I know how hard it is - been there often enough but no is necessary if you have any hope of remaining a sane, functioning, rational adult.
Not everyone is entitled to your time and energy. So learn to say no - and mean it.
Just learn to say no. I know how hard it is - been there often enough but no is necessary if you have any hope of remaining a sane, functioning, rational adult. Not everyone is entitled to your time and energy. So learn to say no - and mean it.
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Today is Celebrate the Small Things Friday. Hosted by Lexa Cain, L.G. Keltner of Writing Off the Edge, and Tonja Drecker of Kidbits, Celebrate the Small Things is a time when we all take a moment to celebrate something good from our week. It can be small, it can be big, just something to look back on the week and celebrate! Been a while but going to be short and sweet :
I hope you all have had good weeks and have both big and small things to celebrate. Just remember to give credit to the small things - that is what you will look back on one day and realise was the big things!!! To be part of this blog hop, all you have to do is put your name on the linky list on Lexa’s Blog, and then post every Friday about something you’re grateful for that week. It can be about writing or family or school or general life. This is the funnest and easiest blog hop ever! (Originated by VikLit)
Being present can hurt but it can also bring so much joy into your life. We often get caught up in the past or fret about the future - forgetting one can't be changed and the other is not promised to us. This is a commitment and a promise to those I love to be present. To be in the moment when it happens and not be distracted by things gone or things still to come. I have so much to be grateful for - I just need to stay in the present moment to appreciate the blessings. I posted this in 2012 on my FB feed - I'm sure most of your have come across the 'You have memories' function. It resonates tonight. I've been dealt some lousy cards over the years and they still persist in coming. However I've learnt to play a better hand. What used to drive me close to the brink no longer does. Not because it isn't still hurtful or harmful, but because I've learnt to stop and think before reacting. I've chosen to temper my reactions so that my life follows the path I dictate, not the path dictated to me. I can't change what has happened or what will happen, and choosing to live without regret and in the present means I don't want to change any of it - what I can do each day is make sure that my choices are centred in my present regardless of the cards in my hand. Rule the game, don't let the game rule you. An area we all neglect : self-care. Living a mindful life means being mindful of not only our outward selves but also our inner selves. The place we more often than not neglect. Eating the right foods, getting enough sleep, drinking water and fitting in the correct amount of exercise is not enough to keep us going. We all need a go to list that will be our safe haven in times of trouble. A list that reminds us that we matter - inside more than outside. Make your list tonight - I'll be doing mine - my body is telling me I've neglected the self care for too long again. |
Love Always
You reach a point of accepting that you made mistakes,
they cost you dearly and that you can't change the past. At that point you stop raging against your history, accept it, and move forward into a calmer, less self destructive frame of mind. Archives
April 2020
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