Woke up this morning feeling a bit like I woke up on the wrong side of the bed! My cup was half full. I have a sense that many of us often feel that way. Some days are just more half full than others. I have been using journaling, meditation and exercise as a way of getting my thoughts out of my head as to not get my older brain too clouded. What do you do to not get too stuck in “your head”??
I also use these cards that were developed by a wonderful mentor Shira Gura. The consideration cards that I chose today were……Giving the benefit of the doubt, You cannot control their behavior but you can control your reaction, and tomorrow is another day.
I was reflecting on those considerations and they were speaking to me. I need to give myself and my friends the benefit or the doubt. Just this week, while working with folks , we had much trouble with connecting on FaceTime. We all were getting frustrated. But, we need to give all the benefit of the doubt that we were doing the best we could with the tools that we had. Yep, and during this process, I found out that my tools might be a bit out of date which was adding to the confusion.
The other consideration of tomorrow is another day…..well yes, but I am going to work on turning today around a bit. I am going to say YES to being brave, keep asking for help, doing more research, learning from others and just enjoying this wonderful day.
I cannot control other’s behaviors but I can control mine and my reactions to them. So, thinking happy thoughts for sure, being creative and continuing to connect with my friends to support their development in finding their own place to be themselves. Even during the crazy time that we are in right now.
We will learn together to overcome the glitches in technology, and enjoy the process of learning new skills.
And from the book 100 Days to Brave…. say YES to one small thing today. Say yes to the situations that stretch you and scare you and ask you to be better than you think you can be.
I think for me it starts by thinking happy thoughts.