Here is a list of fight starter thoughts and it has these things in common:1. we are not okay with ourselves2. we are not okay with our son (what he’s doing, saying, being)3. we are not okay with the situation Listen up to all the different examples i make from my life and from what …
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AND IT’S OKAY.
Here’s a fun thing to try on this weekend. Whenever you catch yourself sharing or complaining or straight out stating a problem – add. “AND IT’S OKAY” at the end. Just try it on for fun. I am tired. And it’s okay. It’s been such a long week. And it’s okay. I’m single parenting this …
Let what’s true be true
“If we beat ourselves up for our truth it’s like an assault. Just let what’s true be true.” -Brooke Castillo So often I notice myself getting frustrated with myself because of what’s true for me. I see the same with my clients and friends. It feel terrible and keeps us stuck in the loop where …
I’M SO BUSY!
What if we eliminated ‘so busy’ from our vocabulary??? Whenever I tell anyone I have 4 boys, 99% of people react “wow, you must be so busy!”. Although there is definitely truth in it, I never choose to say that about my life. Why? Because I feel extremely overwhelmed when I think that and there …
You don’t HAVE to LIVE!
Did you know you don’t HAVE to do anything?? You don’t have to go to work. You don’t have to take care of your family. You DON’T have to pay taxes, contrary to popular belief. You don’t have to be a good person. You don’t have to brush your teeth. Sure, there will be consequences, …
The Universe is friendly.
This morning I had a perfect window between groceries and the dentist to pick up my new glasses. I arrived early, before the glasses office was open and I sat in the car happily listening to my podcast. I knew I had 15 minutes from when the store opens to when my dentist appointment begins. …
When your kid says….
When your kids says “he told me that I am stupid and now I have the worst day ever…” What do I do? I used to hear that and I would instantly want to help, make them feel better, teach them a lesson, etc etc etc! (All so I could feel better by not hearing them complain about it). …
Action Despite Negative Emotion
In other words do it anyway, when you least feel like it. I didn’t feel like going for a workout today but i did. This message is simple but so powerful if executed every day on a lot of small actions. Here are a few of mine that i don’t feel like doing and do …
Saying goodbye to what you expected
Sometimes you have to say goodbye to ideas in your head. “I expected it to to be different.” “This is NOT what I imagined for myself.” “I am not happy with how things turned out.” This whole idea of what it should have been is causing you pain right now. Come back to the way …
9 years of marriage!
Dougie and I celebrated 9 years of being married in the beginning of this month! . We always joke around and congratulate ourselves on still being married considering how many of us don’t stay married. One of the best decisions I’ve ever made was getting up at 5:30 in the morning to have tea or …