A candid Tuesday teaching video by Sandi L Boucher recorded on moving day. Sandi (who identifies as Red Thunderbolt, woman of the Loon clan, Seine River First Nation) reflects on finding meaningful lessons during chaotic life events — specifically the stress of moving — and contrasts the common problem-solving stance of going "over, under, around or through" challenges with the complementary teaching of acceptance and adapting by making new plans. She acknowledges that moving is traumatic but distinguishes it from grief, reassures viewers that she has new plans, and promises to return to her usual presentation next week.
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Foreign. Hi, everybody. My name is Andy Boucher. And welcome back to my Tuesday teaching video. Now, this video is definitely different, which is why I wanted to film this disclaimer. Just let you know, I'm fine. Things are coming together. Even though I'm still surrounded by boxes and insanity. It is coming together. Now, you might be wondering why I'm saying that. Wait till you see this week's video. Truth be told, if someone had told me 11 years ago, when I started this journey as a motivational speaker, that I was going to release a video like today's video, I probably would have told them they were crazy. But this is about authenticity. And this is about teachings. The teachings we find in the everyday. It's the reason I do these videos each week. But the one thing we haven't really talked about is the fact that the most profound teachings, the ones that truly change everything, are often found in the most challenging of times. Moving is not easy. Now, of course, it's nothing compared to grieving, especially if the passing of that loved one was unexpected or if they're younger. That is a whole different level of trauma and challenge. But moving is traumatic. Uprooting yourself is upsetting, and it's exhausting. Now, often you have to get through it. You have to survive before you realize the teaching. But yesterday, a teaching came to me, and I wanted to share it with you in all its authenticity. Sharing with you exactly what moving has been like for me. What I learned in the middle of chaos. So be warned, this is definitely not Sandy in her finest hour. But it is Sandy sharing her truth. So I hope you enjoyed this week's video. Here it is. Remember, I warned you. Hello. Hello. Is this thing on? Hi, everybody. Mishko pognon kwei na dishna kassmang dodem. My name is Sandy Boucher. I'm Red Thunderbolt, woman of the Loon clan, a proud member of Seine River First Nation in northern Ontario. And truth be told, truth be told, I don't normally look like this on camera. So this is my Tuesday teaching. And this week's Tuesday teaching is a teaching found in chaos, which this is probably the most honest, authentic video I've ever done. This is me. This is me on moving day. This is me with hair pulled up in its natural insanity. No makeup, baggy out, clothes in boxes everywhere. Gotta admit, the last couple days have been exhausting and incredibly stressful. Especially when I realized that the room I thought was going to be my office in my new place didn't have the lighting, didn't have the power and didn't have the space I needed. I don't know about you, but I was raised over, under, around or through. That's what you do when you're faced with a challenge. You go over it, under it, around it, or straight through it. And I'll admit for about the last 12 hours I was doing my best to go straight through it. But there's another teaching, and that's accepting. Because sometimes that person is not going to be the person you want them to be, no matter how much you want it. And you're not going to be able to get that job no matter how much you thought you deserved it. Sometimes you just have to accept and make new plans. Today I have new plans and my world is back to being amazing. And I promise in the next video that I'll go back to looking the way I normally do. A little less stressed, a lot more put together, but definitely wiser, thanks to the teachings found in the chaos. I hope that made sense to you. I hope your river is running a lot smoother right now. I can see amazing shores ahead. I just gotta work to get my tush there. And I will, I promise, by next Tuesday. Talk to you soon. I love you. Bye. Bye.
