Snap Out Of It!
Today I am grateful for a convenient hook on a door just when I needed one. I am also grateful for a willingness to keep learning and growing, even when it is hard work.
Sometimes I tell myself to "shut up!" When my train of thoughts starts going down the wrong track-fear, worry, perfectionism, impatience and such-that simple refrain can be enough to stop me from getting totally derailed. It can help me get back on the right track. My brain is not always my best friend. Today I more quickly realize when it is out to get me and I rein it in.
Sometimes I need to tell myself to "snap out of it!" Those words come in handy when one of my other old friends-self-pity-tries to win a way back into my heart and soul. I so appreciate that my gratitude practice catches the sneaky self-pity sooner rather than later, before it gets a foot in the door. Gratefulness is a most effective gatekeeper.
Snap out of it Lisa! What about the people on the missing Malaysian airliner and their loved ones? What about your friends' friend who just died of advanced stage cancer? What about the house down the road destroyed by fire? What about the fact that I have two diseases that kill people every day and here I am healthy and living life fully?
Snap out of it Lisa! Stop dwelling on what isn't going your way and start dwelling on the abundant gifts you woke up to this morning. There, I feel better already.
Sometimes I tell myself to "shut up!" When my train of thoughts starts going down the wrong track-fear, worry, perfectionism, impatience and such-that simple refrain can be enough to stop me from getting totally derailed. It can help me get back on the right track. My brain is not always my best friend. Today I more quickly realize when it is out to get me and I rein it in.
Sometimes I need to tell myself to "snap out of it!" Those words come in handy when one of my other old friends-self-pity-tries to win a way back into my heart and soul. I so appreciate that my gratitude practice catches the sneaky self-pity sooner rather than later, before it gets a foot in the door. Gratefulness is a most effective gatekeeper.
Snap out of it Lisa! What about the people on the missing Malaysian airliner and their loved ones? What about your friends' friend who just died of advanced stage cancer? What about the house down the road destroyed by fire? What about the fact that I have two diseases that kill people every day and here I am healthy and living life fully?
Snap out of it Lisa! Stop dwelling on what isn't going your way and start dwelling on the abundant gifts you woke up to this morning. There, I feel better already.
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