60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday: Has Your Self-Expression Been Smoored?

Hello to you listening in Forres, Scotland!Coming to you from Whidbey Island, Washington this is Stories From Women Who Walk with 60 Seconds for Thoughts on Thursday and your host, Diane Wyzga.The Scots word “smooring” is an old practice of subduing a fire with ash or peat to keep the embers warm overnight so they could be rekindled in the morning.  Maybe like me something or someone has smoored your self-expression.  Perhaps you were told that you were a handful, a free spirit, loudly curious, or just plain too much.After a time you conformed to what they wanted. You smoored your self-expression. You stopped sharing your feelings, ideas, curiosity, and thoughts. You became damped down, subdued, maybe even smothered. Does this sound familiar?In a nutshell, self-expression is freely sharing your feelings, thoughts, and ideas. There’s no limit on how to express yourself to better learn who you are, genuinely connect with others, feel free to live and love and work the way you want. The good news is that the embers of your self-expression are still there waiting to be rekindled into flame.  Practical Tips:1. Start small by bringing something of yourself back into existence; it will grow.2. Ask yourself: How are you? How do you feel? How would you like to express yourself today?3. Use what you’re good at to begin to reignite the fire of your self-expression.  4. Remember that you are more than pain or fear or doubt.  5. Choose to say what you mean and mean what you say as the courageous act of a warrior. Starting now the question is not: who will let me; the question is who is going to stop me? Know that you can do this because you are smart, you are kind, and you are important.           You’re always invited: “Come for the stories - stay for the magic!” Speaking of magic, would you subscribe and spread the word with a generous 5-star review and comment - it helps us all - and join us next time!Meanwhile, stop by my Quarter Moon Story Arts website to:✓ Check out Services I Offer,✓ For a no-obligation conversation about your communication challenges, get in touch with me today✓ Stay current with Diane on LinkedIn, as “Wyzga on Words” on Substack, and now Pandora RadioStories From Women Who Walk Production TeamPodcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story ArtsMusic: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron MusicAll content and image © 2019 to Present Quarter Moon Story Arts. All rights reserved.