We've all been there. Hanging tight to a lifetime of beliefs, trying to please God and everyone around us by sacrificing our own needs, trying to be a "good girl," but life keeps unraveling. Diana and her friend, author Natalie Hoffman, discuss letting go of limiting beliefs and the stress they create in our lives and what it looks like to step through to the other side. What if God isn't scary, what if he is bigger, more mysterious, and more loving than we could have ever imagined!?

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Thinking new thoughts is not always as simple as plucking out the old thought and inserting a new thought. If you don't prepare your mind for the new thought… it doesn't grow. If you don't pull out the roots of the icky thought… it resurfaces. Mind renewal takes a little bit of thought and effort, but it is so worth it! Thanks to Natalie Hoffman of the Flying Free Podcast for letting me share her analogy with you all!

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Practical mind renewal means being willing to examine your thoughts and consider new ways of thinking. Just because you are thinking something, doesn't make it true, and it might just be causing you more pain and frustration. So let's take a look!

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Sometimes we say "I feel" when we really mean "I think." Differentiating these is essential for creating awareness, managing your thought life and emotional health, and having the power to change your experience of life.

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Fixing your life, fixing your relationships, making anything better, it doesn't start with the doing. It all starts with the thinking. Every thought we have, every belief we have, every perspective we choose about a situation creates what we feel and influences everything we do. There is no change without starting with your beliefs, thoughts and perspectives.

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Listener requested topic: How do I not worrying about what people think of me? And what about the importance of thinking the best intentions in people?

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Excerpts from a weekly collection of Mind Renewal Strategies. The words in your thoughts matter - Peace is possible – Feel better by shifting your thoughts – Knowing who I am – Letting go of worrying.

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We spend a lot of time stressing about what to do next and the choices we make because we want to do what God wants us to do, we want to be "in God's will." But sometimes, we make it too complicated and stress ourselves out for no reason. Listen to hear Diana's thoughts on how to know and follow God's plan without all the worry.

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Our brains are constantly scanning for problems, like what we want or think need that we don't have. On default we can end up spending much of our time noticing what we think is missing. What if we start loving what we already have instead of always looking for what is missing? Might we be more content right where we are?

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In this episode, Brent Stromme, founder of Five Words In - a community for creatives and entrepreneurs, tells a story about pheasants to help us explore the limits others are placing on us or we may be placing on ourselves. When we take a moment to examine the artificial limits we impose on ourselves, we can decide to push past them and soar higher than ever! Join Brent and other people just like you at www.fivewordsin.com.

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