January 23, 2025 • 13 mins
Episode Summary
In this heartfelt and introspective episode, Carla Reeves shares snippets from her personal journals, offering a raw and honest glimpse into her journey of navigating doubts, fears, inspiration, and the pursuit of a meaningful life. She highlights the transformative power of journaling as a tool to uncover clarity, find courage, and align with one's deepest values. Carla also shares her insights on how journaling, paired with the guidance of a trained coach, can lead to lasting growth and meaningful change.
Key Takeaways:
- Journaling as a Tool for Growth:
- Journaling creates a space for self-reflection, emotional release, and connecting with deeper wisdom.
- Writing down thoughts can help process emotions and navigate life's challenges.
- Themes from Carla’s Journal Snippets:
- Overcoming Self-Doubt: Facing inner voices that question one's calling and abilities.
- Navigating Stress and Fear: Embracing courage to move past fears and uncertainties.
- Staying Aligned with Purpose: Listening for wisdom beyond oneself and staying committed to meaningful work.
- The Role of Faith: Relying on God’s presence for guidance, strength, and clarity.
- Focus and Simplicity: Prioritizing faith and presence over stress and over-strategizing.
- The Power of Sharing Journals:
- Sharing journal entries, even anonymously, helps others see themselves in the stories of others.
- Having a trained coach respond to journal entries adds depth and perspective to the self-reflection process.
- Encouragement for Listeners:
- Journaling can help uncover answers and wisdom already within you.
- Support from a coach or guide can amplify the impact of journaling and personal growth efforts.
Resources Mentioned:
- Upcoming Class:
- Journaling for Growth Workshop
- Date: January 22nd
- Limited spaces available.
- Sign up link in the show notes.
- Personal Growth Toolkit:
- Explore Carla's curated resources and tools for journaling, coaching, and personal development at CarlaReeves.com.
- Quote Reference:
- “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity,
Learn more about Carla:
Website: https:/www.carlareeves.com/
Connect on LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reevescarla/
Connect on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@differentlythepodcast
Go to https://carlareeves.com/freeclass to get The Class schedule, sign up, and/or pass it on to a friend. Each month is a new topic. Come hang out and learn with us for FREE!
Get your copy of 5 Ways to Manage Your Mind
Go to https://www.carlareeves.com/getunstuck.com to download Carla's on demand journaling workshop + exercise to help you stop spinning and start moving forward.
Explore Coaching with Carla: https://bookme.name/carlareeves/lite/explore-coaching
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
I'm Carla Reeves, and this is Differently.
Whether you feel stuck insurvival, navigating a change or
seeking more for your life, maythis podcast be your weekly
nudge to take a risk to build alife that is uniquely bold,
authentic and in alignment withyour deepest values.
What if you worried less aboutthe bumps in the road and
(00:23):
instead got equipped for thejourney?
Get ready to rethink what'spossible.
Welcome back to another episodeof Differently.
Today's episode comes rightfrom my journal.
We're doing something a littledifferently.
I want to share some snippetsfrom my own journal and talk you
(00:44):
through these important waysthat journaling can help you
achieve your deepest desires.
This past year, I startedtraining guides to work inside
of my interactive coachingdashboard, where you can journal
with a trained guide on theother side that's there to coach
(01:07):
you in getting out of your ownway, helping you challenge your
own thinking, and they're on theother side of your journal, so
you're not alone in your journaland in training them.
We would take some journals andwe would read those journals
together.
Journals and we would readthose journals together, and I
(01:29):
was really wowed and reminded ofthe honor that it is to read a
client's journal and be invitedinto a snapshot of their life, a
part of their life that theymay not even be sharing with
anyone else, and this is trulyan honor, and it's inspired me
so much that I want to bringsome new episodes to the podcast
(01:49):
this year, where I shareanonymous journals with you,
solely with permission, to letyou get a glimpse into what I
see, because we can all see ourown story inside of the story of
another, and that is the powerof reading someone else's
(02:12):
journal.
So I knew, if I wanted to sharethis with you this year, that
it was really important to leadwith some of my own journals,
and that's what we're going todo today.
So I'm going to share somesnippets from my journals and,
as a coach, I believe in thepower of raw honesty, because
when we're willing to be honestwith ourselves and with God is
(02:36):
when true change occurs, andthat's why I'm going to share
some of these reflections withyou.
These pages capture my ownmoments of doubt, fear,
questioning, inspiration,emotions that we all navigate on
this life journey.
And warning, these are going to.
My thoughts are choppy, myjournaling is choppy, and so
(02:57):
that's how these are going tosound to you, I'm sure, but this
is how I journal, and these arejust snippets from my journal,
so I'm the first one that I'mgoing to read is titled Do you
ever question the path you're on?
Does fear, doubt and confusionshow up for you and derail your
best efforts?
(03:17):
This snippet is about that.
So this is my journal.
Forgive me for getting off track.
I find it hard to find balancefrom going too hard and then too
light.
And then there's that voice inmy head that tries to make me
think I don't really have acalling, I'm not equipped.
(03:38):
And yada, yada, yada slay themental dragons, make them flee
God.
I want to be obedient.
I will keep moving forward.
I promise to follow.
Doubt, fear and confusion goaway.
You aren't needed here at thismoment.
You aren't ever needed in thismission, unless it's from God to
(04:00):
point me in a new direction.
Side note on this little entrythat I have always felt like my
work is a calling and I alsohave the Clifton strength if
you're familiar with those ofresponsibility that I sometimes
take too far and you can hear inthis journal like I desire to
honor this call in my life and Ialso get tripped up along the
(04:24):
way a lot trying to get it right.
Can you relate to any of that?
Okay, journal snippet numbertwo, titled Hello, stress.
I feel emotional today.
I'm not sure what's happening.
All this build up and then what?
Will anyone like it, try it,allow it to impact their life,
(04:46):
or will there be crickets?
What if people don't get it?
All the fears, one by one, comemarching in.
But what about the courage?
Can't it come marching in too?
That's my job to lead thechange, to lead the charge with
courage and new thoughts,thoughts I've cultivated for a
long time.
Why aren't they always at myfingertips?
(05:08):
I teach this stuff day in andday out, and sometimes it feels
like they all run away rightwhen I need them the most.
In this entry, you can hear myfear again.
You can hear my angst of beingan entrepreneur.
Sometimes I get tired,sometimes doing new things and
sharing new things and pluggingalong and doing the next brave
(05:31):
thing.
Sometimes it's tiring andsometimes it's discouraging, and
some days are like this.
The next one is about stayingin step and listening for wisdom
that's bigger than you, andthis is truly what keeps me
going and guides me along theway.
Here's the snippet.
(05:52):
Something is stirring meyesterday and tonight, and
that's why I can't sleep.
God is reminding me to actswiftly, be courageous, move, be
relentless in quieting the mindand step forward, finishing
what he has called me to do.
Time is of the essence.
Don't wait, don't hem and haw.
(06:13):
Stay in the flow.
And these journals like thisare just honestly.
I sit down and I write, andit's just listening and
remembering, remembering thethings that I truly know deep
down in my heart and soul,because sometimes the mind not
sometimes all the time the mindis trying to derail us.
(06:34):
The mind gets super noisy andwe need to get quiet.
This is our superpower in thislife to get quiet, to connect
with God and to hear wisdomthat's much, much bigger than we
are.
Okay, the next one is aboutwhere to focus.
So journaling helps us to getout of our head and tap into
that deeper wisdom, and for manyof us, it's hard to slow down,
(06:57):
to listen, and this is the verything that we need to do,
because that's where we haveaccess to the things that we
truly, truly want, and in thisentry I'm referencing a book
that I was reading it is thepresence of God that changes us,
it is the presence of God thatempowers us, it's the presence
of God that enables us to changethe nature of where we are.
(07:20):
It is the presence of God thatmakes all the difference that we
cannot make on our own, evenwith all of our best efforts.
It is the presence of God thatmakes all the difference that we
cannot make on our own, evenwith all of our best efforts.
The one need of our life is thepresence of God.
I will be with you.
That's from the Bible.
In essence, god is saying toMoses I know you feel inadequate
, I know you feel like you don'thave what it takes to
(07:40):
accomplish the impossibleassignment, but I will be with
you and that is enough.
The one irrepressible need inour life is the presence of God.
Moses internalizes this lessonfor the rest of his life.
This becomes the number onepriority the pursuit of the
presence of God.
Quotes.
That was from the book.
(08:01):
This is my journal.
I love this so much.
This is my mission too, becausewhen I get in my head and I try
to strategize and figure it allout on my own, it creates
stress, confusion and overwhelm.
That when I show up and prayand focus and listen, god shows
up and everything happens withgreater ease than a joy.
I love this so much.
(08:23):
This is my mission too, becausewhen I get in my head and try
to strategize and figure it allout on my own, it creates stress
, confusion and overwhelm.
When I show up and I pray and Ifocus and I listen, god shows
up and everything happens withgreater ease.
It is that simple.
If I focus on one thing, therest falls into place with more
(08:45):
richness than I could everimagine.
So sometimes I'm journalingbecause I've read something and
it's stirred my heart and souland I write in my journal like
what does that mean for me today?
Well, how do I interpret thatfor my life?
Okay, the next one is aboutcourage to take action and stay
(09:06):
the course.
I wrote this in my journal overand over again this year to
remind me left to my ownthinking and devices, I will
derail myself, for God has notgiven us a spirit of fear and
timidity, but of power, love andsound mind.
Second Timothy I think thatsound mind 2 Timothy.
(09:26):
I think that's 2 Timothy 2.
I can't read my writing.
This is the goal, this is thestretch, this is the mantra Get
out of the way, let God do a newthing here.
That's the end of my journalentry, and a lot of times you
can see, I'm just processingthrough my own natural feelings
(09:48):
and emotions, as I'm committedto fulfilling something in my
life and continuing on this pathof my life's work.
So what you see here is thenatural ebb and flow of growth,
the questioning, the uncertaintyand yes, the moments of getting
stuck and off track, andthey're all part of the journey.
What matters most isn't theabsence of doubt, but our
(10:09):
willingness to keep showing up,to keep seeking direction and to
stay committed to what trulymatters.
So throughout the year, I'mgoing to share more journal
entries on the show,demonstrating how we work with
our clients through journalingto create lasting change,
because having someone else onthe other side of your journal
(10:30):
to give you perspective, to helpyou see beyond your own
limiting beliefs, is so powerfulin the journey of growth.
If that's what you're up to andI hope that you can see here
too, that we believe that theanswers are within you and we're
here to help you find them.
And you can see, even in justreading some of my journal
(10:51):
snippets here, that I was ableto find wisdom, I was able to
find courage, I was able to findwhat I needed to focus on, and
I believe journaling is apowerful tool for getting
clarity and direction in yourlife.
There is power in journalingand even more when getting
clarity and direction in yourlife.
There is power in journalingand even more when you share it
with a coach or a guide, someonethat's trained to help you.
(11:12):
So if you're feeling ready toexplore journaling as a tool for
growth this year, or you'reready to create some big,
lasting, real change in yourlife, I want you to know that we
have reimagined our suite ofoffers and tools to support you
on the journey class, whichwe're going to have our first
(11:39):
one on January 22nd.
Space is limited.
You can see the link in theshow notes to sign up.
Or you're looking for adashboard to manage your life
and your mind differently, ormaybe you're ready to kick off
the year and create some real,foundational change.
We have a deep dive.
All in all, it's a toolbox forliving your life and we've got
you covered, so we would love tosupport you.
(12:02):
You can explore the full menuof offerings at CarlaReevescom.
Think of it as your personalgrowth toolkit, carefully
curated to really help you movefrom surviving to thriving.
So remember you don't have tofigure it all out on your own.
Sometimes the bravest thing todo is to get some support so you
(12:22):
can get out of being stuck andmove forward intentionally.
Thank you so much for being here.
Thank you so much for listening.
If you haven't left a review ofthe podcast, can I please ask
you to go do that?
That helps us share this showwith more people.
And until next week, I'm CarlaReeves and this is Differently.
(12:43):
Thank you for tuning in to thisepisode of Differently.
It's been an honor to sharethis conversation with you.
You know, one of the keys toliving fully is to take action
when you're inspired to do so.
I hope you found that spark ofinspiration today and would you
help us spread the word.
(13:03):
Did someone you know come tomind while you were listening?
If this episode could impactsomeone you know, please share
it and pass it along.
New episodes drop weekly, sotap that subscribe button and
join us next time as we continueto challenge the status quo and
get equipped to live lifedifferently.
I'm Carla Reeves, and this is Differently.
Whether you feel stuck insurvival, navigating a change or
seeking more for your life, maythis podcast be your weekly
nudge to take a risk to build alife that is uniquely bold,
authentic and in alignment withyour deepest values.
What if you worried less aboutthe bumps in the road and
(00:23):
instead got equipped for thejourney?
Get ready to rethink what'spossible.
Welcome back to another episodeof Differently.
Today's episode comes rightfrom my journal.
We're doing something a littledifferently.
I want to share some snippetsfrom my own journal and talk you
(00:44):
through these important waysthat journaling can help you
achieve your deepest desires.
This past year, I startedtraining guides to work inside
of my interactive coachingdashboard, where you can journal
with a trained guide on theother side that's there to coach
(01:07):
you in getting out of your ownway, helping you challenge your
own thinking, and they're on theother side of your journal, so
you're not alone in your journaland in training them.
We would take some journals andwe would read those journals
together.
Journals and we would readthose journals together, and I
(01:29):
was really wowed and reminded ofthe honor that it is to read a
client's journal and be invitedinto a snapshot of their life, a
part of their life that theymay not even be sharing with
anyone else, and this is trulyan honor, and it's inspired me
so much that I want to bringsome new episodes to the podcast
(01:49):
this year, where I shareanonymous journals with you,
solely with permission, to letyou get a glimpse into what I
see, because we can all see ourown story inside of the story of
another, and that is the powerof reading someone else's
(02:12):
journal.
So I knew, if I wanted to sharethis with you this year, that
it was really important to leadwith some of my own journals,
and that's what we're going todo today.
So I'm going to share somesnippets from my journals and,
as a coach, I believe in thepower of raw honesty, because
when we're willing to be honestwith ourselves and with God is
(02:36):
when true change occurs, andthat's why I'm going to share
some of these reflections withyou.
These pages capture my ownmoments of doubt, fear,
questioning, inspiration,emotions that we all navigate on
this life journey.
And warning, these are going to.
My thoughts are choppy, myjournaling is choppy, and so
(02:57):
that's how these are going tosound to you, I'm sure, but this
is how I journal, and these arejust snippets from my journal,
so I'm the first one that I'mgoing to read is titled Do you
ever question the path you're on?
Does fear, doubt and confusionshow up for you and derail your
best efforts?
(03:17):
This snippet is about that.
So this is my journal.
Forgive me for getting off track.
I find it hard to find balancefrom going too hard and then too
light.
And then there's that voice inmy head that tries to make me
think I don't really have acalling, I'm not equipped.
(03:38):
And yada, yada, yada slay themental dragons, make them flee
God.
I want to be obedient.
I will keep moving forward.
I promise to follow.
Doubt, fear and confusion goaway.
You aren't needed here at thismoment.
You aren't ever needed in thismission, unless it's from God to
(04:00):
point me in a new direction.
Side note on this little entrythat I have always felt like my
work is a calling and I alsohave the Clifton strength if
you're familiar with those ofresponsibility that I sometimes
take too far and you can hear inthis journal like I desire to
honor this call in my life and Ialso get tripped up along the
(04:24):
way a lot trying to get it right.
Can you relate to any of that?
Okay, journal snippet numbertwo, titled Hello, stress.
I feel emotional today.
I'm not sure what's happening.
All this build up and then what?
Will anyone like it, try it,allow it to impact their life,
(04:46):
or will there be crickets?
What if people don't get it?
All the fears, one by one, comemarching in.
But what about the courage?
Can't it come marching in too?
That's my job to lead thechange, to lead the charge with
courage and new thoughts,thoughts I've cultivated for a
long time.
Why aren't they always at myfingertips?
(05:08):
I teach this stuff day in andday out, and sometimes it feels
like they all run away rightwhen I need them the most.
In this entry, you can hear myfear again.
You can hear my angst of beingan entrepreneur.
Sometimes I get tired,sometimes doing new things and
sharing new things and pluggingalong and doing the next brave
(05:31):
thing.
Sometimes it's tiring andsometimes it's discouraging, and
some days are like this.
The next one is about stayingin step and listening for wisdom
that's bigger than you, andthis is truly what keeps me
going and guides me along theway.
Here's the snippet.
(05:52):
Something is stirring meyesterday and tonight, and
that's why I can't sleep.
God is reminding me to actswiftly, be courageous, move, be
relentless in quieting the mindand step forward, finishing
what he has called me to do.
Time is of the essence.
Don't wait, don't hem and haw.
(06:13):
Stay in the flow.
And these journals like thisare just honestly.
I sit down and I write, andit's just listening and
remembering, remembering thethings that I truly know deep
down in my heart and soul,because sometimes the mind not
sometimes all the time the mindis trying to derail us.
(06:34):
The mind gets super noisy andwe need to get quiet.
This is our superpower in thislife to get quiet, to connect
with God and to hear wisdomthat's much, much bigger than we
are.
Okay, the next one is aboutwhere to focus.
So journaling helps us to getout of our head and tap into
that deeper wisdom, and for manyof us, it's hard to slow down,
(06:57):
to listen, and this is the verything that we need to do,
because that's where we haveaccess to the things that we
truly, truly want, and in thisentry I'm referencing a book
that I was reading it is thepresence of God that changes us,
it is the presence of God thatempowers us, it's the presence
of God that enables us to changethe nature of where we are.
(07:20):
It is the presence of God thatmakes all the difference that we
cannot make on our own, evenwith all of our best efforts.
It is the presence of God thatmakes all the difference that we
cannot make on our own, evenwith all of our best efforts.
The one need of our life is thepresence of God.
I will be with you.
That's from the Bible.
In essence, god is saying toMoses I know you feel inadequate
, I know you feel like you don'thave what it takes to
(07:40):
accomplish the impossibleassignment, but I will be with
you and that is enough.
The one irrepressible need inour life is the presence of God.
Moses internalizes this lessonfor the rest of his life.
This becomes the number onepriority the pursuit of the
presence of God.
Quotes.
That was from the book.
(08:01):
This is my journal.
I love this so much.
This is my mission too, becausewhen I get in my head and I try
to strategize and figure it allout on my own, it creates
stress, confusion and overwhelm.
That when I show up and prayand focus and listen, god shows
up and everything happens withgreater ease than a joy.
I love this so much.
(08:23):
This is my mission too, becausewhen I get in my head and try
to strategize and figure it allout on my own, it creates stress
, confusion and overwhelm.
When I show up and I pray and Ifocus and I listen, god shows
up and everything happens withgreater ease.
It is that simple.
If I focus on one thing, therest falls into place with more
(08:45):
richness than I could everimagine.
So sometimes I'm journalingbecause I've read something and
it's stirred my heart and souland I write in my journal like
what does that mean for me today?
Well, how do I interpret thatfor my life?
Okay, the next one is aboutcourage to take action and stay
(09:06):
the course.
I wrote this in my journal overand over again this year to
remind me left to my ownthinking and devices, I will
derail myself, for God has notgiven us a spirit of fear and
timidity, but of power, love andsound mind.
Second Timothy I think thatsound mind 2 Timothy.
(09:26):
I think that's 2 Timothy 2.
I can't read my writing.
This is the goal, this is thestretch, this is the mantra Get
out of the way, let God do a newthing here.
That's the end of my journalentry, and a lot of times you
can see, I'm just processingthrough my own natural feelings
(09:48):
and emotions, as I'm committedto fulfilling something in my
life and continuing on this pathof my life's work.
So what you see here is thenatural ebb and flow of growth,
the questioning, the uncertaintyand yes, the moments of getting
stuck and off track, andthey're all part of the journey.
What matters most isn't theabsence of doubt, but our
(10:09):
willingness to keep showing up,to keep seeking direction and to
stay committed to what trulymatters.
So throughout the year, I'mgoing to share more journal
entries on the show,demonstrating how we work with
our clients through journalingto create lasting change,
because having someone else onthe other side of your journal
(10:30):
to give you perspective, to helpyou see beyond your own
limiting beliefs, is so powerfulin the journey of growth.
If that's what you're up to andI hope that you can see here
too, that we believe that theanswers are within you and we're
here to help you find them.
And you can see, even in justreading some of my journal
(10:51):
snippets here, that I was ableto find wisdom, I was able to
find courage, I was able to findwhat I needed to focus on, and
I believe journaling is apowerful tool for getting
clarity and direction in yourlife.
There is power in journalingand even more when getting
clarity and direction in yourlife.
There is power in journalingand even more when you share it
with a coach or a guide, someonethat's trained to help you.
(11:12):
So if you're feeling ready toexplore journaling as a tool for
growth this year, or you'reready to create some big,
lasting, real change in yourlife, I want you to know that we
have reimagined our suite ofoffers and tools to support you
on the journey class, whichwe're going to have our first
(11:39):
one on January 22nd.
Space is limited.
You can see the link in theshow notes to sign up.
Or you're looking for adashboard to manage your life
and your mind differently, ormaybe you're ready to kick off
the year and create some real,foundational change.
We have a deep dive.
All in all, it's a toolbox forliving your life and we've got
you covered, so we would love tosupport you.
(12:02):
You can explore the full menuof offerings at CarlaReevescom.
Think of it as your personalgrowth toolkit, carefully
curated to really help you movefrom surviving to thriving.
So remember you don't have tofigure it all out on your own.
Sometimes the bravest thing todo is to get some support so you
(12:22):
can get out of being stuck andmove forward intentionally.
Thank you so much for being here.
Thank you so much for listening.
If you haven't left a review ofthe podcast, can I please ask
you to go do that?
That helps us share this showwith more people.
And until next week, I'm CarlaReeves and this is Differently.
(12:43):
Thank you for tuning in to thisepisode of Differently.
It's been an honor to sharethis conversation with you.
You know, one of the keys toliving fully is to take action
when you're inspired to do so.
I hope you found that spark ofinspiration today and would you
help us spread the word.
(13:03):
Did someone you know come tomind while you were listening?
If this episode could impactsomeone you know, please share
it and pass it along.
New episodes drop weekly, sotap that subscribe button and
join us next time as we continueto challenge the status quo and
get equipped to live lifedifferently.
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