Gremlins in the Shower
I’m grateful for finding a gremlin in the shower. Not literally, but in that moment of rumination, it came to me —
An old limiting belief.
I’d responded to requests to collaborate on interviews that simply hadn’t seen the light of day.
One was a radio podcast. Flooding in the US had delayed the VA editing it. When I finally heard it, while the episode was great, the sound quality wasn’t. So, we agreed to re-record it as we’d had such fun. Except, that never happened. I eventually stopped following up with the presenter (they’d been ill and it had fallen off their radar; it obviously wasn’t a priority).
Another was a blog post for someone who said they “loved” my work and was excited that I’d offered to write for their blog. I sent everything off. I left it a while but heard nothing. I followed up, and the person had been busy with their book, website, etc. then asked if I still wanted it posting? The child in me wanted to say “Forget it.” Still, I didn’t see a pattern emerging.
Then, I did a 3-hour webinar full of practical techniques, again, as all the other contributions, I’d tailored it to their audience. The host recorded it for their group and said they’d send me a copy within a few weeks. After delays, I contacted the person: they’d been busy, the weather had caused delays, website launch, and their priority for scheduling the info they released were the various excuses given. After a few months, I gave up, but I also said I didn’t give my permission to use my video.
There were lessons, so all was not lost, i.e. where possible when you’re collaborating, record the session yourself, so you have your own copy. Get whatever you’ve agreed in writing. Meditate on collaborations to check whether they’re right for you.
After journaling this morning, as I stood in the shower, the phrase “They’re not valuing my time,” came to me. I repeated the words:
“They’re not valuing my time.” Then, remembering that perception is projection, I flipped it…
“I’M NOT VALUING MY OWN TIME!” I declared, wide-eyed, as I gulped the water showering down my face.
I’ve dealt with this limiting belief, I thought. When I’d been doing case studies to become a Mind Detox Method Practitioner, I’d arranged swaps, then went through a phase of fellow MD practitioner students repeatedly rescheduling, or cancelling on me.
I complained to a fellow practitioner that people didn’t respect my time. She reminded me of her demo during our EFT training course. Her irritation about a client was actually her own issue. The client was simply reflecting that which was within her, that irritated her. She gently suggested that maybe I wasn’t respecting my own time.
Of course!
We did a session to find out where this stemmed from. It went back to childhood. My parents had separated before I was born. That meant that at the weekends when I wanted to stay at home, after a hard week at school, I was ‘ferried’ off to my father’s house while my mother went to work. I resented other people being able to dictate what I did with my time.
I laughed, shook my head in disbelief, and quickly cleared the limitation that had shown me there was more work to do on that belief.
Now my energy’s shifted, whether that will make any changes to the collaborations, or not, is irrelevant. Going forward, though, I know my reality has shifted in alignment with my shifting beliefs.
For that, I’m truly grateful.
My name’s Tricia and I’m a healer, coach and guide. If you want help in identifying and releasing limiting beliefs that are creating blocks in your life, message me to request a session.
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