First of all, it is what they call a challenge, commitment, control, mindset. And here's how it breaks down. They want resilient people. Of course the Navy wants resilient people. They don't want people that are going to get upset emotionally, mentally, or physically drained and not be of use, of course. So instead of looking at obstacles and failures, they look at difficulties as a challenge and opportunities for growth
Wow. Thank you for this talk about timing. There's been a lot going on, and, yeah, I'm definitely gonna embrace the suck, that's for sure. Never heard this concept before, but I like it. I like. I really like it. I think it's something we can all learn from to really change our mindset and to help, you know, I love this on so many levels. It's really cool. Changing your mindset. Okay
Bo Freeman
@MHNmaven · 4:48
Oh, Lee Ann, thank you so much for replying. Always great to hear from you. And you are amazing, I must say. The fact that you have a masters in special education, all the hurdles you had to go through, all the obstacles, and you rose above, and like you said, you actually were doing the embrace the suck. You just didn't realize it. Here's the thing. That's the beauty of learning the new concepts and growing and all of this
The pararescue version of a navy Seal in the air force is you simply just jump out of a plane, fall, fall, fall, fall, fall into enemy territory, blow your shoot, try to land as close to the victim or wounded as possible. Right. Hide for a second. When you land, look around, make sure that no one saw you
So there was that. And, you know, I've had to, you know, embrace and suck over the past few months. You know, I've had a lot of change in my life that I've had to deal with, and I've tried to be able to respond to that well and be resilient. And the situations I found myself in, you know, it calls for nothing else but to be resilient. There's really no
Swati Sharma
@Swatiselflove · 1:16
Hi Bo. That was such a brilliant share and what an enlightening phrase it is that embraced this sak and it was so deep, so intense and so profound. And what a great meaning is attached to this phrase. Embracing the worst case scenario in your life, embracing the worst situation in your life, how to be prepared for the failures in your life and how important it is for us to learn from those failures. There's no such thing to be called failures
Marc Sander
@MarcS1971 · 2:20
You know, you might be an overeater, you might have lost a parent, you might be going through divorce, you might lost a child, might be a gambling addict, whatever it is, right? Might have physical disabilities. We all have our struggles, and sometimes times we just get caught up in the name, in the label of what our struggle is. But, man, we're not alone, and we don't have it worse than other people. We just have it different
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 1:19
That's the challenge right there, to find the positive that's there. And it is an exciting one when the suck comes, because you know there's light at the end of the tunnel. You know that there's a puzzle to be solved. You know that there's something exciting coming towards the end. If you can get through this moment, and really and truly, the sucky moments can be joyful moments. It is all a matter of perspective. You're hitting me right where I live
Braxxton Brown
@Br33zy · 1:48
I am intentional about the fact that how I'm feeling now, it's going to be way better. It's current, the current feelings I'm having. But I like the way you explain that, you know? And it's also a gentle reminder that there are people out there worse than me. But I don't like thinking like that because, you know, I don't wish anybody to be in a horrible position or anything like that, but I do
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 3:58
Like you just went, oh, no, I'm doing it now. Yes. That's another part of embracing the sock. You've got to do it now. One of my gurus shared with me that wherever negative is, positive is always there. And this is scientific, you know, if you look at that
Braxxton Brown
@Br33zy · 4:31
So I kind of took what you said and what he said, and I've intentionally applied it because I have the tendency when I get, like, a little bit triggered, like I can get triggered by something and not even realize I'm triggered. And then it goes down this negative rabbit hole, and the next thing you know, everything sucks. And that I feel like it's not getting better
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 4:36
It's bullshit. I call bullshit on that. Well, because here's the thing. There was a time when I suspected that he liked me that way. And I asked him a question about it, and he said no. And then I asked a second time and he said no. And it was because of the unspoken, and I was looking at body language and listening to the unspoken, and he said no
Braxxton Brown
@Br33zy · 4:57
And so I'm just being patient, I guess at this point, the old me would have been all in my feelings. I would have been like, you know, I'm pouring more into her and she's not pouring into me, but we're not even on that level of being romantically involved, but we definitely, absolutely have a connection. So I'm going to show her grace in all of this and then like I said, I still have the thoughts
Bo Freeman
@MHNmaven · 4:49
Sometimes it's once a day, sometimes it is once a week. Sometimes it's once a month. And sometimes some people are very fortunate and they only embrace the suck every once in a while. So you are not alone. Just know that. And just looking at other perspectives when you hit that overwhelmingness, first of all, when you're overwhelmed, because there's a lot going on. You know, I've always talked about techniques to lower your anxiety and your stress levels
Bo Freeman
@MHNmaven · 3:42
And it's all a matter of us spreading the awareness here on platforms like swell and sharing that when you become aware and you're open to see all of these things and you realize, hey, I have a way I can help people make them feel better
Shawna Kearsley
@OnAcornBay · 2:29
Your reply is just such a cozy. It's like a cozy blanket of love. And I would like to thank you for opening this portal inside of me. And since I've started this, you know, this journey here with you, I have been talking to folks in my community, and we have started and embraced this conversation there as well. And I'm so grateful for that. We often I. And I'm gonna own it