Battle with self...

There are some people who always seem angry and continuously look for conflict. Walk away; the battle they are fighting isn’t with you, it is with themselves.

- Unknown

Accorinding to my favourite therapist, negativity and anger (jealousy and envy as well?) come from a place of hurt. If we can find the root issue(s), we may find a new lease on life. It takes energy to be pissed off all the time. Just sayin’ ;) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Daily routine...

You’ll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.

- Unknown

I have found this to be true. As they say about weight loss, we have to make a lifestyle change. It might only take a small change too. Got nothing to lose. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

The next 24 hours...

Don’t think about what can happen in a month. Don’t think about what can happen in a year. Just focus on the 24 hours in front of you and do what you can to get closer to where you want to be.

- Unknown

That’s what Ekhart Tolle says in The Power of Now. Our minds take management, that’s for sure. There seems to be a survival instinct that has us scanning through all of our worries and concerns, rather than focusing on the exciting miracles that could happen. It’s pretty frustrating actually. I think it takes much discipline and blind faith to focus on our wants and needs. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Know yourself?...

26 Questions to Help you Know Yourself Better

1. What are my strengths
2. What are my short-term goals and long-term goals?
3. Who matters most to me?
4. What am I ashamed of?
5. What do I like to do for fun?
6. What new activities am I interested in or willing to try?
7. What am I worried about?
8. What are my values? What do I believe in?
9. If I could have one wish, it would be_____?
10. Where do I feel safest?
12. If I wasn’t afraid, I would_______.
13. What is my proudest accomplishment?
14. What is my biggest failure?
15. Am I a night owl or an early bird?
16. What do I like about my job? What do I dislike?
17. What does my inner critic tell me?
18. What do I do to show myself compassion and self-care?
19. Am I an extrovert or an introvert?
20. What am I passionate about?
21. What is my happiest memory?
22. What do my dreams tell me?
23. What is my favourite book? Movie? Band? Food? Color? Animal?
24. What am I grateful for?
25. Whe I’m feeling down, I like to_____.
26. I know I’m stressed when I______.

- Compliments of PsychCentral

Gets a person thinking, doesn’t it. Just sayin ;) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Empowering ourselves...

Almost every successful person begins with two beliefs: the future can be better than the present, and I have the power to make it so.

- Unknown

There is much consensus on this with helping professionals and happy/accomplished/noteworthy individuals. Just sayin’ :) Hugs. xo

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Better this time...

Don’t be afraid to start over. It’s a chance to build something better this time.

- Unknown

I’ve had to start over... It’s daunting at first. It feels like failure. Then something new happens and you can end up feeling really smart and more capable in the end. Go figure. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Perfection or paralysis?...

Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it’s often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.

- Unknown

In a different context, I remember Steve Jobs speaking about technology as an ongoing work-in-progress. He said if you wait until everything is “perfect” and “complete” to launch, you’ll never launch your product. Mental note (because I have a tendency toward anal and OCD in the kitchen and around the house, for a start). Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl