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.           

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Podcaster: Diane F Wyzga & Quarter Moon Story Arts

Music: Mer’s Waltz from Crossing the Waters by Steve Schuch & Night Heron Music

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Remember the first time you rode a bike and took your hands off the handlebars? And then because it felt fun and scary you did it again until you were streaking down a hill with the wind blowing in your face and your hands up over your head screaming, “Look ma! No hands!” That’s been the story of Diane's life. Showing up - maybe scared but not afraid - because when you fall down 7 you get up 8.

With 30 years in healthcare, business, law, higher education and storytelling Diane created a niche the world needs: helping socially conscious professionals and organizations connect, engage & succeed by crafting the stories that communicate their message. A recognized global podcaster (Stories From Women Who Walk and Daily 60 Seconds) Diane shares wisdom and interviews designed to help others become successful story creators. Speaker and Founder Engaged Storyism® Method.