Step Up by Ash Beckham

Author:Ash Beckham
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781683643173
Publisher: Sounds True
Published: 2020-02-14T06:30:00+00:00

«Takeaways»

Give happy hormones a fighting chance. Stress hormones have all the advantages, so we must consciously make the time and circumstances to let the happy hormones catch up. Practicing grace means choosing our reactions rather than deferring to our animalistic responses. Remember BOBA: Breathe In, Observe, Breathe Out, Act. We have to take control of our bodies and emotions to be able to apply rationality to the situation. Mindful breathing helps us gain that control.

Take the 35,000-foot view. Flying in an airplane, we get a much different perspective from how we see the world on the ground. We can see the entire meandering river as opposed to just one section of it. When we practice grace, we are less swayed by the heat of the moment. To prioritize the greater good, we need to take the broad view so we can account for all factors, not just what we can see from our vantage point.

Be open to changing your patterns. Like all the skills in this book, grace requires that we try to do things differently than we have done in the past. If we want to grow, we must be willing to try new paths. When we try new behaviors and they feel uncomfortable, we can calm ourselves by focusing on the greater good. This higher purpose can give us a distraction from our immediate, instinctive response to being uncomfortable. We can’t expect the world around us to change if we are unwilling to shift ourselves.

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