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“Without exception, every person I interviewed who described living a joyful life or who described themselves as joyful, actively practiced gratitude and attributed their joyfulness to their gratitude practice.”
~ Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection

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I think one of the hardest things to wrap my brain

I think one of the hardest things to wrap my brain around is the connection between seemingly small practices that end up having big payoff.

If you were asked if you want more joy in your life, I'd think you'd say yes.

Some of you might be
🐛skeptical
🐛cynical
🐛judgmental
🐛downplay it
🐛lower its priority

But I bet, when you are clear, you'd say, "Heck, yeah! Why not?!"

And yet, here we are, avoiding doing the very simple things that just might bring us more joy.

Why?

If it isn't related to one of those habits of personality above, it might be because it doesn't make sense. Or maybe its too easy and you have a belief that it must be more difficult than that.

My experience is the same as that of dear @brenéBrown. I know people who experience JOY. Not mere happiness which seems to be dependent on circumstances, but actual JOY...despite what might be going on in the world.

As we close out November, let's take a collective breath and speak a gratitude into the space. Make it anything, but try not to fake it. Find something - anything - for which you are grateful and

🦋say it out loud
🦋write it down
🦋put it on a sticky note
🦋record it

🦋Maybe even start a gratitude jar (I think I'm gonna do this one!). Just add to it daily. Our good friend, @apparentconnection doesn't let her feet touch the ground in the morning without thinking of 3 things for which she's grateful. It changes you. In all the good ways.

You in? Jot me a note in the comments if you are willing. Not committing to some end game, but just willing. I would love to know there is a field out there beyond me doing this practice, too.

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Check out the link in my bio to sign up for the Thursday Lunch ‘n Learn! But take a conscious breath first!

#enneagram #enneagramcoaching #breathwork #breathe #traumaresilience #presence #rememberwhoyouare #granahancoaching

We all have instincts ~ many instincts, in fact.

We all have instincts ~ many instincts, in fact.

When we learn the Enneagram in some depth, we must include some learning about the instincts; 3 instincts, in particular:

✅Self-preservation
✅Social
✅Sexual

These 3 instincts fuel the personality so they change the way the Enneagram types are expressed. Someone who identifies with type 4, dominant in the self-pres instinct will show up differently than another type 4, dominant in the sexual instinct.

Every human being has all three of instincts, but the way they are expressed shifts from person to person and within each type.

I’m focusing on SP here, because every living thing on Earth has it and it is the first instinct to develop evolutionarily. It is, in fact, the things we instinctually do to stay alive. Literally.

These slides show you what SP might look like in each of the types… but let’s remember a few things first.

🚩Being dominant in a particular instinct doesn’t not equate to being “good” at it.

🚩If SP is your dominant instinct, but you sink to the lower levels, you’ll stop using the high intelligence of the body as a guide. You’ll start using your type to dictate what happens.

For example, a SP dominant type 1 might let their bodies tell them when they are hungry or full but if that same person drops in the levels, they might rely on rules and structure to dictate when they eat.

🚩Without presence, a SP dominant type 1 might develop disordered eating or a hyper-vigilance around heat in the house.

Why is it helpful to learn this stuff? Because when you do, you are ALSO learning the potential and possibility for each type and know, without a doubt, that your personality is at play and that the prescription is for

💯more presence
💯a behavior change
💯helpful accountability.

Personality 🚫 Pathology

#enneagram #enneagramtypes #enneagramtyping #instincts #selfpreservation #rememberwhoyouare #granahancoaching

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