Video summary
In this Sunday morning reflection, Bridget invites listeners to distinguish between what resides within their hearts and what merely sits upon them as external influences. While acknowledging the inherent kindness and love that exist inside each person, she encourages a mindful focus on outside forces such as health concerns, financial worries, relationship dynamics with children or partners, and major life decisions like moving for a new job. These elements often cloud one's natural light-heartedness and create feelings of frustration because they lie beyond our direct control; we cannot dictate the choices or outcomes of others, nor can we fully command situations that impact us from the outside in.
The core message emphasizes that attempting to force these external circumstances into alignment with our own desires is an energy-draining endeavor that leads nowhere productive. Instead of projecting heart-based energy outwardly in futile attempts to guide others, Bridget suggests cultivating reflection and resonance by calling upon spiritual guides or nature spirits for clarity on one's specific role. She reminds us that moments are fleeting and opportunities for correction arise constantly throughout the day, so there is no need to be paralyzed by fear or burdened by regret over past mistakes. The key lies in releasing the baggage of things we cannot control and trusting that life offers multiple chances to start again if a step was missed along the way.
To harness this energy constructively, Bridget proposes channeling our desire to help into tangible actions like volunteering for causes where support is genuinely needed or cheering on runners who are walking for a purpose. This shift from worrying about uncontrollable external factors allows us to engage in joy-filled and supportive activities that inspire rather than exhaust us. She uses the analogy of skipping steps when moving house—such as forgetting to secure an apartment before packing—to illustrate how ignoring necessary processes leads to problems, whereas patiently taking one step at a time ensures we do not lose ourselves on the path forward.
Ultimately, the video concludes with a heartfelt encouragement to focus entirely on what is currently within your heart rather than being weighed down by outside influences that are neither ready nor ripe for our intervention. By setting aside external burdens temporarily, even just long enough to explore local parks or bring joy into one's immediate sphere, we reclaim our sovereignty and agency in the present moment. Bridget expresses deep gratitude for her listeners' presence on this journey, hoping that this perspective fills them with hope and empowers them to live authentically by focusing on their own internal light rather than the murky waters of external chaos.
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Hi, it's Bridget and welcome to Sunday
morning coffee.
It's a beautiful Sunday.
I'm out on a walk with Rosie.
And we wanted to connect with you
cuz I have a question today on Sunday
morning coffee. I got a question for
you. Are you ready for it?
It might be difficult question actually,
but
so take a breath in
>> [sighs]
>> and then exhale out. Most importantly,
the exhale. Let's focus on the
the [sighs]
sigh it out release. Okay, if you do
yoga, you get it. Sigh it out. Come on.
>> [sighs]
>> Okay. All right.
The question is what's on your heart?
What is on your heart? Not what is in
your heart. I know what's in your heart,
my empathic friend. I know the
sweetness, the kindness, the gentleness,
the loving
loving energy that is in your heart.
But what is on your heart? What is on
it?
What is just outside of your heart that
is
influencing it, that is
impacting you today?
Let's take a moment and feel that as you
breathe in and exhale out.
Again, with the focus on the exhale.
>> [panting]
>> Yeah, that.
The on part.
The outside, just outside of your sacred
space, but having some sort of impact on
you today.
Without judgement of good or bad,
we just feel
this presence, the awareness
of other forces,
outside energy, because it does impact
us. It does impact you. Of course it
does.
And when I ask you that question, you
think of a couple of things. You see
some things in your head right away,
don't you? Things pop into your head,
circumstances
that you either are dealing with or are
directly impacting you.
Maybe your health,
your wealth,
or your wisdom.
Maybe there's
a decision
external that could change your life in
ways. Maybe you are contemplating a
move.
Maybe it feels exciting and scary and
unknown.
And all of the things. Lots of work to
do that, isn't there?
Oh, yes.
Whatever comes into your mind,
it could be another person, a
relationship. If you've got kids, I got
grown some grown kids,
some not so grown, some very grown.
And yeah, that's on my heart, for sure.
Them, their life, their experience,
which I absolutely have not much control
over.
And neither do you. The relationships
you have with other people, you don't
have control.
You,
like they upon you, are on the outside
of influencing you energetically.
But it does impact your energy, doesn't
it? Changes your mood, changes your
attitude,
blends into that brain thought pattern
process, influences the heart space
rhythm.
The light-hearted genuine nature of you,
the good kindness of you that echoes
out, it
gets shady and clouded and
murky sometimes, doesn't it? Because of
those relationships.
Because you care, which is a good
good beautiful [clears throat]
quality and trait for you. For sure it
is.
I know it doesn't feel like that so much
sometimes. Doesn't feel so much like a
benefit, but it is beautiful and I am so
grateful that you care so much.
And yet, the the that which is on the on
the outside is not
within your control or command.
You could
have some again influence
in a positive hopeful light-filled way,
but you cannot direct or guide others
to an outcome,
a choice, a decision, a path
that you see clearly because they do
not. And just like you have been in that
place where others have tried to guide
and direct you specifically to an
outcome, to a path that they think would
be the best for you, but they don't know
what
is it in your heart
directly. Just like you don't know
what's in your child's heart. You don't
know what's in that person's heart
directly. You can only see from the
outside,
from the on the heart space.
Which is important. Oh, yes. It is
important. It can influence
and impact, but
it doesn't drive the bus.
Doesn't drive the heart bus.
I know it's kind of Isn't it frustrating
though?
>> [laughter]
>> It can be frustrating, can't it? Because
you care so much and you just want to
help and
yeah.
But guess what? That's taking the energy
that you have and
trying to push your in out
in ways that are kind of futile.
They don't really lead to productive,
supportive, healthy energy for you or
the other person. So, instead of
projection of your heart-based energy,
allow yourself to have reflection
and resonance
and loving support.
Call in your angels and your guide and
your spirit team.
Call in your totems, your favorite tree
wisdom spirits, and
ask
what you can do to help.
Clear your perspective so you're not
clouding the way, you're not presenting
fog on the roadway for that other person
or that situation. Ask for clarity
of your role, your purpose in that
circumstance, in that relationship,
in that moment. Because it is momentary,
it's fleeting, moments are fleeting,
life is
filled with moments of fleetingness. So,
if you screw something up, don't worry,
you get another chance.
You get another chance to do over.
You get another chance.
Multiple of them every day is
opportunity, every hour, every moment.
Don't feel
regret.
Don't feel paralyzed by fear
of
not doing enough.
It's the doing too much.
That's what makes us
lose ourselves.
Harness that energy that you wish you
could help that person that you have in
your life that has addiction, for
example.
Harness that energy and go volunteer
somewhere.
Be someplace where they need you
specifically.
Even if it's for a couple of hours, one
day, one time.
Volunteer to cheer on
at the sideline of a race.
The runner is running for a cause. The
walker is walking for a cause.
Do something healthy, productive
that engages joy-filled energy,
supportive motivational energy that
inspires.
And that can ease up the pressure or the
burden that comes from wanting to create
change for someone else or wanting your
life to change and you have to patiently
step one step at a time walking the
path. You can't skip over all the steps.
If you were moving
if you were contemplating a move because
you got a new job or you got married,
something fun like that.
And you're moving and you
skipped over the step of finding a place
to live.
But you packed everything up and you
called the movers and
you are done with one job and you're
ready to start another and you've got
all the you know, all the the
pre-employment paperwork done and you've
got all the stuff paperwork done and
everything.
And you get to where you're going, but
you don't have a place to live because
you skipped over the place of
on the path that you were supposed to
decide where to live.
To find an an apartment or a house.
>> [laughter]
>> You kind of missed that part. And oh,
and setting up the utilities.
And trans
>> [laughter]
>> bring that stuff into your name. You oh,
forgot that. So, you don't have a place
to live.
That's a problem,
isn't it?
We can't skip the steps.
>> [laughter]
>> Oh, my friends, you are such gifts. You
really are. You have so much beautiful
beautiful light and I can I can feel it
and I want to say thank you. Thank you
so much for listening.
For being part of the journey.
For not giving up.
But focus on what's in today.
Because what's on your heart
isn't ready, isn't ripe,
isn't something that you have direct
a sovereignty in or over.
No agency lives there
of yours.
It's not yours.
It might be affecting you, affecting
you, might feel like it is, but maybe
your position today is to release it.
Just set it aside today.
Set down the baggage.
Even if it's just checking your
suitcases with the concierge for a day
so you can go explore the parks.
Oh, yeah. You know what that reference
is about, don't you?
If you know me, you do.
Bring some joy into this sphere
today.
Thank you so much for listening. I hope
we've inspired your spirit, filled you
with some hope, and encouraged you.
Just encouraged you today.
To focus on what's in your heart
instead of the outside influences
of what's on.
>> Mhm.