“May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and every one of us.”
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“The best things in life are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet.”
~ Robert Louis Stevenson
Friends are flowers in the garden of life someone once said. My Mom would say that her flowers were her friends, too. Along with her 2-legged friends. The same few she has cherished for most of her almost 90 years.
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Would you love to get some really tasty tidbits about Positive Psychology?
Dig your teeth into this fun and extremely informative article!
An Intellectual Movement for the Masses 10 years after its founding, positive psychology struggles with its own success, by Jennifer Ruar.
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Then tune in to Live The Day on Blog Talk Radio August 10th at 3:00 p.m. MT. I’ll share my “Seven Secret Strategies to Immediately Ignite Intimacy!”
- Is your relationship flatter than roadkill?
- Is your passion as stale as week old bread?
- Want to rekindle the spark?
- Turn those embers into embraces?
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OK so you ate too much, made inappropriate choices, or skipped your exercise routine.
How many times have you smacked yourself up side of the head when you screwed up with a customer, client, or associate?
How long did your dragon inner critic rear its ugly head as it bit off yours?
Time to put a muzzle on that nasty little inside devil and cut yourself some slack.
OMG, have you ever sent a sensitive email to the wrong person?
Or worse yet, sent a private email to a whole group?
YIKES! Head hung in shame, I admit I have done both.
And why did one of them have to do with a private health issue my friend wanted kept confident? Guess what. The whole group rallied around my friend. She had so many people praying for her! She was a dear and forgave me immediately. I,on the other hand, beat myself up royally. To what avail?
What is done is done.
You can’t go back in time.
Cut yourself some slack.
Life is learning, and most importantly, learning to love yourself. Forgiving yourself and move on. Write your name on a helium balloon with the words, “I forgive ME!” Take it outside and launch it off. Along with your shame.
Bill Gates is right: “Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning”.
Even if the most unhappy customer is YOU!
Big hugs,
Judy
OK so you ate too much, made inappropriate choices, or skipped your exercise routine.
How long did your dragon inner critic rear its ugly head as it bit off yours? Time to put a muzzle on that nasty little inside devil and cut yourself some slack.
OMG, have you ever sent a sensitive email to the wrong person?
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Do you wake up in the morning with your head firing off cannons of all the things you need to get done?
Or maybe you’re like me. You ask yourself, “What day is this?” What do I have on my schedule?
My mind today was like a long shopping list: Three clients to coach, two tce Blog Radio talk shows to record, (I’ll let you know when they will be aired in Aug.), several recent coaching recordings to listen to (gotta keep up with trends), articles to write for both my web sites, my desk begging to be cleaned off, my paperwork to file,etc. And my son, Sean, is coming home from Milwaukee. Goody. But what am I going to make for supper?
Whew! But I smile, as everyday is like this.
My brain is racing at the starting gate ready to run today’s race! But the race to where?
When your brain is in overdrive, do you run to the fridge to see what’s in there.
Do you still need to fight with yourself about what to eat? Or when? Or how much?
Do you fear the scale’s wicked numbers? Have you gained weight back after bariatric surgery?
I hope bariatric surgery has been your God-send. But maybe you’ve had a round with dumping syndrome. Or needed the, excuse me, puke bucket. You sure as heck don’t want to risk these unseemly adventures again.
Does too much emotion drive your car to your old fast food haunt? Even thought your mind knows better?
What do you do to quiet your mind? Especially if it tells you to put on the feed bag.
OK, let’s tame your emotional tiger. Use your head to get you moving away from the fridge.
HARNESS YOUR STRENGTHS!
Try these:
Go retrieve your list of 24 Signature Strengths (Take the no fee VIA, Values in Action Survey at authentichappiness.org. FUN!)
Review your top strengths. Use your tops ones to set the stage for positivity. Hope/optimism is a strength, for example.
When you use a strength, celebrate by putting a dime or nickel in a jar. Watch your money grow. Not your waistline.
Critical thinking is a strength. Do positive self-talk: “I am worth health and thinness!”
Use kindness, another strength. Love yourself. Congratulate yourself out loud for good food choices, “Good for me!”
Everyday look at your strengths until they become your emotional food for thought. This is major!
Xerox a copy of your list and super glue it to your fridge.
Use humor to laugh at yourself. Criticism means frustration eating. Kick criticism to the curb.
OK, time for me to go brush my teeth. It isn’t even 5 a.m., and I am thinking of you. Teamwork, another strength. You are important to me.
If you want to know more about strengths, more tips on how to how to use yours more specifically, sign up for my newsletter now.
More terrific tips to tip the scales in your favor. And that’s is where I really let the fun rip.
Have a bariatric BEST SELF day!
Hugs,
Judy
Do you wake up in the morning with your head firing off cannons of all the things you need to get done? Or maybe you’re like me. You ask yourself, “What day is this?” What do I have on my schedule?
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