THE AMBER WEITZER PODCAST SILHOUETTES OF SUCCESS
AMBER WEITZER | EPISODE 55 | SHOW NOTES
“Cowgirl Up…it’s rodeo time”
It’s no secret that this time of the year has become one of my favorites…e-v-e-r-it’s rodeo season with my favorite ladies! This is a season, a time of year to participate with a special, fun, powerful, kind and a down to earth group of women and friends.
Do you have a group, team or sisterhood in your life? It took almost a lifetime to find this group, but I am thankful for having all of them in my world today. Almost to a sappy level-but as my Mother has always told us, don’t ever hold back on a compliment to someone…it might be your only chance to share it with them.
We all missed out on so much in 2020, to include the cancelling of the rodeo season a major bummer and then 2021 was just screwy!
So, setting the scene a little for you; As a few of us early birds were sitting at the bar enjoying our pre-rodeo spirits in the magnificent setting of overlooking the arena. We were all able to take a sip, settle back into our chairs and exhale. Ah. Yes. Life is good.
It felt amazing to be here, in this place, for this reason…with these ladies!
We began reconnecting, catching up on life when one of my friends mentioned something that caught my attention, something that I too had been experiencing.
In fact, in the car, on my way I shared with her, that I tried to shake it off in the car, talking myself out of the funk zone I was in but couldn’t put my finger on any specific reason.
So…I turned up the tunes and set my mind to arrive in the mood that the night deserved, that they all and I deserved-FUN me mindset!
In talking a little more about trying to kick away a funky vibe or uneasy feeling-for her, she said it was “noise”. Just noise…
That was IT, she nailed it. It was the noise.
She helped give my funky, yucky little vibe an identity…and it helped me to release it. For good!
Yes, release it and take another sip! Gone.
Yup, just like the delicious giant green olive in my martini-g-o-n-e. Giddy Up!
Ah, peace. Let the fun times commence.
Have you encountered and uptick of “noise” in your world?
I have to say that it seems society is so, so…so stressed out.
We have endured a lot over the last two years and I think it is taking its toll on us. Even those with the most delightful, naturally peppy sunny disposition seem to be maxed out. It can be, no-it has been tough to sifting through all of the dynamics that come our way. Trying to keep you chin up and stay positive when there is noise all around us-tough. The drama has magnified and everyone in some way has been affected.
The night progresses, good food, friendship, diverse, exciting conversations and just a great rodeo show to boot.
Enter in…an unexpected hiccup, a small yet unpleasant encounter.
Ugh, really-more drama and noise?
And just like that, I gave the myself the ol’cowboy nod and it was showtime.
Get your game face on-display grace in spite of the unpleasantness that sought me out.
I was hung up as it was truly unexpected, but not for long. Minimal and neutral words for a rapid ending. And I say to myself again…really?
I sat there frozen for a moment or two, shook it off and headed off to the ladies’ room for a separation from the scene and a little solace. By then it seems whether through observations, my inability to hide the heart I wear on my sleeve and lack of poker face or well…
It seems the exchange was noticed. Grr.
What I realize upset me the most, this was my safe space, my favorite group, I had released the noise and drama to clear the way for a fabulous evening, in addition this is my source of participating in greater goodness for a wonderful cause. It was intrusive and arrogant to say it politely.
In the moments after, I quickly realized what I needed and that was to call it a night, get home to my husband and family. To what really matters.
These boots are made for walking…and that’s just what they did…right out the drama door, exit stage left into the fresh, crisp air of the night under a bewitching black sky filled with rhinestone stars to light my way.
It’s not fun or easy to sift through the noise and drama that can literally end up on your lap or at your doorstep-but it is 100% fact, that ONLY you can choose how you react to it.
While no one, unless you give them the power can “make” you feel any certain way…I’m only human and it takes a minute to regroup sometimes. I did and it’s all groovy.
You see-I maintain my POWER and refuse to grant anyone the ability to penetrate my Plexiglas armor. My self-awareness and at peace in who I am. That is POWER.
Now this is not how it has always been, in fact my journey has afforded me a lot of growth with some street cred mixed with my faith to find a suitable to me combination for just such a situation!
So how about you?
What skills do you deploy when in a situation that causes you tension or is unpleasant?
What are your strengths when working with a stick situation or negotiations?
What could you improve upon?
Share with us in the comments section below, we learn from each other-best practices Silhouettes.
Let’s talk! Some of my upcoming courses could be right up your ally…Borrow My Moxy is ideal for helping to become more confident in similar life situations.
It’s always a journey exploring this life and again, going back to the intense pressures, stresses and sometime painful uncertainties so many have and are still coping with-I will always try to choose the path of grace…up to a reasonable point that is.
On a side note, even though I was embarrassed that this became a “thing” that evening, it was so awesome to see that I truly had my pickup women looking out for me.
There were several that text or reached out to check on me, those are the trues and as I explained to them…Darlin’ it is all good! Life is good…and this ain’t my first rodeo!
Life is good and this ain’t my first rodeo!
