My dear friend and colleague Marty Marsh, shared something yesterday that I want to share with you! I forget where he got the information so thanks to whoever that is!
Many of us are used to keeping some sort of gratitude journal or list and we know the importance of focusing on being grateful. Here's the new twist. Once a day, ask yourself "What did I do well today?" Far too often we focus on what we have to do and forget to acknowledge what we've done and, especially, those things we've done well. Marty says he now stops around 3:00 every afternoon and thinks about what he has done well that day.
When we don't feel good, it is more difficult to focus on what is going well in our lives. So, I did this yesterday and realized there are a lot of things I am doing well right now. I work every day and stay on top of what needs to be done. I am following doctors' orders even though it means taking medications and I prefer not to do that. I am using my spiritual tools and being true to myself and to my beliefs.
This is enough. I don't have to be Wonder Woman - at least not right now. I am feeling better and I am able to breathe better. This is also enough. And today in the midst of everything else on my plate, I am gifting myself with some time to crochet. I do that well and it makes me happy!
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