“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”
Gandalf ( The Lord of the Rings)
Time
22 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in Wednesday words to live by Tags: Lord of the Rings, time, Wednesday word
The Adventure of life
15 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in Wednesday words to live by Tags: life, Wednesday word
The adventure of Life is to Learn.
The purpose of Life is to Grow.
The nature of Life is to Change.
The challenge of Life is to Overcome.
The essence of Life is to Care.
The opportunity of Life is to Dare.
The spice of Life is to Befriend.
The beauty of Life is to Give.
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Pet Peeve
15 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in Self-Care Tags: addictions, E-mail, productivity
Dear Fellow Journalers,
Do you have a pet peeve? One of mine is the addiction to electronics. Now, I admit I am somewhat addicted to my Kindle. I watch u-tube presentations, read e-mails, listen to music etc. The one thing I don’t do is read at the dinner table. I am sure that you have seen this scenario: a family is in a restaurant presumably to eat a meal together but no one is talking. They are all on their devices. Has everyone lost the ability to communicate? Could I be a happier person if I left my e-mails alone in the morning?
You’ve all heard that you should wait to check your e-mails first thing in the morning. Your routine consists of shutting off the alarm, reaching for your glasses, mumbling “good morning” to your spouse, sliddiling your feet into slippers and checking your inbox at the speed of sound!
Well, one of my self-help goals was to become more productive so I chose to leave my Kindle in another room over-night and wait to check emails until mid-morning. That simple act had consequences! One I couldn’t spend a lot of time reading e-mail messages or “doing” FaceBook and Two, a lot of chores kept me from enjoying what had become an enjoyable experience. I did seem to have a lot more time in which to do chores through. Funny how that worked out!
~Sallie
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Scars
08 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in Perspectives, Wednesday words to live by Tags: change
“My scars tell a story. They are a reminder of times when life tried to break me, but failed. They are makings of where the structure of my character was welded.”
Steve Marabol
Dear Fellow Journalers,
If you’re beginning to sense a pattern here, you’d be right! I’m turning over a new leaf. This past year has been one of hardship for me and I’m going to change my perspective, I can’t change some of the future outcomes but I can change the way I look at life in general. There’s been too much hatred, division, uncertainty, despair in my world and maybe, with a little luck, we can change it.
Join me won’t you?
~Sallie
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Good Intentions
08 Jan 2020 Leave a comment
in Mindfulness, Paper Daydreams, Perspectives, Self-Care Tags: positive mindfulness, Self-Care
Dear Fellow Journalers,
You know that saying, “life is full of good intentions?” Well, I started out with pen and paper in hand and then old habits reared their heads. It wouldn’t hurt to just check out e-mail would it? Just for tonight? The more excuses you make the more the intention (habit) fades away and before you know it you’re back doing exactly what you wanted to stop!
I knew the benefits of mindfulness (see past posts) so I didn’t have to talk myself into a new way of thinking. I didn’t want to be affected by the angst in the world yet there I was reading about it BEFORE I turned out the light! So much for that idea, I thought to myself.
Before you make a resolution you have to think it through. I read that statement once in a self-help book and it held a lot of water for me at the time. I needed to go slowly down the path. Baby steps get you where you want to go but slowly. There is a great ad on tv these days about quitting smoking featuring an animated turkey that is dressed in hilarious outfits who slowly “kicks” the habit of smoking with the aid of the product being promoted. Well, if a turkey can do “it” (whatever “it” is to you) than I guess you and I can go slowly too.
The next step is to show myself some compassion. What is my current situation? I have to find what works and makes me more comfortable. If I stop reading the newspaper every day (except for the headlines will that help my peace of mind?
Is there someone else I know that feels the same way I do? We all need buddies to travel the road with us.
Have you ever been in a situation where the triggers to your “habit” rears its head and you sucked into the “rabbit hole?” It might be a slice of chocolate cake in the break room at work or a new book that has just been published and you just have to buy it. How do you conquer triggers? I ‘re-discovered music.
~Sallie
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