Let it out...

You can’t be strong all the time. Sometimes you just need to be alone and let your tears out.

- Unknown

My favourite therapist says we need to feel what we’re feeling in order to have a healthy relationship with ourself and others. Once we realize how we truly feel, we can make requests and say no when we need to. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Managing criticism...

There is only one way to avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, and be nothing.

- Aristotle

Giving feedback is a sensitive matter, even when it’s constructive? They say we’re supposed to be mindful of what we say and how we say it. For example, we can make a request for a different behaviour rather than complaining about something we don’t like. It’s interesting how we can critique others without a second thought, and then be devastated when we hear somthing unflattering about ourselves. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Be proud...

Don’t wait until you’ve reached your goal to be proud of yourself. Be proud of every step you take toward reaching that goal.

- Unknown

Big goals can be so intimidating. We don’t know how or if we can get through it. When I was in university, I used to give myself little milestones with treats at the end to get through a long weekend of study ahead. It helped a lot. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

Open to change...

The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

- Albert Einstein

We can become very set in our ways, can’t we. I definitely have a touch of the OCD, which becomes apparent when cooking or cleaning with my sweetheart. I don’t know whether it’s genetic, a means of controlling our environment, conditioning/auto-pilot from our upbringing or all of the above? I do know that it’s a revelation to learn new and easier ways of doing things. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

No is ok...

Learn to say “no” without explaining yourself.

- Unknown

My favourite therapist says we need to take care of ourselves and our word. He says we should refrain from doing things out of duty and obligation, unless we’ve made the thoughtful and generous decision to put someone else first on this particular occasion. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl 

The ironic...

Life is too ironic.
It takes sadness to know what happiness is,
noise to appreciate silence
and absence to value presence.

- Unknown

I would add “not love” to appreciate love. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl

What you are...

The law of attraction is this: you don’t attract what you want. You attract what you are.

- Dr Wayne Dyer

My favourite therapist says we need to be prepared to take a lot more responsibility for what happens in our lives. He says if we want our lives to improve, we need to look at ourselves and make real changes to our mentality, our actions, our commitments/effort. Just sayin’ :) Hugs.

Blessings,

Chatgirl