Clarity Without Apology - November 01

If you tend to be a people pleaser—always trying to guess what others want—today’s 5 Minutes In Nature is for you. Liz explores the power of clarity in communication and invites you to consider what it might feel like to simply express what you’d like to do, without feeling the need to justify it. As you notice this pattern within yourself, be gentle and kind with your awareness.

Reviews

A great reminder, Liz and thank you again. Reminds me of a friend of mine who tells us all he is looking for a yes or no when he invites us to someplace or another. I don’t know about you but if I have to answer “no”, I feel I must give a reason which of course is not necessary at all. This friend reminds us in a particularly funny way that he is not looking for a story, he is looking for a straight forward answer. Sending you best wishes. Tony.

Thanks Liz 🙏🏼
I like more full stops. Less commas.

The Chyrsanthemums are glorious.
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Good advice. I wonder if you were perhaps trying to please your friend by giving her a choice in the first place? I do that all the time. 🧡

I apologise for the myriad of commas and ellipses my neurodivergent brain uses both internally as it creates and considers the many alternatives and possibilities in a nanosecond, and externally in written, and spoken communication to share just a few of those alternatives, and try to reduce it all to a simple yes or no response to mask my reality and conform to a neurotypical world. (This is said with love, to give an example of how it works for me, and my struggles to 'fit in with the expectations of others' préfèrences for communication, as we are always trying to make sure we are seen as 'normal' and not 'broken' or non-compliant in some way)