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Is life draining your gas tank with stress of deadlines, personal commitments and financial burden? Take some time to evaluate and re-energize yourself.
- Don't fret about missed deadlines.
What happens to be your flava-flav of the moment? Are you obsessed about running a marathon? Maybe your working towards shedding those last 3 pounds. Whatever the goal, setting mile-markers is important to stream-line you towards the finish, however, recognizing that there will be setbacks can help you become stronger mentally.
Learning from your past mistakes is the best way to make improvements in your life. Keep a tally of what things you faltered on the first time around and make a strategy adjustment for the next time you give it a go. Rather than moping about your failure, see it as an opportunity for improvement. This strategy will help you stay afloat of all the creeping pessimism. - Let yourself be wrong sometimes.
It can be so emotionally draining to be right ALL the time (believe me, I know :P). So, let it go. Even when you are right, just agree to disagree. This can be applied in situations where road rage rears its ugly head or when your brother-in-law just won't shut up about how his Volkswagon is far superior to your Volvo. The negative energy that you inevitably round up during these sort of scuffles can be a blinding factor to what's really important: the presence of life and experience.
Say it with me now, "LET-IT-GO" ahhh, don't you feel better already? - Shun the negativity and dive right in!
Starting a new experience can be daunting with thoughts floating around in your head like, "What if I'm not good enough" "What if I'm not dressed appropriately" "What if I'm not good at it?" Remember that in the grand scheme of things, strangers are too busy to think about you, so don't let your shyness hold you back any longer.
Apprehensive about being the new-comer to the spin class? That's cool, so was everyone else when they started! Just go in, ask questions and get to ridin'!
Only you can define who you are so if you want to be something, be it! If you want to do something, do it... and leave the 'what if's' behind!
What about you? Is your negativity holding you back? How do you re-vamp when you need a pick-me-up?
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12 comments:
frick
now I am focusing on the kiwi.
do YOU eat the skin? I never have but know many who do and tout it in the name of fiber (?).
Miz.
"Let yourself be wrong..."
Ha, that is so down with what I just posted about. Accepting the possibility that it just might be me that's the problem....
And Miz, I'm not so enamored of fiber that I would eat a kiwi skin. There's always oatmeal, for Pete's sake.
Doing less than my absolute best can be a challenge for me :-(
Thanks for the reminder to lighten up a little!
I won't apply it in the operating room :-)
Miz-- I don't eat the skin, and kind of (totally) agree with Melissa on this one! :)
Melissa-- on my way to check it out now!
Dr J-- yes, please continue the perfection in the OR :)
~rupal
Most of my deadlines right now have been set by Mother Nature and cannot be renegotiated. It's almost time to plant spinach, and after that things will get really busy.
Being wrong? I'm not so good at that, but luckily I don't feel the need to convince people I'm right.
I don't eat the kiwi skin (I rarely eat kiwis) but I definitely eat the skin on a ripe peach if I get to eat it over the sink.
Mary Anne in Kentucky
Always appreciate the reminder! The Kiwi looks tasty btw! :)
No negativity around my place - no sir! I've learned to let go. (Obviously learned a little too well, as my glutes will attest!!)
Great post, Rupal -thanks for the reminder.
Mary Anne-- You grow spinach! Mmm, i love me some spinach!
Mark-- Hope you're having a great day!
Bag Lady--Good for you, that's the way to go!! We are still working on it 'round here!
~rupal
I love the pic ;)
I had been doing some major stressing over the weeks I haven't lost........like what could I have done........did I eat too much?
I am letting it go from this point on and treating my body as my temple whether I lose or not. Love, love, love thyself :)
That kiwi does look good. Around here they grow kiwi berries. Mmmmm. Can't wait until they're in season!
I used to let fear hold me back, but I don't any more. I still get nervous, but now it's mostly an excited nervous.
I decided whether I succeed or not succeed so much at least I'm in the game. In the game is where I want to be. :)
Great advice!
One of the hardest things to understand and apply is compromise. It takes many years of knowledge and wisdom to realize that every fight can not be won. Good for you that you have this ability at so young and age.
Annette-- good for you. It's more about the transformation involved in the process than anything else and you sound like you are headed down the right path!
antgirl-- kiwi berries!? mouth-watering...now
Tom-- It is still a struggle for me at times, but I'm starting to realize that everyone has something to bring to the table :)
~rupal
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