Let It Roll off Our Back | by Madisyn Taylor One of the most difficult challenges in life is learning not to take things to heart and hold on to it. Especially when we're younger, or if we're very sensitive, we take so much of what comes our way to heart. This can be overwhelming and unproductive if it throws us off balance on a regular basis. When we are feeling criticized or attacked from all directions, it becomes very difficult for us to recover ourselves so that we can continue to speak and act our truth. This is when we would do well to remember the old saying about letting certain things roll off us, like water off a duck's back. Most of the time, the attacks and criticisms of others have much more to do with them and how they are feeling than with us. If we get caught up in trying to adjust ourselves to other people's negative energy, we lose touch with our core. In fact, in a positive light, these slings and arrows offer us the opportunity to strengthen our core sense of self, and to learn to dodge and deflect other people's misdirected negativity. The more we do this, the more we are able to discern what belongs to us and what belongs to other people. With practice, we become masters of our energetic integrity, refusing to serve as targets for the disowned anger and frustration of the people around us. Eventually, we will be able to hear the feedback that others have to offer, taking in anything that might actually be constructive, and releasing that which has nothing to do with us. First, though, we tend ourselves compassionately by recognizing when we can't take something in from the outside without hurting ourselves. This is when we make like a duck, shaking it off and letting it roll off our back as we continue our way in the world. | DailyOM Course Spotlight by Leah Guy When you decide to focus on self-healing you can transform pain and negative patterns, reignite your passion for living, and reconstruct a sense of wholeness. This 21-day course is designed to help you on your journey of positive transformation. You'll focus on reconstructing your life in meaningful and healthy ways, empowering the pieces of yourself that feel stuck, broken, or negative so you can move forward with emotional ease and freedom. Before you know it, you will dismantle the system of self-sabotage and be on the path to healing that brings health and joy to your relationships, a reconnection to your purpose, and a deep inner peace. Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. Beneficial Stretches for the Inflexible 2. Speaking Your Truth in Relationships 3. Go Sleeveless in 14 Days 4. Fit and Fierce Over 40 5. Pelvis Reset for Lower Back Pain 6. How to Communicate Like a Buddhist 7. 21 Day Tabata Yoga Body Challenge 8. Be Free from Unhealthy Relationships 9. 21 Day Plant-Based Plan for a Lighter, Happier YOU! 10. Anti-Aging Face Yoga
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