Face my emotions over numbing. Some instances I had challenges naming the emotion. I didn’t realize how numb I’ve been walking through life.

I think the huge thing is to PAUSE!!! Pausing will almost automatically cause you to reflect and respond. Pausing for me.is the golden formula for identifying with my beliefs if they’re lining up with who God really created me to be. There is no way for me personally that I can live move and have my being without identity. I am practicing to pause and not rushing to respond. When I rush to respond and skip the pausing aspect, my reflect is what I should’ve said, and place scenarios in my head. I’m just practicing to take my time to pause reflect and then respond because there’s a piece behind knowing who you are. Practice practice practice.

I recently had the opportunity to talk about my book Don’t Take the Bait™ on NBC. The concept is simple but powerful: Every day, life throws us bait — situations, comments, frustrations, and triggers that invite us to react emotionally. The question is… 🎣 Did you take the bait today? Maybe it was:• A frustrating email• Someone’s tone• Traffic• A comment that rubbed you the wrong way The moment between the trigger and the reaction is where your power lives. Your challenge today: 👉 Think about one moment recently where you almost reacted emotionally. Ask yourself: 1. What was the bait? 2. What emotion did it trigger? 3. What would a renewed mind response look like? Drop your answer in the comments 👇Let’s grow together by becoming more aware of the bait around us. https://www.nbcdfw.com/video/texas-today/a-look-inside-dont-take-the-bait/3992844/ Remember:Awareness is the first step to rewiring your response. — Amanda

Part 2 of week 2: This week, choose one unresolved situation and work through it privately What did I feel? I was actually taught, and it became a belief when people continue to talk to you in a tone or use words that seem demeaning or disrespectful. They're mistaking your kindness for weakness, and it needs to be addressed. Being silent doesn't make me weak. The person who comes out of that belief is hard to contain, which results in consequences that were not meant to happen. My goal is to improve my word usage. I’m taking my instructions from God and addressing the issue that is at hand. Not all issues from 1920 until 2026 should be addressed by releasing all that anger on one person, but rather by addressing the issue at hand. So I find it a forgiveness issue rooted in there somewhere. I know the question said to answer these questions privately. This particular experience is something I want to share. Is silence actually protecting connection? No it’s a false belief

“What belief did you discover underneath one of your triggers?” It seems as though all buttons were pushed this week, but what I loved is, I was aware. My upbringing instilled that way of thinking. Tell them off and hit them back. Don't let them make a fool of you. So the first thing I hear when someone says something out of character. Tell them off make them feel it. Being a silent scorekeeper, I observed everything and kept track of your words and actions. That's where my ammunition comes from. That belief was instilled in me when I was a child. It was not the approach that I should have taken to the situation at hand. Catch,search, and investigate. Part 2 coming up