This song by Lit makes me laugh. It reminds me that left to my own devices, I don’t always make the best decisions… :-D
By the way, Not Safe for Work [NSFW] lyrics!
I am my own worst enemy
5 Signs You’re in a Toxic Relationship
“Trust your own instinct. Your mistakes might as well be your own, instead of someone else’s.” ~Billy Wilder
Full story at: 5 Signs You’re in a Toxic Relationship | Tiny Buddha.
Your Story?
Craig Harper writes:
Once upon a time, JK Rowlings was an unknown, unpublished, impoverished author.
Once upon a time, Thomas Edison was a telegraph operator with three months of formal education.
Once upon a time, Stephen Spielberg made 8 mm films and charged local kids 25 cents to watch.
Once upon a time, I was a fat kid who got picked last for every sporting team.You’ll never have more potential than you do right now but you will have less time.
What’s the next chapter of your story?
Source: Your Story?
Building Your Self-Worth: Why You Matter
Vasavi Kumar shares this:
We all have fears and beliefs about who we are and what we are capable of, however, at a time where I felt the most helpless in my life, what filled me up was helping another human being. There is no way that our existence on this planet can be enjoyed to maximum fulfillment without serving humanity.
I’m grateful and blessed for my journey. It’s been a long road and along the way I have collected the lessons that were intended for me to learn, grow, and teach. It’s my privilege to share them with you.
1. Never doubt how much YOU MATTER.
2. Go with your gut. Always.
3. What other people think of you isn’t your problem. So mind your business.
4. You’re going to make a lot of mistakes. It will serve you in the long run.
5. Trust that the Universe will always conspire on your behalf.
6. Have fun. Worrying and suffering are optional.
7. Number one spirit killer? Not being you. Take the mask off.
8. Whatever it is that you want to do, just start.
9. The company you keep will either move you forward or hold you back.
10. The path that you have been on is absolutely perfect for where you want to go.
11. Be your word. Everywhere.
12. When in doubt, look within.
13. The most influential relationship that you have is with yourself.
14. If you don’t like the rules, make up new ones.
15. Say yes. Especially to you.
16. You are the love that you seek.
Your time is now, so what are you waiting for?
Go to the source and read the rest of Vasavi’s article: Building Your Self-Worth: Why You Matter | FinerMinds
Failure?
What story do you tell yourself? It makes all the difference in the world…
Today: A Unique Day
I love Australian Craig Harper’s perspective:
Today is Unique
You’ve never had this day before and you’ll never have it again. Sure, you’ve had days like it but you’ve never had this day; the one you’re in right now.
Naturally, you might think I’m being deep and philosophical when I say this but I’m not, I’m being literal. Practical. Of course, there’s a sense of familiarity and predictability about today but that feeling says nothing about the possibilities and potential of this day and everything about you because like every day, this one is not predetermined.
It’s you determined.
It might feel the same but it isn’t. It’s totally new. Original. Unique.
Of course you can choose, act, react, think and communicate just like you did yesterday (and most people will) – and therefore, you’ll probably create very similar outcomes – but again, that’s about you; not the day. Despite what you may have been taught, there are no (universal) good and bad days.
There are just days.
Now, before you try to prove me wrong (“but Craig, what about the woman who gets diagnosed with cancer?”), hit the pause button on your non-negotiable thinking for a moment and allow yourself to look through a different window. Is it possible that, as things happen (to you, around you), you label them based on your world view, beliefs, fears, standards, etc., you then react to those things, give those things meaning and finally, after all your labeling, assessing and processing, you somehow determine whether today is a good day or bad one?
That is, you create your own experience? Your own reality?
A Hypothetical
Your phone and wallet have been stolen while taking your early morning swim and, as a result, you’re having “the worst day ever”. You drive to work in a bad mood and you’re about to throw yourself a pity party when a colleague informs you that your boss has just been rushed to hospital after suffering a massive heart attack. In a matter of seconds you experience a major internal shift. Your enormous problem is now tiny. Insignificant. Your outlook changes completely and all of a sudden, your terrible day is now relatively fantastic (when compared with the day your boss is having). Well technically, the day is the same (of course) but in the middle of it, you are different. Well, to be more precise, your thinking is different which means your experience has changed.
Which means your day has changed.
The Manager vs The Managee
Is it possible that you’re living a reactive (wait and see what happens) type of existence rather than a proactive (I’ll determine the quality of my own day thanks) type of existence? Could today simultaneously be my ‘best day ever’ and your ‘total nightmare’? And finally, could it be that a good or bad day on Planet You is more about your personal interpretation of, and response to, certain (otherwise meaningless) happenings, events and outcomes, than the actual happenings, events and outcomes themselves?
Like yesterday, today is a blank canvas and like it or not, you’re going to paint something.
The question is, what will be hanging in your gallery tonight?
You can follow his blog here: Today: A Unique Day
November…
Personally, I’m grateful for every day without snow, but my kids feel the same way as Calvin.
Owning Our Power
Melody Beattie writes:
Don’t you see? We do not have to be so victimized by life, by people, by situations, by work, by our friends, by our love relationships, by our family, by ourselves, our feelings, our thoughts, our circumstances.
We are not victims. We do not have to be victims. That is the whole point!
Yes, admitting and accepting powerlessness is important. But that is a first step, an introduction to this business of recovery. Later, comes owning our power. Changing what we can. This is as important as admitting and accepting powerlessness. And there is so much we can change.
We can own our power, wherever we are, wherever we go, whoever we are with. We do not have to stand there with our hands tied, groveling helplessly, submitting to whatever comes along. There are things we can do. We can speak up. Solve the problem. Use the problem to motivate ourselves to do something good for ourselves.
We can make ourselves feel good. We can walk away. We can come back on our terms. We can stand up for ourselves. We can refuse to let others control and manipulate us.
We can do what we need to do to take care of ourselves. That is the beauty, the reward, the crown of victory we are given in this process called recovery. It is what it is all about!
If we can’t do anything about the circumstance, we can change our attitude. We can do the work within: courageously face our issues so we are not victimized. We have been given a miraculous key to life.
We are victims no more unless we want to be.
Freedom and joy are ours for the taking, for the feeling, for the hard work we have done.
Today, I will remind myself as often as necessary that I am not a victim, and I do not need to be victimized by whatever comes my way. I will work hard to remove myself as a victim, whether that means setting and enforcing a boundary, walking away, dealing with my feelings, or giving myself what I need. God, help me let go of my need to feel victimized.
Source: November 18: Owning Our Power | Language of Letting Go
How to Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Others
Ponder this:
Those with whom we assemble, we soon resemble!
This simple old saying hides a deep truth that can enlighten and empower every aspect of our lives:
Who we are—our very essence—is continually being transformed by the company we keep.
Stated differently, when we keep the company of what is dark and discouraging, our lives can’t help but be dragged downward. And when we keep the company of what is light and bright, our lives get lighter and brighter.
This idea might sound a little simplistic at first, but its power soon becomes evident when we put it to use in the quest to realize our highest aspirations. The key lies in understanding that this principle is active on multiple levels at once. For instance, when referring to “the company we keep,” we, of course, mean the people we spend time with every day—family, friends, co-workers, etc.
Full story at: How to Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Others « Positively Positive
You cannot fail!
What would you do if you knew you could not fail? Tony Robbins say there is not failure — only outcomes — and you never fail to have an outcome. It may not be the outcome you want, but… Do you agree? Visual Inspiration: You cannot fail!.
Making Mistakes Isn’t Enough To Become Great
Live Life Quotes, Love Life Quotes, Live Life Happy
Bright, shiny objects! 
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