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PSALM 23 & Me: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living 5 · Dr. Derek H. Suite MD - The SuiteSpot

• 0:06
  Speaker 1: Welcome beautiful souls.
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  Speaker 1: This is the sweet spot where we synthesize science and soul for the high performance life you're living.
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  Speaker 1: This is Finish Strong Friday, on the sweet spot, and I'm Dr Derek Sweet.
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  Speaker 1: I'm your host and I'm a board certified psychiatrist specializing in sports and performance, but really what I love is helping people just like you attain their best life ever, living a life you love, whether that's in the game, in business or in life.
• 0:44
  Speaker 1: This week, we've been exploring how the wisdom of Psalm 23 gives us a blueprint for navigating life's challenges.
• 0:52
  Speaker 1: Wow, on Monday we talked about trusting the path instead of forcing things.
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  Speaker 1: When we allow ourselves to be led instead of trying to control everything, momentum just flows naturally.
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  Speaker 1: We saw it when we heard the line he leads us beside the still waters.
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  Speaker 1: It was so powerful.
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  Speaker 1: And then, on Take Action Tuesday, we learned that fear only wins when we stop taking action, when we do nothing, when we hide, when we stop moving.
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  Speaker 1: The key walk through the fear, because action, action rewires the brain for courage.
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  Speaker 1: Wow, on Wednesday we learned that you can win it all by having a structure, by literally doing what athletes do, which is to use a rod and staff approach right when you build, where you literally build a structure.
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  Speaker 1: And yesterday, oh, trust yourself.
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  Speaker 1: Thursday, we understood the power of the insula, a special part of the brain that we were going to nourish and condition to trust ourselves.
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  Speaker 1: So we don't ask people a million questions because we said the Lord is our shepherd, we shall not want, we have everything we need.
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  Speaker 1: And that was the review that brought us here to Finish Strong Friday.
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  Speaker 1: Wow, finish strong, not just finishing, but finishing with a degree of strength.
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  Speaker 1: And that's not by pushing harder, not by grinding yourself into exhaustion, but by realizing that momentum is already carrying you forward, that there's already a force that's taking you through the valleys of the shadows, there's a force leading you by the still waters, there's a force restoring your soul.
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  Speaker 1: There's a force that's preparing a table, a feast, for you, there's a force that's anointing you.
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  Speaker 1: There's a force in you which brings us to the insight, the insight from today's psalm 23 ancient wisdom.
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  Speaker 1: And it blows me away that this ancient wisdom is useful to us today.
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  Speaker 1: And the line surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.
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  Speaker 1: What, what does that have to do with finishing strong on Friday?
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  Speaker 1: Well, look, let's pause.
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  Speaker 1: Let's pause and make sense of that first word Surely, surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me over the days of my life.
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  Speaker 1: Not maybe, not what, if not?
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  Speaker 1: If I work hard enough, not if I'm lucky, but surely that's a guarantee.
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  Speaker 1: That means, without a doubt, momentum is already flowing in you and it's already flowing and moving with favor in you.
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  Speaker 1: And here's where it gets powerful.
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  Speaker 1: Goodness and mercy aren't in front of you, they're following you.
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  Speaker 1: That means every step, step you take, every challenge you push through, every moment, you keep moving and walking and allowing yourself to go with the rhythm.
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  Speaker 1: Every time you do that, you are leaving a trail of momentum behind you.
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  Speaker 1: And if that sounds like a mindset shift, it's because it is.
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  Speaker 1: You only have your mind.
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  Speaker 1: It's the most powerful thing.
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  Speaker 1: You only have your thoughts.
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  Speaker 1: So why not flood them with some of these ancient messages from Psalm 23?
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  Speaker 1: Why not?
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  Speaker 1: Because that's how the brain works.
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  Speaker 1: It loves the right message so it can take the right movement.
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  Speaker 1: And there's a brain structure.
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  Speaker 1: Well, you know, we've talked about the insula, we talked about the basal ganglia and the prefrontal cortex and the amygdala, but today let's talk about the cerebellum.
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  Speaker 1: Let's meet the cerebellum, the part of your brain responsible for coordinating movement, rhythm and momentum.
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  Speaker 1: It's what allows athletes to stay balanced, or dancers and musicians to perform effortlessly, for performers to hit their stride without overthinking, for you and me to move around to do all the things we have to do.
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  Speaker 1: Movement is what the cerebellum is all about, and here's the key, my friends.
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  Speaker 1: Once the cerebellum locks in a pattern, you better believe it's going to keep moving smoothly.
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  Speaker 1: You have a kind of a motoric memory that gives you a certain kind of fluidity and you want to practice it.
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  Speaker 1: But that's why finishing strong isn't about just forcing with more effort.
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  Speaker 1: It's about trusting the rhythm that's already been set.
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  Speaker 1: It's about realizing that the work you've already done is carrying you forward and it's infusing itself into your momentum and your movements.
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  Speaker 1: And you're coming from a place of trust, of belief, of internal power, and that's what's going to flow in you that goodness and mercy.
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  Speaker 1: Those are forces.
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  Speaker 1: Momentum is real and it's working in your favor.
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  Speaker 1: So here's my challenge to you when in your life do you need to stop forcing and start trusting that momentum is already inside of you, so that your cerebellum could lock it in?
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you've been grinding all week, feeling like you need to do more just to prove yourself.
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  Speaker 1: Maybe you're kind of like at the end of a long project and that you're sort of afraid to just sort of let go and to rest and recover, worried that if you ease up, everything will fall apart, having no trust, not believing that goodness and mercy is going to follow you.
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  Speaker 1: But what if, instead of pushing harder, you learn and you leaned into a different understanding, that you leaned into the work you've already done being enough of a foundation to keep you forward?
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  Speaker 1: What if, just for today, you trusted that goodness and mercy are already following you?
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  Speaker 1: What if you trusted that the Lord is your shepherd and you don't have to want anything, that the winds of goodness and mercy are always at your back, pushing you towards the finish line, making you stronger and stronger than the doubts that are around you, the fears that are trying to tell you you're not going to make it?
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  Speaker 1: What if the end game is what the psalm says here, right, that I will dwell in the house of God forever.
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  Speaker 1: I'll be in the presence of the divine forever.
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  Speaker 1: Surely, goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life and I shall dwell in the divine, in the presence of the Most High, forever.
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  Speaker 1: That's the end point and that's peace of mind, to be in the presence of the most high.
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  Speaker 1: You know what happens when you have peace of mind and you have goodness and mercy chasing you.
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  Speaker 1: You become a formidable force for whatever you have to do, because you know you're blessed and you move as somebody who is blessed.
• 8:44
  Speaker 1: I think I'm going to put an amen right there.
• 8:50
  Speaker 1: This is Dr Derek Sweet.
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  Speaker 1: Thank you so much for listening.
• 8:53
  Speaker 1: Let's lock this in with an affirmation before we depart.
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  Speaker 1: Let's say this, or put it in your heart.
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  Speaker 1: Let's say it this way Momentum is on my side, the work I've done is carrying me forward, I trust the process and I finish strong.
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  Speaker 1: Let's say that again Momentum is on my side, the work I've done is carrying me forward, I trust the process and I finish strong.
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  Speaker 1: You don't have to force it, my friends.
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  Speaker 1: Just keep moving, keep trusting and let the momentum carry you forward.
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  Speaker 1: That's it for Finish Strong Friday.
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  Speaker 1: Stay steady, allow the winds of goodness and mercy to follow you everywhere that you go over the weekend.
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  Speaker 1: Alright, stay tuned, beautiful souls, and I'll see you tomorrow for self-care Saturday.
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  Speaker 1: And if you need to catch up with me, feel free to jump on YouTube or LinkedIn or X.
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  Speaker 1: I'm even on threads.
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  Speaker 1: Take care, thank you.