I was slightly shocked (in a good way) by the emails and comments I received yesterday. I didn't expect so many of you to be dealing with the same kind of funk.
I did a lot of thinking about it yesterday and realized that for me, there were several factors contributing to the funk I was in. You may recognize some of the same ones in your life.
The holidays are over
I know that I love holiday time. I love any reason to celebrate the special things in life. So when January sets in & my world loses just a little bit of it's shine, I miss it.
I miss the softly glowing lights on the houses. I miss the tree so pretty & lit up. I miss the insane happiness that comes with the holidays. I also miss the inner glow that so many people tend to exhibit - the niceness that the holiday season tends to bring out in most people.
Yep, people are back to their grumpy selves. Their, push you out of the way, try to walk faster than you to get on the cardio machine, not let you out in traffic, grumpy selves.
And you know that grump carries over. It's like osmosis of the grump.
Do I have to let it affect me? Not at all. So my answer to the person who tries to speed walk their way past me to get to the cardio machine? Yes, you can have that machine, but I'm still going to work out.
To the drivers stuck in a parking lot? Yes, that person may not have let you out, but I will.
The holidays are over
This means the resolutioners are out in full force. This is also the time of year that some of us (me) tend to look at our health (my body) and see the bad (or the just downright scary).
Sometimes that look can turn into a glare of self loathing.
Yet why? Shouldn't we embrace what our bodies do for us? They carry us through the day.
Landlocked Mermaid had a post yesterday that really touched me. This piece of her post yesterday seemed to reach out & grab my hand to make me really focus on what it said.
When you love someone they are perfect. Even their most obvious flaw is forgiven. There is no need to waste time on things that take away from inner beauty.
I am challenging all of you to do just that. Love yourselves as though there was no time to find faults. No time to pick out mistakes.
Focus on the pretty. The joy that radiates from your hearts. The love that surrounds your life.
LM, I'm focusing on the pretty. When I looked in the mirror this morning I noticed that my stomach is bloated. My answer to that thought? Yes, your stomach may be bloated but it held a plank for over a minute this morning.
I really took what she wrote to heart & I hope that you all will too. We're not perfect, but we still need to love ourselves.
So when you have a negative thought or find yourself in a funk, what will your "Yes, But" be?
I did a lot of thinking about it yesterday and realized that for me, there were several factors contributing to the funk I was in. You may recognize some of the same ones in your life.
The holidays are over
I know that I love holiday time. I love any reason to celebrate the special things in life. So when January sets in & my world loses just a little bit of it's shine, I miss it.
I miss the softly glowing lights on the houses. I miss the tree so pretty & lit up. I miss the insane happiness that comes with the holidays. I also miss the inner glow that so many people tend to exhibit - the niceness that the holiday season tends to bring out in most people.
Yep, people are back to their grumpy selves. Their, push you out of the way, try to walk faster than you to get on the cardio machine, not let you out in traffic, grumpy selves.
And you know that grump carries over. It's like osmosis of the grump.
Do I have to let it affect me? Not at all. So my answer to the person who tries to speed walk their way past me to get to the cardio machine? Yes, you can have that machine, but I'm still going to work out.
To the drivers stuck in a parking lot? Yes, that person may not have let you out, but I will.
The holidays are over
This means the resolutioners are out in full force. This is also the time of year that some of us (me) tend to look at our health (my body) and see the bad (or the just downright scary).
Sometimes that look can turn into a glare of self loathing.
Yet why? Shouldn't we embrace what our bodies do for us? They carry us through the day.
Landlocked Mermaid had a post yesterday that really touched me. This piece of her post yesterday seemed to reach out & grab my hand to make me really focus on what it said.
When you love someone they are perfect. Even their most obvious flaw is forgiven. There is no need to waste time on things that take away from inner beauty.
I am challenging all of you to do just that. Love yourselves as though there was no time to find faults. No time to pick out mistakes.
Focus on the pretty. The joy that radiates from your hearts. The love that surrounds your life.
LM, I'm focusing on the pretty. When I looked in the mirror this morning I noticed that my stomach is bloated. My answer to that thought? Yes, your stomach may be bloated but it held a plank for over a minute this morning.
I really took what she wrote to heart & I hope that you all will too. We're not perfect, but we still need to love ourselves.
So when you have a negative thought or find yourself in a funk, what will your "Yes, But" be?
