Tag: Self-Awareness
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Assumptions are Dangerous
You know what they say about assuming. Who they are I have no idea, but the saying goes, “To assume makes an ass of you (U) and me.” I have to admit I assume things. Often when I do, it is the negative that I assume. As in, “He will hate this.” or “He thinks…
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Why so Snappy?
Why is it that some people are so snappy? Why is it that they walk up to counters in coffee shops, restaurants, doctor’s offices, post offices and libraries with such scowls on their faces, pointy words and harsh tones in their voices? I think the ants are back. Ants: Automatic Negative Thoughts. Maybe it is…
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Save Time
Want more time in your day? Here is how you get it. Reclaim all the minutes you are wasting doing things that are not helpful to you or someone else. Stop telling that child over and over and over again to do that thing. They aren’t listening. Show them how to do it. Stop giving…
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Give Me a Break
Last time I checked I was a human being. I am not perfect. It was not me who walked on water. Why then do I expect things to be prefect for me? I am not perfect therefore my life is not perfect. We are perfect in our imperfection.~ Megan Mccafferty I make mistakes. I eat…
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Where You Are is Just Fine
There will be bad days and that is okay. Allow yourself to feel whatever you are feeling. I tell my family all the time, everyone is entitled to their feelings. Yes even the bad ones. Anger, gulit, sadness, frustration are all valid. What you are not allowed to do is set up camp and stay…
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You Do Not Have to Suffer
Life is a struggle. Will you have pain? Yes, that is true. However, there is so much more to life. We, humans, share joy as well as pain. There are happiness and sadness that happens. We learn from all of it. I saw a quote that made me shake my head and ask, “What the…
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No Ants
One thing you will hear me talk about is monkey chatter. That endless, not always helpful monologue in my brain. We all have monkey chatter and the monkeys have friends. I have struggled in the past with ANTs, Automatic Negative Thoughts. (I wish I had thought of that acronym. Not sure where it started.) These ANTS…
Brendan & Lori O'Gara 