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What's on your plate? · The Aligned Actor

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  SPEAKER_00: Okay, so you're super stressed out.
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  SPEAKER_00: I get it.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's a lot going on in your life right now.
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  What I'd actually like you to do is grab a piece of paper and write down
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  everything
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  SPEAKER_00: that you have going on right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: What are your responsibilities?
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  SPEAKER_00: What do you have going on in your life?
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  SPEAKER_00: And then also, what's just stressing you out?
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  What maybe do you not have to engage in daily,
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  but it's weighing on your heart and your mind?
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  SPEAKER_00: Write it all down.
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  SPEAKER_00: Every single bit of it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Put it all on that piece of paper.
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  AndIrealizeitmightbereallyscaryandoverwhelmingtolookatallofthat
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  SPEAKER_00: stuff at once on one sheet of paper,
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  SPEAKER_00: but trust me,
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  this exercise in self-acknowledgement can really help you to know that
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  you're not broken.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course you're exhausted.
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  SPEAKER_00: You have a lot going on.
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  SPEAKER_00: Of course you're stressed.
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  SPEAKER_00: You have a lot going on and a lot weighing on your mind.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're not lazy.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're not broken.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's nothing wrong with you.
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  SPEAKER_00: There's just a lot on your plate right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: And once you have everything written down, I want you to close your eyes.
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  SPEAKER_00: Place your hands on your heart,
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  SPEAKER_00: if that feels good to you, take a deep breath.
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  And then say,
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  I have a lot on my plate right now and I'm doing the best I can.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because you are.
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  SPEAKER_00: You really, really are.
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  SPEAKER_00: You're doing excellent humaning in this world, I promise.
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  SPEAKER_00: Last thing,
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  SPEAKER_00: once you've done all of that awesome,
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  amazing inner work and you've acknowledged yourself and you've
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  acknowledged
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  SPEAKER_00: everything that's on your plate right now in life,
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  SPEAKER_00: I want you to pick one nice thing that you can do for yourself right now.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe have a cup of tea.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe take a nap.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe put on your favorite show and watch it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Maybe find a baby cat video and watch that.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a walk.
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  SPEAKER_00: Call a friend.
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  SPEAKER_00: Cry.
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  SPEAKER_00: Have a nice snack.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a bath.
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  SPEAKER_00: Take a hot shower.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do something nice to nurture yourself.
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  SPEAKER_00: It will really help.