Do you ever have a knee jerk reaction? Like, there wasn’t any pause between the incident that offended you to the reaction you had. I actually had one the other day, not that I’m proud of it. I did recognize straight away what I’d done and knew why I did. It was from habit. A hard wired old reaction that was still lurking down in my brain. I’ve worked very hard to change that pattern, but when the perfect storm occurred, it reared up and took over before I had time to pause, or think. The result of this is I had to be very mindful over the next couple…

I’ve always thought I was a Go & Get girl, but…………. I realize, that sometimes I Sit & Wait, and on top of that…………. I pretend that “waiting” is just pausing, or learning something new. Now, “pausing” can be a good thing….. But, when the pause goes on too long, it morphs into something else. That’s when my mind can play tricks on me, like…….. Tell me, “I don’t have enough money to do that…….thing (whatever it is)……….. Or, the best one that makes me wait……. “Why do you think you can do that?” You “can” or you “can’t” depending on your thought. Old saying……..wise words. There’s a lot of…

    Do you often end up the day feeling frustrated and tired? You didn’t do half of what you set out to do but seemed to be busier than a bee. You had a to-do list. You had worked out what you were going to eat. Then life got in the way. You grabbed some fast food cause you ended up so hungry you almost ate the paper bag it came in. Then you ended up at the grocery store because there was nothing for dinner. And the day went on and on, till you ended it beating yourself up for the things you didn’t do. What if it…