The New Year is a bittersweet reminder of what was left undone and lessons learned.
The New Year is the beginning of new things to learn, expected and unexpected situations.
Happy New Year to everyone. I wish for your endings to be positive and your beginnings to be courageous.
Welcome to 2016.
The point of pain is
to show you where
you undervalued,
overlooked, ignored,
abandoned, ignored,
postponed, neglected,
deferred, forgotten,
cast aside, shunned,
disregarded, uncared for,
despised, unwanted,
dismissed and unloved
yourself.
Stop doing that. Please.
I am an expert in procrastination. It is something I manage to do every day. I find myself doing what needs to be done after I have spent too much time Facebook, socializing and anything else that wastes time. But at the end of the day I have done very little for my hearts desire.
Then there are some days ( not enough of them ) where I am in the zone. Creating, painting, writing, expanding, whirling, expressing and all is well.
Occasionally I do fifty percent of what has to be done and fifty percent of creating. These are ideal days. Also not enough of them.
I find myself trying to figure out how to balance my art with my responsibilities and I have come to the conclusion: Make plans to do the art but know that life happens and I must be flexible. I can always restart where I left off.
It’s not easy to change. Most of the time it is our habits that get in the way. We know it’s time to change and begin something new.
This is where we must refuse to back down from our own intimidating thoughts that have become a bad habit. We must begin a ” I can do this” belief. We must adopt a ” I can figure this out” mindset as a habit.
Aren’t you at the very least curious about what you can accomplish? Our lives are layered in preferences. Pay attention to your preferences they are talking to you.
Look ahead, not back. Get rid of what is not working, Go forward, learn something new, meet new people, get out of your comfort zone. Create the next new better version of yourself.
You are worth it. And as a result you will grow into the person you are meant to be.
Most of us feel trapped in our decisions as if there are no alternatives.
Not true.
Where do you feel trapped? Maybe in your job, relationships, lifestyle, trauma, beliefs. What worries you? What grates on your nerves? What precipitates your addictions? What keeps you going round and round instead of forward?
Try this.
Free write about each concern.
Free role play possible outcomes.
Free your child mind with crayons on paper.
Free yourself with music you have never heard.
Free your spirit with twenty minutes of silence.
Free your body with dancing.
Free yourself of addiction by sitting with uncomfortable feelings.
Freely choose something different instead of habits.
Freely be different.
Free your heart by speaking your mind.
Freely think of all possible outcomes.
Freely share yourself with the world.
Freely divorce yourself from negativity.
Freely choose what is purposeful for you.
Freely reach out to others when you are needy.
Your life is meant to be meaningful. You are important. When you choose alternatives that make you life better you give others permission to do so also.
Get it?
Good.
Carry on.
Who told you to worry?
Who said you can not stop worrying?
Worry is stressful. Worry tenses the body and causes pain.
Most of the stuff you worry about never happens.
Worry puts you on the path of over thinking, panic, the downward spiral of depression. In no time at all you will be paralyzed.
As soon as you start to worry, replace the thoughts with positive gentle words. At first your mind will fight you. Soon you will see that worrying is just a habit and habits can be changed.
Worry is just fear. You are stronger than any fear.
For one day say nothing negative about yourself in your thoughts or out loud. Then try it for another day, and another and another until it becomes a habit.
Have patience, it takes time to change a negative habit into a positive habit.
You can do it. Just try.
If you don’t feel safe in your own skin, in your environment, in your mind, in any situation (other than life threatening) then you will not see opportunities to grow.
If you feel safe there is a sense of freedom. There is the belief that there are many possibilities. There is courage to try new things. There is hope. There is generosity.
Safety has a lot to do with what you believe. If your beliefs have made it difficult to feel safe, it’s time to examine these beliefs. Challange them, look them square in the eye and tell them to move over it’s time for a change. A change for the better.
Your freedom is precious, protect it, honor it, it belongs to you. You are free to choose anything. Start small and in a short time your courage will make you feel safe.
Safe enough it change your world. Wow.
You Rock!!!!!!
True bravery is letting go of what is familiar.
True bravery is trying new things.
True bravery is living closest to your heart’s calling.
True bravery is leaving what is not working.
True bravery is telling yourself the truth.
True bravery is no following the crowd.
There are many reasons to stay stuck, to get unstuck start small. The change will feel uncomfortable. That’s OK. Just sit with it.
So many times we feel stuck. Nothing is working out. We are confused about which way to go. Bored and restless.
Reminder: your options are not limited. Ignore naysayers and your own resistance. Think out side of the norm.
To free yourself from your actual or perceived restrictions: Choose.
Choose any direction. Any direction will lead you to freedom. Even if it is as simple a decision as what to eat for breakfast.
Feeling you have no control in your life could be based on your own actions. But more likly because of your inaction.
You’re the best. You are great. Believe in yourself. There is always a way to figure things out. You are not helpless or hopeless.
You are smart and grounded. You are protected. You are cared for. You are lucky. Anything is possible. You are growing all the time.
Don’t force anything just keep moving. You are a winner. What someone else believes about you is none of your business. Focus on your own life. Use your talents and skills to improve your own life.
Challenges will come and you will get through them. You have everything you need to succeed.
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Informing Providers, Empowering Survivors
FEEL FREE - just sharing what moves through me
Slow down, stitch and enjoy the creative process
...making the business of marketing and licensing for creators understandable, achievable and affordable.
My art, writing and mental health stuff. Hope it helps.
The latest news on WordPress.com and the WordPress community.
WEE FOLK STUDIO
All things holly, jolly, and odd-ly...
A journey to healing from complex trauma.
NO SECRETS-NO SIDES | निर्गुह्य-निष्पक्ष | NIRGUHYA-NISPAKSA
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