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Aug 11, 2026 12 min

Don't Be An Ostrich

from Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life Hosted by Michelle Burkhard

What are you avoiding, resisting, or hoping will somehowtake care of itself? In today’s episode, Michelle explores the idea of mind imbalances and what happens when ignorance, denial, complacency, or avoidance keeps us from facing something in our lives. Sometimes we know exactly whatneeds our attention, but we bury our heads in the sand because dealing with it feels uncomfortable, overwhelming, or inconvenient. Whether it’s a difficult decision, a needed change, anunhealthy situation, a responsibility we’ve been avoiding, or even taking better care of ourselves, coming back into balance begins with being willing to look at what’s actually happening. Michelle encourages us to move beyond labelsand judgment and instead get curious about where we may be abdicating responsibility for our own lives. Awareness gives us the opportunity to stop avoiding what’s in front of us, take responsibility for what is ours, and make a different choice. Questions or comments? I’d love to hear from you! [email protected] Ready to become more intentional about the life you’recreating? Explore Life On Purpose Reflection Questions What is something in your life you may currently beavoiding, resisting, or hoping will simply take care of itself? Is there an area where you know what needs to change buthaven’t been willing or ready to take action? What is holding you back? Where might you be abdicating responsibility for somethingthat is yours to address? Is there something you keep adding to your life that mayactually be helping you avoid dealing with something deeper? If you stopped burying your head in the sand and faced onething directly, what would you choose to address first?

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