Do Less!
Sometimes these articles just about write themselves and other times it’s like pulling teeth out of a hyper hyena! This week was a tooth puller! I’ve just been busy doing other artsy projects and when I get in the zone, it’s hard for me to focus on anything else.
I have learned how to cope with that though.
When I get stuck I do a social media scroll to see if anything pops out that I can use to inspire me.
I came across a list of questions and started reading though them…nope, nope, nope, um maybe….nope!
But I did come to some abstract questions that were made to challenge your way of thinking and provoke some deeper thoughts, which is right up my alley.
I took a screen shot of the list for future use to store on my imaginary idea shelf…lol
The question was…What do you want to do more of?
Decent question…but it made me wonder about the opposite…
What do you want to do less of?
The second part I found more intriguing and thought provoking, so that’s what I will chat about this week.
Do Less Comparing
I think we women spend a lot of our lives in Negative Nelly Land. Always comparing ourselves to other women…”I’m not skinny enough, tall enough, pretty enough.”
It’s exhausting! And such a waste of time and energy!
I hope you learn this life lesson sooner than later.
We want what we don’t have, and don’t want what we do have!
We get so caught up in the endless social chatter about what we are suppose to do, to be, and how to behave, that we lose who we are…individuals…everyone of us unique in every way!
Easy to blame social media, but the magazines I grew up with in the 70’s were no better. Same social pressures, different time.
So my advice to younger women struggling with self esteem is to just stop. Not easy I understand that. But your mental health depends on it.
Search for the Positive on Social Media
Read fewer articles online about how the world “thinks” you should be.
Instead find positive articles for young women. Do a google search, you’ll find lots of them.
Start a Gratitude List
Do less whining about what you don’t have and be grateful for what you do have!
Start a gratitude list and add to it every day. Small things, big things, it doesn’t matter, just be grateful. By the end of the month you will see how fortunate you really are. It’s a great habit to get into and you should start to feel more at peace with yourself.
Change Your Mindset
Time to stop putting yourself down!
Start a list of the negative things you have been telling yourself, and on the next line, write an opposite positive thing.
For example:
- I’m not good enough. (bad thinking)
- I am worthy of great things. (good thinking)
See… something like that, whatever your Negative Nelly side keeps telling you.
If you can believe the negative, then in time with practice, why can’t you believe the positive!
And remember this sweet soul that may be reading this…
You Are Worthy!
You are a unique individual, embrace yourself!
Be your own person, do your own thing. It’s far more special than just being a clone of everyone else your age!
Do less negative and reach for more positive in your life!
You deserve all the good that life has to offer…
You just have to start believing in yourself!
Life Experience Wisdom
* Stop comparing yourself to others your age. Read fewer body shaming, negative articles online. Find positive articles instead.
* Stop being ungrateful. Start a gratitude list instead.
* Stop putting yourself down. Change your mind set.
That’s it for this week. Thanks for visiting and I hope you have a positive week!
Cheers til next time,
Grace
My Motto
When life throws baseball size lemons at you, that smack you upside the head, stomp on those damn things and make yourself a cocktail!