Tag: Self-Awareness
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Stress
I am usually very good at dealing with stress. Today, not so much. I had to stop and remind myself who I am, what is important to me and what my dreams are. Putting those three things in my mind settled my soul.
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Accolades in the Wild
Isn’t it wonderful when out of the blue you get a complement from someone you had no idea even considered you important or someone who you think didn’t notice you? Amazing what a nice word or two can do coming from the right person.
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Save the Thank You
If you are really thankful, say it. If you just say it to be polite you are missing an opportunity to experience gratefulness. In a society of automatic negativity, we should always look for the positive. Genuine thank yous are difficult to come by, cultivate them when you can.
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It’s so easy…
Spending money is so easy. Eating that decadent dessert is so easy. Sleeping later is so easy. Speaking negatively about yourself is so easy. Self discipline is not impossible. It does take work. Being a decent human takes continual attention. If you drop your guard even a little, you find yourself three steps back on…
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Rocks in The Head
Please don’t be that person who refuses to see that things can be different. Don’t be closed minded and think that only your shiny ideas are the best. Everyone thinks their rocks are the shinier than other people’s rocks.
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Out of Office
How many times a week do I sit down and my writing muse does not show up to play? Let us just say several. No matter what you do creatively if inspiration doesn’t strike you, leave it alone. Walk away. Sometimes an idea will hit you when you are thinking about something else. Don’t get…
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Happy is as Happy Does
Want to be happy? Here’s the secret…get ready…it’s an amazing thing….ok, here it goes… If you want to be happy, be happy. Choose happy. Live happy. Let go of everything and everyone who interferes with your happy. Happy is as happy does. Fact.
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Worse Question..
What’s for dinner? It’s a terrible question because for many humans getting food is a daily struggle for many reasons. If you are lucky you have food or the means to get food, it’s easy to get bored with eating the same food over and over. If you have a large family sometimes it’s still…
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Don’t Settle
I know that sometimes the comfortable situation is not the right situation. Do not stay in a place or with a person just because it is comfortable and familiar. I know there is logic in the devil you know theory. You know how to act and how the other will respond. You know how to…
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Live your life
Waiting for someone else to act before you live your life is crazy. Live your way, now, today. If you don’t do what’s needed for your happiness, life will pass you by and when you look past what you are waiting on, life will be gone. Don’t wait, chase that goal now.
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 