The difference between our expectations and our experiences is the truth.
EQwithLou was created to help people grow in awareness, come into alignment with truth, and live with greater authenticity through emotional intelligence, faith, creativity, immersive experiences, practical tools, and teaching that can actually be used in everyday life.
At the center of this work are three pillars:
Awareness. Alignment. Authenticity.
And everything begins with awareness.
Awareness is the ability to recognize what is happening within you before it automatically determines how you show up around you.
one of the foundational reminders of EQwithLou is:
Manage your emotions—or they WILL manage you™️.
Managing your emotions does not mean suppressing them, ignoring them, pretending to be positive, or never becoming upset.
It means developing the ability to recognize what you are experiencing, understand what may be contributing to it, regulate yourself, and make intentional choices about how you respond.
In other words:
Your emotions deserve your attention, but they do not automatically deserve control of the decision.
My faith is central to this work because awareness is not simply about understanding ourselves better.
It directs us to become more honest before God.
Sometimes the most important prayer is not immediately asking God to change the situation.
Sometimes it begins with:
“Lord, help me see clearly.”
What is happening in me?
What am I believing?
What am I afraid of?
What am I avoiding?
What am I trying to control?
What am I needing?
What is true?
That kind of awareness gives us somewhere honest to begin.
Over time, we will also move into the other two EQwithLou pillars.
Alignment asks:
Now that I can see what is happening, what response actually agrees with truth?
And Authenticity asks:
Does the way I am living reflect what I say I believe?
But we do not need to rush there.
For now, begin by noticing.
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