must be able to see the future with BIG VISION, but strategize and take steps in your present.

What steps are you taking to move your life forward, and in the direction of your desires, dreams, goals, and vision?

Are you taking steps each and every day?

If you're not, then you have your dreams and desires on the back burner.

Get your dreams and desires OFF THE BACK BURNER.

If you're putting your dreams and desires are on the back burner, YOU'RE GETTING BURNED OUT.

You may think your burnout is coming from how hard you work. BUT, if you're working real hard and you're getting burned out, perhaps it's because your life's not working.

One way to get it WORKING is to get your dreams, goals, desires OFF the back burner, and get them out in front. No different than a carrot on a stick.

Get what matters to you out in front of you to keep going.

Otherwise you're FRYING yourself!

Stop. Stop what's not working.

It's time to start something new. Start what IS working.

3. Heart - Your Spiritual Movement.

Are you creating, and entering into the revolution that is YOUR LIFE?

Creating a revolution…a movement in your life.

It feels so big, but it doesn't happen over night.

It starts by doing the little things. Get moving. Get your body moving. Get your health heading in the right direction. Start tapping into the energy source that's life and movement.

Motion is life. Life is motion.

Begin to strategize as you see your future. Say YES to the future you'd like to create, but STAY IN and DO the work in the present.

The motion and momentum that you'll create in your life will create a revolutionary movement.

Have you ever thought about that?

Or are you waiting for someone else to come along, and lead you on this movement? Are you ready to lead yourself?

Receive the leadership around…there's nothing wrong with that.

But if you aren't willing to do it for yourself, you'll keep doing it all by yourself.

When you're willing to do it FOR YOURSELF, you don't have to do it ALL BY YOURSELF.

And you can enter the moment that is your life, my dear.

This is one of the reasons I started Women Sipping On Life. You've heard my story that began many years ago.

I began to sip on life with some of my mentors. I started to grow, go forward in my life, and leave the past behind. Instead of being and talking about the problem, I decided to BE and talk about the SOLUTION, and become an active participant in creating it.

Oh my goodness, my life has never been the same.

I believe WOMEN SIPPING. ON. LIFE. is a movement. The last time I checked (at the time of this recording) we were in over 16 countries. I'm so excited about that, but I would LOVE to hear from YOU.

What's happening for you? Are you beginning to take these steps, and enter into the moment that's YOU and YOUR LIFE?

Not only a life, but a life that you LOVE, and a life that LOVES YOU BACK.

I hope you got something from this message today.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage with yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Sit down. Write this out. Then get up and go!

Write out one thing for each of these 3 areas of movement that you'll commit to doing today...and WILL move you forward:

1. Health. 2. Head. 3. Heart.

You'll get further in life by doing a little each day, then waiting until that one day when you feel ALL INSPIRED, and try to do it ALL over night.

That's NOT going to happen.

You'll wonder why you keep starting and stopping. Then blaming yourself for not being disciplined.

Instead, make a decision to do a little every single day and build on it.

Watch what happens…

What ONE THING can you do today?

You're future is created today!

Wow! I'll look forward to seeing you again tomorrow.

I see you in my mind's eye. I'm so grateful Thanks to those of you who've reached out to me. Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com, leave a comment and let me know how you're doing. If you're not already subscribed in iTunes or Stitcher, and getting these episodes delivered directly to your phone, you're missing out. It's so convenient. Let's walk and talk, my dear.

Thanks for being a part of the WOMEN SIPPING. ON. LIFE. MOVEMENT.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Today I'm going to help you redefine ABUNDANCE for yourself. I'll show you how your value and worth are affecting your abundance, and how to increase your abundance by getting them back into alignment.

It starts with certainty, clarity, and getting sure about what you desire.

Abundance is exponential, and more than enough to go around. If we as women begin to connect, collaborate, and creatively express who we are together, we are SO much more powerful than we are by ourselves.

You must do it for yourself, but you don't have to do it all by yourself.

This is the soul behind WOMEN SIPPING. ON. LIFE. You are NOT alone, my dear! We're doing this together, and we're so much more powerful and abundant because of it.

Abundance is more than enough.

How do YOU personally define abundance?

I define it as A BUN DANCE…

Abundance is a bun dance, which means it's time to get up and get yourself moving. It's time to get up and enter into the rhythm of your life.

Are you doing a bun dance with each and every moment that you live? Are you in sync with the rhythm of your life? Are you dancing to the music and song of your soul?

This is what ABUNDANCE means to me.

But YOUR definition is what defines YOU and YOUR LIFE.

How do you personally define abundance?

Is it only physical or tangible things?

Or is it exponentially ALL OF YOU combined - body, mind, spirit, emotions, your life, and your life's work?

Again, for me it's entering into the song of my heart and soul, and allowing myself to sing with all of my oxygen, inspiration, and expiration…until death do I part.

This is abundance.

People think of a lot of STUFF when it comes to abundance. MORE isn't necessarily the best. MORE isn't necessarily MORE. We can have a lot of STUFF. More. More. More. More, and only have a bunch of stuff that quite honestly, buries us!

We've all done it. We've stock piled, but does EXCESS doesn't equate to excellence.

A bun dance…abundance…your life in abundance is excellent.

There is something so significant and valuable about abundance. It's not simply getting MORE. Often, less is MORE.

Like I spoke about yesterday in EPISODE 037: Woman Of Certainty, certainty requires getting clear. In order to do so, you must EDIT, and get rid of the excess that's getting in the way of you seeing your desires clearly. Then you can create the desires that you have in your heart.

Abundance starts in the heart. The song of the soul. The rhythm of your life.

Are you willing to enter into it today and begin to get clear? Simply profound? It's not always in the MORE or always in the EXCESS.

It's in ALL…WAYS working for you and your life.

Abundance works.

Abundance moves.

Abundance gets it done.

Abundance experiences the completion and fulfillment of a desirable life.

So what do you value in your life?

You can have a lot of money and not have a fully abundant life. You can also have a lot of peace and love, and have zero money.

When you start to make the connection between your VALUE and WORTH, you'll begin to see the results in your emotional AND economical abundance.

These are vital topics.

VALUE is how much YOU value something. How much you love something. You could have an item that's worthless, but to you it's valuable because you love it!

I made the decision several years ago to get rid of anything that I didn't absolutely value.

If you haven't done an exercise like this in your life, I'd encourage you begin letting go of anything you don't value. It'll open up time and space for you to begin to focus on what you truly value. When you do, you can't help but focus on your life.

Your life is what makes you so valuable.

If you hate your life, you're decreasing your value! Don't wait another day. Begin to edit out all the STUFF that doesn't matter, and focus on what does matter.

The next step is WORTH.

What is worth?

Often value and worth are used interchangeably. Did you notice earlier when I said that you can have a worthless item that you value highly. But you can also value things in a way, that will begin to cause YOU to feel WORTHLESS.

For example, you value another person's opinion that causes YOU to feel worthless.

Why are you valuing something that decreases your worth?

You hide because you value what others are going to think about you MORE than exchanging the VALUE and WORTH that is YOU.

Worth has to do with the cost to produce or develop something. And it's typically not experienced until you sell (exchange) it.

How does this translate to your life?

Is there a transaction? Are you exchanging (sharing) your worth, who you are, your inner WELLTH for something of value? If you aren't, then your worth sits there idle.

Instead, you may be valuing things that really don't have worth, and you're decreasing YOUR WORTH because you sit..not showing up, not speaking up, not sharing, or expressing the value and worth that are within you (that ARE you.) Then you feel worthless. And the more you do it, the more worthless you feel.

This decreases your worth.

So what if you could get (oops…sneeze break) your value and worth coming together in alignment?

That way, what you express and exchange with the world…YOUR VALUE…allows your WORTH to increase.

Imagine if your value and worth came together? That, my dear, is abundance. At its highest level.

Most people aren't allowing their value and worth to come together.

Value and worth are like your belief and desires…

Your desires are what you value, but your worth comes from your belief.

If you're not allowing your beliefs to line up with your desires, your worth and value won't line up either. Because your beliefs ultimately lead to your behavior. If you're not exchanging (sharing) yourself by getting active in your life, and expressive in WHO YOU ARE, you will decrease your worth and it'll affect your abundance.

Am I making myself clear?

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

1. Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. DATE JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage with yourself.)

2. Evaluate each area of your life and on a scale from 1-11, value or grade the ABUNDANCE in each area of your life. For example, in your physical health, mental health, emotional health, spiritual health, and life, etc…

3. Circle the area that comes up with the lowest level of abundance, and go from there.

Begin to look at how much you value it. Are you expressing that value? This will affect your worth.

Are you exchanging the YOU that is the most VALUABLE of all. Without YOU there's no "LIFE" for you. Do you understand?

Stop playing small. Stop devaluing yourself. Stop putting your self-worth at a low level of value.

If you desire to increase your ABUNDANCE, get clear. Clear about what we've talked about today. Begin to get your VALUE and WORTH in alignment, by living what you say you desire and allowing your beliefs and desires to line up.

I'd love to hear from you. Try this exercise at home. What insight and take-away did you get today from this very important subject of ABUNDANCE?

I'll look forward to seeing you again tomorrow. Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com and leave a comment to let me know how you're doing. Also, if you haven't yet subscribed to the podcast in iTunes or Stitcher, please do. Please tell your friends to join in the adventure of Sipping On Life. We, as women of abundance, are so much more powerful, valuable, and worth so much more when we come together than we are trying to do life alone. Don't do it alone. You are not alone. Stop drowning in your life, and start sipping on it. Come along. Join in the journey. Answer the call in your life. Your adventure is calling, are you listening, my dear?

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

I'm talking to you, for you, about you...because of you. Right now, you may be saying to yourself, "I don't feel so certain." That's okay, because I promise that by the end of this episode, you'll feel more certain.

Can we get that agreement? Can we get the anticipation and expectation up? Get your hopes up to have increased certainty.

SHOW NOTES...

The connection of certainty is like plugging in my microphone. Without it, everything else falls short and things don't work. You may be standing up, showing up, and speaking up…but not being heard. Your metaphorical microphone isn't plugged in if you aren't certain.

1. Get certain about what you DO KNOW by connecting with YOU…your heart and soul.

You must connect with your heart and soul. No one can do it for you. You can know WHAT to do, but if you're not first connected to your heart and soul…YOU…and the KNOWING within you, then you'll lack the CERTAINTY necessary to do it, be heard, and to live the life you desire.

CERTAINTY. "Without a doubt." Certitude." (I like that. An attitude of certainty.)

CERTITUDE. "Freedom from doubt, especially in matters of faith or opinion; certainty."

CERTAIN. This word takes me back to when I wrote my first book, Dr. Shannon Knows…The 12 Steps of WELLTHY People: How to Make Healthy Your Habit.

I looked up the words certain and sure. They're used interchangeably. I remember reading one time that "a trustworthy messenger brings healing." Trustworthy means, "certain and sure."

So...someone that's "certain and sure" actually brings healing.

If you're looking for healing in your life, or healing in the area of your certainty, today's the day to be TRUSTWORTHY.

Are you worthy of YOUR trust?

What are you certain and sure about?

CERTAIN. "Free from doubt or reservation. Sure. Established as true. Fixed. Agreed upon. Trustworthy."

Yes, a trustworthy - certain and sure -messenger brings healing.

You are the greatest healer from within. YOU are a healer within.

Yes, I'm a Healing Life Coach. A healer. That didn't happen with me trying to HEAL other people. It happened with me receiving the healing that was already available to me - on the inside of me. And that's what I'm talking about today.

If you desire to be CERTAIN, you must first make the connection between your heart and soul. Then get what you desire and believe in alignment, mixed with the foundation of trust and truth…you'll be unstoppable.

YOU'LL BE CERTAINLY UNSTOPPABLE.

2. Get Clear. Clarity is King and Queen. If you have clarity and certainty, you'll be king of your domain, castle, and kingdom…YOUR QUEENDOM.

The QUEENDOM that you're creating is what you desire. It's YOUR LIFE.

God gave you a call, purpose, and mission for your life. No one else can fulfill that but YOU, my dear.

You must get clear about this.

Often we spend so much time thinking about what we don't know. instead of what we do know. Tap into what you DO KNOW about YOU, your desires, and what you're creating.

Connect with who you are. Get clear about who you are. Get clear and committed to pursuing YOU, your heart, soul, and desires.

Pursue HER to get to KNOW HER like never before.

I remember the day I decided to pursue me, like it was yesterday. It was after I heard the voice of God in my heart, asking me if I loved myself.

Dumbfounded and unable to speak, I then heard, "Don't worry, I understand. Because in order to love you, you must know you. In order to know you, you must spend time with you."

Then I heard this, "Date Yourself."

This is when my Journey of Certainty began.

Get to know yourself.

We spend so much time trying to get known by others, to get to know others, or to BE KNOWN.

This is all ridiculous if YOU don't know YOU. If you don't receive you, how can you give yourself to anyone else?

Am I making myself clear? This is KEY. This is the TRUTH.

This is a trustworthy message. I am the trustworthy messenger bringing you a certain and sure message of healing. IF YOU RECEIVE IT.

Get clear about who you are, what you desire and what you believe. Connect with your heart and soul.

3. Get confident. Stand with confidence. Know that you KNOW that you KNOW. Whatever THAT is for you. What do you know? Then tap into it.

Find your confidence in a GRATEFUL HEART. Focus on the ONE THING YOU DO KNOW. The one thing you're grateful for.

4. Get COMFORTABLE with being UNCOMFORTABLE. It's the compelling CHEMISTRY you can have with your life.

Claim your life as yours. Approach it, and each day as an adventure. Today's your day. Learn. Grow. Expand.

Expand your territory. Expand your horizons.

This is what CERTAINTY is all about.

People will follow those who are certain.

Align with truth. Are you being a trustworthy messenger that is sure and certain of who you are, why you're here, and what you're doing?

Get after it. Begin to act in, and with, that CERTAINTY…and watch what happens in your life.

Would you be willing today to claim your CERTAINTY? Even if it's a small stone of certainty that you can stand on. It will grow.

It will grow because YOU GROW.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL.

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

1. Write down exactly what you know, and are sure and certain of today.

2. Make a commitment today to get to know that certainty even more. To stand in it. To grow in it. To walk and live in it.

Watch what happens in your life.

I'm so grateful that you joined me today.

Thanks for allowing me to speak into your life with certainty, as a trustworthy messenger, so you can heal your life and life's work. This is my journey, life's call, and life's work.

I'll look forward to seeing you again tomorrow.

Please share and comment at WomenSippingOnLife.com. Please subscribe at iTunes or Stitcher, if you haven't already done so.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Are you overweight? Are you carrying around the heaviness of "UNFORGIVENESS?" Perhaps it's not what you're eating, but what's eating you! If you've ever made a mistake, been cheated on, or been the one who cheated, today's the day to RELEASE THE UNNECESSARY WEIGHT OF "UNFORGIVENESS."

SHOW NOTES...

It's not about forgiving and forgetting, because in order to forgive, we must remember some things.

Today I wanted to circle back, and speak about this very important topic of FORGIVENESS. It's SO HUGE.

Over the past 36 episodes, we've gotten very deep as we have slowly, sip by sip, gone deeper and deeper.

In EPISODE 34 (not Episode 33) I asked if you were cheating on your DATE. And are you cheating on your life?

When I was cheated on, it was a HUGE dagger to my heart and soul. But I remember thinking that I was glad I wasn't him.

Even in that moment it was like I innately knew that forgiving another would be easier than forgiving oneself.

If you've cheated, ever…it's time to STOP beating yourself up for it. Let yourself go free. Let yourself BE free. Let yourself out of the cage, and receive healing at a deep, deep, level.

If you're carrying around a lot of CRAP (See yesterday's EPISODE 35) - yours or someone else's- stop cheating on yourself by carrying it around with you.

One of the biggest bits of crap that we carry around is "UNFORGIVENESS."

What helped me tremendously in my own process of forgiveness, was realizing that I too was not without fault.

A relationship is a two-way deal. Both can benefit from the lessons that come from a breakdown or build-up of a relationship. It's two people working together or against one another (or the relationship.)

During my year of "UNFORGIVENESS" I carried around so much HEAVINESS that I went up 3 pant sizes. I gained 15 pounds in less than a month, and I was a mess!! For the first time in my life I had issues with my weight.

No matter what I did, I couldn't get rid of the weight!

Then I realized that it wasn't an issue of needing weight loss, but I needed to release all the HEAVINESS OF "UNFORGIVENESS" that I was carrying .

I carried the extra weight for the same amount of time that I carried "UNFORGIVENESS." I also aged a lot during that year. I didn't feel well. I was more symptomatic. I got colds more often. Again, I was a mess!

So what got me to the place of being able to take steps toward forgiveness was this...

I started to look at myself and my own mistakes, and stopped blaming. I started looking inside myself, instead of pointing fingers.

I asked myself: "Where have I made mistakes in my own life, as well as my relationship?"

I would ask you the same thing. Where have you been at fault, or made mistakes, in your own life? Where have you tried something with great intentions, but things didn't work out?

How could I hold "UNFORGIVENESS" toward someone - expecting that they "shouldn't" make mistakes - if I have also made mistakes in my own life?

The truth is, I don't believe I was hurt intentionally. Did this make it hurt less? No. But it was helpful to acknowledge while in the process of forgiveness.

After a lot of inner heart work, and soul searching, with the help of counselors and coaching…and doing the work…I got to a place in my heart where I could forgive. Then I made the decision to release them, and I did. It was beautiful.

However, I still had something going on in my heart that I couldn't figure out. Then one day it was like the floodgates opened.

I realized that although I had forgiven others, I had missed the CRITICAL element of FORGIVENESS.

The most important step was forgiving myself!

Everything changed!!

Within a few weeks I had lost the weight. I no longer looked 20 years older than I was. Honestly, it was so life-changing.

We have to FORGIVE OURSELVES.

If you're holding UNFORGIVENESS towards yourself, it's time to forgive YOU!

Only looking at others, and how their actions have harmed us, will keep us from looking at ourselves.

People make mistakes. We've made mistakes. You've made mistakes.

Forgive yourself.

Forgiveness is not for them, but for YOU. I understood this, but at first I missed this critical component.

It's not only FOR you, BUT it's available to YOU for YOURSELF.

Over the past 22 years I've worked with thousands of people who've suffered from chronic illness, including cancer. I've seen UNFORGIVENESS as a common denominator.

If you're holding unforgiveness towards anyone, including yourself, today's the day to set yourself free.

We can give others only what we carry ourselves.

You can't love others if you don't love yourself. Neither can you fully forgive others, if you don't first forgive yourself.

Until you forgive yourself, you'll carry a residue of the unforgiveness, and all the symptoms that go with it.

You must release yourself from it as well.

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage with yourself.)

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

1. Write down the injustice that you haven't yet forgiven someone for.

2. Write down the name of the person or people that have harmed or wronged you.

3. Circle it, then write: I FORGIVE MYSELF.

4. Write down what you forgive yourself for.

5. Then write: I FORGIVE THEM.

Let yourself, and him/her/them go!!

I would love to hear from you. Please come over to WomenSippingOnLife.com, and let me know how you're doing. You're not on this journey by yourself.. Yes, you have to do it for yourself, but you don't have to do it all by yourself. You're not alone.

The process of forgiveness starts now. When you make this vital decision to LET GO. You'll GET MORE than you ever imagined. You'll got more than you bargained for.

I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow.

Thanks for listening, and sharing with your friends. Thanks for going to iTunes or Stitcher and giving a rating + review.

Let's continue to experience this incredible adventure of sipping on life together.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)

Today we're going to lighten it up a bit. I share three valuable "poop" stories that taught me some lessons that were simply too good to keep all to myself.

SHOW NOTES...

S.O.L. STORY #1: Recently I took out my little rescue Yorkie, Stela, for her morning potty break. As she was about to do her business, I wasn't paying attention. So when she finished, I couldn't find it! I searched everywhere, and finally chose to simply pretend that I picked up after my dog. (Please don't tell my neighbors.)

S.O.L. STORY #2: I went to Whole Foods with my daughter, and attempted to use the restroom…I walked in on an older gentleman that had forgotten to lock the door. Oh my goodness, I felt this surge of awkward embarrassment, and felt the need to say, "Sorry!" So much for being UNAPOLOGETIC, huh? (See EPISODE 34.)

S.O.L. STORY #3: After seeing that the older man had left the store, I made another attempt at using the restroom. As I proceeded to the restroom I had just left, I noticed that the man hadn't flushed the toilet, and it was a MESS! So I quickly did a 180 degree turn, and left the restroom.

No sooner than I did, a young man (late 20's) walks in as I'm coming out. Instantly I felt the need to let him know that I wasn't the one responsible for "THAT"…and warned him NOT to go in.

He looked at me, dazed and confused. Then I realized that the young man was completely stoned, and could barely look at me, let alone speak (or understand what I was telling him.) He went in anyways, despite my explanation.

I was laughing and still feeling awkward. However, I was finally able to use the restroom next door.

What's my point in sharing all these Craptacular Stories with you?

I'm glad you asked.

Lesson #1: Where in your life do you know there's "CRAP", but you can't find it? So you don't take care of it and, instead, you pretend. You go through the motions, because you're afraid of what others are going to think.

Look for it. Find it. Take care of it. Move on. Regardless of what others think.

Lesson #2: Where have you walked in on someone else's crap, and you feel the need to apologize for it?

Their crap is their crap. It's not your responsibility.

We do NOT have to apologize for someone else's crap!

Lesson #3: When you feel as though you're being blamed for someone else's crap, are you speaking up? Or are you continuing to take responsibility for someone else's crap?

Is it possible that the person you think is "blaming" you for crap, is actually completely unaware and in their OWN WORLD? (That young man wasn't thinking about me or that crap. He was simply attempting to take care of his own.)

If you're being blamed for someone else's crap, SPEAK UP.

And whatever you do, DON'T BLAME someone else for your crap. Deal with your own crap. Go in. Flush if you have to.

Look for it. Find it. Be done. Move on.

It's nothing to be embarrassed about, because ALL OF US HAVE CRAP. We all have those things that pile up in our lives, and it stinks…perhaps it's "stinking thinking."

Uncover and discover. Stop making apologies for it. It's okay.

TODAY'S SACRED S.O.L. STEP:

Please grab your SACRED S.O.L. D.A.T.E. JOURNAL (Daily Action To Engage with yourself.)

Answer the following questions:

1. Where are you aware there's crap in your life, but you're not taking care of it? (You're pretending that it's not there. You're pretending like you've picked it up, and are going through the motions?)

2. Where in your life are you walking in on someone else's crap, and you're apologizing for it?

3. Where are you not speaking up, and you're taking responsibility for someone else's crap?

Write all this out. Go beyond the obvious.

Thanks for being here! Please stop by WomenSippingOnLife.com and let me know how you're doing.

I hope you got something of value from this today. I'll look forward to seeing you again tomorrow.

xo Dr. Shannon. Inspiring minds that want to grow and hearts that want to know, so you can love you, your life, and your life's work well. ONE SIP AT A TIME.

A special thanks to the following souls for helping me launch our WOMEN SIPPING ON LIFE podcast…

Intro/Outro done by Uni V. SOL

Outro music by Jay Man: Mind Over Matter (www.ourmusicbox.com)

Podcast cover design and web site done by: Pablo Aguilar (www.webdesigncreator.com)

Podcast cover photo by Kate Montague of KM Captured (www.kmcaptured.com)