Easy choices make life hard and hard choices make life easy. Choosing the easy We can absolutely choose to lay in bed all day. We can choose to do the bare minimum and just get by. We can chose to do the easy stuff. These are all legit choices and they are made everyday by… Continue reading It’s easy to be hard & hard to be easy
Tag: happiness
What I Love Checklist
Undesired states of mind like worry, fear, anxiety, anger, depression... Come from being too consumed in the past or future. You may be thinking of all that you have to do tomorrow. Future thinking = worry / fear / anxiety Or you may be consumed with guilt or regret about a past situation. Past thinking… Continue reading What I Love Checklist
Taking a walk
Hearing wind chimes, birds, lawn mowers. Smelling fresh air, the flowers and greenery. Seeing houses, cars, people, stores, streets, animals, plants. Feeling my phone in my hand, champ’s leash on my arm, and socks on my feet. Also feeling grateful, a little hungry, sweaty, and inspired. Tasting peppermint. Thinking about the moment. Grounding myself in… Continue reading Taking a walk
Progress over perfection
Ben Franklin implemented a values chart. On the chart, he listed the habits he’d strive to do on the daily. If he didn't do a habit that day, he would make a small red x. He started to see the habits that were easier than others to implement and adjusted accordingly. The values chart is… Continue reading Progress over perfection
Embrace the day
Where do you find yourself now? Maybe in a park, at home, at work. How are you feeling? Content? Present? Uneasy? Anxious? Is there anything you can do to make the very best of this moment? Like taking a deep breath, showing gratitude, feeling joy, being creative, smiling.
You are everything you need
No matter what you’re going through… You have the power to redirect your thinking. You can think about what you’re grateful for. You can think about peace and love. You can think about ideas and concepts. You can think about your own point of view. When times get tough, let’s look inward and change the… Continue reading You are everything you need
